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Those are for our Corvettes, Yarmook & Tabuk.
Plz don't call them OPV 1900. It's kinda heart breaking.
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Plz don't call them OPV 1900. It's kinda heart breaking.
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It shouldn't be heart-breaking.Those are for our Corvettes, Yarmook & Tabuk.
Plz don't call them OPV 1900. It's kinda heart breaking.
The OPV 1900 was built to commercial standards, so it's a low-cost design ($60-70 m per ship if we look at how much Malaysia paid for similar ships). Not only that, but the OEM is allowing us to weaponize them as we see fit, and as a result, we can get a fully-functional 'corvette' for $100-120 m.
I wouldn't mind buying the design rights and tailoring it further for a VLS module.
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Calling them OPV-1900 was a smart political move. Technically, it should have been called a corvette or even an OPV-2300. PN showed its maturity by keeping it low key, and basically adding two corvettes of significant capability.
I personally consider them light frigates as they are, when armed and loaded, going to be in the 2600 tons range. Light frigate territory.
I personally consider them light frigates as they are, when armed and loaded, going to be in the 2600 tons range. Light frigate territory.
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In 2018 Naval Missile Regiment (NMR) under Naval Strategic Force Command (NSFC) conducted a successful test flight of Zarb Weapon System (ZWS) in Exercise SEALION III from JNB Ormara. ZWS is a battery of truck mounted Anti-Ship Missile to target ships from land. Range of Missile is 280 KM
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|Aug 12, 2020,07:50am
Satellite Image Shows Pakistani Submarine With Chinese Navy
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I cover the changing world of underwater warfare.
The Pakistan Navy recently parked one of its submarines in the middle of Chinese Navy warships visiting Karachi. The strong defense ties between Pakistan and China are well reported. Currently the Pakistani Navy is massively growing its submarine branch with eight Chinese-designed Type-039B Yuan Class boats. Parking the sub there shows that the two navies are sharing knowledge as well as hardware.
Pakistan Navy Agosta-90B submarine moored centrally among the Chinese Navy warships
The Agosta-90B submarine was moored centrally[+]
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The presence of the submarine is evident in commercial satellite imagery. It is hard to spot by the untrained eye so it has taken time to confirm it. And we can now be sure that it was a Pakistani sub and not Chinese. I can positively identify the submarine as an Agosta-90B type submarine, which is only operated by the Pakistan Navy. They are known locally as the Hashmat-class.
The Chinese Navy warships were visiting Karachi for a joint exercise, ‘Sea Guardian-2020’ in January. When I wrote about the exercise in April, showing the Chinese Warships in Karachi, the submarine was just visible in the imagery. But it had not been identified.
Local media reported the exercise but did not mention the submarine. The Nation.pk reported at the time about the types of Pakistan Navy warships and equipment involved in the exercise. Frigates, missile boats, anti-submarine patrol aircraft, helicopters and special forces were mentioned. The submarine was not. Other media, such as the South China Morning Post did that mention submarines would be involve. But they did not provide any specific information.
This was not in the Pakistani Navy’s usual berths, but in a cordoned-off part of the commercial docks. The placement of the Pakistani Navy submarine cannot be viewed as coincidental.
The Pakistani Navy Agosta-90B class submarine is fitted with AIP
The Agosta 90B attack submarine, PNS/M Hamza[+]
Pakistan operates five of the French-designed Agosta Class submarines. Three of are the improved version with Air independent Power (AIP), which was parked among the Chinese vessels.
What is significant about this class of submarine is that it is the most potent and modern in the Pakistan Navy arsenal. It has French-designed AIP, relatively modern combat systems and AS-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles. It is also reported to be the launch platform for Pakistan’s indigenous Babur-3 nuclear-capable cruise missile.
Parking the submarine in the center of the visiting warships suggests that the Chinese were invited aboard. Typically the host nation would have given the visitors a tour and explained relevant features. In essence, Pakistan is sharing the inner workings of one of its most potent weapons platforms.
The Agostas will be complemented by eight Chinese-designed Type-039B Yuan Class submarines. The first batch of Yuan boats will be delivered to Pakistan in the next few years, and some may be built locally. They may incorporate some Pakistan specific equipment and capabilities, such as the Babur-3 missile.
In the past, the Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN, have deployed their submarines to the Indian Ocean. A Chinese Type-091 Han Class nuclear-powered submarine visited Karachi in 2016. It was parked along the same quay where the Pakistani boat is in these images.
H I Sutton
Using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) to get to the stories first. Author of several books on Submarines, Special Forces and Narco subs. I mostly write about submarines…Read More
Satellite Image Shows Pakistani Submarine With Chinese Navy
H I SuttonContributor
Aerospace & Defense
I cover the changing world of underwater warfare.
The Pakistan Navy recently parked one of its submarines in the middle of Chinese Navy warships visiting Karachi. The strong defense ties between Pakistan and China are well reported. Currently the Pakistani Navy is massively growing its submarine branch with eight Chinese-designed Type-039B Yuan Class boats. Parking the sub there shows that the two navies are sharing knowledge as well as hardware.
Pakistan Navy Agosta-90B submarine moored centrally among the Chinese Navy warships
The Agosta-90B submarine was moored centrally[+]
H I SUTTON. INCLUDES MATERIAL [emoji2398] PLANETSCOPE | ACQUIRED THROUGH SHADOWBREAK INTL
The presence of the submarine is evident in commercial satellite imagery. It is hard to spot by the untrained eye so it has taken time to confirm it. And we can now be sure that it was a Pakistani sub and not Chinese. I can positively identify the submarine as an Agosta-90B type submarine, which is only operated by the Pakistan Navy. They are known locally as the Hashmat-class.
The Chinese Navy warships were visiting Karachi for a joint exercise, ‘Sea Guardian-2020’ in January. When I wrote about the exercise in April, showing the Chinese Warships in Karachi, the submarine was just visible in the imagery. But it had not been identified.
Local media reported the exercise but did not mention the submarine. The Nation.pk reported at the time about the types of Pakistan Navy warships and equipment involved in the exercise. Frigates, missile boats, anti-submarine patrol aircraft, helicopters and special forces were mentioned. The submarine was not. Other media, such as the South China Morning Post did that mention submarines would be involve. But they did not provide any specific information.
This was not in the Pakistani Navy’s usual berths, but in a cordoned-off part of the commercial docks. The placement of the Pakistani Navy submarine cannot be viewed as coincidental.
The Pakistani Navy Agosta-90B class submarine is fitted with AIP
The Agosta 90B attack submarine, PNS/M Hamza[+]
Pakistan operates five of the French-designed Agosta Class submarines. Three of are the improved version with Air independent Power (AIP), which was parked among the Chinese vessels.
What is significant about this class of submarine is that it is the most potent and modern in the Pakistan Navy arsenal. It has French-designed AIP, relatively modern combat systems and AS-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles. It is also reported to be the launch platform for Pakistan’s indigenous Babur-3 nuclear-capable cruise missile.
Parking the submarine in the center of the visiting warships suggests that the Chinese were invited aboard. Typically the host nation would have given the visitors a tour and explained relevant features. In essence, Pakistan is sharing the inner workings of one of its most potent weapons platforms.
The Agostas will be complemented by eight Chinese-designed Type-039B Yuan Class submarines. The first batch of Yuan boats will be delivered to Pakistan in the next few years, and some may be built locally. They may incorporate some Pakistan specific equipment and capabilities, such as the Babur-3 missile.
In the past, the Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN, have deployed their submarines to the Indian Ocean. A Chinese Type-091 Han Class nuclear-powered submarine visited Karachi in 2016. It was parked along the same quay where the Pakistani boat is in these images.
H I Sutton
Using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) to get to the stories first. Author of several books on Submarines, Special Forces and Narco subs. I mostly write about submarines…Read More
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- Pakistan Navy arranged tree plantation campaign in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan and Sindh Govt officials at Bin Qasim area. The ceremony was graced by Commander Coast, Vice Admiral Faisal Rasool Lodhi as Chief Guest. Under tree plantation campaign over 150,000 plants will be grown at an area of 100 acres land to provide a sound environment to the future generations.
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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi inaugurated new setup of Joint Maritime Information Coordination Center (JMICC) at #Karachi. JMICC is a linkage between Pakistan Navy & International Information Fusion Centres & function to harmonize efforts of #Maritime related organisations for safety & security in country and region. The aim is to provide corresponding response to challenges especially in Economic Zone. Ingenuously developed Information Sharing facilities will ensure fastest communication & cooperation at national & International level. CNS appreciated efforts to develop state of the art system.
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