Pakistan Starts Building Original Patrol Boat Plus

On October 06, Karachi Shipyards & Engineering Works (KSEW) cut the steel of the first of potentially 20 new 38.8 metre patrol boats for the Pakistan Navy (PN).

According to the PN, the patrol boat is an indigenous design. In fact, one of the lead entities participating in the program is the PN’s in-house design bureau, the Naval Research and Development Institute (NRDI).