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Naval Chief visits Turkey

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir currently on a visit to Ankara is scheduled to meet his Turkish counterpart Admiral Metin ATAJ and other high ranking officials of the Defence Ministry, says a message received here Thursday.

During his meeting with Pakistan ambassador in Ankara, he said the participatoin of two Naval ships in the joint exercise of “Mavi Balina 2008” which was held in Mediterranean Sea under NATO has brought the two Naval forces further close to each other.

Such like exercises not only pave the way for close cooperation but also serve the greater cause of improving combat skills of the troops, Naval Chief added.

It may be recalled that Pakistan Naval ships for the first time participated in joint naval exercises with NATO Naval Forces in the Mediterranean Sea on invitation of Turkey.

Exercises “Mavi Balina 2008” which was hosted by Turkey and also held in Mediterranean Sea from March 7 to 16, 2008. Pakistan Navy ships, PNS TARIQ and PNS MOAWIN joined NATO Naval Group at Turkish Naval base Aksaz. Subsequently these ships made a “port call” at Antalya from March 16 to 18, 2008.

Admiral Afzal said that Turkish Naval fleet has a professional outlook and Pakistan Navy can benefit from their rich experience.

Pakistan Ambassador Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said, that there existed very cordial and brotherly relations between the defence forces of two countries. Such like visits will further strengthen the existing cordial relations, he added.

Associated Press of Pakistan.

 

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Pakistan now has much-enhanced maritime prowess

Nirendra Dev

NEW DELHI, Dec. 3: The sea-route assault by suspected Pakistan-based militants did not come overnight, even as Indian security agencies have reports that over the years Islamabad has enhanced its naval prowess by overwhelming acquisition of fleet from UK, France, China and the US.
According to a detailed report “Force level Acquisition Plans for Pak Navy up to 2010”, something available with the Indian agencies now, the Pakistan government had already ear-marked specific budget for the acquisition.
These include at least 6-8 submarines, 10 Frigates, Fast Attack Craft (Missiles) - 8, Fast Attack Craft (Guns) - 8, survey ships - 3, Midgets - 4 and Auxiliary - 5. These procurements are slated to be made at an estimated cost of nearly 250 billion Pakistani rupees from 2002 to 2010.
According to sources, the Pakistan authorities have also decided that cost of the Frigates and a few submarines would be paid in installments through a period of 10 years. In fact, a few years back it was also decided that should there be a resource constraint Pakistan Navy would have to explore options even to explore second hand fleet.
Beginning hardly with 7 destroyers, 4 Frigates, a few mine sweepers and only 1 submarine in 1950s, the enhancement programme began no sooner than by 1971 war, Pakistan Navy was practically “bottled up” in its bases and could not play much significant role against India at sea.
However, in 1978, when France supplied 2 Agosta class submarines to Pakistan, it marked a shift. Subsequently, sources say, in 1981 the whopping 3.2 billion US dollar military aid to contain “Soviet expansion’ helped Islamabad with essential induction of Harpoon missiles.
The Pakistan Navy has not looked back since then and its share of the country’s defence budget kept on increasing. The Pakistani Navy budget share has risen to nearly 22-25 per cent as compared to the Indian navy, which has been languishing at modest 12-15 per cent for long.
In fact, in 1990s, especially post 9/11, when funds came in generously from the USA to fight terrorism; Pakistan restructured its maritime prowess well. Sources say, there were acquisition of at least 28 Harpoon anti-ship missiles from USA in 1997, 3 Orion missile reconnaissance and strike aircraft, 5 Fokker aircraft in 1994-96, 6 Amazon class Type 21 frigates from Britain and 6 ship-to-air missile launchers from China

 

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Pakistan welcomes Japan’s decision to continue fueling Pak navy vessels

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan on Monday welcomed the decision of Japan’s parliament to continue refueling and providing supplies to its ships involved in Operation Enduring Freedom. Under the arrangement, Japan provides fuel, oil and fresh water through the Japanese maritime Self‑Defence Forces.

“The continuation of Japanese support reflects the trust of Japanese government in our resolve to fight the war against terrorism,” a Foreign Office statement issued here said.

Pakistan navy’s vessels are currently participating in the Operation Enduring Freedom ‑ Maritime Interdiction Operation (OEF‑MIO) in the Indian Ocean along with other nations

 

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Modernizing Navy Boosts Pakistan's Maritime Firms

By Usman Ansari
Published: 20 October 2008

ISLAMABAD - Indigenous naval system development, especially display consoles and towed array sonar, is slowly improving the Pakistan Navy.

Plans call for a substantial increase in the size of the Navy, a force that historically has been chronically short of platforms and behind its sister services in weapon development. New destroyers, frigates and corvettes are planned or on order. Capt. Asif Majeed Butt, the Navy's director of public relations, said the submarine arm itself is hoped to grow to 12 to 14 boats from the current three Agosta 90Bs and two Agosta 70s.

The expansion is in response to the huge buildup of the Indian Navy.

Such investment in Pakistan's Navy has increased indigenous system development. These systems include mainly display consoles and programmable training aids developed by Maritime Systems Ltd. (MSL) and the Maritime Technology Complex (MTC).

Due to the desire to establish a solid domestic knowledge and technological base, officials decided to incrementally expand the range, nature and complexity of products rather than hastily build something beyond local industry's means.

Two basic types of console were displayed at the IDEAS2006 defense exhibition in Karachi, though MSL has the capacity to modify the designs per customer requirement. The Naval Training Simulator is a stand-alone, programmable multimode unit, with a C3I training system. It has been developed to simulate any maritime sensor or weapon system, (airborne, surface or subsurface), under any operational sea or weather conditions.

The purpose was to reduce the strain on active platforms that had previously been diverted for training purposes.

As with other systems of their type, they are robust enough to withstand the vigors of life at sea, and display information from a range of sensors and weapons. They have been fitted to the later Jalalat-class fast attack craft, and will be fitted to future surface combatants.

However, it is the MSL Advanced Towed Array Sonar (ATAS) that is the most technologically advanced system publicly revealed thus far. It has been designed for the demanding Arabian Sea environment, with its complex thermal conditions, varying salinity and coastal acoustic clutter.

Previous systems operated by the Navy were badly dated, overly complicated, bulky and heavy. By the 1990s, they were also in need of a new array. Therefore, officials decided that an indigenous unit should be designed. The result was a system deemed superior to similar types available to Pakistan on the market, and efforts are being made to export it to friendly navies in the Arabian Gulf region.

Development was undertaken with possible export sales in mind, and therefore support issues were factored into the program. The ATAS is expected to be retrofitted to existing submarines as a stand-alone unit on the Agosta-70s, and integrated into the SUBTICS combat management system on the Agosta-90Bs. It will also be fitted to the next-generation submarine, currently expected to be the HDW Type-214, for which negotiations are at an advanced stage, and the future corvette, for which the Turkish Milgem corvette is the likely candidate.

New systems developed in conjunction by MTC and MSL will be revealed at Pakistan's biannual defense show, IDEAS2008, on Nov. 24-28. According to Commodore S. Sarfraz, an MTC spokesman and head of the ATAS program, the latest system to be revealed at IDEAS will be an electronic warfare system. Though further details were not forthcoming, the EW system is the first of a family of such systems. These will initially be shore-based but are being developed for shipborne applications at a later date.

Pakistan's indigenous maritime systems industry is therefore making steady progress in terms of its product range and complexity, and should benefit handsomely from the current naval expansion program.

Modernizing Navy Boosts Pakistan's Maritime Firms - Defense News

 

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Pakistan to gift old submarines to Bangladesh Navy

Josy Joseph
Friday, June 02, 2006 23:14 IST

The Pakistan gift would provide the Bangladesh Navy its first underwater capabilties.

NEW DELHI: In a strategic decision that Indian policy planners are trying to comprehend, Pakistan has agreed to gift two of its old submarines to Bangladesh Navy.

Authoritative sources in the establishment told DNA that Pakistani authorities agreed to the gift when Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia visited Pakistan from February 12 to 14 earlier this year.

Pakistani authorities would refurbish and refit two of its old submarines for the Bangladesh Navy under the agreement.

The Pakistan gift would provide the Bangladesh Navy its first underwater capabilities. This raises several questions regarding Bangladesh

 

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Navy to get AEW aircraft and UAVs

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy will shortly acquire Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen its air fleet, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir said on Thursday.

Addressing the induction ceremony of a Fokker aircraft and commissioning of the T56 Engine Test Bench at the Pakistan Navy Aviation base PNS Mehran, he said that the induction of Z9 helicopters, AEWs and UAVs and additional P3Cs would be a force multiplier for the Naval Air Arm. To enhance the subsurface defence capability, the naval chief said a contract of Type-214 submarines would be concluded soon, according to a press release. Naval Aviation Commander Commodore Adnan Nazir said in his address that Fokker, being a versatile and multi-role aircraft, would augment the operational flexibility of the naval air power. He said that the T56 Engine Test Bench is an endeavour towards self-reliance as it would be utilised for engine overhaul and maintenance of P3C aircraft, minimising dependence on manufacturers. app

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

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Pics of frigate Tippu Sultan (FFGH 185) and patrol boat Larkana (PB 157)

 

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I have seen this pic in blog but never seen anywhere else, whats the authenticity of this picture or another fanboy

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ahh man, instead of hearing the presentation and looking at the models in front of him, he is lookin at the guy speaking, very strange

 

[omerhhh]

ahh man, instead of hearing the presentation and looking at the models in front of him, he is lookin at the guy speaking, very strange

It's a photo it shows what he was doing at tht particular moment anyways thanks for pointing out.

 

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Pakistan-Nato naval exercises off Karachi​

KARACHI: Nato will begin two days of joint naval exercises with Pakistan on Monday as part of an effort to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism and anti-piracy measures.

Five Nato vessels, carrying about 800 crew in total, will take part along with four ships and air units from the Pakistan navy.

‘It’s a diplomatic trip,’ Lieutenant Commander Alexandre Santos Fernandes said in Karachi on Sunday.

‘Nato is willing to establish contact with countries that cooperate in the international effort to counter terrorism, piracy and other organised crime issues.’ Said the Lieutenant Commander.

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Pakistan-Nato naval exercises off Karachi

 

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