#EXCLUSIVE
: The delivery of 2 former Royal Netherlands 🇳🇱 Navy
#Tripartite
Class Minehunters to the Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy is underway. The ships, HNLMS Middelburg (M858) & HNLMS Haarlem (M853), were loaded onto the UHL FAME on the 21st of Sep at the Port of
#Zeebrugge
, Belgium 🇧🇪.
Pakistan Army's 🇵🇰 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams have evacuated 2 survivors alive , trapped under the rubble for more than 48 hours in Adyıaman
#T
ürkiye 🇹🇷. Pakistani Teams are on ground and assisting in the Search & Rescue efforts.
#Turkeyearthquake
#EXCLUSIVE
: China 🇨🇳 has started production of the CHD620 Marine Diesel Engines for Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Type 039B (HANGOR) Class SSKs, which are currently under construction at both Wuchang & Karachi Shipyards. This confirms the earlier rumors of 🇵🇰 accepting 🇨🇳-made engines.
#EXCLUSIVE
| "In this month we will be discussing with our Pakistani counterparts to officially include Pakistan in our National Fighter Jet Program,
#KAAN
."
Dr. Celal Sami TÜFEKCİ, Deputy Minister of National Defence for
#Turkiye
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan is indigenously developing the FATAH-III and FATAH-IV Guided Multi Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) with 450 KM and 700 KM ranges respectively.
#EXCLUSIVE
: First-ever public appearance of the MIRV-capable ABABEEL surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile system. ABABEEL is South Asia’s first MIRV-capable ballistic missile with a range of 2,200 kilometres.
#EXCLUSIVE
| Pakistan's Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has awarded the contract to
@ShipyardKarachi
for the construction of the first Jinnah Class Frigate for Pakistan Navy. Jinnah Class will be the country's first ever indigenously designed and built frigate.
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy and Indonesian 🇮🇩 Navy Marines recently conducted a joint training exercise, KERIS TALWAR 2023, at Nathiagali Firing Range, Karachi, Pakistan.
President Dr. Arif Alvi on Thursday visited the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (
#POF
) in Wah wherein he urged the need to focus on Research and Development (R&D), bring innovation and modernization and adopt best practices to further improve its efficiency and productivity.
#MadeInPakistan
Shahpar-II Block II, designed & developed by GIDS, is a medium-altitude, long-endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with armed capability. In Armed configuration, the UAV is equipped with a total of 4 AGMs with 2 x AGMs of 45 KG under each wing station.
The Royal Thai 🇹🇭 Navy is communicating with its counterpart in
#Pakistan
🇵🇰, which has also procured the Type 039
#Yuan
Class submarine, regarding their experience with the
#Chinese
🇨🇳
#CHD620
Marine Diesel Engine, said Thai Navy Chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet.
#EXCLUSIVE
| Pakistan 🇵🇰 and Turkiye 🇹🇷 are considering joint development of submarines, revealed Pakistan's Secretary for Defence Production in an interview with
@anadoluagency
. He added that much work has already been done in submarines & shipbuilding.
The Azerbaijan Army contingent marching proudly in the Pakistan Day Parade celebrating the enduring friendship between Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
#PakAzerbaijanFriendship
Good Morning from Yokohama 🇯🇵 Naval Port where the Japanese Navy's 70th Anniversary International Fleet Review is in progress. Japanese people are taking keen interest in PN ships and the wait time for the ship tour is reportedly 3 hours with long queues of people waiting.
Pakistan Navy Special Service Group SSG(N) participated in bilateral Special Operations Forces (SOF) Exercise ‘AYYILDIZ-2023’ with Turkish Su Alti Taarruz (SAT) at Istanbul, Turkey.
Pakistan's private aerospace company,
@woot_tech
, has introduced a new loitering munition, the Xpear MX-150. The drone is designed for precision strikes & reconnaissance. Its compact size & manoeuvrability make it a cost-effective solution for modern military operations.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy has signed a contract with KS&EW (Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works) for the production and procurement of an unspecific number of indigenously designed and locally built Gun Boats.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's first MILGEM / BABUR Class Corvette, PNS BABUR (F-280), has been outfitted with the state-of-the-art Leonardo 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) naval gun system.
The Pakistan Navy has today officially inducted its 5th
#ATR
72-500 Aircraft in a ceremony at Mehran Naval Air Station,
#Karachi
. The aircraft will be utilized to undertake ferry, logistics support, Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC), General Evacuation (GENEVAC) and training missions.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Under the scope of Pakistan Navy's MILGEM Project, a hands on training workshop was conducted for the personnel of Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW) at Istanbul Shipyard, Türkiye 🇹🇷 from 27th March to 7th April 2023. PNS BABUR (F-280) also visible here.
Prime Minister 🇵🇰 Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish 🇹🇷 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have jointly launched Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's third Babur Class Corvette, PNS KHAIBAR (282), at the Istanbul 🇹🇷 Naval Shipyard.
#EXCLUSIVE
| Pakistan's National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) is developing a large-size Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) named "Haider-e-Karrar" for use by the Pakistan Military. The RCV will be equipped with a state-of-the-art 12.7 mm Remote Weapon Station (RWS).
#BREAKING
: Reports coming from India 🇮🇳 of a possible mid-air collision between an Indian 🇮🇳 Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI and Mirage 2000 during a training exercise in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. A search and rescue operation is underway. More details awaited.
Pakistani 🇵🇰 and Turkish 🇹🇷 Naval Special Forces took part in a weeklong joint exercise, Sitara-e-Hilal 2022, at the Naval Special Operations Training Centre (NSOTC), Karachi.
PNS BABUR (F-280), the lead ship of the
#BABUR
(PN MILGEM) Class Corvettes, for the
@PakistanNavy
, currently undergoing sea trials in the Marmara Sea was saluted by Turkish Navy's P72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft!
#EXCLUSIVE
picture of
@PakistanNavy
's YARMOOK Class OPV, PNS TABUK (F-272), armed with a 30 mm SMASH Remote Controlled Stabilized Naval Gun System from
@aselsan
.
EXERCISE SEA THUNDER V 2022 🇵🇰🇮🇩
The Indonesian 🇮🇩 Navy's Frog Troop Command (Kopaska TNI AL) and Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Special Service Group (SSG-N) are holding the SEA THUNDER V Joint Exercise (Latma) from 7 to 16 November held in Jakarta and the Thousand Islands.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Air Force Chooses MAK Technologies to Provide MAK ONE Software for Composite Simulation Centre’s Synthetic Battlefield Environment.
#EXCLUSIVE
: The Qatari Ministry of Defence has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoU) with its Pakistani counterpart, outlining the technical arrangements for the provision of ships by the Pakistan Navy for seaward security throughout the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
A Thread on SHARK-ONE Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)
SHARK-ONE is a surface/sub-surface
#UUV
developed by
#Pakistan
-based Defence Company,
#SoluNox
. The UUV utilizes the company's proprietary Loitering Electrically Energized Detonation System (LEEDS).
Visuals from the launching ceremony of Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's third Babur Class Corvette, PNS KHAIBAR (282), at the Istanbul 🇹🇷 Naval Shipyard.
@RTErdogan
&
@CMShehbaz
are present on the occasion.
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy has commissioned the last 2 Type 054A/P (Tughril Class) FFGs into the fleet. The commissioning ceremony of PNS TIPU SULTAN (F-263) & PNS SHAH JAHAN (F-264) was held in Shanghai, with Pakistan 🇵🇰 Naval Chief, Admiral M Ajmad Khan Niazi, as the Chief Guest.
Ex Belgian 🇧🇪 Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (Previous Reg: CH-04) in Pakistan 🇵🇰 Air Force colors bearing the new Reg: 4467. The aircraft is currently parked inside a Hanger at Melsbroek Air Base.
📸 :
@FHAeromedia
Both the System Defence MFR56 Light Machine Gun (LMG) and the R56 Rifle were on display at Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) pavilion at
#IDEAS2022
. This suggests ToT and local production for Pakistan Armed Forces and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
[English] 18/06/2023
"MFR56"
(Apparently I missed this one)
On May 30 2023, Philippine Marine Corps officially received 160 unit of Turkish-made System Defense "MFR56". A 5.56x45 mm NATO LMG for their squad automatic weapons requirement.
(📸 / 📹 Edwin Año)
[1/3]
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Replenishment Oiler, PNS NASR (A-47), carrying 1,000 tons of relief items has reached Syria 🇸🇾. The consignment includes blankets, generators, dry rations, medicines & clothing for Syria 🇸🇾. After unloading the aid in Syria, the ship will move to Turkiye 🇹🇷.
A Thread 🧵 on DESTO/GIDS 🇵🇰 Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS)
IEWS is an indigenously designed & developed wideband spectrum scanning, interception, analysis, direction finding & jamming solution for comm signals/emitters in the frequency range from 30 MHz to 6 GHz.
A Thread 🧵 on Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Zulfiquar Class (F-22P) Guided Missile Frigates
The Zulfiquar Class frigate is a class of 3,000t multi-mission guided missile frigates, in service with the Pakistan Navy. It is based on a customized model of the Chinese design, the Type 053H3.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Replenishment Oiler, PNS NASR (A-47), carrying 1,000 tons of relief items has departed from Karachi for Türkiye 🇹🇷 & Syria 🇸🇾. PNS Nasr will reach Türkiye’s 🇹🇷 Mersin Port in 14 days, and after a two-day stay there, it will proceed to Syria 🇸🇾.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's last 2 Type 054A/P (Tughril Class) FFGs are ready for commissioning into the fleet. The commissioning ceremony of PNS TIPU SULTAN (F-263) & PNS SHAH JAHAN (F-264) will be held in Shanghai, with Naval Chief Admiral M Ajmad Khan Niazi as chief guest.
A model of the Chengdu J-10CE Multirole Combat Aircraft on display at the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) Pavilion at the Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok. 🇹🇭🇨🇳
#DS2023
The People's Liberation Army contingent proudly participating in the Pakistan Day Parade, symbolizing the strong bond between the two nations.
#PakChinaFriendship
UN
@Insarag
certified Pakistan 🇵🇰 Rescue Team 1122 has handed over it's Team tents to the people of
#Adiyaman
,
#Turkiye
🇹🇷. The team has completed its rescue mission in Türkiye 🇹🇷 and will return home soon. We thank all the team members for their dedication and commitment.
Pakistan strongly condemns the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran. This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is completely unacceptable, and Pakistan reserves the right to respond against this aggression.
#EXCLUSIVE
video of PNS TAIMUR launching Anti-Submarine Depth Charges during
#AMAN2023
. This is the first (publicly known) instance of Weapon Firing from TUGHRIL Class FFGs.
#BREAKING
In a significant development, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has issued directives to
#Pakistani
Airlines, mandating the avoidance of
#Iranian
airspace. Consequently,
#Pakistan
-bound flights are now instructed to utilize the designated air corridor over
#Oman
.
Defence Adviser Pakistan High Commission Nigeria presenting indigenously designed and developed systems, like UAVs, Counter UAV and EW Systems, to the Defence Space Administration of Nigeria.
PNS BABUR (F-280), the lead ship of the
#BABUR
(PN MILGEM) Class Corvettes, for the Pakistan Navy, is currently undergoing sea trials in the Marmara Sea.
Pictures via
@en_balci
#EXCLUSIVE
: Philippine 🇵🇭 Navy provided Medical Assistance to 2 Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy Personnel injured on board PNS SHAMSHEER as it traversed through the waters of Ilocos Sur on Friday, October 21st, 2022.
Wingz Freefall Simulator designed and developed by the Research & Development Establishment (RDE) in collaboration with Microvision, as per training protocols of the Special Service Group (SSG) Commandos of the Pakistan 🇵🇰 Army.
Naval Modernisation at Its Pinnacle!
In just this year, the Pakistan Navy has commissioned three modern and highly capable warships. This marks a remarkable transformation, as it evolves from a small coastal defence force into a prominent naval power in the region.
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Ordinance Factories (POF) CW39 assault rifle compared to a Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 56-1. CW39, which stands for “Combat Weapon chambered for 7.62×39”, is derived from the BW20 rifle family and designed primarily to replace the Chinese Type 56 rifle.
PNS BABUR (F-280), the flagship of the
#BABUR
(PN MILGEM) Class Corvettes, has been commissioned into the
#PakistanNavy
Fleet in a ceremony held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard.
#EXCLUSIVE
Pictures of Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's last 2 Type 054A/P (Tughril Class) FFGs, PNS TIPU SULTAN (F-263) & PNS SHAH JAHAN (F-264), from Shanghai 🇨🇳. All weapons and sub systems appear to have been integrated and ships ready to be handed over to PN. 🇵🇰 Flag on F-264 (Pic 3)?
The Chinese PLA Navy's Type 054A Frigate Linyi (547) and the Pakistan Navy's F-22P Frigate PNS Saif (FFG-253) formed a task group and launched the first-ever joint patrol in waters around major maritime routes and port channels in the northern Arabian Sea.
"Pakistan reserves the right to respond to this illegal act. The responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran." -
@ForeignOfficePk
For all those who said Pakistan will not respond!
Pakistan 🇵🇰 and China 🇨🇳 to hold a major joint naval exercise, Sea Guardians 3, next month in the North Arabian Sea. The exercise will focus on formation movements, inspection & capture, mutual landing of helicopters, joint search & rescue, as well as anti-submarine operations.
#EXCLUSIVE
: Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's 4th Type 054A/P (Tughril Class) FFG, PNS SHAH JAHAN (F-264), photographed at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai. All primary sensors and systems have been integrated into the frigate. Expected to be delivered to PN this year after sea trials.
#MadeInPakistan
TAIMUR (or TAIMOOR) Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) is a stand-off anti-ship and land attack missile developed by Pakistan's premier defence conglomerate,
#GIDS
. It has been designed as a jet-launched missile for air-to-surface missions.
GIDS 🇵🇰 Expendable Mobile ASW Training Target (EMATT)
The Expendable Mobile ASW Training Target (EMATT) is an indigenously designed & developed system used as a target for Anti-Submarine Warfare training in the sea for ASW teams of the Pakistan Navy.
The delegation led by the Chief of the General Staff of the
#Azerbaijan
🇦🇿 Army visited the headquarters of the
#Pakistani
Defence Conglomerate, Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS).
#EXCLUSIVE
: Keel Laying of the 5th
#HANGOR
Class Submarine for Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy, PNS/M TASNIM, and Steel Cutting Ceremony for the 6th submarine of the same class is expected to be held at the end of the current month at Karachi Shipyards & Engineering Works.
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy's Replenishment Oiler, PNS NASR (A-47), carrying relief items, including tents & blankets, has reached Turkiye's 🇹🇷 Mersin Port. Upon arrival, the ship was received by the Governor of Mersin, Amb of Pakistan to Turkiye, and Turkish Naval & Gov Officials. 🇵🇰🇹🇷
#EXCLUSIVE
: Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, met with the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan.
#EXCLUSIVE
| Pakistan Navy has commissioned the Ferry Ship, PNS BALOCHISTAN, into its fleet making it the 4th Ship to be inducted this year. The commissioning ceremony was held in Karachi and attended by the former Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi.
#Karachi
Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW) will launch the 4th & final
#BABUR
(PN MILGEM) Class Corvette, PNS TARIQ (F-283), on Wednesday, 2nd of July. The launching ceremony will be attended by senior Naval & Govt officials from
#Pakistan
🇵🇰 &
#T
ürkiye 🇹🇷.
Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy celebrates HANGOR DAY on 9th December to honor the unmatched courage and unwavering commitment of Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy’s Submarine, PNS/M
#HANGOR
(S-131), during the 1971 War. PNS/M HANGOR sunk Indian 🇮🇳 Navy Ship
#Khukari
and crippled Indian 🇮🇳 Navy Ship
#Kirpan
.