Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 Larkana: 180 tons [40] Hovercraft Hovercraft: 14 United Kingdom: 10 tons Hovercraft are mostly used by Pakistan navy marines & SSG(N).
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 ]
222 ASW Squadron also known as the Stingrays is a helicopter squadron from the Pakistan Naval Air Arm which specializes in Anti-submarine warfare.It is stationed at PNS Mehran in Karachi and flies Harbin Z-9EC helicopters out of its home base and various ships of the Pakistan Navy.
28 Squadron was formed at PNS Mehran between 1996 and 1997 when the first batch of three Orions were inducted. In 2020, the navy initiated its LRMPA modernization program under which the P-3C Orions of 28 squadron would be replaced with 10 militarized versions of the Embraer Lineage-1000 jets also known as Sea Sultans.
111 ASW Squadron also known by their nickname the Sharks is a helicopter squadron of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm. It is based at PNS Mehran and operates Westland Sea King helicopters deployed aboard various ships of the Pakistan Navy. The squadron was established in September 1974 at its home base as an Anti-submarine warfare squadron. [1] [2] [3]
The squadron was established in 1970 when Pakistan started talks with the UK for two Whitby-class frigates for which Aérospatiale was to provide four SA-316s.While the deal for the Whitby class frigates was scrapped, Pakistan still went ahead with the acquisition of SA-319s for which 4 pilots were sent to France for training on the chopper.
The Pakistan Navy's NHQ is a command post of the Pakistan Navy where the secretariat of the Chief of the Naval Staff functions to ensure the ceremonial and operational command of the navy.: 86–87 [6] There are three chief of staff branches that composed of multiple offices to oversee the administrative operations of the navy. [7]