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Shivalik-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
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Length
Single source144 m (472 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shivalik-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
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| Name | Shivalik class[source] | — |
| Builders | Mazagon Dock Limited[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Talwar class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
35 officers + 222 sailors
Single source257 (35 officers + 222 sailors)[source]
2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines ( each) 2 × GE LM2500+ (
Single sourceeach
Single source2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines (11,300 kW each) 2 × GE LM2500+ (25,100 kW each)[source]
CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Nilgiri class[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Cost | 650 Million USD[source] | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Planned | 50[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | CODOG[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar :- 1 x Fregat M2EM 3-D radar (Surface & Air) 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR 2 × Elta EL/M 2221 STGR 1 × BEL APARNA Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar Thales Sintra active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | BEL Ellora electronic warfare suite Decoy:- 4 x Kavach decoy launchers[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | Anti-air missiles: 1 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launcher (24 missiles) 32-cell VLS for Barak 1 point-defence surface-to-air missiles Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 8 × VLS launched BrahMos , anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 × AK-630 CIWS 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters.[source] | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Country of origin | India[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
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