The class is primarily based on Damen Group's Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) 1900.

[9][10] Last corvette of the second batch (PNS Yamama) was launched on 19 February 2024 at Damen Shipyards Galați in Romania.

[11] On 20 July 2024, PNS Yarmook set sail on a maritime patrol mission to safeguard Pakistani ports and vessels amidst the Red Sea crisis.

They are designed to carry out a variety of maritime operations and are able to transport both a helicopter and a unmanned aerial vehicle.

In addition to that, they are designed to accommodate two twenty-foot equivalent units for special mission-based operations.