{"id":26455,"date":"2025-11-25T00:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26455"},"modified":"2025-11-25T00:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:26:58","slug":"pakistan-navy-chief-hails-growing-defense-partnerhip-with-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=26455","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Navy chief hails growing defense partnerhip with T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This photo shows the PNS Khaibar corvette, developed by the Turkish defense industry for the Pakistan Navy, at sea in this undated photo. (AA Photo)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan’s growing defense partnership with T\u00fcrkiye has become one of the region\u2019s most prominent examples of successful technology transfer, according to Pakistan’s naval chief, who says cooperation between the duo has already “significantly strengthened” Islamabad\u2019s domestic industrial capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Pakistan\u2019s Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Naveed Ashraf said the collaboration, especially in naval shipbuilding, demonstrates how shared ambitions for self-reliance can translate into concrete industrial gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the center of this “success story,” he noted, is the joint production of MILGEM-class corvettes, one of Pakistan\u2019s largest defense projects involving a foreign partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashraf described the warship program as a “living example of this cooperation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under a 2018 agreement, Pakistan acquired four MILGEM corvettes from T\u00fcrkiye’s ASFAT: two built in T\u00fcrkiye and two constructed at Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works, a model designed specifically to transfer design, engineering and project-management expertise to Pakistan.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling the initiative a “hallmark of Pakistan-T\u00fcrkiye defense collaboration and technology sharing,” he said the program has “significantly strengthened” Pakistan\u2019s local industrial base, “paving the way for future self-reliance in naval shipbuilding.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the experience gained, he added, Islamabad and Ankara can “build on this success to explore joint development of unmanned maritime systems, underwater technologies and advanced sensors.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00fcrkiye and Pakistan\u2019s “shared commitment to self-reliance and innovation\u201d makes such partnerships “practical and mutually beneficial,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashraf also emphasized that cooperation is not only technical but strategic, noting that maritime security in the current geopolitical environment requires “cooperation against shared challenges.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We view T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s engagement in the region as complementary to our vision of a secure maritime environment for economic prosperity,\u201d he said, referring to Ankara\u2019s expanding naval influence in the Indian Ocean and East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Both navies share common goals vis-a-vis regional stability, maritime connectivity and cooperative security; our regular interactions strengthen these shared objectives,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pakistan Navy, he said, plays “a key role in ensuring regional maritime security and safeguarding the maritime domain connected with CPEC,” referring to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashraf also highlighted Pakistan\u2019s efforts to revive its blue economy, an area where he said Islamabad and Ankara “share a strong and enduring partnership.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about the second edition of the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC), held earlier this month in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, he said the event aimed to “rejuvenate\u201d maritime economic activities and showcase the country\u2019s broader “maritime potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond shipbuilding, the navy chief noted that Pakistan is “progressively incorporating\u201d emerging domains such as information dominance and cyber resilience into its training, doctrines and joint exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Collaboration with friendly navies like T\u00fcrkiye helps both sides build skills in network-centric warfare, electronic warfare operations, and modern concepts, ensuring preparedness against evolving threats,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/business\/defense\/pakistan-navy-chief-hails-growing-defense-partnerhip-with-turkiye<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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