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The ASEV vs. Type 055 Question: Who Actually Has the Better Large Surface Combatant?

Thursday - Hardware · DefenseHub · May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026
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DefenseHub · Thursday · Hardware · May 21, 2026


Japan's Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) and the U.S. Navy's own next-generation large surface combatant discussions have renewed comparison pressure on China's Type 055 destroyer, which NATO classifies as a cruiser. Japan's ASEV design, at approximately 190 meters and over 14,000 tons displacement, woul…

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