ASFAT, affiliated with the Ministry of National Defence, is successfully managing a challenging logistics and engineering operation on a global scale. The company launched the MİLGEM corvette PNS BADR, built in Pakistan, and the Offshore Patrol Vessel TCG KOÇHİSAR, built in Istanbul, on simultaneous test voyages. With this move, ASFAT becomes the first Turkish defense industry company to build and test combat vessels abroad and conduct simultaneous operations in two different geographical locations.
The Turkish defense industry is proving its capabilities in technology transfer and international project management in the field, going beyond platform exports. According to a statement from ASFAT; the ships built at Karachi Shipyard within the scope of the Pakistan MİLGEM Project... PNS BADR corvette produced at Istanbul Shipyard for the Turkish Navy TCG KOÇHİSAR, On the same day, saying "vira bismillah" (a traditional Turkish phrase used before starting a journey or undertaking a task), they begin sea trials.
Critical Threshold in Karachi: PNS BADR Undergoes Sea Acceptance Tests
The MİLGEM project, one of Türkiye's largest single defense industry exports for the Pakistan Navy, is progressing according to schedule. In the Pakistan leg of the project, the first of the ships being built at the Karachi Shipyard is... PNS BADR, embarking on its first voyage after the completion of outfitting activities Sea Acceptance Tests It's starting.
This development shows that ASFAT, as a Turkish company, not only designed the ship but also successfully managed the construction of a complex warship thousands of kilometers away, in a different shipyard infrastructure and logistical conditions.
KOÇHİSAR took the stage in Istanbul.
While PNS BADR sets sail for the Indian Ocean at one end of the world, there is also activity at the Istanbul Shipyard Command on the same day. The ship is a critical vessel for the Turkish Navy's "Hisar Class" Offshore Patrol Vessel (ADKG) project. TCG KOÇHİSAR, ASFAT, as the main contractor, is conducting its first test run.
Developed on the MİLGEM (Ada Class) design but with a more modular structure, TCG KOÇHİSAR is preparing to strengthen the navy as a long-range strategic platform optimized for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and patrol missions.
It has proven its worth in global project management.
ASFAT's simultaneous operation represents significant milestones for the Turkish shipbuilding industry:
- International Construction Capability: ASFAT is becoming the first Turkish company to directly manage the process of building a combat ship at a shipyard abroad (Pakistan) and to take that ship for testing.
- Synchronized Operation: Simultaneously managing the testing and acceptance processes of two warships of different classes in different seas demonstrates the company's level of corporate maturity.
- Technology Exports: PNS BADR confirms that Türkiye's engineering expertise and shipbuilding know-how have been successfully transferred to Pakistan.
