Azmat-class fast attack craft
Chinese-Pakistani surface vessel for the Pakistan Navy
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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]
- China State Shipbuilding Corp. (Designer)
- Maritime Technologies Complex (Designer)
- Xingang Shipyard, China
- KSEW Ltd, Pakistan
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Azmat class |
| Builders |
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| Operators | Pakistan Navy |
| Subclasses | Type 037II Houjian |
| Cost | |
| Built | 2011–2019 |
| In service | 2012 – present |
| In commission | 2012– present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft[2] |
| Displacement | 560 tons (standard) 673 tons (PNS Haibat) |
| Length | 63 m (206 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) |
| Complement | 15, 5 officers, 10 enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
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
| 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] |