ISBN: | 978-5-5111-4486-3 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Type 052C destroyer (NATO code name Luyang II class, or Lanzhou class after the lead ship) is a class of destroyer built by the People`s Republic of China. It features an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system with four statically-mounted antennas for 360-degree coverage. The radar is used in conjunction with vertically launched HHQ-9 long-range air defence missiles. The Type 052C was the first warship in the People`s Liberation Army Navy to have true long-range fleet air defence capability.