List of equipment of the Pakistan Navy
This is an organized list of equipment of the Pakistan Navy. It also includes the equipment of the Marines and SSGN.
Ships
Aircraft
Guns
| Gun | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval artillery guns | ||||||
| Oto Melara 76 mm gun | Gun | Italy | N/A | Super Rapid in service. Installed on Babar-class corvettes. | ||
| PJ-26 | Gun | China | N/A | Installed on Zulfiquar-class frigates and Tughril-class frigates. | ||
| Anti-aircraft gun | ||||||
| Type 55 | AAA | China | N/A | Used mainly for ceremonial purposes.[1][2] | ||
| Close-in weapon systems | ||||||
| GOKDENIZ | Close-in weapon system | Turkey | N/A | Installed on Babur-class corvettes. | ||
| Phalanx | Close-in weapon system | USA | N/A | On replenishment tankers like PNS Moawin (A39), PNS Nasr, Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates and Yarmook-class corvette | ||
| Type 730B | Close-in weapon system | China | N/A | Installed on Zulfiquar-class frigates and Azmat-class fast attack crafts. | ||
Munitions
| Munition | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-to-surface missiles | ||||||
| AM-39 | Air-to-surface missile | France | 40 [3] | Used by Westland Sea Kings and P-3C Orions. [4] | ||
| AGM-84 | Air-to-surface missile | USA | ~50 | Used by P-3C Orions. [4] | ||
| Surface-to-air missiles | ||||||
| CAMM-ER | Surface-to-air missile | UK Italy |
75 | Installed on the new Babur-class corvettes. [5] | ||
| FM-90N | Surface-to-air missile | China | 400 | Installed on Zulfiquar-class frigates. | ||
| LY-60N | Surface-to-air missile | China | unknown | Limited use. Formerly installed on Tariq-class destroyers. [4] | ||
| Mistral | MANPAD | France | 100 | In service with coastal defense units. [4] | ||
| ASh and Land-attack missiles | ||||||
| Babur-3 | SLCM | Pakistan | Unknown | Submarine launched nuclear capable missile. [6][7] | ||
| Harbah | Anti-ship missile | Pakistan | Unknown | Used by Azmat-class fast attack craft and other warships | ||
| C-802A | Anti-ship missile | China | 100 | Installed on Zulfiquar-class frigate. [4] | ||
| SM-39 | Anti-ship missile | France | 25 | Used by Khalid-class submarine. [4] | ||
| RGM-84 | Anti-ship missile | USA | ~50 | [4] | ||
| RIM-66 Standard | Anti-ship missile | USA | Unknown | Installed onboard PNS Alamgir. | ||
| Zarb | Anti-ship cruise missile | China Pakistan |
120 | Used by coastal defense units. [8] | ||
| SY-I Silkworm | Anti-ship missile | China | 30 | Limited use. [4] (Possibly retired) | ||
| P282 SMASH | Ship-borne ASBM | Pakistan | Unknown | First tested in 2024.[9] | ||
| Torpedoes | ||||||
| A244-S | Torpedo | Italy | 12 | Used by Khalid-class submarine. | ||
| F-17P Mod 2 | Torpedo | France | 100 | Used by Hashmat class submarines. | ||
| Mark-46 | Torpedo | USA | 100 | Used by Khalid-class submarine. | ||
| Eghraaq | Torpedo | Pakistan | Unknown | |||
| Mines | ||||||
| Starfish | Mine | Pakistan | Unknown | |||
| Stonefish | Mine | UK | Unknown | Used by Khalid-class submarine. | ||
Infantry weapons
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Caliber | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault/Battle rifles & Carbines | |||||
| HK G3 | West Germany Pakistan |
G3A3 & G3P4 | 7.62x51mm NATO | Standard issue rifle. | |
| M4 Carbine | United States | M4A1 | 5.56x45mm NATO | Standard firearm for the SSGN. | |
| SIG-516 | United States Switzerland |
SIG-516PDW | 5.56x45mm NATO | [10] | |
| Steyr AUG | Austria | Aug-A1 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by SSGN. [11] | |
| Type 56 | China | Type 56-II | 7.62×39mm | Standard issue for the Marines. | |
| Machine guns | |||||
| Rheinmetall MG3 | West Germany Pakistan |
MG3 | 7.62x51mm NATO | Standard issue machine gun. | |
| M249 | United States | M249 SAW Para | 5.56x45m NATO | ||
| PK-16 | Pakistan | 12.7×108mm | |||
| M2 Browning | United States | M2HB | .50 BMG | ||
| Sniper rifles | |||||
| SVD Dragunov | Soviet Union | Dragunov | 7.62x54mmR | ||
| Anti-material rifles | |||||
| Barret M82 | United States | M82A1 | .50 BMG | Used by SSGN. | |
| Submachine guns | |||||
| HK MP5 | West Germany Pakistan |
A2/A3/SD/K | 9x19mm Parabellum | Standard issue SMG. | |
| Handguns | |||||
| Glock | Austria | Glock 17 Gen.4 | 9x19mm Parabellum | Used with Micro RONI conversion kits. [12] | |
| Webley | United Kingdom | N/A | .45ACP | Limited use. Formerly issued to officers. [13] | |
| Grenade launchers | |||||
| M203 | United States | M203 | 40x46mm | Used by SSGN. | |
See also
References
- ^ Pakistan navy gun salute on 72nd Independence Day of Pakistan
- ^ Pakistan Navy commemorates the 78th Independence Day of Pakistan with full zeal.
- ^ "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
- ^ "Pakistan Reportedly Launch Customer of Naval CAMM-ER". Quwa. 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Babur-III". Hilal English.
- ^ TAHERAN, SHERVIN. "Pakistan Advances Sea Leg of Triad". Arms Control Assosciation.
- ^ "Zarb cruise missile boosts Coastal Defence". Asian Military Review. 2019-01-11.
- ^ Suciu, Peter (2024-11-08). "Could Pakistan SMASH the Indian Navy?". The National Interest. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ Miles (2017-10-13). "SIG 516PDWs in service with Pakistani Naval Commandos". The Firearm Blog.
- ^ "SSG-Navy Pakistan Combat divers".
- ^ "SSGN soldier armed with Micro RONI conversion kit for Glock 17".
- ^ "Pakistani navy revolver gifted to nda". Pune News.