PNS Khaibar (2025)

	PNS Khaiber shares the same baseline design with the Ada-class corvettes.
History
Pakistan
Name	PNS Khaibar
Namesake	Battle of Khaybar
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Multi-purpose corvette
Displacement	2,400 tons
Length	99.5 meters
Beam	14.4m
Draft	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 595 TE90 ; 1 × General Electric LM2500;
Propulsion	CODAG
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Maximum)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	15 days
Sensors &; processing systems	Combat Suite :-; HAVELSAN GENESİS ADVENT Combat Management System (CMS); Radar :-; Aselsan SMART-S Mk2 S-Band 3D radar; Aselsan ALPER LPI radar; Aselsan AKREP (AKR-D Block B-1/2) fire-control radar; Northrop Grumman LN-270 INS/GPS navigation system; Sonar :-; Meteksan YAKAMOS hull-mounted sonar; Tracking Systems :-; Aselsan SeaEye-AHTAPOT electro-optical surveillance system; Aselsan PIRI infrared search and track system (IRST); Data Links :-; MilSOFT Naval Information Exchange System (NIXS) C4I; Pakistan-developed "Link Green" tactical data link;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Aselsan ARES-2NC Radar ESM
Armament	Anti-air warfare :-; 12 × Albatross NG (CAMM-ER) surface-to-air missiles launcher; Anti-surface warfare :-; 2 × triple-cell missile launchers, for 6 P-282 SMASH anti-ship missiles; Anti-submarine warfare :-; 2 × 3-cell Mark 32 324 mm lightweight torpedo tubes; Guns :-; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 35 mm CIWS ; 2 × Aselsan STOP 25 mm remote weapon stations; Decoys :-; Aselsan HIZIR torpedo-countermeasure system;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck with enclosed aviation hangar, for 1 anti-submarine helicopter (presumably the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat)
Notes	Pakistan-specific variant of Ada-class corvette

PNS Khaibar (F282) is the second Babur-class corvette that was built for the Pakistan Navy. The ship was commissioned into service on 21 December 2025. Khaibar is the second Babur-class ship to be commissioned, while the remaining two ships are scheduled for 2026 and 2027 respectively. ^[1]The corvette class is heavier and larger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette from which it has been developed from and is also equipped with Vertical launching systems.^[2]

History

Khaibar was laid down on 25th October 2020 and launched on 25 November 2022.^[3]^[4] She was delivered and commisioned into the Pakistani navy on 21 December 2025. She is equipped with advanced Command and Control Systems along with modern weapons and advanced sensors.The Ship was handed over by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "PNS Khaibar commissioned as Pakistan-Turkey naval project advances". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-Class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
↑ Vavasseur, Xavier (6 May 2021). "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
↑ Ozberk, Tayfun (25 November 2022). "Istanbul Naval Shipyard launches MILGEM Corvette "PNS KHAIBAR" for Pakistan Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
↑ Press Trust of India (22 December 2025). "Pakistan Navy gets second MILGEM class ship made by Turkiye". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
↑ "Pakistan inducts second Turkiye-built MILGEM warship, deepening naval partnership". Firstpost. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "PNS Khaibar commissioned as Pakistan-Turkey naval project advances". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[Third_Jinnah-Class_Naval_News-2] "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-Class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[3] Vavasseur, Xavier (6 May 2021). "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.

[4] Ozberk, Tayfun (25 November 2022). "Istanbul Naval Shipyard launches MILGEM Corvette "PNS KHAIBAR" for Pakistan Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.

[5] Press Trust of India (22 December 2025). "Pakistan Navy gets second MILGEM class ship made by Turkiye". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 8 April 2026.

[6] "Pakistan inducts second Turkiye-built MILGEM warship, deepening naval partnership". Firstpost. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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