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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi exchanging views with Secretary General of Defence Armaments Lt General Luciano PORTOLANO at Naval Headquarters Islamabad.
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tbh the CNS looks pretty excited. Sounds like something got cleared, approved, is on offer, or is getting married.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi exchanging views with Secretary General of Defence Armaments Lt General Luciano PORTOLANO at Naval Headquarters Islamabad.
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his expressions are "Nah kar Jiger"tbh the CNS looks pretty excited. Sounds like something got cleared, approved, is on offer, or is getting married.
While Leonardo is an Italian company, the naval helicopter is more a UK issue. The AW159 and AW101 are both built mostly in the UK. I'm sure the licenses for those are already in place. But this convo with Italy's defence official is likely in reference to what Italy focuses on, i.e. ships, subs, armoured vehicles, and small arms.4 Italian Made Frigates would be nice addition with support helicopter package but one can only dream (100% speculative statement from my end)
We have constructed decent cooperation with Italy
Any Ships bought from Italy would be icing on cake
- With Support Helicopters for Land Operations
- Recent talk of Missiles for Frigates
- Past deals involving SPADA SAMs
However with Pakistan investing in "Milgem Class" and "Jinnah Class" Designs the ship purchase would be highly unlikely
The excitement could be just talk of Helicopter Package (NAVY Versions) for future Frigates which could be possible
IMO it won't affect things much. Neither India or Pakistan are relying on Leonardo for something super specific they can't get from other suppliers.Things will get more interesting now that India has removed Leonardo from it's blacklist. They will be doing their utmost to play spoilers. Was hoping they would keep their stupid policies bit longer
Commodore Syed Ahmed Salman of Pakistan Navy has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect.
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