09 November 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
Pakistan's state-owned Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) has laid the keel for the fourth and final Milgem-class corvette on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN).
The PN said in a statement that the keel-laying ceremony took place on 5 November and was attended by senior officials and members of the Pakistani military as well as a Turkish delegation that included representatives of the Military Factory and Shipyard Management (ASFAT AS).
The vessel is the second of the class being built by KSEW, with the keel for the first locally built Milgem corvette being laid in May.
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Pakistan's state-owned Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) has laid the keel for the fourth ...