Hangor-class submarine conducts successful maiden live weapon firing
At a glance
- Pakistan Navy's new PNS/M Hangor submarine successfully test-fired an anti-ship cruise missile.
- The test in the North Arabian Sea was witnessed by Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf.
- PNS/M Hangor is the first of eight advanced submarines to be inducted by the Pakistan Navy.
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Pakistan's first Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor, which arrived in Karachi in June, has demonstrated its combat readiness. In a test witnessed by the Naval Chief, the submarine successfully fired an anti-ship cruise missile, hitting its designated target. The induction of this vessel is part of a plan to acquire eight such submarines, enhancing Pakistan's subsurface warfare capabilities with features like Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology.
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The newly inducted PNS/M Hangor submarine successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea, accurately striking a long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile.
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