MPVs (Four 600 T, Two 1500T) for the PMSA - Discussions

[IceCold]

What kind of ships? Any weapons on board? Its strange that the purpose is to secure the sea route, how exactly will that happen without some decent fire power?

 

[Areesh]

What kind of ships? Any weapons on board? Its strange that the purpose is to secure the sea route, how exactly will that happen without some decent fire power?

Well they have modern guns and all that. These ships are for PMSA and are a very good addition to their fleet.

 

[Sully3]

indians showing their their mental maturity

idiots

 

[IceCold]

Well they have modern guns and all that. These ships are for PMSA and are a very good addition to their fleet.

Yar sub janta hain kah CPEC ko threat kahan sa ha or us threat ko us ki aukaat main rakhna ka lia we need fire power, real fire power. Pirates to hain nahi kah guns he kafi hoon gi.

 

[Areesh]

Yar sub janta hain kah CPEC ko threat kahan sa ha or us threat ko us ki aukaat main rakhna ka lia we need fire power, real fire power. Pirates to hain nahi kah guns he kafi hoon gi.

I know. And for the threat you are talking about we are doing work like inducting new submarine or new FAC's etc.

These ships are for PMSA who needed some new and advanced ships to counter any terror attack or something Honestly terrorists trying to attack and sabotage Gwadar port looks a more realistic threat than Indian navy attacking Gwadar.

 

[New World]

Indian journalists need a psychiatrist.

but remember psychiatrist should not be from india.

 

[Imran Khan]

good news thanks china .

 

[New World]

why french flag?

@Rashid Mahmood

 

[Imran Khan]

any specs of these ships sir ?

 

[NHUDA]

http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/pakistan-begins-construction-of-600-ton-maritime-patrol-vessel/

Pakistan Begins Construction of 600-Ton Maritime Patrol Vessel
A steel-cutting ceremony for the first of four Maritime Patrol Vessels was held in Karachi this week.

By Franz-Stefan Gady
May 06, 2016

These look like basic cutters ,why the hell we cannot build them.

We have already built frigates and Missile boats so making them in country is surely not a technical issue.
I think these ships are provided as gifts and thats why they were built in China and handed over to us.
its good that we are building more useful and advanced ships and we dont have to put extra space and time to build these primitive ones.

CSTC will construct four new vessels, whereas KSEW will build two. Two of the six new ships for the PMSA will be 1500-ton offshore patrol vessels, with China and Pakistan each building one respectively.

Initially, all six new PMSA ships were supposed to be assembled in Karachi. However, KSEW lost the construction bid due its purported inability to keep production costs lower than CSTC.

What kind of ships? Any weapons on board? Its strange that the purpose is to secure the sea route, how exactly will that happen without some decent fire power?

any specs of these ships sir ?

“The 600-ton Maritime Patrol Vessel is a state of the art, multi mission vessel with steel hull and aluminum super structure. (…) this ship will be fully equipped to enforce maritime security, search and rescue missions in Maritime Exclusive Economic Zone of Pakistan [sic],” the press release reads.

Technical details about the new 600-ton ship are scarce. Based on an illustration of the Maritime Patrol Vessel seen in photos of the steel-cutting ceremony, it appears that it will be able to accommodate a helicopter and a number of rigid-hull inflatable boats.

“Armament to be fitted onboard includes either a 37 mm or a 30 mm gun as a primary weapon, in addition to mountings for two 12.7 mm machine guns. An artist’s illustration of the MPV [Maritime Patrol Vessel], shown at the ceremony, suggests that the PMSA has opted for an automatic stabilized naval gun system as the platform’s main weapon,” IHS Jane’s Navy International reports.

Pakistani government documents also reveal the requirements of the new ship including “a maximum speed of 30 kt [knots] and a cruising speed of between 12-16 kt. The vessel should also have a standard range of 4,500 n[nautical] miles at cruising speed, and have an endurance of 21 days at sea without replenishment,” according to Jane’s.

PMSA is also waiting for the delivery of eight used GRC43M Cutters. In March 2015, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs froze $150 million in FMF and put a hold on the delivery of the ships, given that they were not considered critical in helping fight extremists in Pakistan.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Two Chinese ships arrive for Gwadar port security

China handed over two ships to the Pakistan Navy here on Saturday for joint security along the sea route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Recently built in China and equipped with state-of-the-art guns, the ships will be part of the navy.

Chinese officials, who reached Gwadar aboard the ships, handed them over to their Pakistani counterparts at a ceremony at the Gwadar port. Commander of the Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini received the ships which have been named after two nearby rivers Hingol and Basol.

Director General of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Rear Admiral Jamil Akhter, Commander West Commodore Mohammad Waris and top naval and civilian officials were present on the occasion.

“The Chinese ships have become part of the Pakistan Navy from today,” Vice Admiral Hussaini said, adding that the navy would become stronger with the induction of the ships.

The Chinese government will provide two more ships namely Dasht and Zhob to the navy. Work on the ships is in progress in China and will be completed soon.

China is extending help and cooperation to Pakistan for security along the CPEC’s land and sea routes.

Pakistan has already raised a new division of the army to ensure security along the CPEC route and in and around the Gwadar port. Security of Gwadar city has been handed over to the army’s new division raised during the tenure of former chief of army staff retired Gen Raheel Sharif. Speaking at the ships handover ceremony, Vice Admiral Hussaini said that the economic corridor was a reality. It would prove to be a game-changer for Pakistan and China, and the entire region would benefit from it.

“The CPEC will open new vistas of speedy development in Balochistan and create thousands of jobs for its youths,” he said.

He termed the induction of the Chinese ships into the Pakistan Navy a historic moment and said that the ships would be deployed for the security of the Gwadar port and the sea route of the CPEC.

Vice Admiral Hussaini said: “It is a great day for Pakistan and its people as such kind of ships have been inducted in the navy for the first time.”

With the passage of time, he said, Pakistan-China friendship was becoming stronger and deeper than the ocean.

He said that the navy and Gwadar had historic relations as the navy had arrived in the town when it was merged with Pakistan.

It was a matter of happiness that the Baloch youth were joining the navy to serve Pakistan and its people, he added.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1308491/two-chinese-ships-arrive-for-gwadar-port-security

 

[syed_yusuf]

Are the pmsa ships replacement for existing pmsa boats or new addition

 

[Hamza913]

why french flag?

@Rashid Mahmood

It's not a French flag, the stripes from that view just make it look like a French flag.

 

[nomi007]

hope chinese will give some
UAVs & HELICOPTERS as well

 

[Saifullah Sani]

hope chinese will give some
UAVs & HELICOPTERS as well

they are not giving anything free remember

A pair of 600-tonne Maritime Patrol Vessels (MPVs) newly commissioned by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) have begun their voyage home, the service confirmed with IHS Jane's on 29 December.

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/pakistan...-voyage-home-from-china.470615/#ixzz4VqtNg7CQ

any specs of these ships sir ?

Pakistan's Ministry of Defence signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC), the trading arm of CSSC, in June 2015 for four 600-tonne, and two 1,500-tonne MPVs under a technology transfer arrangement.