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[khanasifm]

I don't think so.

It seems the Damen OPV 1900 was bought as an alternative to the Swift Corvettes, especially as the PN is now calling the new Damen ships "corvettes." If the budget permits, I expect we'll see a follow-on order of Damen ships.

Make sense this means the danish ship will have similar weapon configuration , impressive speed and endurance for 75 meter swift ?


https://swiftships.com/?media_dl=3857

 

[khanasifm]

Damen Opv specs pn has customised 90m version endurance is impressive but speed is less than swift but carries telescopic hanger for sea king class 11 ton heli

 

[khanasifm]

Damen cooperation yard ?? At Karachi

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Bilal do you know what the layout/loadout of these ships will be in OPV and corvette mode. Furthermore, do they have any antisub capability or any anti-air capabilities?

Make sense this means the danish ship will have similar weapon configuration , impressive speed and endurance for 75 meter swift ?


https://swiftships.com/?media_dl=3857

According to the CNS, the Damen OPVs will have AShM/LACM, CIWS, AAGs, and EW.

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan Navy fires indigenous Harba anti-ship cruise missile

August 2019 News Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry

POSTED ON TUESDAY, 13 AUGUST 2019 10:11


According to the Twitter account of Defence and Strategic Studies, “[PNS Himmat] fired an indigenously developed Harba naval cruise missile, which is a surface-to-surface anti-ship missile with land-attack capability,”

Pakistan Navy fires indigenous Harba anti ship cruise missilePakistan Navy ‘Harba’ anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) fired from the Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC) PNS Himmat (Picture source: Pakistan Navy via Twitter account of Defence and Strategic Studies)

If the Harba ASCM is a variant of the Babur, Defence and Strategic Studies speculates, then it would essentially be a long-range sea-skimming ASCM. Like the C-802 ASCM, the Harba ASCM would likely rely on an inertial navigation system (INS)-based mid-course guidance system coupled with a terminal-stage active-homing seeker. It is not known what kind of active seeker the Harba ASCM is using, though for anti-ship warfare (AShW) active radar-homing (ARH) is a widespread solution. However, imaging infrared (IIR) could be an alternative, especially involving cases where strong electronic warfare (EW) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) jamming is expected (which can interfere or scuttle an ARH seeker).

The key aspect of the Harba is its potential range – 450 km or 700 km (depending on whether it is derived from the Babur 3 or Babur Version 2, respectively).

The Azmat-class FAC is not equipped with a long-range radar for surface target detection, tracking and mid-course guidance. To fully utilize the Harba’s range as an AShW solution, Defence and Strategic Studies explains, the PNS Himmat will require an off-board sensor, which could be another ship, an aircraft – such as the ZDK03/Karakoram Eagle airborne early warning and control platform – or land/shore-based radar to provide mid-course guidance. However, this would not be necessary if the Harba is used as a LACM against a fixed target, the PNS Himmat crew can simply input target information to the Harba’s INS guidance suite.

It would make sense for the Harba to be a standard ASCM of the forthcoming frigates being bought from China. Defense News reported that Pakistan inked a contract in June 2017 for a Type 054A frigate in the same sensor and weapons configuration as the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s ships. As per the Defense News report, Pakistan plans to procure a total of up to three of these frigates.

 

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[fatman17]

Pakistan Navy Sea Kings on Exercise.


Westland WS-61 Sea King Mk45 helicopters operated by the Pakistan Naval (PN) Aviation Wing took part in the bilateral exercise Ayyildiz 2019 (the Turkish word for crescent and star) held in Karachi recently, writes Waseem Abbas.

The manoeuvres involved the Su Altı Taarruz (SAT, or Underwater Offence, the special operations forces unit of the Turkish Navy) together with the Pakistan Navy’s Special Service Group (Navy).

The 12th in the series of bilateral exercises commenced on July 17 and involved Sea Kings belonging to 111 (Anti-submarine Warfare) Squadron. These undertook numerous counter-terrorism activities in the maritime domain in support of the participating special operations forces. The exercise concluded on July 28.

Pakistan originally took delivery of six Sea King Mk45s, which first entered service in July 1975. Following the loss of one of these on February 8, 1986, a single ex-Royal Navy Sea King HAS5 was acquired as an attrition replacement and delivered as a Mk45A in January 1989.

Six Sea King Mk45/45As are currently operated by 111 Squadron at Pakistan Naval Station Mehran, Karachi. A further seven second-hand Sea Kings have also been acquired more recently from the UK Ministry of Defence. These were formally handed over in the UK on May 24, 2017. The deal involved five Sea King HC4 ‘Junglies’, the other two being former Royal Air Force search-and-rescue Sea King HAR3As.

Under a separate contract, Vector Aerospace prepared three of the ex-UK Sea Kings (two HC4 and one HAR3A model) for service in Pakistan, stripped two HC4s for spares in the UK, and sent an HC4 and a HAR3A as spares ships to Pakistan. The three operational aircraft entered service from December 2017 but one of the ‘Junglies’ was lost in an accident on August 31, 2018.

 

[ghazi52]

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[Tank131]

Pakistan Navy fires indigenous Harba anti-ship cruise missile

August 2019 News Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry

POSTED ON TUESDAY, 13 AUGUST 2019 10:11


According to the Twitter account of Defence and Strategic Studies, “[PNS Himmat] fired an indigenously developed Harba naval cruise missile, which is a surface-to-surface anti-ship missile with land-attack capability,”

Pakistan Navy fires indigenous Harba anti ship cruise missilePakistan Navy ‘Harba’ anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) fired from the Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC) PNS Himmat (Picture source: Pakistan Navy via Twitter account of Defence and Strategic Studies)

If the Harba ASCM is a variant of the Babur, Defence and Strategic Studies speculates, then it would essentially be a long-range sea-skimming ASCM. Like the C-802 ASCM, the Harba ASCM would likely rely on an inertial navigation system (INS)-based mid-course guidance system coupled with a terminal-stage active-homing seeker. It is not known what kind of active seeker the Harba ASCM is using, though for anti-ship warfare (AShW) active radar-homing (ARH) is a widespread solution. However, imaging infrared (IIR) could be an alternative, especially involving cases where strong electronic warfare (EW) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) jamming is expected (which can interfere or scuttle an ARH seeker).

The key aspect of the Harba is its potential range – 450 km or 700 km (depending on whether it is derived from the Babur 3 or Babur Version 2, respectively).

The Azmat-class FAC is not equipped with a long-range radar for surface target detection, tracking and mid-course guidance. To fully utilize the Harba’s range as an AShW solution, Defence and Strategic Studies explains, the PNS Himmat will require an off-board sensor, which could be another ship, an aircraft – such as the ZDK03/Karakoram Eagle airborne early warning and control platform – or land/shore-based radar to provide mid-course guidance. However, this would not be necessary if the Harba is used as a LACM against a fixed target, the PNS Himmat crew can simply input target information to the Harba’s INS guidance suite.

It would make sense for the Harba to be a standard ASCM of the forthcoming frigates being bought from China. Defense News reported that Pakistan inked a contract in June 2017 for a Type 054A frigate in the same sensor and weapons configuration as the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s ships. As per the Defense News report, Pakistan plans to procure a total of up to three of these frigates.
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3 type 054A? We were told 4 of these ships or did i miss something?

 

[khanasifm]

3 type 054A? We were told 4 of these ships or did i miss something?

Per navy official news 2 plus 2 =

https://www.navyrecognition.com/ind...4a-frigates-from-china-for-pakistan-navy.html


4 x type 054ap
4x Turkish ship
2x damen ship

Pn will Decom 4x type21

 

[ghazi52]

CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF INAUGURATES HEADQUARTERS SPECIAL SERVICE GROUP (NAVY) AND NAVAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTRE

 

[Inception-06]

The US Coast Guard transferred the former Cutters Key Biscayne and Grand Isle to
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) in a ceremony at Coast Guard in Curtis Bay.
Maryland, USA on 07 Dec, 2017.

 

[The Eagle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1166339427448295424

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Per navy official news 2 plus 2 =

https://www.navyrecognition.com/ind...4a-frigates-from-china-for-pakistan-navy.html


4 x type 054ap
4x Turkish ship
2x damen ship

Pn will Decom 4x type21

I believe that will be the highest number of major surface combatants in PN Naval History. The highest number we had was in 88', if I remember it correctly, when we had 6 Gearing Class Destroyers and 8 Brooks/Garcia Class Frigates.