PNS Ahsan

The Pakistan Navy Station Ahsan (reporting name: PNS Ahsan) is a naval air station of the Pakistan Navy located in located in Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan.

PNS Ahsan
Part of Southern Command
Makran coast, Balochistan, Pakistan Near Ormara, Balochistan, Pakistan
Badge of Pakistan Navy
Site information
Type	Military
Owner	Pakistan MoD
Operator	Naval Air Arm
Controlled by	Pakistan Navy
Open to the public	No
Condition	Operational
Nickname	AHSAN Remote Data Station– Mianwali (RDS– Mianwali) (1970–90)
Website	paknavy.gov.pk
Location
Coordinates	25°11′N 64°36′E
Site history
Built	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Built by	Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers
Fate	Active
Garrison information
Current commander	Commander Naval Aviation (COMNAV)
Occupants	333 Squadron Navy

The naval air station is namesake in the memory of Vice-Admiral S. M. Ahsan and serves as a logistics and surveillance base for the Pakistani military operational mandate.

History

In 1970, the administrative establishment was carried out under then-Rear-Admiral K. R. Niazi who supervised the construction of the base. From 1970–90, the naval station was known as the "Remote Data Station–Mianwali nd was namesake in the memory of the Vice-Admiral S. M. Ahsan when it was commissioned as a naval air station by Adm. Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, the Chief of Naval Staff, on 30 October 1991.^[1] The PNS Ahsan serves under the Southern Command and provides all logistics air support and surveillance activities for the Pakistani military.^{[2] [3]}

Since the active deployment on 7 June 2010, the Pakistan Navy's Air Arm has stationed 333 Sq. Navy to address the logistics and relief operations as part of the Operation Help.^[4] The naval air stationed has supervised the distribution of more than 15000 kg relief goods to Gwadar affectees.^[5]

The PNS Ahsan has facilitates the logistical support to nearby Jinnah Naval Base and supports its Electronic intelligence (ELINT) collection as well as coordination with the Navy's Air Defense Arm based in Ormara. The naval air station also provides training platform for Navy to conduct the exercises on HALO Operations for the SEAL Teams of the Special Service Group Navy.^[6]