‘Pakistan Navy being equipped with modern weapons’

[dr.umer]

‘Pakistan Navy being equipped with modern weapons’ ​

ON BOARD PNS BABAR, Oct 17 (APP): Under the 2025 plan, Pakistan Navy is being equipped with modern weapons including submarines, navel war ships and aircraft. “Four F-22 P Frigates, being manufactured in China will be included in the fleet of Pakistan Navy by 2011, said Commander Destroyer Squadron of Pakistan Navy Commodore Kamran Khan while talking to a group of media persons on board PNS Babar in the Arabian Sea.

He said that three frigates are being manufactured in China while the last one would be built in Pakistan Naval Dockyard Karachi. He added that the first war frigate would be included in the fleet of Pakistan Navy next year.

“Under a transfer of technology agreement with China, Pakistan will be able to start manufacturing of war ships in 2010,” he added.

Defence Correspondents of various print and electronic media from throughout the country were attending a two-day media workshop, who were later taken aboard two war ships- Babar and Tariq to a visit of the Arabian Sea. The workshop was organized by Pakistan Navy in Karachi.

The media persons also visited submarine- Hamza and were briefed about its function and state of the art technology. Submarine Hamza has recently been included in the fleet of Pakistan Navy and is one of the most modern and well sophisticated submarine in the world.

These two vessels as well as PN Submarine Hashmat of Agosta 70 B class and the PN boats Zarrar and Karrar besides Alloute and Seaking helicopters took part in various maneuvers in the open sea.

These included combined anti-submarine exercise, skim past by the Mukti-Role Tactical Platforms (MRTPs), landing by the Alloute and Seaking helicopters aboard PNS Tariq and PNS Babar in the open sea.

There was also wet winching- the rescue operation, by the helicopters in the open sea as well as replenishment in the open sea by PNS Tariq and PNS Babar.

Commander PNS Babar Captain Naveed A Rizvi and Director Public Relations Pakistan Navy Captain Asif Majeed Butt were also present on the occasion.

Commodore Kamran Khan said that Pakistan Navy is fully capable of safeguarding its maritime obligations. Pointing towards the strategic location of Pakistan he said that this makes the role of our Navy all the more important.

He said that by the grace of Almighty Allah Pakistan Navy is fully prepared for the defence of territorial waters of the country.

He said that one ship of Pakistan Navy is always present in the Indian Ocean with fleet of the Allied Forces, adding that Pakistan Navy had also taken the command of Allied Forces, which is a great honour both for Pakistan and navy.

Kamran Khan said that Pakistan Navy is fully aware of its national and regional responsibilities and to fulfill them it has presented the plan 2025 to the Government to make Pakistan Navy more vibrant force in the region.

He said that under the plan, Government has been informed to provide Pakistan Navy more naval war ships and submarines. For aerial surveillance new and modern P-3 © aircraft are being purchased from the USA after which Pakistan Navy would emerge as a modern and vibrant force in the region, he added.

Commander PNS Babar, Captain Naveed A Rizvi said that PNS Babar is a destroyer war ship which has the capability to protect itself from all kinds of aerial and under sea attacks, including missile attacks.

 

[TOPGUN]

Great news about time!! long waited thx DOC!

 

[Super Falcon]

we need more stuff for our navy atleast 3 to 4 types of subs.

and destroyers frigates we had enough. we need more quality destroyers as indians went for talwar class of destroyer

 

[TOPGUN]

All about funds my friend all about funds & wat they got planned is all that PN is gona get they are lucky they are even getting wat they are getting !! but i do wish PN all the best and yes we need to bulid up or navy forsure!!

 

[Imran Khan]

i thing more subs distroyers and frigetes from many nations already underline i wait until our subs can fire babur and we have great ofenceive navy.its very important for us to quickly bulid a sub wich can fire BABUR misslies

 

[p2prada]

we need more stuff for our navy atleast 3 to 4 types of subs.

and destroyers frigates we had enough. we need more quality destroyers as indians went for talwar class of destroyer

Talwar class are stleath capable multirole frigates.

Destroyers are like INS Delhi, INS Mysore etc. These are the delhi class and rajput class of destroyers.

Anyways, does anyone know if the breakup of pakistans budget been announced.

 

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As far as the Talwar and delhi class destroyers are concern they are the second reange of destroyer of Russian Navy and will be phased out soon.

Historically the Biggest weakness of Chinese destroyers and frigates has been their inadequate ship-to-air missiles. Because they have small displacements, most of the destroyers and frigates are not equipped with short-range and intermediate-range missiles, but use artillery with a limited firing range, one-man air defense missiles, and a small number of PL-8H short-range ship-to-air missiles for air defense. The weakness in air defense capabilities has confined the activity of China's destroyers and frigates to the Chinese coastal waters, within the area covered by the fighters of the Chinese Navy. Jiangwei class frigates are equipped with ship-to-air missiles, including the HQ-61B with a firing range of 10 km and Sea Sidewinders with a firing range of 14 km. However, the PLAN's HQ-61 and HQ-7 systems [based on the French Crotale land-based surface-to-air missile system] do not provide surface units with an effective area-defense capability. This deficiency makes PLAN surface units extremely vulnerable to air attack.

i think pakistan should go for the FREMM multipurpose frigate. FREMM(French Frégate multi-mission or Italian Fregata Europea Multi-Missione) is a ship designed by DCN and Fincantieri to operate in anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and be capable of carrying out deep strikes against land targets. the reason of chosing FREMM is that pakistan have a small navy as compare to our enemy and our enemy considered this as our greatest weekness. we should go for quality equipment for our navy not for quantity. america never attack a country with a considerable navy. the resons for american drones is our lack of naval capability. we have to build a strong navy as soon as possible. the details of FREMM is below

The French Navy plans to operate eleven FREMM frigates, and the Marina Militare ten. The first commissionings are expected in 2012 when the first of the French vessels is due in service (France has placed orders for 11 FREMM frigates, Italy 6 with the last 4 has been funded at the end of 2007). The ships will be built in France by Armaris (owned by DCNS, and in Italy by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between shipbuilder Fincantieri and aerospace firm Finmeccanica). This arrangement extends the partnerships forged for development of the Horizon CNGFs (Common New Generation Frigates). Morocco has bought one frigate to be operated by the Royal Moroccan Navy.
France will use 9 frigates to replace the anti-submarine Tourville class frigates (F67 type), the anti-submarine Georges Leygues class frigates (F70 type) and 2 FREDA frigates to replace the two units of the anti-aircraft Cassard class.
Italy will build 4 ASW and 6 general-purpose (GP) frigates to replace the (8) Maestrale and (4) Lupo class frigates.
The first eight French ships have been named Aquitaine, Normandie, Provence, Bretagne, Auvergne, Languedoc, Alsace and Lorraine. The first two Italian ships have been named Carlo Bergamini and Carlo Margottini.
“Multimission concept” as its motto
Air, land or sea… whatever the source of the threat, the FREMM multimission frigate can rise to the challenge. Acting as a deterrent, it operates alone. Equipped with state-of-the-art communications systems, it plays a decisive role within an inter-allied force, for which it can provide limited staff headquarters facilities or coordinate a specific mission.

Mission

The European frigate of the future

FREMM is much more than the most recent generation of European frigates. Its firepower, its ability to process information, to communicate and pursue action in a network, its stealth capacity unrivalled in the world of fighting vessels, combine to make it the ideal amphibian partner to submarines. Its extreme discretion increases the chance that the missions it pursues, in complete safety, will be crowned in success, irrespective of the theater of operations (e.g.: a special forces mission).

FREMM fully deserves its reputation as the “European frigate of the future.” From its initial design to ultimate dismantling, everything has been carefully thought out to minimize its impact on society and the natural environment at every level, from the choice of materials to the recycling of wastewater. This responsible approach is based, in particular, on ensuring compliance with IMO standards (International Maritime Organization).

Features

Available in several versions using the same production platform (anti-submarine, anti-surface or anti-aircraft engagement, anti-aircraft defense, land attacks), FREMM is fitted out with a cutting-edge combat system and includes the Naval SCALP missile for in-depth surgical strikes
• Length overall: 142 m
• Beam: 20 m
• Displacement: 6,000 tonnes (approx.)
• Max. speed: 27 knots
• Complement: 108

Versions

Three versions of the frigates are planned: one anti-submarine version, one anti-aircraft version (FR) FREDA and a general-purpose (IT) version. French and Italians will use these with some equipment which will differ between the two countries. The French are considering an anti-aircraft version called FREDA, which will replace the two units of the Cassard class.
In spite of the existence of three different versions of the FREMM, their design as well as most of their armament will be similar.

Common armament

• MU 90 torpedoes
• MM-40 Exocet block 3 (France version)
• Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A block 4, for naval and land attack (Italian version)
• MBDA Aster SAAM in SYLVER launchers
• Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun with Davide ammunition
• two light guns (20mm in French version and 25mm in Italian version)
• NH90 helicopter, capability for EH101 (Italian version)
Anti-Submarine version
• Towed sonar : Captas UMS 4249
• Other torpedoes
• MILAS ASW missile (Italian ASW FF only)
• Multi-beam echo sounder (Italian ASW FF only)

Land attack version

The Land attack version is dubbed GP ("General Purpose")
• Otobreda 127/64 LW with Vulcano guided ammution with a range up to 120km (Italian LA only)

Anti-air version

The anti-air version is dubbed FREDA ("Frégates de défense aériennes", "Air defence frigate"). Following the cancellation of the third and fourth Horizon class frigates, the French Navy has started studies for an anti-air version of the FREMM, called FREDA. The FREDA should carry 16 Aster 30 and 16 Aster 15. They would also have the standard dotation of one 76 mm gun, two 20 mm guns and 8 Exocet missiles.

Export

On 10/24/2007 it was announced the Moroccan navy ordered one FREMM through French marketing. The ship will be built in Lorient by DCNS. It will replace the Descubierta class frigate currently used.. The contract was reported signed on April, 18 2008 and construction of the Moroccan FREMM began the summer 2008 and is expected to be delivered by 2012 or 2013. On September 7 2008 it was announced the Brazilian armed forces would acquire 6 FREMM for its navy.

 

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yo can see the pictures and details of FREMM at

DCNS | Products

 

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