PNS Tippu Sultan is the third of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates ordered by the Pakistan Navy. The Ship was launched on 3 August 2021. She was commissioned along with her sister ship PNS Shah Jahan (F264) on 10 May 2023 at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, China. She is a Pakistan-specific variant of Type 054A frigate and the most technologically sophisticated warships ever exported by China to date. She visited and conducted naval exercises with the Sri Lankan Navy in 2023, during her delivery voyage. PNS Tippu Sultan was used to test the SMASH missile in November 2025.
See also PNS Tippu Sultan
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