Tag: Pakistan Navy

Pakistan Navy fire Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile

Pakistan Navy Validates Chinese LY-80(N) Missile at Sea, Underscoring Deepening Sino-Pak Naval Integration and Regional Power Signaling

The Asia Live News Service - January 12, 2026
The Pakistan Navy’s successful live-fire engagement of the Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile from PNS Taimur (F-262), a Type 054A/P guided-missile frigate, marks a significant operational milestone and a clear statement of Islamabad’s evolving maritime doctrine. The exercise, announced by the...
Hangor-Class Submarine

Pakistan Navy Launches Fourth Hangor-Class Submarine PNS Ghazi in China, Signalling Strategic Maritime Ambitions

The Asia Live News Service - December 18, 2025
Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, marking a pivotal milestone in Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen its undersea warfare capabilities and recalibrate its maritime deterrence posture amid...
Pakistan Navy’s Agosta-class submarine

Undersea Flashpoint: Pakistan Navy’s Sweeping Maritime Exercise Signals Strategic Resolve Amid Subsurface Tensions with India

The Asia Live News Service - June 3, 2025
The Pakistan Navy concluded a comprehensive two-day maritime exercise from June 1–2, 2025. The operation unfolded across the breadth of its coastal and port infrastructure, with the clear aim of reinforcing defences against a spectrum of sub-conventional and asymmetric maritime...