MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate vs Type 054A frigate

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

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MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

Anti-submarine frigate

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Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Type 054A frigate

Frigate

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigateLength

121 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 2

Beam+2%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 1 of 2

Length+11%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

121m

134m

Length+11%

All recorded figures & sources

121 m

Length

Single source

121 m (397 ft 0 in)^[source]

134 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate	Type 054A frigate
Power	CODAG-WARP : 1 × gas-turbine engine (20 MW (27,000 hp)) with a pumpjet (centerline) 2 × diesel engine with 2 × refined propellers (low noise, variable-pitch) (6 MW (8,000 hp))^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	MEKO A-200 DEU^[source]	—
Builders	TKMS Stahlbau Nord GmbH shipyard^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	German Navy (planned)^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy

Preceded by	Brandenburg class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]

Subclasses	MEKO 200 (parent)^[source]	Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]

Cost	€1.66 billion per ship (€6.63 billion, 4 ships ) €1.33 billion per ship (€5.3 billion, 4 ships in option )^[source]	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

In service	Planned for 2029^[source]	—

Planned	8 (as of July 2026) (4 to be ordered with option for 4 more ships)^[source]	50^[source]

Type	Anti-submarine frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Combat systems: Saab 9LV combat management system Sonars: Atlas Elektronik variable depth towed sonar Hull sonar to be selected Radars: Saab composite superstructure with: Sea Giraffe 4A FF (4 × fixed faces) ( S-band (IEEE) , 3D , AESA , GaN , naval, multifunction, long range surveillance radar) Sea Giraffe 1X ( X-band (IEEE) , 3D , AESA , GaN , sea and air surveillance, medium range self-defence radar) Saab CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking fire control director To be selected Communications: To be selected Navigation: To be selected^[source]	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: To be selected^[source]	2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]

Armament	ASW lightweight torpedoes: To be selected Missiles: To be selected Naval Guns: Rheinmetall Air Defence SeaSnake 30^[source]	1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]

Aircraft carried	NH90 Sea Tiger (ASW) / NH90 Sea Lion (SAR / transport) UMS Skeldar V-200^[source]	Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version^[source]

Aviation facilities	Aircraft hangar with 1 NH90 or 2 lighter helicopters, and UAVs (note: the hangar can be shared with 2 TEU-sized mission modules)^[source]	hangar^[source]

Notes	Stealth hull shape (X-shape) with a reduced infrared signature^[source]	—

Country of origin	Germany^[source]MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]

Country of origin

Germany^[source]MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference

People's Republic of China^[source]