Azmat-class fast attack craft
{{Short description|Chinese surface vessel for the Pakistan Navy}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| display title = }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Azmat class | Builders = * China State Shipbuilding Corp. | Operators = Pakistan Navy | Subclasses = Type 037II Houjian | Cost = *$200 million USD (4 Ships){{cite web |last1=Landquist |first1=Edward H. |title=Pakistani Navy's New Fast Attack Craft to be Built in China, Pakistan |url=https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/pakistani-navys-new-fast-attack-craft-to-be-built-in-china-pakistan/ |website=Defense Media Network |publisher=Defense Media Network, 2011 |access-date=6 June 2021 |location=Islamabad, Pakistan |language=en-pak |date=5 October 2011}}
| Built range = 2011–2019 | In service range = 2012 – present | In commission range = 2012– present | Total ships planned = 4 | Total ships completed = 4 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = 4 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Fast attack craft{{cite web |title=Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited |url=https://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/fast-attack-craft-missile/ |website=karachishipyard.com.pk |publisher=KESW |access-date=6 June 2021}} | Ship displacement = *560 tons (standard) | Ship length = {{convert|63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|8.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|2.46|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = * CODAD
| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} maximum | Ship range = {{convert|1000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} | Ship endurance = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 15, 5 officers, 10 enlisted | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = * SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar
| Ship EW = * RIBAT ESM System (GIDS Pakistan)
| Ship armament = * Guns:
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The Azmat-class stealth fast attack craft (military designation: Azmat FAC(M)){{cite web |title=Fast Attack Craft (Missile) – FAC(M) |url=http://www.karachishipyard.com.pk/fast-attack-craft-missile/ |website=karachishipyard.com.pk |publisher=Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited |access-date=6 June 2021}} is a class of missile-bearing fast attack craft, currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. The Azmat-class is based on the Chinese design, Houjian class. The Pakistani Azmat-class is the modernized version according to the requirements of Pakistan Navy.{{cite web |title=Pakistan Navy’s 4th Azmat-class FAC launched by Karachi Shipyard – Naval Post |url=https://navalpost.com/pakistan-navys-4th-azmat-class-fac-launched-by-karachi-shipyard/ |access-date=6 June 2021}}
The project was jointly designed and constructed in Pakistan and China after a partnership agreement was signed between two Chinese contractors, China State Shipbuilding Corporation and the Xingang Shipyard and the Pakistan-based KSEW Ltd.{{cite web |title=Azmat Class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) – Naval Technology |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/azmat-class-fast-attack-craft-missile/ |website=naval-technology.com |access-date=6 June 2021}} The Azmat-class ships are intended for deployment in maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare, search-and-rescue (SAR) and anti-piracy missions.