Overview
- The Ministry of National Defense named the ships Dongguan (Hull 109) and Anqing (Hull 110) and assigned them to the PLA Eastern Theater Command.
- State broadcaster Xinwen Lianbo aired their first official footage showing joint at-sea training alongside other vessels.
- With the Eastern fleet now fielding the type, all three PLA Navy theater commands operate Type 055 warships.
- Chinese experts describe the class as a multi-role platform with advanced sensors, command-and-control and vertical launch weapons for air defense, anti-ship and land-attack missions, including carrier-group escort.
- Analysts say the added hulls support longer-range blue-water deployments and persistent task-group operations, while any second-batch upgrades have not been publicly detailed.