Featured Pakistan Navy Type 054AP Frigates - Update, News & Discussion

[LKJ86]

man you need to post summary/translation

PN visit Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co.,Ltd.

 

[Behram Khilji]

They could also send over the F-22P crews to take over the 054A/P (smoother learning curve), and then send the Type-21 crew to the F-22P in prep for the MILGEM.

Why not just send fresh batch of young bloods to get trained on active PLAN type 54 in service, same with Turkey & Milgem.

Give youth a chance, in Karachi I use to see middle aged men on PN ships.

 

[The Eagle]

Pakistan Navy Chief visits Chinese Shipyards in Shanghai where Pakistani battleships are being manufactured
27 Apr, 2019

ISLAMABAD - Naval Chief Zafar Mahmood Abbasi visited Chinese shipyards in Shanghai to review the ships being built for Pakistan Navy .

On the occasion, the Naval Chief was given a detailed briefing on the ship manufacturing facilities at the shipyards.

Later, the Naval Chief also met with the heads of different Chinese ship making companies and discussed matters pertaining to mutual cooperation.

 

[Imran Khan]

Pakistan Navy Chief visits Chinese Shipyards in Shanghai where Pakistani battleships are being manufactured
27 Apr, 2019

ISLAMABAD - Naval Chief Zafar Mahmood Abbasi visited Chinese shipyards in Shanghai to review the ships being built for Pakistan Navy .

On the occasion, the Naval Chief was given a detailed briefing on the ship manufacturing facilities at the shipyards.

Later, the Naval Chief also met with the heads of different Chinese ship making companies and discussed matters pertaining to mutual cooperation.

WTH we cant see oir t54

 

[The Eagle]

WTH we cant see oir t54

Because of in manufacture. However, anyone keeping close eyes over Chinese Shipyards, can tell by Sat images.

 

[waz]

I can't wait for this, seriously the biggest high ticket item in decades for the Pakistani military. Hopefully the economy shapes up and the navy goes from strength to strength.

 

[Behram Khilji]

When are these coming?, am so excited I can’t wait.

 

[MastanKhan]

Why not just send fresh batch of young bloods to get trained on active PLAN type 54 in service, same with Turkey & Milgem.

Give youth a chance, in Karachi I use to see middle aged men on PN ships.

Hi,

I believe the crew from the F22's will be promoted to take on the 054's---

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Not strong enough for that, but in due time.

It certainly will be enough to smash any 'blockade' and hurt the enemy badly if they attack.
4 Type 54A/B's, 8 F-22P, 4 Milgems and 11 submarines (all AIP capable) that is a very good fleet.

Oh at least we won't be seeing any more Indian jokes about how their coastguard is enough for the Pakistan navy......

Do u think our 90Bs have life?

1x Azmat = Being constructed in Pakistan (Follow up x4 order could happen)

2+2 Milgem = Being constructed in Turkey (Milgem/Istambul) 2 to be made in Pakistan

2+ 2 Type054 = Being constructed in China

2 Damen = Being made in Holland

2 Swift = Being made in USA

8x Submarines = Being made in China

Shipyard upgrade ~ due in 4-5 years as well being constructed in Pakistan

• Only missing Italian Ships purchase at this point 1-2 ships from Italy would be icing on cake, 1-2 Italian ships armed with few Italian SAM might as well break the news

We need destroyers at all cost

 

[Army research]

Do u think our 90Bs have life?


We need destroyers at all cost

Destroyers are too expensive and a luxury only for 1 trillion dollar above gdp nations,

 

[waz]

When are these coming?, am so excited I can’t wait.

2021, all four will enter direct service, which is not next year but the year after!

Hi,

I believe the crew from the F22's will be promoted to take on the 054's---

Could be, I'd thought it would be the present crews of the Type 21's who would do so, having operated a ship of a similar size.

Do u think our 90Bs have life?

Oh of course, they are very potent and somewhat modern vessels. Now them alongside the Chinese subs will make for a strong subsurface fleet.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

We could enhance this number to 6 , as after the Indian aggression, perhaps we need 6 ships

If Navy Head was there might as well find other items which look wonderful

 

[Keysersoze]

Do u think our 90Bs have life?


We need destroyers at all cost

Ok we get a lot of "We need this" on this forum. What we don't get are the reasons why and how it's going to be paid for.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

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"Once constructed, the warship will be one of the largest and technologically advanced platform of Pakistan Navy which will strengthen Pakistan's capability to respond to future challenges, maintain peace and stability and balance of power in Indian Ocean Region. It will also support Pakistan Navy's initiative of securing seas for international shipping by patrolling distant waters through Regional Maritime Security Patrol," the press release stated.

China Daily reported that the Pakistani Navy had previously confirmed that four such ships had been ordered.

Citing military sources who asserted that Type 054A is the best frigate in service with the PLA Navy, China Daily said the ship has a fully loaded displacement of about 4,000 metric tons and is equipped with advanced radars and missiles. About 30 Type 054As are in service with the PLA Navy, it said quoting observers.

An insider in China's shipbuilding sector with knowledge of the Type 054AP program told China Daily on condition of anonymity that the ship is the largest and most powerful combat vessel China has ever exported.

"Based on pictures circulating on the internet, the ship will have vertical launch cells that can fire Chinese HQ-16 air-defense missiles and other kinds of missiles. Vertical launch cells will bring flexibility to the user in terms of weapons portfolio, thus giving it a stronger fighting capability," he said, adding that the Type 054A/P is the best frigate Pakistan can access in the international market.

"The service of Type 054A/Ps will double the combat power of the Pakistani Navy's surface fleet," he added.

'All-weather strategic partners'

Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat, the Vice Chief of Pakistan's Naval Staff (left) and Qian Jianping, Vice President, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), at the steel cutting ceremony for the first warship being built by CSSC for Pakistan Navy, at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, on December 20, 2018. /Photo via Pakistan Navy

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Cao Weidong, a senior researcher at the PLA's Naval Military Studies Research Institute, told China Daily that "all weapons and radars on the new ship will be Chinese products, which reflects our progress in the industry and the Pakistani Navy's confidence in our technology and capability."

Zoon Ahmed Khan, a visiting fellow at the Institute of Belt and Road Initiative, Tsinghua University, Beijing, concurred with Cao. "Before China, Pakistan was mainly importing military technology and weaponry from the US, and now as relations with China are deepening and China is becoming more technologically advanced, Pakistan has been able to shift to China," she told CGTN Digital.

"Moreover, Pakistan wanting to modernize its military hardware and technology is nothing unusual, in a region that has seen dramatic military expenditure increase in recent years and India's recent S-400 [air defense system] deal with Russia. This purchase can fill a critical gap in Pakistan's existing capabilities," Khan added, citing the recent 5-billion-U.S.-dollar defense deal between Russia and India.

Meanwhile, China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday underscored the "all-weather strategic partnership" between Beijing and Islamabad amid reports that China has offered aid of 2 billion U.S. dollars to Pakistan to shore up its foreign reserves.

"China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners of cooperation. The Chinese side has offered and will continue to offer its best through assistance, trade, investment and all-around practical cooperation to support and boost Pakistan's economic and social development," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang stressed in response to a question, but refrained from mentioning an exact amount as reported by the international media.

(Cover Photo: Two Chinese Navy Ships Huanggang (577) and Yangzhou (588) in West India Dock, London, on October 3, 2017. Both of the new frigates are part of the East China Sea Fleet and belong to the Type 054A missile frigate family developed and built by China. /VCG Photo)

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[waqasmwi]

Any time frame for delivery of these ships??