PNS Khaibar (2025)

History
Pakistan
Name	PNS Khaibar
Namesake	Battle of Khaybar
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Multi-purpose corvette
Displacement	2,400 tons
Length	99.5 meters
Beam	14.4m
Draft	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 595 TE90 ; 1 × General Electric LM2500;
Propulsion	CODAG
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Maximum)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	15 days
Sensors &; 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 SMASH 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

PNS Khaibar (F282) is the second Babur-class corvette that was built for the Pakistan Navy. The ship was commissioned into service on 21 December 2025. Khaibar is the second Babur-class ship to be commissioned, while the remaining two ships are scheduled for 2026 and 2027 respectively. ^[1]The corvette class is heavier and larger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette from which it has been developed from and is also equipped with Vertical launching systems.^[2]

NamePNS Khaibar

NamesakeBattle of Khaybar

StatusIn active service

TypeMulti-purpose corvette

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PNS Khaibar (2025)

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Pakistan
Name	PNS Khaibar
Namesake	Battle of Khaybar
Status	In active service


General characteristics
Type	Multi-purpose corvette
Displacement	2,400 tons
Length	99.5 meters
Beam	14.4m
Draft	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 595 TE90 1 × General Electric LM2500
Propulsion	CODAG
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Maximum)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
Endurance	15 days
Sensors & 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 SMASH 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