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PAF Chief Visits Ankara as Defence Ties Await a Commitment
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu visited Turkey on an official invitation in May, meeting Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Güler and Turkish Air Force...
Retrospective: Pakistan Navy Surface Combatants (2007–2026) Pro
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Pakistan Navy MILGEM Program: Babur-Class Corvette
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,...
KSEW Cuts Steel for Pakistan’s Second MILGEM Corvette
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) held the steel-cutting ceremony for the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) second MILGEM corvette. Pakistan ordered four MILGEMs in 2018, it...
The Jinnah-Class Frigate: Pakistan’s Next-Generation Warship?
In its contract for four MILGEM warships, the Pakistan Navy (PN) also bought assistance to design its own frigate. Considering that the PN is paying...
Steel Cut for Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM Corvette
On Sunday, 29 September 2019, Istanbul Shipyard conducted the steel-cutting ceremony of the first MILGEM corvette slated for the Pakistan Navy. Pakistan has four MILGEM...
IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Navy MILGEM Corvette (and Frigate?) Update
The Pakistan Navy announced that its MILGEM purchase from Turkey’s ASFAT A.S. comprises of two parts: three anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes and a lone, domestically...