# Pakistan Navy
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Underwater Ambitions: China and Pakistan Rewrite the Indian Ocean Power Balance
Pakistan is significantly upgrading its naval capabilities with eight Chinese-made S26P Hangor-class submarines, featuring advanced AIP technology that allows for extended stealth operations. This $5 billion deal, which includes local manufacturing in Karachi, shifts the maritime balance of power in South Asia and reinforces the strategic 'all-weather' partnership between Beijing and Islamabad.
Pakistan Sends Chinese-Built Frigate into Strait of Hormuz, Shifting the Naval Balance
Pakistan has deployed the Chinese-built Type 054A/P frigate Shahjahan to escort its merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman and eastern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a move framed as a sovereign, non-aligned effort to protect vital trade and energy flows. The mission gives Islamabad greater autonomy and helps break the U.S.–Iran naval duopoly in the waterway, while highlighting capability gaps that will likely push Pakistan toward acquiring larger destroyers and deeper logistical arrangements.