Turkish state-owned firm ASFAT ceremonially launched the third PN MILGEM corvette for Pakistan Navy (PN), PNS BADR (281), at Pakistan’s Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) on 20 Could 2022. The Babur-class corvette is a category of 4 corvettes underneath development for the Pakistan Navy. This class is designated from Turkish MILGEM mission. The corvette class is heavier and bigger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette, additionally outfitted with VLS. MILGEM mission is a nationwide warship program of the Republic of Turkey. Managed by the Turkish Navy, the mission goals at growing multipurpose corvettes, frigates and destroyers that may be deployed in a spread of missions.
The corvettes characteristic one OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun, one Aselsan GOKDENIZ 35mm close-in weapon system and two Aselsan STOP 25mm distant weapon stations. Though the missiles-in-question are but to divulged, it’s believed that they could truly be the Harbah anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM), at present in service with the Pakistan Navy. As for its anti-air warfare (AAW) capabilities, the Pakistan Navy revealed that it had chosen the Albatros NG surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA. The Albatros NG – a variant of the CAMM-ER naval anti-air missile, options an approximate vary of over 40 km (25 mi).
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The PN MILGEM class is provided with the SMART-S Mk2 passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar, license manufactured by Aselsan. The SMART-S Mk2 is a three-dimensional, multi-beam, long-range suraface/aerial surveillance radar, that includes an azimuth of 360o, with the aptitude to trace each aerial and floor targets – at ranges of roughly 250 km (160 mi) and 80 km (50 mi). The category additionally options the Aselsan ALPER low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPI) – for detecting and monitoring each aerial and floor targets. The corvettes characteristic the Meteksan YAKAMOS sonar system, as its major sonar suite.
Babur-class corvette can be one of the technologically superior floor platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet. By September 2018, some particulars have emerged that corvettes for Pakistan Navy can have CODAD propulsion system as a substitute of CODAG, thus growing the ocean endurance from 10 to fifteen days. Additional, the primary vessel is deliberate to be constructed in 54 months and the remaining vessels can be constructed in 60, 66 and 72 months, respectively.The propulsion system for all of the MILGEM ships consist of 1 LM2500 gasoline turbine in a mixed diesel and gasoline turbine configuration with two diesel engines; complete propulsion energy is 31,600 kilowatts.
