Pakistan: PNS/M HANGOR conducts maiden live weapon firing
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Pakistan Navy’s newly inducted submarine PNS/M HANGOR has successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea.
The submarine accurately engaged a designated long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile.
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf witnessed the firing.
He praised the submarine’s combat power and emphasized the strategic importance of enhancing subsurface capabilities for credible maritime deterrence.
The milestone underscores Pakistan Navy’s commitment to maintaining a modern and combat-ready force to safeguard national maritime frontiers and regional peace.
Reference Link:- https://www.radio.gov.pk/27-09-2026/pnsm-hangor-conducts-maiden-live-weapon-firing
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
