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...
Pakistan Navy News Analysis & Archives
Type 054A/P: Work Progresses on Pakistan’s New Frigates
On 23 March 2020, the Pakistan Navy announced that the China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Limited (CSTC) laid the keel for Pakistan’s second Type 054A/P frigate....
Pakistan Navy Seeks Platform for Long-Range Anti-Sub Aircraft
In January 2020, the Pakistan Navy (PN) released a tender for one twin-engine jet-powered aircraft intended for conversion into a long-range maritime patrol aircraft (LRMPA).
Pakistan Navy’s Damen Corvette / Offshore Patrol Vessel
The Pakistan Navy (PN) will equip its two 2,300-ton corvettes/offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from Damen Shipyards with anti-surface, anti-air, and surveillance/intelligence gathering systems.
Pakistan Navy Officially Inducts ATR-72 MPA and LUNA NG UAV
The Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Director General of Public Relations announced that the PN inducted ATR-72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and Luna NG unmanned aerial vehicles...
Tests Scheduled for Pakistan’s First Upgraded Agosta 90B in 2020
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...
Pakistan Will Need Submarine Rescue Capabilities
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)...
Aselsan Secures €176.9 m Contract for Pakistan’s MILGEM Corvette Program
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.
Pakistan’s Naval Chief Visits Romania & Reviews Upcoming Corvette
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...
Pakistan Navy Takes Part in Multi-National Exercise in Turkey
The PNS Alamgir has been in Turkey since 09 November 2019 for a 12-day multinational maritime exercise – designated Operation Mediterranean Shield – in the...