Pakistan formally inducted two new ships – PNS Babur and PNS Hunain – in a ceremony on 06 September 2024
Bilal Khan
On 26 July, the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced that it took delivery of its third Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) , PNS Hunain, from Damen Group’s shipyard in Galati, Romania. As of 09 August, PNS Hunain was en-route to…
Bilal Khan
ASFAT A.S. (Military Factory and Shipyard Management) announced that the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) lead MILGEM corvett e – PNS Babur – has set sail to join the PN fleet. PNS Babur was launched from Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) for sea…
On a show on Pakistan’s state-owned television network, PTV, two retired Pakistan Navy (PN) officials – Vice Admiral Ahmed Saeed and Rear Admiral Saleem Akhtar – discussed the PN’s ongoing acquisition of Hangor-class (S26) submarines from China. Adm. Saeed…
In 2015 the PN initiated a significant program to both modernize and expand its surface and sub-surface fleets . The process started with a contract to acquire eight S26 air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarines (SSP) from China in 2015. This was followed by…
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company Ltd launched the Pakistan Navy’s first Hangor-class (S26) submarine for sea trials on 26 April 2024.
On 21 February, Damen Shipyards launched the fourth Yarmouk-class offshore patron vessel (OPV) for the Pakistan Navy (PN) from its facilities in Galati, Romania.
Pakistan’s KSEW laid the keel of its second of four Hangor submarines in production for the Pakistan Navy (PN). Eight submarines are on order.
On 25 September 2023, the Pakistan Navy (PN) signed an agreement to transfer a Type 21 frigate, the PNS Tariq, to the United Kingdom (U.K.) where it could become a floating museum.
Specifically, the PN gifted the warship to the Falls of Clyde…
Key Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant programs have started materializing, namely its Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette and Yarmouk-class Batch-II offshore patrol vessel (OPV) programs.
On September 23, the PN commissioned its first of four Babur-class multi-mission corvettes, PNS Babur, at Istanbul Shipyard. The corvettes…