Pakistan Navy announced that the First PN MILGEM class, multi-purpose corvette PNS BABUR 280, reached the Karachi naval base in Pakistan. The Directorate General of Public Relations of the Pakistan Navy distributed a press release stating that the first PN MILGEM class, multi-purpose corvette PNS BABUR 280, reached Karachi PN Dockyard.
A welcome ceremony was held at the dockyard, and Commander Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi was the chief guest. While addressing the ceremony, Commander Pakistan Fleet highlighted that PN MILGEM class corvettes would significantly enhance the Pakistan Navy’s capability of safeguarding the Maritime frontiers of Pakistan and reinforce the initiative of the Pakistan Navy for independently conducting Regional Maritime Security Patrols of the Indian Ocean Region. He also emphasized that the MILGEM class project is a manifestation of Pak-Türkiye defence cooperation.
Commander Pakistan Fleet acknowledged the professional competence of Istanbul Naval Shipyard and expressed confidence in the prospects of future cooperation in transferring cutting-edge Naval technology to the Pakistan Navy.
As per the MILGEM project, four Corvettes, comprising two each, will be built in Istanbul and Karachi Shipyard under Turkish Defence Ministry company ASFAT's leadership.
