Passive? Active? Who knows, but I too think they are probably passive, possibly equivalent to first generation SPY-1A/B arrays. The similarities, at least superficially, are apparent. The recent photos have been a windfall for the missile arrangement, and regardless of the array’s, this class is a major step forward for a PLAN that has been lacking a serious AAW capability for some time.
With large active-seeker guided missiles, even with only 48 of them, clearly this Destroyer is designed to operate as the primary anti-air sheild for a task force. And one would assume beyond the range of land-based air cover, or well outside Chinese territorial waters. The PLAN is going places, and they need to be equipped to handle that mission, they still have some way to go, but this ship will help.
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