PNS Rizwan ( A-294 ) with OTH tracking capability is a 87.2m long, 19m wide Auxiliary vessel for Surveillance, intelligence & instrumentation.
Has 3x large radomes on her deck which house large radars and other sensors for ELINT & Missile tracking.
The Pakistan Navy’s new ‘MILGEM’ type corvette PNS Babur is the first of four vessels of the class ordered from Turkey. Two of these are being built by Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) as part of efforts to expand indigenous construction capabilities. [Pakistan Navy]
The Pakistan Navy’s underwater flotilla will soon be supplemented by new Hangor class submarines of Chinese design as part of a process of ongoing force modernisation.
The Pakistan Navy’s PNS Alamgir (background) pictured operating with the United States Navy cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) in the Arabian Sea. Admiral Ashraf sees working with partner navies to achieve a secure maritime environment in the region as key to the navy’s vision. Alamgir was one of his previous commands. [US Navy]