MILITARY TECHNOLOGY - PN  Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)

Jinnah Class Frigate – 6 planned. being developed by NRDI/  Service ceiling: 9,900 m (32,500 ft)
Karachi Shipyard. Presently in concept/ design phase. Based  Communications range: >1,000 km (620 mi) with SatCom,
on MILGEM class. ~150 km (93 mi) from Ground Control Station (GCS)
Type 054 – Tughril – Taimoor – ShahJahan – Tipu Sultan (Hot SHAHPER 2 – UCAV built by GIDS (Global Industrial Defense
Transfer – was in use in China). Solutions) Pakistan
 Weapons: 4 x CM-302 (SSM) (Supersonic - Speed Mach  Endurance: 20 hours surveillance, 12 hours armed
3), Vertical Launch System (HQ-16/ LY-80 SAM 70km  Maximum speed: 120 knots (220 km/h)
Range) 32-Cells  Cruise speed: 85 knots (157 km/h)
 Radar: SUR-17B (A-Band Air Surveillance Radar), Type  Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,010 m) surveillance, 21,000 ft
2410C (Air/ Surface Surveillance Radar), NRJ-2A (ESM/ (6,401 m) armed
ECM)  Communications range: Real-time data link (LoS) (300 km
 Sonar: MGK – 335 (Medium Frequency Active/ Passive range) - SATCOM data link (1500 km range)
Sonar)  Armament: ZUMR-II GIDS (EO/IR) multisensory turret
 Other: Type 730 CIWS
MILGEM – Babur Class Corvettes – Babur (2021), Khyber
(2022), Badr (2022), Tariq – First two built in Istanbul Naval
Shipyard Last two are being built in Karachi Shipyard &
Engineering Works
 Weapons: Tripple-cell launchers for six ASuW Weapon
(Weapon Not Confirmed Yet – Harbah might be used), 12
Cell VLS AAW (HHQ (Chinese) or Albatros (MBDA –
European) will be used), Mark 32 Lightweight torpedo
 Radar: SMART-S Mk2 (PESA – Passive Electronically
Scanned Array) Radar by Aselsan (Range – 250 Km or 135
Nm)
 Sonar: Meteksan YAKAMOS
 Other: ARES-2N ESM
OPVs – Yarmook Class Offshore Patrol Vessel – Made by
Damen Group (Dutch) – Yarmook (2020), Tabuk (2020)
(Weapons & Sensors Not Known)
HANGOR – Joint-partnership of the China Shipbuilding
Offshore Corporation (CSOC) and the Karachi Shipyard &
Engineering Works (KSEW) – Export derivative of the Chinese-
origin Type 039A/041 attack submarine – 4 in China and 4 in
Pakistan
Engine: CHD620 (Chinese) + Stirling AIP
Tubes: Six 533mm Torpedo Tubes
EMBRAIR
CH4B – Chinese (CASC – China Aerospace Science &
Technology Corporation) made UCAV (Replica of MQ-9
Reaper) – Mix Attack & Reconnaissance Version – CH-4 is
capable of firing air-to-ground missiles from an altitude of 5,000
meters (~16,400 feet), meaning the aircraft is capable of
staying outside of the effective range of most anti-aircraft guns
 Endurance: 40 hours
 Powerplant: 1 x 1000 Hp engine
 Maximum Speed: 235 knots (435 km/h)
 Cruise Speed: 180 knots (330 km/h)
 Communications range: >1,500 km (809 - 1080 Nm) with
SatCom ~ 150 km (81 Nm) from Ground Control Station
(GCS)
 Qty:
 Armament:
Wing Loong 2 (Chengdu GJ-2) – Chinese built UAV MALE
(Medium Altitude Long Endurance) – In October 2018, it was
announced that Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu
Aircraft Corporation would jointly produce 48 Wing Loong II
UAVs for use by the Pakistan Air Force
 Endurance: 32 hours
 Maximum speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY - IN warfare stealth corvettes to be built in India – Built at Garden
INS Vikrant – The carrier is the first to be built in India and was Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) – 90% Indigenous –
constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kerala Kamorta (2014), Kadamatt (2016), Kiltan (2017), Kavaratti
 Ship's design began in 1999 (2020)
 Sea trials started in August 2021  X-Shaped hull, Raft-mounted Propulsion & IR Signature
 Commissioning ceremony was held on 2 September 2022 suppression system
 Aircraft flight trials will be completed in 2023  HUMSA-NG Sonar
 Total cost of the project is approximately ₹23,000 crore  Atlas ACTAS Towed Array Sonar (To be fitted)
(US$2.9 billion)  02 x Varunastra (First ‘combat’ test-firing conducted on
 Aircrafts 5 Jun 2023 by INS Kamorta)
 Fixed Wing: Up to 26 MiG-29K, Rafale M (Being  Westland Sea King
Purchased from French as a replacement of MiG-29K) MQ9-B SeaGuardian – American (General Atomics
or F-18E/F Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI)) UCAV – 30 Being
 Rotary Wing: up to 4 Kamov Ka-31, or 2 HAL Dhruv procured – 10 for each arm of the forces – IN has leased 02
NUH or 4 MH-60R MQ9B since 2020
 Powered by four General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines on P8I Neptune – Bought Eight in 2015 – Follow-up order of 4
two shafts P8Is was signed in 2016 – 12 th delivered in Feb 2022 – 02
 The ship's combat management system (CMS) was Squadrons (INAS 312 and INAS 316)
developed by Tata Advanced Systems (First CMS P-75I – 6 Conventionally Powered S/Ms to be Contract-Built at
developed by a private company for the Indian Navy) a chosen Indian Shipyard – Expected to be delivered by mid-
CATOBAR – Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested 2030s – French Withdrew b/c Fuel Cell AIP requirement
Recovery  France, Russia & Spain (Disqualified)
STOBAR – Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery  Germany – ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) – Type
Visakhapatnam Class (P-15B) – Designed by the Warship 214/ 218 S/Ms
Design Bureau (WDB), a total of four ships are being built by  South Korea – Daewoo – KSS-III S/M
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), under the Make in India TKMS-MDL likely to be awarded the Contract – TKMS would
initiative be responsible for the engineering and design phases, while
Platforms: MDL would be responsible for the construction and delivery of
 Visakhapatnam – 2021 the submarines
 Mormugao – 2022 P-75 – Six Kalvari/ Scorpene Class Attack S/Ms built by MDSL
 Imphal – 2023 (Sea Trials I/P) (Mazagon) & DCN – Five have been delivered – Sea Trials of
 Surat – 2024 Vagsheer I/P EDD March 2024
Armament: INS Chakra (Nerpa K-152) – Was leased to India for 10 years
 16 Brahmos ASuW cruise missiles (Super Sonic Mach3) w.e.f 2011 – The Nerpa was returned to Russia in June 2021 –
 32 Barak 8ER (Extended Range 150 km) SAM (2x4 VLS Will be replaced by (Bratsk K-391 – will be refitted) another
Configuration) Akula class S/M which will also be known by the name Chakra
 02x2 Varunastra Torpedo (Heavy Weight) – A $3 billion deal was signed in March 2019 for a ten-year
 Kavach anti-missile decoy lease for the new submarine – Delivery expected in 2025
Sensors Kilo Class S/Ms – Russia made a formal offer for the sale of
 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR (S band AESA – Active Electronically three Kilo class conventional submarines to India at a token
Scanned Array) Radar 243 Nm range price of one rupee – India to pay only for the approximate $250
Kolkata Class (P-15A) – Stealth guided-missile destroyers million refit cost of each boat
constructed for the Indian Navy – Kolkata (2014), Kochi (2015) IN Submarines – 5 Kalvari Class (P-75 DCN), 7 Sindhughosh
and Chennai (2016) – Built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Class (Kilo Class Russian 3 De-Commissioned), 4 Shishumar
India – Largest destroyers to be operated by the Indian Navy (German Type 209/1500) (MDL has been assigned contract
Armament: to Upgrade 2nd Shishumar Class S/M Shankush – Increase
 16 Brahmos ASuW cruise missiles (Super Sonic Mach3) Life by 10 years)
UVLM Launcher Arihant Class (Project 932) – SSBN – Arihant (2016), Arighat
 32 Barak 8 (70 km) SAM (2022) Two more are planned – First ballistic missile
Sensors submarine to have been built by a country other than one of
 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR (S band AESA – Active Electronically the five permanent members of the United Nations Security
Scanned Array) Radar 243 Nm range Council
Delhi Class (P-15) – Guided Missile Destroyers – Built by MDL  4 Launch Tubes
– Delhi (1997), Mysore (1999), Mumbai (2001)  12 K-15 Sangarika Missiles (750 km, 405 Nm)
Undergoing MLU (Delhi Completed) (Mumbai I/P w.e.f 2022)  4 K-4 Missiles (3,500 km, 1890 Nm)
 8 x BrahMos BrahMos – Medium Range, Super Sonic Cruise Missile (Mach
 2 x Shtil (9K-90 Uragan Russian SAM) 3) – Fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world – Range
 Elora Mk II (Electronic Warfare System) (500km, 290 Nm) – The submarine-launched variant of
 Kavach anti-missile Decoy BrahMos was test fired successfully for the first time from a
 Atlas Elektronik ACTAS Towed Array Sonar submerged pontoon (depth 40 to 50m) near Visakhapatnam at
Kamorta Class (P-28) – ASW Corvettes – First anti-submarine the coast of Bay of Bengal on 20 March 2013 – Future Indian-
made submarines would be armed with smaller version of the
missile that could fit inside a torpedo tube
IN Satellites – GSAT-7 (2013) – GSAT-7A (2018- 20% used by
Navy) – GSAT-7R (Planned to be launched in 2023)
Mission Shakti – India tested an Anti Satellite Weapon (ASAT)
in 2019
Anti Submarine Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) – 16 x
ASW vessels currently being built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL)
and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) –
CSL: First Vessel INS MAHE was laid down in 2022 and
expected to be delivered in 2024
GRSE: First Vesel INS ARNALA was laid down in 2021 and
expected to be delivered in Dec 2023
HAL-TEBDF – Carrier A/C currently under development for the
Indian Navy – The TEDBF is being designed and developed by
the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), and will be
manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – As an
interim measure, Navy will procure Rafale M or Boeing F/A-
18E/F Super Hornet until TEDBF is ready – Due to the TEDBF
project, the Indian Navy reduced their orders for foreign
fighters from 57 aircraft to 26, including trainer variants
IMRH – The Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) is a medium-
lift helicopter currently under development by Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for Indian Armed forces for air
assault, air-attack, anti-submarine, anti-surface, military
transport and VIP transport roles – Aimed to replace all the
current Mil Mi-17 and Mil Mi-8 helicopters across the Indian
armed forces
ABBREVIATIONS
HELMA-P – High Energy Laser for Multiple Application – Power OTHER
LDEW – Laser Directed Energy Weapons  The Turkish Navy's first Istanbul-class frigate sea trials on 20
LCS – Littoral Combat Ship June
MCM – Mine Counter Measures  The HELMA-P LDEW prototype was housed in a
MCM-Swarm – Mine Counter Measure Swarm containerised shelter installed on Forbin's (French) fight deck
EMALS – Electro-Magnetic A/C Launch System – First Sea Trials in June 23
TEDBF – Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter  Singapore's first Type 218SG submarine seen here during its
HAL – Hindustan Aeronautical Limited sea trials in 2020. The second-of-class has begun its journey
IMRH – Indian Multi Role Helicopter home to Singapore from Germany
SOC – Special Ops Craft  US Task Force – 59 (UAV and AI based Task Force in
ASW-SWC – Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Bahrain)
HALE – High Altitude Long Endurance  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its first
NFS – Near Future Submarine (Italian S/M) unmanned mini submarine, named BlueWhale. Developed by
ASEV – Aegis System Equipped Vessel IAI's subsidiary Elta Systems
NSM – Naval Strike Missile  The Turkish Mir armed unmanned surface vessel (USV)
OTHWS – Over The Horizon Weapon System developed by Sefine Shipyard in partnership with Aselsan has
CUAS – Counter Unmanned Aerial System successfully test-fired a lightweight torpedo for the first time
C-Dome – C-Dome enables hemispheric protection against  TCG Anadolu – An amphibious assault ship of the Turkish
saturation attacks from multiple directions simultaneously. The Navy that can be configured as a V/STOL aircraft carrier –
system integrates into the ship's own radar and CMS and Turkish Navy will operate domestically-produced UCAVs such
utilizes the combat-proven IRON DOME's TAMIR, the as the Bayraktar TB3
interceptor that has achieved more than 2,000 successful  The Marlin armed unmanned surface vessel (USV) jointly
interceptions developed by Turkey's Aselsan and Selfine Shipyard
OMS – Optronic Mast System successfully fired a Kuzgun-KY solid fuel surface-to-surface
RWS – Remotely Weapon Stations missile (SSM) for the first time in Apr 23
ESSM – Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
HWT – Heavy Weight Torpedo
CAMM – Common Anti-air Modular Missile
CEC – Cooperative Engagement Capabilities
MAADS – Medium Advanced Air Defense System
AUV – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
XLUUV – Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
UAWC – Unmanned Aviation Warfare Centre
A-PNT – Assured Position Navigation & Timing
PESA – Passive Electronically Scanned Array
IRST – Infrared Search & Track Radar