Pakistan has a GDP of $298 billion compared Nigeria's $560 billion.They have $23 billion in foreign reserves, compared to Nigeria's $46 billion. Yet they have a thriving military industrial complex. They build warships, subs, fighters etc. Just look at what they churn out
Azmat Class Fast Attack Missile Boat of the Pakistan Navy. They already commissioned three of them since 2012 in two year intervals.
The Azmat class is installed with two six missile launchers to fire eight C-802 anti ship cruise missiles.
If you think this is a one hit wonder...think again, cos they have another class of missile crafts,
Enter the state of the art 2300 Tons Yarmook class corvettes. The corvette is the first of two manufactured with technical input from by the Dutch ship company Damen Shipyards, whose patrol vessels are in service with the Nigerian Navy.
PNS Yarmook is a class above the Azmat class vessels with a far more modern electronic warfare, anti-ship and anti-sub warfare capability and can transport both a helicopter and UAVs. In July 2020 the Pakistani navy inducted PNS Yarmook into service.
This is a Type 039B Submarine being built in a shipyard in Karachi. Details are scarce and It's not clear if construction is done by the Chinese, but just think about the technology transfer the Pakistani navy will benefit from having a submarine built in Pakistani shipyards.
Mine you these guys already bought eight Yuan class submarines form China...and guess where they are being built? ..thats right, in Pakistan, with the transfer of technology, including modifications of vertical launch cells of pre-existing subs.
And guess what..recent satellite images have revealed that Pakistan Navy has completed the construction of the midget submarine listed in MoDP 2015-2016.
Submarines are incredibly complex machines that requires an insane level of expertise. The development of an indigenous submarine is a testament to Pakistan Navy’s capabilities. A nation that doesn't play or make compromises when it comes to its security.
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