Sea
Pakistan to Commission First Tughril Class Frigate
Sea
Project P-282: Pakistan Navy’s Hypersonic Weapons Program
As Pakistani military observers may have noticed in the last decade, the Pakistan Navy is being revamped, and heavily invested in, culminating in a major procurement drive that includes newer and more powerful frigates, corvettes, submarines, and maritime patrol...
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Pakistan Navy’s Babur Class Corvettes
On 15th August 2021, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as well as Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, Admiral Amjad...
Naval Aviation
Pakistan Navy procures WS-61 Sea King Helicopters from Qatar
The Governments of Pakistan and Qatar have successfully completed a military sale of the entire combat fleet of Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopters of the Qatar Emiri Air Force to the Pakistan Navy. The deal comprises of a total...
Sea
Third Pakistan Navy’s Type-054AP Guided Missile Frigate Launched
Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, China launched the third Type-054AP Guided Missile & Air Defense Frigate for the Pakistan Navy. Currently the situation for Type 054AP is Warship No. 1 has completed sea trials and will be delivered to Karachi...
Air
Predominant Weapons Systems of Pakistan Armed Forces at Pakistan Day Parade
Shahpar-II MALE UAV
The GIDS Shahpar II is a medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) tactical UAV.
Operations
It provides SATCOM & Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) roles with endurance of 14+ hours & a service ceiling of 20,000 ft.
Payloads are available for reconnaissance...
Air
Explained: Pakistan’s Missiles, Why We Test Them?
As defense analysts, this question is a no-brainer. Our missiles are an essential component of our defense strategy and provide us with round-the-clock strategic capabilities to protect our sovereignty against all aggression from the outside. So, it is only...
Sea
Chief of Naval Staff Discloses New Procurements: Shallow Water Attack Submarines, MALE UAVs & a new Helicopter Fleet
The Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi recently held a wide-ranging interview with international media network the Global Times. Although he talked about a variety of stuff, a few things that stood out...
Sea
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard launches 2nd Type-54A/P Guided Missile Frigate for Pakistan Navy
Launching ceremony of 2nd Type 054A/P Frigate for the Pakistan Navy was held in China. 1st ship was launched in August 2020. 3rd and 4th ship are under construction while 1st has completed sea trials and almost completed weapons...
Air
Pakistan procures CASC Rainbow (CAI HONG) CH-4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Pakistan has procured around 12-24 CH-4 attack and reconnaissance drones, a mixture of CH-4A (unarmed Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance, ISR versions) and CH-4B (armed attack drones, UCAV versions). Delivery of the drones began in the last week of January 2021. The...
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Pakistan Armed Forces at Glance in 2022
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