Pakistan began the construction of its Hangor-class guided-missile attack Submarine at Karachi Shipyard on Thursday.
The Steel Cutting Ceremony of the submarine coincided with the 50th anniversary of the sinking of Indian Navy warship INS Khukri by a French origin Hangor Class Submarine in the 1971 war.
On steel cutting ceremony of 5th HANGOR Class Submarine, the first to be built indigenously in Pakistan. #CNS expressed gratitude & acknowledged deepening ties of Pak & #China. #50thHANGORDay pic.twitter.com/iLaOIQN0QG — DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) December 9, 2021
The construction of the Yuan-class submarine is part of a $3 billion deal under which eight diesel-electric attack boats will be delivered to the Pakistan Navy by 2028.
Karachi Shipyard and Wuchang Shipbuilding, a Wuhan-based subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC), are responsible for delivering eight air-independent propulsion (AIP) powered submarines to the Pakistan Navy, with the first four already under construction in Wuhan.
Three more submarines will be constructed in Karachi.
The 77.6-metre long submarine has a submerged displacement of 3,600 tonnes, higher than the Type 39G Song class and Project 636-kilo class.
The Pakistani Hangor-Class subs will also be armed with six torpedoes and nuclear Babur-III cruise missiles.
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