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Pakistan–Türkiye defense alignment is operational, not symbolic
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The Indian Ocean is no longer a permissive environment
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Technology transfer—not imports—is the real weapon
The MILGEM Project: Why It Matters
MILGEM (Milli Gemi / National Ship) is Türkiye’s flagship indigenous naval program. Pakistan didn’t just buy into it—it co-owns its evolution.
The Pakistan Navy variant (Babur-class) is heavier, deadlier, and more flexible than the original Turkish Ada-class. Two ships were built in Türkiye. Two more—PNS Badr and PNS Tariq—are being completed in Karachi with full technology transfer.
That matters more than the ship itself.
It means Pakistan now understands:
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Hull design
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Combat management systems
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Sensor fusion
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Naval software architecture
This is how navies are built for decades, not press cycles.
