The Pakistan Navy ordered four MILGEM corvettes from Turkiye in 2018. Istanbul Shipyard and KSEW split the production of these ships equally. The first ship, PNS Babur, was commissioned in 2023.
Pakistan formally inducted two new ships – PNS Babur and PNS Hunain – in a ceremony on 06 September 2024
ASFAT A.S. (Military Factory and Shipyard Management) announced that the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) lead MILGEM corvette – PNS Babur – has set sail to join the PN fleet. PNS Babur was launched from Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) for sea trials in August 2021. It…
On 15 August 2021, Istanbul Naval Shipyard launched the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first MILGEM corvette, which the PN has named PNS Babur.
On 15 August 2021, Istanbul Naval Shipyard launched the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first MILGEM corvette, which the PN has named PNS Babur.
Overview of Pakistan’s anti-ship cruising missiles (ASCM) – i.e. the Zarb, Harba and the Babur 1B. Collectively, it appears that these missiles will contribute to Pakistan’s anti-access and area-denial (A2/AD) efforts within its littoral waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
On 29 March 2018 Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that the country had successfully test-fired the Babur submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM). Stated range is 450 km.
The Pakistan Navy successfully test fired a Babur-3, a newly revealed submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) with a range of 450 km
Pakistan test-fired an improved variant of the Babur land-attack cruise missile incorporating “advanced aerodynamics and avionics…”
Pakistan's nuclear capability is often shrouded in myths of borrowed technology and foreign designs. But the reality is a far more complex and strategically calculated story of indigenous ambition, deep-seated mistrust in global alliances, and a 70-year scientific journey born from a…