PN MILGEM Program consists
of four ships. Two ships will be built in Istanbul Shipyard Command, and the
remaining two ships will be built in Karachi Shipyard. The program started on
11 March 2019. Four ships will be delivered in August 2023, February 2024,
August 2024 and February 2025, respectively.
The total length of
the ship is 108.8 meters, and its maximum width is 14.8 meters. Thanks to a
displacement of 2,400 tons and a draft of 4.1 meters, it can speed 26 knots per
hour with two diesel engines and a gas turbine.
Babur missile is the
first cruise missile to be developed and designed by Pakistan. Some analysts of
Indian origin have pointed out similarities of the missile with Chinese and
American designs, namely the DH-10 and Tomahawk.
