The navy's procurement of five "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships has started. On the 17th of this month, three major domestic shipyards bid for the construction of the hull platform.

The picture shows the Navy's previous two-ship joint drill of the Tajiang warship (right) and the Tuojiang warship (left).

The configuration of the two ships is different. The Tajiang warship is equipped with a sea bee eye radar system (a square object above the middle section of the Tajiang warship), while the Tuojiang warship does not.

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[Reporter Luo Tianbin/Taipei Report] The navy's procurement of five "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships has started. On the 17th of this month, three major domestic shipyards bid for the construction of the hull platform.

A military official pointed out today that the firepower configuration of the "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warship will be mainly anti-ship missiles, with "8 Xionzo + 4 Xionji" anti-ship missiles in order to strengthen the long-range strike against the large ships of the Communist Army. combat power.

The "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships will also be equipped with Haijian-2 anti-aircraft missiles, but the number carried on board will be slightly lower than that of the "air-defense" Tuojiang-class warships.

He also said that the "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships equipped with the H2 anti-ship missiles are the latest modification of the H2 missiles, and their performance is more refined than those already in service. Some improvement will greatly help to increase the overall combat capability of Tuojiang-class warships.

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According to reports, the total price of the procurement of five "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships, including platform construction, ammunition, combat systems, and overall logistics, reached 37.81818 billion yuan, and the average cost per ship was 7.56363 billion yuan. According to military sources, the cost per ship of the "anti-ship type" Tuojiang-class warship is relatively high, mainly due to the simultaneous purchase of ammunition carried and stored ammunition, plus the anti-ship cost of the "anti-ship type" Tuojiang-class warship. The configuration of ship-to-ship missiles has been changed to mainly Yusan missiles. The unit price of Xiongsan is much higher than that of Yuuji, which increases the cost of a single ship.

A total of 12 Tuojiang-class missile patrol ships will be built. In addition to the prototype ship "Tuojiang Ship", the navy will carry out mass production in two stages, and the number of mass-produced ships will be 11.

Among them, the first stage is 6 "anti-aircraft" ships (divided into two batches for construction), some of which have been delivered to service or have been launched, and some are still under construction. The second stage is 5 "anti-ship" ships (mass production The 7th to 11th ships of this type) will be opened on the 17th of this month, and all ships are scheduled to be delivered before the end of 2026.

The Navy’s procurement of five "anti-ship" Tuojiang-class warships will open on the 17th of this month. Three major domestic shipyards, including Taiwan Shipyard, CITIC, and Longde, will participate in the bidding. According to the latest bidding information released by the Ministry of National Defense, this warship will carry The amount of the Taiwan construction project reached 9.07 billion yuan. The Ministry of National Defense also stated that this project reserves the right to purchase additional items in the future. It is expected that the subsequent expansion items will be the procurement of "two-year ships, shore storage parts and accessories, and overall logistics support test equipment". The estimated amount is NT$502,723,000.

The firepower configuration of the "anti-ship type" Tuojiang-class warships will be mainly anti-ship missiles, and "8 Yusan + 4 Yuji" anti-ship missiles will be deployed to strengthen the long-range strike force against the large ships of the Communist Army.

The picture shows the screen of the Navy's Tuojiang warship launching the Xiongsan missile.

(The picture is taken from the Facebook page of the Ministry of National Defense)

The firepower configuration of the "anti-ship type" Tuojiang-class warship will be mainly anti-ship missiles, and it will be equipped with "8 Yuzo + 4 Yuji" anti-ship missiles.

The picture shows the installation method of the bomb bay of the "air defense type" Tuojiang-class warship in active service in the navy. It can carry a total of 4 Xiongfeng Type 3 anti-ship missiles, 8 Xiongfeng Type 2 anti-ship missiles, and 16 Haijian Type 2 anti-ship missiles.

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