December 16, 2019

Pakistan Navy

Tests Scheduled for Pakistan’s First Upgraded Agosta 90B in 2020

by Bilal Khan - Dec 15, 2019

Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) is planning to start the sea trials of the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first upgraded Agosta 90B submarine – PNS/M Hamza – in early 2020....Read More
Pakistan Will Need Submarine Rescue Capabilities

by Bilal Khan - Nov 19, 2019

In its 2015-2016 disclosure, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) listed the construction of a submarine rescue and salvage vessel for the Pakistan Navy (PN) at KSEW. The MoDP did not provide a specific timeline, but...
Aselsan Secures €176.9 m Contract for Pakistan’s MILGEM Corvette Program

by Bilal Khan - Nov 18, 2019

On 14 November 2019, Aselsan announced that it signed a €176.9 m contract with ASFAT A.Ş to supply subsystems for the Pakistan Navy’s MILGEM corvettes....Read More
Pakistan’s Naval Chief Visits Romania & Reviews Upcoming Corvette

by Bilal Khan - Nov 17, 2019

On 16 November 2019, the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced that the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, paid an official visit to Romania. The CNS also visited Damen Shipyards Galati, which constructed the...
Pakistan Navy Takes Part in Multi-National Exercise in Turkey

by Bilal Khan - Nov 13, 2019

The PNS Alamgir has been in Turkey since 09 November 2019 for a 12-day multinational maritime exercise – designated Operation Mediterranean Shield – in the Aegean Sea....Read More
Profile: Pakistan’s New Hangor Submarine

by Bilal Khan - Nov 11, 2019

The Pakistan Navy has eight Hangor submarines on order from China. The first four will be inducted in 2022-2023, and the last four by 2028. ...Read More
Steel Cut for 2 Pakistan Navy Type 054A/P Frigates

by Bilal Khan - Nov 3, 2019

China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) conducted the steel cutting ceremony of two Type 054A/P frigates for the Pakistan Navy (PN). The PN is slated to receive all four Type 054A/P frigates by 2021....Read More
Loaded Procurement Pipeline in Tow, The Pakistan Navy Rises (Part 1)

by Bilal Khan - Oct 29, 2019

With a relatively deep – and active – procurement roadmap of new submarines, frigates and other assets, the Pakistan Navy is aims to implement an ambitious modernization project in the next decade....Read More
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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China’s scale gives flexibility for high-tech arms development

Note: This article was previously a Quwa Premium piece, it is now freely available. On 01 February 2018 observers spotted a large cannon turret placed onboard a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 072III...
Loaded Procurement Pipeline in Tow, The Pakistan Navy Rises (Part 1)

With a relatively deep – and active – procurement roadmap of new submarines, frigates and other assets, the Pakistan Navy is aims to implement an ambitious modernization project in the next decade....Read More
AW139: The Pakistan Air Force’s New Mainstay SAR Helicopter

On 03 March 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) formally equipped the No. 88 Search-and-Rescue (SAR) squadron with two Leonardo AW139 utility helicopters. The No. 88 “Combat Support Squadron and Advanced Helicopter Training School”...
Can Offsets Work in Pakistan? (Quwa Premium Sample)

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....

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