Apart from this, the armament used by O52C destroyers is also very impressive. It is tough to detect this ship on the radar. The main features why this destroyer is on our list is its stealth. Then, no new ship was laid down till 2010 due to the relocation of the shipyard. These two ships entered the navy service in 20 respectively. The first two ships of this class were laid down at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai in 2002. This class of destroyers has a very interesting story. The type 052C destroyer of the PLA Navy surface force is the enhanced version of type 052B destroyer. Similarly, France has replaced its fleet of Suffren class carrier escorts. Italy has replaced their obsolete Audace class destroyers with Horizon class. The main highlight of these Destroyers is that they can deploy the principal Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS). Earlier, UK was also a partner in this project but later it withdraws to pursue its own national design. The contract fpr the production of these destroyers was signed between France and Italy in September 2000. Horizon Class Destroyer is the result of the joint venture of manufacturers from France and Italy.
Operator – French Navy and Italian Navy.Manufacturer – Horizon Sas (DCN, Thales, Fincantieri, Finmeccanica – Leonardo-Finmeccanica since 2016), Leonardo since 2017.
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