New construction halls and dry dock in Karachi are taking shape. Although official details are scarce, we understand that the new site will be for the local construction of Type-039B AIP submarines for the Pakistan Navy.
Here is NavalNews.com's August Monthly Recap. There was a lot happening in the Asia Pacific region this past month: China's new LHD, Korea's aircraft carrier plans, RIMPAC 2020 and China launching a frigate for Pakistan.
Pakistan signed a first contract for the delivery two Type 054 A/P frigates in 2017. ...
On July 13 the Pakistani Navy held a ceremony in Karachi to mark the induction of its newest corvette, the PNS Yarmook. Preparations for the ceremony were observed from an unusual perspective.
The keel laying ceremony of the first MILGEM type corvette for Pakistan Navy was held on June 4 at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey.
A keel laying ceremony for the second Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy was held at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China on March 23rd.
The Pakistan Navy has commissioned a 2300 Tonnes Corvette PNS YARMOOK (F-271) – a Damen OPV 1900 – in a ceremony held at Constanta Port, Romania on 13th February 2020.
A steel cutting ceremony for the final two Type 054 A/P Frigates for Pakistan Navy was held at Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China on November 1st.
Here is NavalNews.com's eighth monthly report (September 2019). Naval News Monthly Reports are video round ups of the most read naval defense news articles we published in the past month.
Pakistan Navy Chief OF Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi and the President of the Turkish Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan jointly cut the first steel of the first Milgem class warship for Pakistan. The ceremony was held on 29th September 2019 in Istanbul Naval Shipyard.
