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Navy upgrading entire fleet
Staff Report
KARACHI: The Navy is in the process of upgrading its entire fleet with new ships and aircraft as part of the war on terror, chief of the naval staff Admiral Shahid Karimullah said on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference in the media centre of the Expo Centre, where the third defence exhibition IDEAS 2004 is taking place, Mr Karimullah said the Navy was in progress of manufacturing a third Agosta 92-B class submarine with French help. The Navy has already acquired two Agosta submarines, he said.
Admiral Karimullah said the navy was the first organization to organise an exhibition similar to IDEAS in 1999.
The admiral said the Navy had recently acquired the “Quwwat†fast attack missile craft.
He said the Navy had also acquired fast patrol boats and coastal tankers, which are on display at the dockyard. The boats have been built with the collaboration of China.
He further added that negotiations were underway for the production of a Trigger aircraft with China, for which a loan of $750 million was being negotiated.
The admiral stressed the need for the participation of the private sector for 100 percent indigenisation of defence products.
He said the best platform for such collaboration was an IDEAS-like exhibition. Admiral Karimullah also said the separation of the port and shipping ministries was a good move on the part of the government. Admiral Karimullah said the Navy was playing is role in the war on terror. He said the P-3 Orion aircrafts were expected from the US and they would replace their old Atlantic aeroplane fleet with the new P-3s. The admiral said they would receive the first two P-3 planes by November.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-9-2004_pg7_9
Looks like the Pakistan Navy will be getting some new toys as well along with the PAF. :smokingc:
Staff Report
KARACHI: The Navy is in the process of upgrading its entire fleet with new ships and aircraft as part of the war on terror, chief of the naval staff Admiral Shahid Karimullah said on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference in the media centre of the Expo Centre, where the third defence exhibition IDEAS 2004 is taking place, Mr Karimullah said the Navy was in progress of manufacturing a third Agosta 92-B class submarine with French help. The Navy has already acquired two Agosta submarines, he said.
Admiral Karimullah said the navy was the first organization to organise an exhibition similar to IDEAS in 1999.
The admiral said the Navy had recently acquired the “Quwwat†fast attack missile craft.
He said the Navy had also acquired fast patrol boats and coastal tankers, which are on display at the dockyard. The boats have been built with the collaboration of China.
He further added that negotiations were underway for the production of a Trigger aircraft with China, for which a loan of $750 million was being negotiated.
The admiral stressed the need for the participation of the private sector for 100 percent indigenisation of defence products.
He said the best platform for such collaboration was an IDEAS-like exhibition. Admiral Karimullah also said the separation of the port and shipping ministries was a good move on the part of the government. Admiral Karimullah said the Navy was playing is role in the war on terror. He said the P-3 Orion aircrafts were expected from the US and they would replace their old Atlantic aeroplane fleet with the new P-3s. The admiral said they would receive the first two P-3 planes by November.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-9-2004_pg7_9
Looks like the Pakistan Navy will be getting some new toys as well along with the PAF. :smokingc: