The Tughril-class frigates, formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates, are a series of modified guided-missile frigates built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), for the Pakistan Navy.[7] The Type 054A/P is a modified derivative of the Type 054A frigate and was specifically customised to meet the operational requirements of the Pakistan Navy; the class features several capabilities - including anti-surface warfare (ASuW), anti-aircraft warfare (AAW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and low radar observability.[8] The frigates are poised to form the mainstay of the Pakistan Navy's active naval fleet.[9] The class is also set to supplant Pakistan's obsolete Tariq-class destroyers.[10]
Pakistan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered four frigates - two in 2017 and an additional two in 2018, as part of the Pakistan Navy's collective efforts to augment its capabilities in naval warfare.[11][12] All four ships of the class have been commissioned. The first two, Tughril and Taimur, were commissioned in January and June 2022, respectively while the last two, Tippu Sultan and Shah Jahan were commissioned in May 2023
Type Guided-missile frigateDisplacement 4,200 t (4,100 long tons)Length 134 m (439 ft 8 in)Beam 16 m (52 ft 6 in)Propulsion
CODAD4 × Shaanxi Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesel engines (Each producing 5700 kW)Speed 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)Range 8,025 nmi (14,862 km; 9,235 mi)Complement 165Sensors andprocessing systems
Radar :-SR2410C AESA radar.Type 517 (SUR17B) VHF air-search radar.Type 344 fire-control radar (for SSM)4 × MR-90 Front Dome (for SAM)MR-36A surface-surveillance radarType 347G fire-control radar (for H/PJ-26 naval gun)2 × Racal RM-1290 I Band navigation radarSonar :-MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar systemH/SJG-206 towed array sonarCommunications :-ZKJ-5 combat data-system (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC)HN-900 data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11)SNTI-240 SATCOMAKD5000S Ku-band SATCOMElectronic warfare& decoys
Type 922-1 radar warning receiver (RWR)HZ-100 ECM/ELINT systemKashtan-3 missile jamming systemArmament
Anti-air warfare :-1 × 32-cell VLSLY-80N surface-to-air missilesAnti-surface warfare :-2 x 2-cell CM-302 anti-ship missilesAnti-submarine warfare :-2 × Type 87 anti-submarine rocket launcher2 x Yu-7 anti-submarine torpedo launchersGuns :-1 × 76mm H/PJ-26 naval gun2 x Type 1130 CIWSDecoys :-2 × Type 726-4 decoy-launchersAircraft carried 1 x Harbin Z-9EC (equipped with CM-501GA land-attack missile)Aviation facilities Flight deck and enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating Harbin Z-9 (or) Kamov Ka-27.[4]Notes
Pakistan-specific variant of Type 054A frigate.[5]Most technologically-sophisticated warships ever exported by China to date.[6]
