PNS Tughril (F261)
PNS Tughril is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates named after Turkish emperor ordered by the Pakistan Navy. She was commissioned on 8 November 2021. The Type 054A/P carries HQ-16 medium-range air defense missiles which is an upgrade from the HQ-7 and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system.
The ship is named after Emperor Tughril, who was among the founders of the Seljuk Empire.
The ship was commissioned on 8 November 2021.[1][2]
Commissioning[]
Tughril was formally commissioned into the Pakistan Navy on 24 January 2022, at the Karachi Naval Dockyard, with Pakistan's president - Arif Alvi and the chief of the Pakistan Navy - Amjad Khan Niazi, in attendance.[3][4] The formal commissioning of Tughril coincided with the induction of ten second-hand WS-61 Sea King naval helicopters into the Pakistan Naval Air Arm.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Alpha guided-missile frigate PNS Tughril set to be commissioned in Pakistan Navy". Daily Pakistan Global. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ PSF, Admin (2021-10-21). "Pakistan to Commission First Tughril Class Frigate". Pakistan Strategic Forum. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy inducts its most advanced frigate, 'PNS Tughril'". gulfnews.com. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Commissions New Type 054 A/P Frigate 'PNS TUGHRIL'". navalnews.com. 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy inducts Sea Kings and Chinese-built frigate". shephardmedia.com. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Inducts WS-61 Sea King Helicopters Received from Qatar". defenseworld.net. 24 January 2022.
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- Frigates of the Pakistan Navy
- China–Pakistan military relations
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