| Date | April 30, 2026 |
| Country | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Force | Navy |
| Location |
Sanya, China
18.25, 109.51 |
| Ship Class | Hangor |
| Ship Name | PNS Hangor |
| Event type | Commissioned +1 |
Commissioned on 30 April 2026 in a ceremony at Sanya, China, attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and the Chief of the Naval Staff. PNS Hangor is the lead boat of an eight-submarine programme ordered from China in 2015, with the first four built by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation in China and the remaining four to be assembled by Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works in Pakistan. The Hangor class is an export derivative of the Type 039A Yuan-class, displacing 2,800 tonnes at 76 metres long with Stirling-cycle air-independent propulsion, torpedoes, anti-ship and cruise missiles, and a submerged endurance of around 65 days.
The Pakistan Navy announced on 27 September that PNS Hangor, the lead boat of eight Chinese-designed submarines ordered in 2015, launched an anti-ship cruise missile against a designated target in the North Arabian Sea in its first live weapon firing, without disclosing the missile type.
