October 21, 2019

Pakistan Navy

Pakistan’s Supersonic Missile Should Work From Small Launch Platforms

by Bilal Khan - Oct 6, 2019

While one can expect the PN to configure its larger ships – such as the forthcoming Type 054A/P frigate and Jinnah-class corvette/light frigate – with the supersonic missile, the optimal scenario would be to also arm...
Pakistan to Develop a Supersonic Missile for Naval Usage

by Bilal Khan - Oct 2, 2019

According to the Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production’s disclosure for 2017-2018, the Directorate General of Munitions Production (DGMP) signed-off on the local development of a supersonic missile for the Pakistan Navy....Read More
Steel Cut for Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM Corvette

by Bilal Khan - Sep 29, 2019

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 corvettes on order as part of a $1 to $1.5 billion...
Steel Cut for the Second of Pakistan’s Four Type 054A/P Frigates

by Bilal Khan - Dec 20, 2018

On 20 December, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) held the steel-cutting ceremony of the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) second (of four) Type 054A/P multi-mission frigates....Read More
Pakistan Navy Inducts Sea King Helicopters and ATR-72 MPA

by Bilal Khan - Dec 13, 2018

On 12 December 2018, the Pakistan Navy (PN) formally inducted two refurbished, former Royal Navy Westland Sea King (one HAR3A and one HC4) naval helicopters and its first ATR-72-based maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The PN also...
IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Navy MILGEM Corvette (and Frigate?) Update

by Bilal Khan - Dec 6, 2018

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 designed, frigate. The final ship will start the ‘Jinnah-class’ line of...
Countering the BrahMos Threat (Quwa Premium Sample)

by Bilal Khan - Dec 21, 2017

Introduction Jointly developed, marketed and produced by Russia and India, the BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship cruising missile (ASCM). Weighing 2,500 kg and with an engagement range of 450 km, the Brahmos is one of India’s...
Is it finally the Pakistan Navy’s turn?

by Bilal Khan - Oct 3, 2015

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...

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This Quwa Premium report examines the viability of commercial offsets (tied to big-ticket defence purchases) in Pakistan. In this report, Quwa briefly reviews the checkered history of offset packages, especially in the developing world....
The JF-17’s air-launched rocket (CM-400AKG)

Marketed as a ‘supersonic anti-ship missile’, the CM-400AKG is among the proposed stand-off range weapon options for the JF-17 Thunder, a multi-role fighter co-produced by Pakistan and China. The CM-400AKG is marketed with a...
Pakistan Inks Contract for 4 MILGEM Ada Corvettes from Turkey

Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has formally inked a contract with Turkey’s Military Factory and Shipyard Corporation (Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme Anonim Şirketi: ASFAT A.Ş.) for the purchase of four MILGEM Ada...
Monthly Report: Pakistan Defence Review 2017

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