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

[Sunny4pak]

Type 054AP Launching & JMICC August 2020

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Many Many Congratulations.. Hope Pakistan Navy gives 2nd order of 4 more Type 054 Frigates

 

[The Ronin]

The Pakistan Navy’s Type 054P frigate was launched by China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on 22nd August.

The Pakistan Navy ordered four Type 054As; the first contract was signed for the first two frigates in 2017, the last two orders were announced on 1 June 2018 as well. All for ships are expected and scheduled to enter service for Pakistan Navy by 2021.

The steel-cutting ceremony for the second Type 054A frigate for the Pakistan Navy (PN) was held in China on 19 December 2018, marking the beginning of construction of the vessel at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.

On November 1, 2019, China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding held a steel cutting ceremony for the Pakistan Navy’s third and fourth Type 054A frigates. The induction of these vessels could significantly enhance the service’s anti-air warfare capabilities. The keel-laying ceremony for the second ship was held on March 23, 2019 at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.

Senior researcher at the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Naval Military Studies Research Institute Cao Weidong stated regarding the provision of Type 054AP Class frigates to Pakistan and their importance: “it seems 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… I believe the reason they chose our (frigate) type is that ours is one of the few that can carry out all of the air-defence, anti-ship and anti-submarine tasks.”

Type 054 A/P class frigates :

The Type 054A/P displaces at 4,200 tons. It was designed as a multi-mission platform capable of anti-ship warfare (AShW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-air warfare (AAW). It currently serves as the mainstay frigate of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which operates 30 Type 054As.

The ships Pakistan is getting are similar to their PLAN counterparts, except they make use of export-grade versions of key subsystems and weapons. Pakistan’s Type 054A/Ps will house a 32-cell vertical launch system (VLS) carrying the LY-80N medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM), two triple ASW torpedo tubes, and a possibly different AShW capability.

Official illustrations of the Type 054A/P in 2018 showed either a two-by-three or two-by-two cell suite for anti-ship cruising missiles (ASCM). This modification could be for compatibility with Pakistan’s locally manufactured ‘Harbah’ dual-ASCM/land-attack cruise missiles (LACM). If derived from the Babur LACM (which is likely), the Harbah ASCM/LACM should have a range of 450 km to 700 km-plus.

Chinese Shipyards Launch First Type 054A Class Frigate for Pakistan’s Navy

Chinese shipyards have launched the first of four Type 054AP Class frigates ordered by the Pakistani Navy, which placed an order for four ships in June 2018 to bolster

militarywatchmagazine.com

Hudong Zhonghua launches 1st Type 054 A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy - Naval News

The Pakistan Navy’s Type 054P frigate was launched by China's Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on 22nd August.

navalnews.net

 

[Nasr]

An amazing sight to see Pakistan Navy's first Type-054AP being launched. It is pivotal for Pakistan to build up a strong navy, if it is to see through a full spectrum success of CPEC. I hope and pray to Allah Subhanahu Wata'aalah that Pakistan propels it's economy to robustness and prosperity for all Pakistanis. And with it, strengthening Pakistan Navy's build up, fielding Hypersonic Missiles on its frigates, destroyers and submarines, in-sha-Allah.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @开心包子铺 from Weibo

 

[hussain0216]

Is this ready

When will it reach Pakistan?

 

[PakShaheen79]

The induction of Type-054A will address a critical gap in PN's surface fleet protection. Medium range SAM coupled with other assets (AWACS etc) will keep Indian Mig-29Ks at bay. But PN will have to keep expanding the protected envelop for surface fleet against aerial threats through enhancing both quantity and quality of similar/more advanced platforms.

 

[Sunny4pak]

Is this ready

When will it reach Pakistan?

It will go through weapon & system integration then test and trials before handed over to Pak Navy. first two are expected to be inducted in Pak navy by March 2021

 

[Sunny4pak]

Type 054AP Launching & JMICC August 2020

@Imran Khan Thanks Sir Je for the positive rating. Stay blessed.

 

[Imran Khan]

@Imran Khan Thanks Sir Je for the positive rating. Stay blessed.

Ap aik or le leen sir

 

[Sunny4pak]

Ap aik or le leen sir

Oooops, aaj sir, type 054 ki khushi mein ratings baant rahay hain kia?

 

[Imran Khan]

Oooops, aaj sir, type 054 ki khushi mein ratings baant rahay hain kia?

Ap bhi de sakty hain ab janab keep press like button and see ratings

 

[aziqbal]

what does the banner say

inside the stage area

Type 054A/P and then F22 then something in Chinese ?

 

[LKJ86]

Via @利刃斩海飞剪艏 from Weibo

 

[jaybird]

what does the banner say

inside the stage area

Type 054A/P and then F22 then something in Chinese ?

后续- 054A/P (F-22P Follow-up ship) Or F22P Batch II.

Just like the banner from the Steel-cutting Ceremony a while back. But this time is launch Ceremony instead.