Pakistan Looking To Expand Its Tiny Navy

Dec 19, 2020

Pakistan Navy’s tiny surface fleet is looking to expand and challenge India. PNS Tabuk, a corvette of about 2,300 tonnes, was commissioned on November 12.

New Delhi: The Pakistan Navy’s tiny surface fleet is looking to expand and challenge India. PNS Tabuk, a corvette of about 2,300 tonnes, was commissioned on November 12 and left for Karachi, Pakistan’s only major port from Port Constanta in Romania.

• Pakistan is also looking at two mine-counter vessels from Holland. Pakistan Navy officers looked at two ships, the Haarlem and the Middelburg, earlier this year.
• There is also talk of the Pakistan Navy acquiring three hovercrafts from Britain. This is the Griffon 2400TD, for coastal security.
• Meanwhile, PNS Hamza, an Agosta-class submarine, with the Pakistan Navy for over a decade, has problems with its sonar (used to look for ships on the surface) is causing problems. Pakistan has asked a Turkish firm to sort out the problems.

Courtesy: Opera News/TNN