According to information published by Dawn on April 22, 2022, the Pakistan Navy Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate Shamsheer visited Port Mina Salman, Bahrain, during deployment on a regional maritime security patrol.
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Zulfiquar-class PNS Shamsheer at DIMDEX 2022, Hamad port. (Picture source: Navy Recognition)
PNS Shamsheer (FFG-252) is the second F-22P Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate currently in active service with the Pakistan Navy since her commissioning in 2009.
The Zulfiquar-class frigate, also known as F-22P or in English: Sword class, is a class of multi-mission guided-missile frigates, currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. The class is based on an updated model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3.
The armory features the Chinese engineered Russian patent, AK-176M–a 76.2 mm caliber– being the main artillery gun with the distinction that the Chinese variant adopts the stealth turret to reduce radar cross-section.
The gun is designed to engage enemy warships, aircraft, and anti-ship missiles. In front of the main gun are two 6-cell RDC-32, the anti-submarine rocket launchers.
In addition, the warships are installed with the FM-90N "Red Flag", a Chinese-built surface-to-air missile system, fitted between the main deck and main gun.
The launchpad has eight cells each containing one missile and is fitted on the amount that can be elevated and traversed in the direction of the threat. The FM-90N can engage several targets, including supersonic and subsonic sea-skimming missiles, using different guidance modes simultaneously. The system is also designed to engage small targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
