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Military Capabilities

Pakistan sets up special maritime force to secure CPEC-linked sea lanes

Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan and Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

14 December 2016

The Pakistan Navy (PN) has set up a new maritime force known as Task Force-88 (TF-88) to protect sea lanes linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is expected to trigger a surge in maritime activity at the country's Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea.

The new task force, which will reportedly comprise naval vessels, manned and unmanned aircraft, and other surveillance assets, was established on 13 December "for [the] maritime security of Gwadar Port and [the] protection of associated sea lanes against both conventional and non-traditional threats", according to a DAWN newspaper report.

Marines are also set to be deployed at sea and around the port to enhance security, a senior PN official was quoted by the paper as saying.

 

[fatman17]

Navy and Russian marines /SSG

 

[fatman17]

TF88 raising

 

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Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited
IMS Certified

Steel Cutting Ceremony of FAC(M) No 4



An in-house Steel Cutting Ceremony of Fast Attack Craft (Missile) No 4 being built for Pakistan Navy was held at KS&EW on 15 Dec. 2016.

Rear Admiral Syed Hasan Nasir Shah HI(M) Managing Director KS&EW was the Chief Guest

 

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Industry

Pakistan cuts steel on fourth Azmat-class fast attack craft

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

20 December 2016

Pakistan's state-owned Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works has held a steel cutting ceremony on the country's fourth Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC).

The ceremony was held on 15 December at the company's facilities in the West Wharf Industrial Area in the Port of Karachi.

The Pakistan Navy currently operates two Azmat-class FACs, PNS Azmat (1013) and PNS Deshat (1014), both of which were commissioned in June 2012 and June 2014 respectively.

Contract for the fourth vessel was also confirmed in June 2014, while the programme's third-of-class was launched in September 2016, and is currently undergoing systems trials.

According to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships, the Azmat-class platform has a standard displacement of 560 tonnes, an overall length of 63 m, and can accommodate a crew of 15.

 

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AW159 ASW from Leonardo.

The AW159 platform features a maximum take-off weight of 6 tonnes, a maximum range of 265 n miles (490 km), and a maximum endurance of 2 hours and 40 minutes at 6,000 ft.

The helicopters can be armed with lightweight torpedoes, such as the K745 Cheong Sangeo (Blue Shark), and depth charges to prosecute underwater vessels.

Its suite of sensors include the Compact FLASH Sonics low-frequency, long-range dipping sonar system from Thales, and the Seaspray 7000E active electronically scanned array radar supplied by Selex.

 

[Cool_Soldier]

Well, waiting for a good news about destroyers contract.

 

[fatman17]

Well, waiting for a good news about destroyers contract.

From where

 

[Cool_Soldier]

From where

Obviously from China and Pakistan

 

[umair88]

Best of luck .

 

[fatman17]

Air Platforms

Italian FREMM sails for Asia-Pacific deployment

Luca Peruzzi, Genoa, Italy - IHS Jane's Navy International

23 December 2016

Key PointsMain focus of FREMM frigate's deployment is to support operations, international naval co-operation, and diplomacy and industrial relations tasksDeployment will also enable Italy to showcase FREMM's design and capabilities, with the frigate being a candidate in Australia's SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme

The Italian Navy's multimission FREMM frigate, ITSCarabiniere , sailed from La Spezia naval base in northern Italy on 20 December for a four-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.

During its 20,000 n mile deployment the navy's fourth-in-class, anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-focused FREMM frigate will visit Australia and conduct port visits in a number of other countries, including Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jakarta (Indonesia), Singapore, Karachi (Pakistan), and Muscat (Oman).

 

[Cool_Soldier]

Good to see at our port Karachi.

 

[Arsala.nKhan]

Pakistan Navy Carries out Live Missile Firing in Arabian Sea
First published: December 21, 2016
The Pakistan Navy's frontline combat unit carried out live missile firing in the North Arabian Sea, the country's leading daily DAWN quoting a press release on Tuesday.

“Surface to Surface Anti-ship Missile was launched from Sword Class frigate PNS Aslat,” the report quoting the release added.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah and Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman witnessed the live missile firing.

The Naval Chief stated that Live Missile Firing reaffirms credibility of deterrence at sea and reassures Pakistan Navy’s commitment to safeguarding our maritime frontiers against all threats.

 

[Hassan Guy]

What is the possibility of Pakistan procuring the S1000 class submarines from Italy or Russia?

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

What is the possibility of Pakistan procuring the S1000 class submarines from Italy or Russia?

Zero before the Chinese submarines are delivered in 2028. Plausible, though not S1000 specifically, when the time to replace the Agosta 70 and 90B submarines comes around the corner - i.e. 2030s.