Naval drills between Pakistan, Germany and U.S. Navy in Arabian Sea.

According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on September 6, 2021, the Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Alamgir (F 260) and German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) in the Arabian Sea.
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The Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Alamgir (F 260), German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217), and guided-missile cruiser (Picture source: U.S. Department of Defense)

The exercise included advanced maneuvers and communication drills flexing the crews’ abilities to operate together in a dynamic environment, and test and refine combined command and control processes.

The events conducted between the partner naval units included communications testing, maritime maneuvers, aircraft tracking exercises, and leadership exchanges between U.S. and Pakistan aboard Shiloh.

The group visiting Shiloh included Rear Adm. Ahmed, U.S. Consul General in Karachi Mark Stroh, and Rear Adm. Pennington, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 5/Task Force 50.

Exercises like this serve as a demonstration of the U.S. Navy’s continued commitment to strengthening coalition partnerships in the region.

FFG 8 Ex USS MCINERNEY, an Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate, was built in Bath Iron Works and later commissioned into US Navy in Dec 1979. It was second of the series of total 51 OHPs commissioned into US Navy.

FFG 8 was handed over to Pakistan Navy on 31 Aug 10 and was subsequently commissioned on the same day as PNS ALAMGIR into Pakistan Navy at Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida.

PNS ALAMGIR is 453 feet long and displaces 4100 tons. It is propelled by 2 Gas turbines on a single shaft and can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots in 100 secs. The ship is well equipped for various national and multinational taskings. PNS ALAMGIR can carry two helicopters for multiple tasks.

Bayern is an F123 Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg-class destroyers.