NAVDEX debut for Azmat [IDX15D2]

[Gryphon]

RICHARD SCOTT
23 February 2015

One of the Pakistan Navy’s latest small surface combatants is on display at the NAVDEX marina. PNS Azmat is a 63m fast missile craft built by the China Shipbuilding & Offshore Company’s Xingang Shipyard in Tianjin under the terms of a government-to-government contract signed in late 2010. The ship was handed over in April 2012, and commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June that year.

Based on the Houjian class (Type 037/2) missile craft design in service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, Azmat is equipped with a powerful offensive anti-surface capability in the shape of eight C-802A (CSS-N-8 ‘Saccade’) sur face-to-sur face missiles. Fitted in box launchers mounted athwartships, the C-802A is capable of striking targets up to 180km away.

Other armament includes a twin 37mm gun mounting forward, a single Type 630 30mm close-in weapon system, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two six-barrel decoy launchers. The sensor fit on board includes a Type 360 surveillance radar and a Type 347G radar/ electro-optical director.

A second ship of the class, PNS Dehshat, has been built locally in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) under a technology transfer agreement.

Dehshat was commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June 2014.

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NAVDEX debut for Azmat [IDX15D2] - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Zarvan]

RICHARD SCOTT
23 February 2015

One of the Pakistan Navy’s latest small surface combatants is on display at the NAVDEX marina. PNS Azmat is a 63m fast missile craft built by the China Shipbuilding & Offshore Company’s Xingang Shipyard in Tianjin under the terms of a government-to-government contract signed in late 2010. The ship was handed over in April 2012, and commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June that year.

Based on the Houjian class (Type 037/2) missile craft design in service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, Azmat is equipped with a powerful offensive anti-surface capability in the shape of eight C-802A (CSS-N-8 ‘Saccade’) sur face-to-sur face missiles. Fitted in box launchers mounted athwartships, the C-802A is capable of striking targets up to 180km away.

Other armament includes a twin 37mm gun mounting forward, a single Type 630 30mm close-in weapon system, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two six-barrel decoy launchers. The sensor fit on board includes a Type 360 surveillance radar and a Type 347G radar/ electro-optical director.

A second ship of the class, PNS Dehshat, has been built locally in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) under a technology transfer agreement.

Dehshat was commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June 2014.

(202 words)

NAVDEX debut for Azmat [IDX15D2] - IHS Jane's 360

Well if manage to sell 8 to 12 of these to other countries it can be major boost for us

Jordan has very small coast so they can have two of these @BLACKEAGLE

 

[Mustang06]

That's one nice looking boat. I was wondering whether PN looked at Type 022 missile boat?

 

[farhan_9909]

They should build a 1000t variant for Pakistan navy

 

[Danish saleem]

RICHARD SCOTT
23 February 2015

One of the Pakistan Navy’s latest small surface combatants is on display at the NAVDEX marina. PNS Azmat is a 63m fast missile craft built by the China Shipbuilding & Offshore Company’s Xingang Shipyard in Tianjin under the terms of a government-to-government contract signed in late 2010. The ship was handed over in April 2012, and commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June that year.

Based on the Houjian class (Type 037/2) missile craft design in service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, Azmat is equipped with a powerful offensive anti-surface capability in the shape of eight C-802A (CSS-N-8 ‘Saccade’) sur face-to-sur face missiles. Fitted in box launchers mounted athwartships, the C-802A is capable of striking targets up to 180km away.

Other armament includes a twin 37mm gun mounting forward, a single Type 630 30mm close-in weapon system, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two six-barrel decoy launchers. The sensor fit on board includes a Type 360 surveillance radar and a Type 347G radar/ electro-optical director.

A second ship of the class, PNS Dehshat, has been built locally in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) under a technology transfer agreement.

Dehshat was commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in June 2014.

(202 words)

NAVDEX debut for Azmat [IDX15D2] - IHS Jane's 360

no capability of Anti Air threats.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

They should build a 1000t variant for Pakistan navy

right now PN is in talks for type 56 corvettes 1400 tons

 

[Ray_of_Hope]

no capability of Anti Air threats.

It wont have any built in capability but the sailors on it would use MANPADS for short range air defence...

 

[S.Y.A]

no capability of Anti Air threats.

its a missile boat not a ship. also it does have a CIWS for point defence.

 

[rockstar08]

right now PN is in talks for type 56 corvettes 1400 tons

Source ?? and what is the purpose of getting these type Corvette ?? we lack of DDG's and Frigates ...

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Source ?? and what is the purpose of getting these type Corvette ?? we lack of DDG's and Frigates ...

we will continue to lack DDGs unless gop can increase its revenue
source is fatman17

 

[Penguin]

Other armament includes a twin 37mm gun mounting forward, a single Type 630 30mm close-in weapon system, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two six-barrel decoy launchers. The sensor fit on board includes a Type 360 surveillance radar and a Type 347G radar/ electro-optical director.


NAVDEX debut for Azmat [IDX15D2] - IHS Jane's 360

Nah, it's a Chinese twin 25mm (patterned on Russian 23mm ZU-23-2, but more powerfull)

 

[rockstar08]

we will continue to lack DDGs unless gop can increase its revenue
source is fatman17

well if PN is negotiating for Type 56 corvette it doesnt make any sense , we can make more F-22p's ,

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

well if PN is negotiating for Type 56 corvette it doesnt make any sense , we can make more F-22p's ,

f22p costs 200 million and type 56 costs 90 million
funds are the reason we have to buy new subs 6-8 yuyan or qing class deal is stuck because of lack of funds

 

[rockstar08]

f22p costs 200 million and type 56 costs 90 million
funds are the reason we have to buy new subs 6-8 yuyan or qing class deal is stuck because of lack of funds

We retired our type 21 frigates , who will fill that gap ??
and dont you think its a bit foolish that we dont have funds to buy 6-8 subs , but we are not even buying 2-3 subs ?? we can do that ? or at least 1-2 subs ? from years i am hearing this about subs, still nothing happen

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

We retired our type 21 frigates , who will fill that gap ??

unless amrikis give us more perry class frigates and allow us to upgrade them with chinese SAMs
there is no other option avaiable so i think pn is going for more fast attack crafts and these corvetes

and dont you think its a bit foolish that we dont have funds to buy 6-8 subs

i agree with you on this one it was 2011 when i heard about this deal