Türkiye's STM completes 2nd submarine modernization project for Pakistan

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish defense firm STM completed the second submarine modernization project for the Pakistan Navy, according to the firm's press release on Wednesday.

The firm made modernization operations of AGOSTA 90B Class submarine, equipping it with modern and state of the art systems.

The submarine, named PNS/M KHALID (S-137), was delivered to Pakistan Naval Forces Command at a ceremony.

The previous submarine, named PNS/M HAMZA (S-139), was delivered in April 2021.

Ozgur Guleryuz, the general manager of STM, said in the press release: "Within the scope of the AGOSTA Modernization project, which stands out as Türkiye’s first submarine modernization engineering export project involving strategic and high-tech systems, we have successfully equipped the second submarine with modern systems after having delivered the first to the customer in 2021."