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21st Air Defence Battalion unit's ground-breaking ceremony held in Ormara


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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was the chief guest on the occasion.

KARACHI : The ground-breaking ceremony for the 21st Air Defence Battalion unit was held in Ormara, Balochistan on Friday to mark the beginning of its construction work .

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was present there as the chief guest.

The 21st Air Defence Battalion was raised in 2005 to provide ground-based defence to all Pakistan Navy installations and designated national infrastructure. The battalion is equipped with state-of-the-art air defence guns, surface to air missiles and air defence radars.

Addressing the gathering, Admiral Zakaullah lauded all those who were involved in the project.

Zaka said within the overall developmental plans of the Pakistan Navy, air defence stands out as a clear priority of Naval Headquarters and all endeavours are being made to modernise this important segment of coastal command to contribute significantly towards the defence of the country.

He congratulated the officers and workers on the 21st Air Battalion on the commencement of construction work on the unit and called for careful implementation and monitoring of the project.

Many senior naval officers and civil dignitaries were in attendance.
 
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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Zakaullah addressing the audience at the Ground breaking ceremony of 21st Air Defence Battalion building at Ormara.



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21st Air Defence Battalion unit's ground-breaking ceremony held in Ormara


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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was the chief guest on the occasion.

KARACHI : The ground-breaking ceremony for the 21st Air Defence Battalion unit was held in Ormara, Balochistan on Friday to mark the beginning of its construction work .

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was present there as the chief guest.

The 21st Air Defence Battalion was raised in 2005 to provide ground-based defence to all Pakistan Navy installations and designated national infrastructure. The battalion is equipped with state-of-the-art air defence guns, surface to air missiles and air defence radars.

Addressing the gathering, Admiral Zakaullah lauded all those who were involved in the project.

Zaka said within the overall developmental plans of the Pakistan Navy, air defence stands out as a clear priority of Naval Headquarters and all endeavours are being made to modernise this important segment of coastal command to contribute significantly towards the defence of the country.

He congratulated the officers and workers on the 21st Air Battalion on the commencement of construction work on the unit and called for careful implementation and monitoring of the project.

Many senior naval officers and civil dignitaries were in attendance.

What equipment they use?? Is it old 35mm guided guns with MANPADs or some better SAMS.
 
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Some time ago spada 2k OEM was trying to sell additional 5-6 batteries to pn and pa assuming pn needs one battery at minimum at Karachi, Jinnah naval base and gawadar plus ideally one for pasni and turbat total 5 ish ?? But who knows may be they will go for something common for shore and ships ??
 
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ALl PN Air Defence Units should be equipped with Low - Medium - High Level Air Defence Systems. Moreover, PN should acquire CH-5s from PAC about 5-8 of them to keep an eye on the sea 24/7. As in this way PN can deploy at least 2-3 in Air all time.
 
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