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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. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman.
Pakistan. PNS Khalid (S137) PNS Saad (S138) PNS Hamza (S139) 2,050 tons. First submarine was built in France and under the Transfer of Technology agreement the next two were built at Karachi Shipyard, Pakistan. [1][2] Being upgraded by STM, Turkey. [3][4] As of January 2023, 2 submarines have been upgraded by STM, 1 remaining.
The Tughril-class frigates, formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates, are a series of modified guided-missile frigates built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), for the Pakistan Navy. [8] The Type 054A/P is a modified derivative of the Type 054A frigate and was specifically customised to meet the operational requirements of the ...
The Pakistan Naval Air Arm (unofficially: Pakistan Naval Aviation) is the naval aviation and military administrative branch of the Pakistan Navy. [1]The naval air arm is tasked with providing configuration of all naval aviation aircraft and is responsible for conducting the land-based strike capability, fleet air defense, evacuation and extraction, search and rescue, maritime reconnaissance ...
PNS Moawin (A39), is a fleet replenishment tanker currently in service with the Pakistan Navy. Designed by the Turkish firm, STM, she was built and constructed by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] Moawin is noted for its displacement, being the largest warship ever built in Pakistan. [2][3]
PNS Khaibar (DDG-183) is the Tariq -class destroyer currently in active duty in the Surface Command of the Pakistan Navy since 1994. [ 4] Prior to be commissioned in the service of the Pakistan Navy in 1994, she served in the Royal Navy, formerly designated as HMS Arrow as a general purpose frigate. [ 5]
The Pakistan Navy Strategic Forces Command (reporting name: NSFC), is a strategic and missile formation of the Pakistan Navy. [1] Headquartered in Navy HQ in Islamabad, the strategic command controls sea-based guided and cruise missile system— both conventional and nuclear.
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]