The Pakistani Navy received its second MILGEM corvette
Pakistan Navy has received its second MILGEM-class corvette which they named PNS Khaibar during the Istanbul Naval Shipyard (ITK) commissioning ceremony.
PNS KHAIBAR News
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Naval platforms enter service as exports and builds advance
Multiple naval platforms for the Turkish Navy and partner states entered service, alongside new construction milestones and updated defence export figures.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Naval Industry Delivers Five Platforms Abroad
Türkiye marks an unofficial Maritime Day with a rare concentration of naval milestones, combining export deliveries, newbuilds and commissioning ceremonies.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
76 mm Gun Installation to Future TCG İstanbul
Turkiye continues indigenous shipbuilding activities. 76 mm gun is installed at the TCG İstanbul at the İstanbul Naval Shipyard.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan's third PN Milgem Launched
ASFAT Inc. conducted three ceremonies in a day in Istanbul. Two were about OPV projects, and the third was about the PN Milgem Project PNS Khaibar (282).
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s Third Babur Class Corvette to be Launched
ASFAT will launch Pakistan’s third Babur Class corvette PNS KHAIBAR (282), on Friday. The launching ceremony will be held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
ASFAT: The Construction of Pakistan’s PNS KHAIBAR Continues
Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc announced that the construction of PNS KHAIBAR continues within the scope of the PN MİLGEM. Pakistan acquires four vessels.
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