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The Pakistan Navy (PN) (Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ; romanized: Pākistān Bahrí'a; pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn baɦɽia]) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
The Pakistan Navy Submarine Force was established on 1 June 1964, making it one of the earliest submarine forces in South Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The creation of the Submarine Force is attributed to vice admiral Afzal Rahman Khan , who was the naval commander-in-chief at the time and played a central role in its development. [ 3 ]
Saif was subjected to the extensive sea trials conducted by the Pakistan Navy in China under Captain Zubair Shafiq on June-July 2010, and was acquired on 9 November 2010. [4] On 19 September 2010, Saif was commissioned into the military services of the Pakistan Navy with Adm. Noman Bashir overseeing her commissioning ceremony in China. [5]
In June 2019, Pakistan Navy received first two MABs from Polish shipbuilder, Techno Marine under the Transfer of Technology agreement. Remaining MABs are built in Pakistan. [37] [38] MRTP-33/35 Fast patrol craft: 2 Turkey: PNS Zarrar PNS Karrar: 120 tons Few more MRTP-33 or MRTP-35 crafts are planned. [39] Larkana-class Gun boat: 1 Pakistan ...
PNS Tariq (DDG-181) was the lead ship of the Tariq-class destroyers in the Surface Command of the Pakistan Navy that served in the military service from 1993 until 2023. Prior to being commissioned in the Pakistan Navy, she served in the Royal Navy, as general purpose frigate HMS Ambuscade.
The frigates form the mainstay of the Pakistan Navy's active naval fleet. [10] The class also supplants the obsolete Tariq-class destroyers. [11] Pakistan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered four frigates - two in 2017 and an additional two in 2018, as part of the Pakistan Navy's collective efforts to augment its capabilities in naval warfare.
The Jinnah class is a class of multi-role frigates planned for the Pakistan Navy. The class is being designed through the expertise gained by Pakistan under the Babur-class corvette (Pakistan Navy MILGEM design).
In 2010, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Numan Bashir, quoted in the media of the Navy's intention to expand its fleet by procuring additional ships. [27] In 2015, it was reported that Pakistan Navy awarded the contract to the KS&EW Ltd. to build two more Zulfiquar-class frigates, which as of September 2018 are being constructed. [28] [29]