The recordWhat this system is, where it comes from, who operates it and which of Vigil’s modules it is relevant to — with the evidence each of those rests on.
Record
Conflict relevance
This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.
Battlefield role
Area air defence and multi-role surface combat, providing escort and presence capability including beyond the first island chain.
Strengths
Large missile capacity, modern sensors and long endurance, in a class being produced at a rate few navies could match. The production rate matters more strategically than any individual ship's capability.
Limitations
Untested in combat, and large surface combatants are themselves increasingly vulnerable to the anti-ship missiles that Taiwan and others are investing in — the same logic that pushed Taiwan away from large warships. Vigil publishes no fleet numbers, basing or deployment information.
Campaign relevance
Derived: a participant organisation in these campaigns carries a typed equipment association with this system. That is not the same as documented use of the system in the campaign itself.
- Sustained pressure below the threshold Intensifying since 2020
via PLA Navy (Documented, high confidence)
Branch & service operators
- PLA Navy Documented
Assessed as of2026-07Last reviewed2026-07-20