Details of China's Type 039B submarine, which is reportedly to be sold to Pakistan this year

[HAIDER]

The details of China's Type 039B submarine, which is reportedly to be sold to Pakistan this year, have been revealed by the Canada-based Kanwa Information Center, reports Huanqiu, the website of China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

The Pakistani Navy has reportedly required that China install air-independent propulsion systems on the submarines it has chosen for the transfer of these related technologies in order to assemble the submarines in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan.

China has called for tenders for its type S20P submarine, which is another version of the type 0369B submarine that the country builds to export. Pakistan hopes to obtain six type S20P submarines to obtain stronger underwater combat capabilities along with its three existing Agosta-class 90B submarines. Currently, China's PLA Navy has nine type 0369B submarines in service.

The type 0369B submarine is reportedly 66m long and 8.2m high, can dive as deep as 300 meters and has 1,850 tons of displacement above water and 2,200 tons underwater. Its maximum speed reaches 18 knots and it can propel up to 8,000 nautical miles at 16 knots. The double-hull submarine is highly automated and only requires 38 crew members.

The submarine is also equipped with an advanced seven-blade curved propeller and an X-shaped rudder. It carries Yingji 83 anti-ship missiles that have an attack range of 180 kilometers. The sonar and radar installed on the submarine are also state-of-the-art but their details have not been revealed.

Kanwa's report said the Pakistani Navy may ask China to integrate its cruise missile Babur, which can be launched underwater and has an attack range of 500 kilometers. The report also said the 039B submarines have been produced in Shanghai and Wuhan. The first of them is likely to be shipped to Pakistan while the remaining of them are to be assembled in the country.
Details of China's type 039B submarine revealed: Kanwa｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com

 

[PiyaraPakistan]

Congratulations if true. It must be with AIP and Babur integration.

 

[Luftwaffe]

The details of China's Type 039B submarine, which is reportedly to be sold to Pakistan this year, have been revealed by the Canada-based Kanwa Information Center, reports Huanqiu, the website of China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

The Pakistani Navy has reportedly required that China install air-independent propulsion systems on the submarines it has chosen for the transfer of these related technologies in order to assemble the submarines in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan.

China has called for tenders for its type S20P submarine, which is another version of the type 0369B submarine that the country builds to export. Pakistan hopes to obtain six type S20P submarines to obtain stronger underwater combat capabilities along with its three existing Agosta-class 90B submarines. Currently, China's PLA Navy has nine type 0369B submarines in service.

The type 0369B submarine is reportedly 66m long and 8.2m high, can dive as deep as 300 meters and has 1,850 tons of displacement above water and 2,200 tons underwater. Its maximum speed reaches 18 knots and it can propel up to 8,000 nautical miles at 16 knots. The double-hull submarine is highly automated and only requires 38 crew members.

The submarine is also equipped with an advanced seven-blade curved propeller and an X-shaped rudder. It carries Yingji 83 anti-ship missiles that have an attack range of 180 kilometers. The sonar and radar installed on the submarine are also state-of-the-art but their details have not been revealed.

Kanwa's report said the Pakistani Navy may ask China to integrate its cruise missile Babur, which can be launched underwater and has an attack range of 500 kilometers. The report also said the 039B submarines have been produced in Shanghai and Wuhan. The first of them is likely to be shipped to Pakistan while the remaining of them are to be assembled in the country.
Details of China's type 039B submarine revealed: Kanwa｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com

This is at the most speculation...

The Next Gen submarines for Pakistan Navy would integrate/incorporate some new Technologies that China is Testing-already integrating in it's New Gen Submarines since Pakistan is not into Quantity game but Quality.

 

[Zarvan]

This is at the most speculation...

The Next Gen submarines for Pakistan Navy would integrate/incorporate some new Technologies that China is Testing-already integrating in it's New Gen Submarines since Pakistan is not into Quantity game but Quality.

The way our enemy is increasing in Size soon we would have to go for both Quality and Quantity

 

[fatman17]

Congratulations if true. It must be with AIP and Babur integration.

you know what this means.....nuclear tri-ad.

Babur - air-sea-land.

 

[Luftwaffe]

The way our enemy is increasing in Size soon we would have to go for both Quality and Quantity

9 Submarines are enough perhaps at the delivery of 6th Chinese Submarine "someday" Pakistan goes for another round of Advance Submarines. All hopes on Economy.

 

[PiyaraPakistan]

you know what this means.....nuclear tri-ad.

Babur - air-sea-land.

Yes Sir, That's why i said that, to achieve guaranteed second strike capability and longer endurance. Sea route is the most credible in nuclear triad. Or i am missing something sir?

 

[Zarvan]

9 Submarines are enough perhaps at the delivery of 6th Chinese Submarine "someday" Pakistan goes for another round of Advance Submarines. All hopes on Economy.

Yes 9 Submarines are enough but need to work on Frigates and Corvettes

 

[Luftwaffe]

Yes 9 Submarines are enough but need to work on Frigates and Corvettes

Radical idea every 5 years If Gov provides $1b separate funds to PN to buy certain numbers of [say 4] upgraded F-22P/similar Types and couple of Corvettes; in 10 years the number could grow to 8 Frigates and 4 Corvettes apart from whatever current and ordered inventory would be. Question is is it possible my opinion is Yes but than it depends on the Quality and requirements of PN and their plans, truth is we have never thought of long term planning but it has always been immediate and emergency.

 

[Zarvan]

Radical idea every 5 years If Gov provides $1b separate funds to PN to buy certain numbers of [say 4] upgraded F-22P/similar Types and couple of Corvettes; in 10 years the number could grow to 8 Frigates and 4 Corvettes apart from whatever current and ordered inventory would be. Question is is it possible my opinion is Yes but than it depends on the Quality and requirements of PN and their plans, truth is we have never thought of long term planning but it has always been immediate and emergency.

Sir if we can get around 12 new Frigates and Corvettes and are able to get 3 more from USA and 9 Submarines than we can focus on building slowly FAC like the one which Egypt is getting from USA in next 10 to 12 years we should try to reach that number

 

[Fahad Khan 2]

Why we are not going for joint venture the experience we got by making Agosta should be passed to new generation of engineers... Which can only happen if we go JV.....

 

[Luftwaffe]

Sir if we can get around 12 new Frigates and Corvettes and are able to get 3 more from USA and 9 Submarines than we can focus on building slowly FAC like the one which Egypt is getting from USA in next 10 to 12 years we should try to reach that number

Yaar it is all up to GOP, they have money to print for themselves than why can't they print for genuine requirements of Tri Arm. Our Armed Forces are too lenient towards Gov.

 

[Kompromat]

I won't bank on this report as final.

 

[Cheetah786]

the website of China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

its a gossip website not a credible source

 

[SBD-3]

This is at the most speculation...

The Next Gen submarines for Pakistan Navy would integrate/incorporate some new Technologies that China is Testing-already integrating in it's New Gen Submarines since Pakistan is not into Quantity game but Quality.

There is also a thing called "options on the table" my friend.....And I afraid Pakistan doesn't have much there....So they will be happy to settle with anything on offer over and above Agosta 90Bs......