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Pictures of PNS Zulifqar 251 and PNS Shamsheer 252 are courtesy of the =GT and xinhui from CDF
The F-22P Sword class is an improved version of the Chinese Type 053H3 frigate ordered by the Pakistan Navy (PN). The $750 million deal, finalized last year, also includes 6 Z-9EC helicopters.F-22P are armed with eight C-803 surface-to-surface and eight FM-90 (improved HQ-7) surface-to-air missiles. F-22P uses many of the Type 054 frigate's Radar Cross Sectional (RCS) reduction concepts.
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This ships have a poor air defence systems the HQ-7, it is only a copy of the Thomson-CSF Crotale missile from 1978-1979, and now again upgraded. HQ-7 was PLAN's standard ship-based air-defense SAM for over a decade, until the introduction of the more capable, longer-range HQ-9.
Pakistan should buy better the HQ-9 !
Pakistan needs destroyer sized platforms to accommodate HQ-9. Sometimes I wonder if India has made a mistake investing in expensive Brahmos AShM. Pakistan doesn't have any surface platforms worth being "Brahmosed".
Is that a guard post on the helipad? Pakistan seems really freaked out with the terror attacks.
Anonymous @ April 7, 2009 12:17 AM
That is Close-in weapon system (CIWS)
Anonymous @ April 7, 2009 12:07 AM
India’s Brahmos will face competition from the PN’s longrange C-803 SSM and C-603SSM.
To Shahen1999
Yes current SAM of F-22P do lack proper air defense capability necessary.F-22P was purchased as replacements for the older Type-21 Frigates and other warships and these are very low cost Frigates at just 750 millions with Z-9 helicopters and interest of loan. Deal was signed as Pakistan was negotiating this deal since 1990s. Pakistan will get newer and more capable frigates with advance AAW capability.
AD, I asked about the blue box on the helipad not the guns on the hangar. The competition is not between Brahmos and c-308/603 but between Brahmos vs HQ-7 and c-308/603 vs Barak1/8
Didn't meant to offend anyone. Humor is our only salvation in these difficult times. Peace Out.
Anonymous @ April 7, 2009 2:44 AM
Well I don’t know why you get the impression that someone was offended, friend as long as language is civilized you are more than welcome.
Now about your questing, I am sorry I did not got you question first time, I don’t know what it is friend but one thing is for sure that it is temporary.
I did clearly said that F-22P do lack proper air defense capability necessary. Now I think that only competition will be between CIWS Vs BrahMos and C-803 SSM/C-603 SSM vs Barak-8. Both Barak-1 and FM-90 are simply not capable of handling any thing advance.
The FM-90 has a range of about 25km. So it's between a CIWS system and a medium range missile system like the Shitl system..
I personally think that supersonic cruise missiles are not that much better than subsonic ones, they are all probably easily picked off by modern SAM systems.
i think pakistan should have gone to buy tpe 54a instesd of f-22p because it would give pakistan a
current generation of technology i.e stealth and its future could be much better than f-22p
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