Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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PAKISTAN
Launch
of first F-22P Sword class frigate
PNS Zulifqar, the first of four F-22P Sword class
frigates ordered in 2005 from the Hudong
Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, under a US$750 million contract, was launched
on April 7. The first three frigates will be built in Shanghai, while the fourth
will be constructed in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.
The
2,250t frigates are based on the Chinese Jangwei II class, powered by two diesel
engines developing 24,000hp, for a maximum speed of 27kts and a range of
4,000nmi at 18kts. They are armed with: two triple launchers for subsonic,
120km-range C-802 Ship-to-Ship Missiles (SSMs); an octuple launcher for
13km-range HQ-7 (Crotale) Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs); a 76mm forward gun
turret; two triple launchers for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) torpedoes; and
facilities for a Z-9A Dauphin helicopter. © DAPSS S.A., 2008,
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