RAWALPINDI – Two new warships would be inducted into the fleet of the Pakistan Navy on Defense Day on September 6, said military’s media wing in a statement on Tuesday.
The Defense Day is celebrated every year on Sept. 6 to pay tribute to the soldiers who fought against India in the 1965 war.
“PNS Babar and PNS Hunain will join the fleet of Pak Navy simultaneously,” the Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement.
“PNS Babur, the first Miljum/Babar class ship to be built in Turkiye, will officially become part of the Pakistan Navy. PNS Hanin, the third offshore patrol vessel built in Romania, will also join the Pakistan Navy,” it added,
The construction of PNS Babur was begun on June 4, 2020, and it was launched on August 15, 2021, while commissioning took place on September 23, 2023.
The Babur-class corvette is a class of four heavy corvettes under construction for the Pakistan Navy. This class is a subclass of the Turkish MILGEM project.
“Four Babur class ships equipped with a vertical launching system are being inducted into the Pakistan Navy,” ISPR said.
“Under the Pak-Turkiye agreement, 2 ships are being built in Istanbul and 2 in Karachi. Three other Babur class ships PNS Badr, Tariq and Khyber are currently in various stages of preparation.”
The Babur class warships are capable of fighting above the surface, underwater, and in the air.
“The third Yarmouk-class OPV 2600 for the Pakistan Navy has also been built at Galati Shipyard in Romania,” ISPR said about PNS Hunain.
“The last two OPVs have a displacement of 2600 tons compared to the first two ships of the Yarmouk class.”