Overview of the Pakistan Navy’s major armament procurement activities in 2016 and a discussion of what to expect moving forward, be it short-term or long-term…
An overview of how China and Turkey have emerged to become Pakistan’s leading armament suppliers in terms of volume and technology…
The Pakistan Navy is looking to procure four to six fast attack craft missile boats for deployment at Gwadar, the country’s new deep-sea port.
The Pakistan Navy requested four Ada-class corvettes from Turkey, but what is driving the Pakistan Navy to select the MILGEM platform?
The Pakistan Navy is undergoing modernization, but new frigates are not (yet) on the horizon; are they really necessary? Or are frigates antiquated?
Pakistan & Turkey agreed to strengthen defence ties, could this mean Pakistan will hasten efforts towards buying Turkish armaments – such as the ASELPOD?
The CM-708UNB has a range of 290km. Could this missile be joining the eight new submarines Pakistan is buying from China?
The Pakistan Navy has recently test-fired a shore-based anti-ship missile (AShM) named “Zarb.” Could it be a license-built C-602 or C-802?
03 October 2015
By Bilal Khan
Compared to its sibling service arms, i.e. the Pakistan Army (PA) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF), the Pakistan Navy (PN) is, to put it politely, under-appraised. It is not that the Navy is not appreciated, but few seem…