2 Jiangdao-Class Corvettes Enter Service

The Chinese navy commissioned two new Jiangdao-class corvettes into service in November, reports the Diplomat (Tokyo).

The Guangyuan (552) was brought into service on Nov. 16, and the Suining (551) on Nov. 28 at a naval base in Guangzhou in the southern Guangdong province.

Both warships, in the Type 056A anti-submarine warfare configuration, have been assigned to the South Sea Fleet.

These corvettes are armed with YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, a 76-mm main gun, triple 324-mm...