Babur-class corvette

Class overview
Name	Babur class
Builders	Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY); Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW);
Operators	Pakistan Navy
Built	2019–present
Planned	4
Building	3
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Multi-purpose corvette
Displacement	2,888 t (2,842 long tons)
Length	108.8 m (356 ft 11 in)
Beam	14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 595 TE90; 1 × General Electric LM2500;
Propulsion	CODAG
Speed	27–31 knots (50–57 km/h; 31–36 mph) (Maximum)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	15 days
Sensors and ; 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 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

The Babur-class corvette, also known as the PN MILGEM class, is a class of four heavy corvettes under construction for the Pakistan Navy. This class is a subclass of the Turkish MILGEM project.^[6]^[7]^[8] The corvette class is heavier and larger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette and are also equipped with VLS.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Turkish Shipyard launches the first PN MILGEM-class corvette for Pakistan". navalpost.com. 15 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cite error: The named reference specifications was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Milgem-Class Corvettes: Pakistan Navy". defensetalks.com. 15 August 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference yakamos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "First Pakistani Babur-class MILGEM Corvette Launched at Istanbul Shipyard". overtdefense.com. 17 August 2021.
^ "First Steel Cutting For Pakistan's Fourth And Final Jinnah-Class". Naval News. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-Class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Pakistan Navy Change of Command Ceremony Held at PNS Zafar Islamabad - 07 October 2020". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[navalpost-1] "Turkish Shipyard launches the first PN MILGEM-class corvette for Pakistan". navalpost.com. 15 August 2021.

[specifications-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cite error: The named reference specifications was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[talks-3] "Milgem-Class Corvettes: Pakistan Navy". defensetalks.com. 15 August 2021.

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[overtdefense-5] "First Pakistani Babur-class MILGEM Corvette Launched at Istanbul Shipyard". overtdefense.com. 17 August 2021.

[Fourth_Jinnah-Class_Naval_News-6] "First Steel Cutting For Pakistan's Fourth And Final Jinnah-Class". Naval News. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Third_Jinnah-Class_Naval_News-7] "Turkey Laid Keel Of Pakistan Navy's Third Jinnah-Class MILGEM Corvette". Naval News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[8] "Pakistan Navy Change of Command Ceremony Held at PNS Zafar Islamabad - 07 October 2020". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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Class overview

Name	Babur class
Builders	Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW)
Operators	Pakistan Navy
Built	2019–present^[1]
Planned	4^[1]
Building	3^[1]
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Multi-purpose corvette
Displacement	2,888 t (2,842 long tons)
Length	108.8 m (356 ft 11 in)
Beam	14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 595 TE90^[2] 1 × General Electric LM2500^[2]
Propulsion	CODAG^[1]
Speed	27–31 knots (50–57 km/h; 31–36 mph) (Maximum)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)^[1]
Endurance	15 days^[2]
Sensors and processing systems	Combat Suite :-^[2] HAVELSAN GENESİS ADVENT Combat Management System (CMS) Radar :-^[3] 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 :-^[4] Meteksan YAKAMOS hull-mounted sonar Tracking Systems :- Aselsan SeaEye-AHTAPOT electro-optical surveillance system Aselsan PIRI infrared search and track system (IRST) Data Links :-^[2] 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 :-^[2] 12 × Albatross NG (CAMM-ER) surface-to-air missiles launcher Anti-surface warfare :- 2 × triple-cell missile launchers, for 6 P-282 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)^[2]
Notes	Pakistan-specific variant of Ada-class corvette^[5]