Pakistan Navy currently operates around 114 naval vessels including submarines, frigates, destroyers and patrol boats. With major acquisitions like Chinese Type 054A frigates and Turkish MILGEM corvettes, they’re seriously upgrading their maritime capabilities yaar.
The fleet includes everything from French Agosta-90B submarines to locally built Azmat-class fast attack crafts. Honestly, their submarine force is quite impressive with 8 operational subs.
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Submarine Fleet – The Underwater Force
Pakistan Navy’s submarine arm is their strongest component matlab. They operate 8 submarines total – 3 Agosta-90B submarines (Khalid, Saad, Hamza) built by France and 5 Agosta-70 class subs.
The Agosta-90B subs are equipped with MESMA Air Independent Propulsion system, giving them extended underwater endurance. These submarines can stay submerged for weeks without surfacing.
- 3 x Agosta-90B submarines with AIP technology
- 5 x Agosta-70 class conventional submarines
- 8 x Chinese Hangor-class submarines on order (delivery by 2028)
Surface Fleet – Frigates and Destroyers
The surface fleet consists of frigates, destroyers and corvettes. Their newest additions are 4 Type 054A/P frigates (PNS Tughril, PNS Taimur, PNS Tariq, PNS Babur) delivered by China between 2022-2024.
These Type 054A frigates are serious warships bhai – equipped with HQ-16 surface-to-air missiles, C-802A anti-ship missiles, and advanced radar systems. Each costs around $350 million (₹2,900 crores approximately).
- 4 x Type 054A/P frigates from China
- 1 x Type 21 frigate (PNS Babur)
- 4 x F-22P Zulfiqar-class frigates
- 4 x MILGEM corvettes from Turkey (2 delivered, 2 building)
Fast Attack Crafts and Patrol Boats
Pakistan Navy operates several classes of fast attack crafts and missile boats. The Azmat-class is their latest indigenous design built at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works.
These Azmat-class boats are armed with C-802A anti-ship missiles and can reach speeds of 30+ knots. Pretty decent for coastal defense operations.
- 4 x Azmat-class fast attack crafts
- 6 x Jalalat-class fast gunboats
- 12 x Shanghai-class gunboats
- Multiple patrol boats and coastal vessels
Naval Aviation and Special Forces
Pakistan Naval Aviation operates from PNS Mehran (Karachi) with anti-submarine warfare aircraft, maritime patrol planes, and helicopters. Their main aircraft include ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Sea King helicopters.
The Special Service Group Navy (SSG-N) is their elite naval commando force, similar to our MARCOS. They’re trained for underwater demolition, coastal raids, and counter-terrorism operations.
Mujhe lagta hai Pakistan Navy has built a reasonably capable fleet, especially their submarine force. But honestly yaar, compared to Indian Navy’s 150+ vessels including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and nuclear submarines, they’re still playing catch-up in 2026.