F-22P
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F-22P Model |
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| People's Republic of China |  |
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| Operators: | Pakistan Navy |
| Preceding class: | Type 053H3 frigate |
| Following class: | Type 054 frigate |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2500 tons |
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| Draught: | Unknown |
| Speed: | 29 knots maximum |
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| Armament: | 8 x YJ-83 SSM in 2 x 4-cell box launchers 1 x 8-cell FM-90 Surface-to-air missile system 1 x AK-176M 76.2mm Main Gun 2 x 30mm Close-in-Weapons System (CIWS) |
| Aircraft complement: | Harbin Z-9EC |
| Aircraft facilities: | Hangar |
The F-22P is an improved version of the Chinese Type 053H3 frigate currently on order by the Pakistan Navy (PN). The first ship is expected to be delivered to the PN in 2008 with the remainder by 2013. The last F-22P will be built by Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW). China and Pakistan finalized the $750mn deal last year - it also includes 4-6 Z-9EC helicopters as well as ammunition for the frigates. The first ship has been named the PNS Zulfiqar.
The Zulfiqar Class is armed with 8 C-802 surface-to-surface and 8 FM-90 (improved HQ-7) surface-to-air missiles. However the F-22P uses the Russian AK-176M 76.2mm as its main gun, instead of Chinese 100mm counterpart. Physically the F-22P has a stealthier platform as it uses some of the Type 054 frigate's Radar Cross Sectional (RCS) reduction concepts.
