Turkish defence contractor ASFAT has delivered the first MILGEM (Babur-class) corvette to the Pakistan Navy, and launched two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Turkish Navy.
As informed, the delivery ceremony of PN Babur (F-280) took place at Istanbul Naval Shipyard on 23 September. On the same day, the company launched two OPVs of Hisar class, AKHİSAR (P-1220) and KOÇHİSAR (P-1221).
The ships built will perform the basic tasks of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, search and rescue, fight against terrorism, maritime surveillance operations and maritime special operations.
Türk leventlerinin şanı ve muhkem gücü; ASFAT'ın gururu ve haklı övüncü! Türk Deniz Kuvvetlerimiz'in gücüne güç katacak, Mavi Vatan'daki hakimiyetini perçinleyecek Hisar sınıfı Açık Deniz Karakol Gemileri AKHİSAR ( P-1220) ve KOÇHİSAR (P-1221)'ın denize indirilmeleri;… pic.twitter.com/w4mjjeRCrm
Millî Savunma Bakanımız Sn. Yaşar Güler ve Pakistan Millî Savunma Bakanı Sn. Anwar Ali Hayder'ın teşrifleriyle Pakistan MİLGEM Projesi'nin 1. gemisi PNS BABUR (F-280) ‘un teslimi , Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri için inşa edilen Açık Deniz Karakol Gemileri AKHİSAR ( P-1220) ve… pic.twitter.com/U7tk5NpbD6
Pakistan Navy’s first Babur-class corvette was launched back in 2021. The contract for four Milgem-class corvettes for Pakistan Navy was signed in 2018. Under the contract, two ships were to be constructed at Istanbul Naval Shipyard and the other two at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.