On March 15, the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company Ltd launched the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) second Hangor-class submarine, PNS Shushuk, for sea trials, from its Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China.
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The ceremony was attended by senior officials from Pakistan and China, including Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami, who served as the chief guest.
The lead boat, PNS Hangor, was launched from the same facility on 26 April, 2024. In January, the PN Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Adm. Naveed Ashraf, said that the boat will join the PN fleet “very soon.”
The PNS Hangor and PNS Shushuk are part of a multi-billion dollar deal Pakistan signed with China in 2015 for eight submarines (later complemented by four Type 054A/P frigates).
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