Azmat-class fast attack craft

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Class overview
NameAzmat class
Builders
OperatorsPakistan Navy
SubclassesType 037II Houjian
Cost
  • $200 million USD (4 Ships)[1]
  • ($50 million USD per unit)
Built2011–2019
In service2012 – present
In commission2012– present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeFast attack craft[2]
Displacement560 tons (standard)
673 tons (PNS Haibat)
Length63 m (206 ft 8 in)
Beam8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draught2.46 m (8 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi)
Complement15, 5 officers, 10 enlisted
Sensors &
processing systems
  • SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar
  • KH 2007 navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • RIBAT ESM System (GIDS Pakistan)
  • PJ-46 Chaff launchers
Armament
  • Guns:
  • Anti Submarine Warfare:
    • Anti Submarine Rockets (PNS Haibat)
  • Anti Ship / Land Attack:

The Azmat-class stealth fast attack craft (military designation: Azmat FAC(M))[3] is a class of missile-bearing fast attack craft, currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. The Azmat-class is based on the Chinese design, Houjian class. The Pakistani Azmat-class is the modernized version according to the requirements of Pakistan Navy.[4]

The project was jointly designed and constructed in Pakistan and China after a partnership agreement was signed between two Chinese contractors, China State Shipbuilding Corporation and the Xingang Shipyard and the Pakistan-based KSEW Ltd.[5] The Azmat-class ships are intended for deployment in maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare, search-and-rescue (SAR) and anti-piracy missions.[5]

List of vessels

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Pennant number Name Call sign Commissioned Contracting builder
1013 PNS Azmat Azmat 24 April 2012 China State Shipbuilding Corp. and Xingang Shipyard in China[6]
1014 PNS Dehshat Dehshat 12 June 2014 KSEW Ltd in Pakistan[7]
1027 PNS Himmat Himmat 29 July 2017 KSEW Ltd. in Pakistan.[8]
1028 PNS Haibat Haibat 31 March 2022
KSEW Ltd. in Pakistan.[9]

References

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