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PAKISTAN NAVY Acquires The Fleet Of Highly Advanced CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine Helicopters To Hunt Down indian warships And submarines In indian Ocean:
PAKISTAN NAVY has acquired the fleet of Highly Advanced and Cutting-Edge CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine Helicopters to hunt down indian warships and submarines in the indian ocean.
PAKISTAN NAVY has selected the highly advanced and hi-tech CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface Warfare Helicopter for its Type 054AP Stealth Warships.
PAKISTAN NAVY has recently acquired the first Type 054A/P Stealth Warship (PNS TUGHRIL) from its Iron Brother CHINA few weeks back. Now, PAKISTAN NAVY has finally selected the CHINESE Z-9D Helicopter for its next generation stealth frigates.
PAKISTAN NAVY has previously purchased the CHINESE Z-9C Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter from its Iron Brother CHINA for its Zulfiquar Class Warships. The CHINESE Z-9D is the upgraded and modernized version of the Z-9C with a lot of added features and functionalities.
Salient Features of PAKISTAN NAVY Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter:
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Radar:
The CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine Helicopter uses the improved and revolutionary X-band KLC-3B Airborne Search Radar. The X-band KLC-3B Airborne Search Radar is also equipped with the new flat-plate antenna that can easily search the warships up to a range of 180 Kilometers in total.
The Radar can also be used for the correct target acquisition for the CM-302 Anti-Ship Cruise Missile and CM-501G Precision Attack Cruise Missile over the horizon.
The Radar can easily detect the large warships with displacement around 3,000+ Tons and it can also capture the 50 Tons displacement speedboats from more than 60 Kilometers away.
The CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters also features the Beidou Antenna on the top of the cabin that can use the Beidou Global Navigation Satellite System.
Reportedly, TRI-ARMED FORCES of PAKISTAN have also switched over the Beidou Global Satellite Navigation Satellite System, so PAKISTAN NAVY can easily deploy and designate any target by using the Beidou system.
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Dipping Sonar and Sonobuoy:
The CHINESE Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter are packed with the cutting-edge and advanced 12 Passive of dipping sonars to boost Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities. Moreover, it is also equipped with the 4 Active Sonobuoy to detect the both stealth and non-stealth submarines in deep water.
With the help of the dipping Sonar and Sonobuoy, the PAKISTAN NAVY can easily detect any intruding indian submarine in PAKISTANI Waters from a considerable distance.
Now, the indian navy has to think twice before initiating any misadventure in the Sacred maritime Frontiers of PAKISTAN.
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Radar Warning Receiver:
The PAKISTAN NAVY Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare comes with the cutting-edge Radar Warning Receiver on both sides of the nose and the tailor rotor in order to timely warn the helicopter of any emerging threat from enemy fire control radar.
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Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Antenna:
In order to timely and accurately identify the friend or foe, the PAKISTAN NAVY Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter is equipped with the dedicated Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Antenna to identify the friend or foe over the horizon.
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Weaponry Options:
The Z-9D is fully compatible to carry various types of munitions, rockets and missiles. It can carry up to two new YU-11K Anti-Submarine Warfare Torpedoes under its wings and it can also carry 4 YJ-9 Anti-Submarine Warfare Rockets under the wings.
The Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter can also carry the CM-501G Precision Attack Cruise Missile and CM-302 Anti-Ship Cruise Missile.
PAKISTAN NAVY has already selected the CHINESE CM-501G Precision Attack Cruise Missile, so chances are there that Z-9D Anti-Submarine Warfare would be armed with this lethal missile to hunt down the indian Warships and deeply submerged submarines during a potential conflict.
The CM-501G Precision Attack Cruise Missile has a total weight of 150 Kilograms and 40 KG of warhead. The missile can hit the designated target at 5-50 Kilometers in total.
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EO Turret:
The PAKISTAN NAVY Z-9D Helicopter also features the nose mounted EO Turret and a sharp and powerful search light.
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Crash Position Indicator (CPI):
The Z-9D Helicopter also comes with the Crash Position Indicators (CPI) that is installed on the starboard side of the tail boom.