The Pakistan Navy Received Marine Assault Boats (MAB) From Poland
Through Q4 2019, the Pakistan Navy (PN) took delivery of two 12-ton Military Assault Boats (MAB) from the Polish shipbuilder Techno Marine under a transfer-of-technology (ToT) agreement signed in 2018.
According to open source export-import (EXIM) logs in Pakistan, the MAB deliveries (of the initial as well as potentially additional ships) were taking place since at least June 2019.
The PN’s contract with Techno Marine reportedly covers four 12-ton MABs for patrolling creek areas, and 14 30-ton MABs to cover the country’s coastal areas (source: PAR 5 on Pakistan Defence).
It is unclear to what extent the ToT agreement allows for Pakistan to manufacture the MABs on a turnkey basis, i.e., without material kits (KoM) from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The MABs are a new or original design, and, interestingly, are not listed in Techno Marine’s product catalogue.
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