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Currently PNS Alamgir is most trust worthy warship in Pakistan Navy arsenal.

F-22P fleet has issues of its own being Chinese origin warship of previous generation.
054APs are still in the phase of integration. We are still developing experience on this new class which will take some time.

We trust Alamgir because its reliable, less maintenance demanding (despite being old ship), has superior propulsion system (even better than modern Indian Warships), better time on station, better crew comfort,, better safety system, and its Harpoons are better missiles than "not so reliable" C-802/As. Similarly, its sensor suite and communication systems are better than F-22Ps. It lack air defense, but it can operated within air cover of friendly units.

Most capable PN officers are stationed in Alamgir due to these reasons.

All the things which you have named, we’re this also characteristics of the retired Typ-21 Amazonas frigates ? And that mean Pakistan has experience with reliable ships of western origin since decades. Could Pakistan not help the Chinese in the past 30 years to build trustworthy ships ? Like they have done it with F-7PG project. You are writing that the C-802 is not so reliable, would’ve to know why.
 
F-22P fleet has issues of its own being Chinese origin warship of previous generation.
054APs are still in the phase of integration. We are still developing experience on this new class which will take some time.

We trust Alamgir because its reliable, less maintenance demanding (despite being old ship), has superior propulsion system (even better than modern Indian Warships), better time on station, better crew comfort,, better safety system, and its Harpoons are better missiles than "not so reliable" C-802/As. Similarly, its sensor suite and communication systems are better than F-22Ps. It lack air defense, but it can operated within air cover of friendly units.

Most capable PN officers are stationed in Alamgir due to these reasons.
Hi Bro,

The OHP will be the first ship to retire after the last type-21. Though it may serve till the end of this decade. It comprises of legacy systems. There is absolutely nothing in the ship which can threaten a strong opponent's navy. The Harpoons are no way more 'reliable' to much newer C802s. There are multiple Harpoon misses in various conflicts during the 80s where Harpoons were unable to hit their targets. Those targets were not even sophisticated but belonged to either Libyans, Iranians / Iraqis. PN definitely NOT have the latest block of it either. On the other hand, C802 had give PN with HUGE advantage by a lot of more range and its a Hi-subsonic missile.

I'd also like to mention one of the interview of former Naval chief ( unable to find link on utube so far) but I am sure people would recall. Where on arrival of F-22P frigates he mentioned that a single F-22P ship is more capable then entire type 21 frigates fleet. The OHP definitely much better then Type-21s but point to mention is that 3 out of 6 Type-21s also had Harpoons and the same old legacy Phalanx CIWS. Both the OHP and F22Ps lack proper air-defense but the F-22P will fare better in the fleet under Type-54As lead as it will be able to contribute with its C802s given the decent range and even in the point defense it will have atleast something to contribute for its own protection.
 
All four classes of Frigates that are currently active with the Pakistan Navy.

From Left to Right:

- ZULFIQAR CLASS FFG (F-22P Frigate)
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- ALAMGIR CLASS FFG (Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate)
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- TARIQ CLASS FFG (Type 21 Frigate)
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- TUGHRIL CLASS FFG (Type 54AP Frigate)
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YOKOSUKA PORT, TOKYO BAY, JAPAN

A Pakistan Navy Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate, the PNS Shamsheer (F-252), today entered Japan’s Yokosuka Port.

The warship is on an overseas deployment to East Asia, and will be conducting naval exercises with the Japanese Navy.


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