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Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF on a Good Will Visit to Srilanka


South Asian News Agency (SANA) ⋅ November 25, 2011 ⋅


Colombo(SANA)Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF is on her Goodwill visit to Sri Lanka from 26 – 29 Nov, as both Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy warm diplomatic and strong military ties. As part of goodwill, Pakistan Navy ships frequently pay port visits to Sri Lanka. These visits further strengthen the existing strong relationship between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Such interactions also demonstrate both navies resolve to contribute towards achieving a more secure and conducive maritime environment which is essential for the regional peace, prosperity and harmony.

Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF is the third ship of SWORD class F22P Frigates, which has been built in China and commissioned on 15 Sep 2010. SAIF, being the front line ship of Pakistan Navy, is equipped with state-of-the-art weapons, sensors and machinery, making it capable of undertaking all kinds of maritime operations at sea during war and peace.

In pursuit of promoting bilateral relations Pakistan Navy provides a number of training courses for Sri Lankan Navy personnel. In order to further enhance the potential for sharing of military knowledge and expertise, particularly in the face of emerging terrorist threat, both the countries share their experience. To enhance the interoperability, Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF will conduct a Passage Exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy, upon conclusion of the port visit.

Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF will also be visiting Malaysia and Maldives after conclusion of its visit in Srilanka as a part of its visit to the other friendly regional Countries.

Sri Lanka is an important regional country and Pakistan Navy regards cooperation with SLN (Sri Lankan Navy) as of paramount importance. Since independence, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have consistently maintained close, cordial and mutually supportive relations especially in the field of defense. Both nations have assisted each other during testing times in their history.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have comprehensive and mutually beneficial training collaboration for Army, Navy and Air Force. Over a period of time, a strong bond of commitment and mutual understanding has been reached between both the friendly armed forces. In future too, both the brotherly countries are expected to work more closely in the field of defence to boost peace efforts in the region.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka being located in the South Asian region and being members of various regional and international bodies like UN, commonwealth, NAM and SAARC are mutually important for each others. The relationship between Pakistan and Srilanka is based on mutual trust and commonality of interest in maintaining regional peace, security and stability. Pakistan has always supported the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka. Both countries have shared common perceptions on almost all regional and international issue and are working together on all these forums for shared values and interests.

 

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Pakistan Naval Ship “Saif” arrives at the Port of Colombo


Pakistan Naval Ship “Saif” (FFG-253) arrived at the Port of Colombo on 26th November 2011 on a goodwill visit. The ship was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival. The ship’s Commanding Officer Captain Muhammad Zubair Shafique called on Director General Naval Operations Rear Admiral Jayantha Perera at the Naval Headquarters. He was accompanied by Pakistan Defence Adviser in Sri Lanka Colonel Sheharyar Parvez Butt.

PNS Saif is a SWORD class frigate with a Z9EC – 20 helicopter, onboard dedicated for ship borne operations. The ship, equipped with the state of the art weapons, sensors and machinery, is the front line ship and potent platform of the Pakistan Navy. It is 123 meters in length and has a displacement of 2688 tons. The ship’s complement consists of 251 naval personnel which includes 29 officers and 222 sailors.

The ship is en route from the Port of Karachchi in Pakistan to participate in the Langkavi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2011 (LIMA – 11) held in Malaysia from 06th to 10th December.

 

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[PiyaraPakistan]

Dear All,

Yesterday on Geo tv i heard about PN's ASW test in arabian sea but i didnt find it, pl confirm this news.

 

[MJaa]

Pakistan Navy To Have A Balanced Naval Fleet ~ Pakistan Military Review

 

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70 midshipmen commissioned in PN

Tuesday, January 03, 2012


Karachi

As many as 70 midshipmen and 27 short service commission officers including five female cadets were commissioned into the Pakistan Navy (PN) at the passing-out parade held at the Pakistan Naval Academy here on Monday.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Khalid Shamim Wyyne was chief guest at the ceremony. The passing-out cadets included eight from foreign navies.

Addressing the smartly turned-out parade, the chief guest congratulated all the newly-commissioned officers on the successful completion of their basic naval training.

The CJCSC said that it was an era of persistent conflict and it was expected that the adversaries of the country would seek to frustrate the peaceful living of the nation.

“Pakistan is a peace-loving country however, our desire for a peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as our weakness.

Our armed forces and a vibrant Pakistani nation are fully capable to safeguard every inch of the ideological and territorial sovereignty of our beloved motherland and we will give a befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression by our adversary,” said the chief guest. In the end, the chief guest awarded prizes to the winners.

 

[SEAL]

2012 Navy calender is boring, no action only one small pic of SSG-N.

 

[killerx]

what about the JF17 naval version for pk navy

 

[aviator006]

SHAMSI AIR BASE

Should PN go for Shamsi Air Base?

 

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Pakistani naval frigate visits Dubai

Fareed Rahman
Jan 7, 2012

A naval officer comes aboard the PNS Khaibar at a reception organised by the Pakistan Embassy on behalf of the ship’s commanding officers at Port Rashid in Dubai on Thursday.


DUBAI // The captain of a Pakistani warship that is visiting Dubai has praised the relationship between his country's navy and that of the UAE.

"There is a continued cooperation between the countries in the defence field and it is getting stronger every day," Alam Afzal said aboard the frigate PNS Khaibar on Thursday night. "We are undertaking naval exercises on a regular basis to strengthen the relationship. There is a lot of interaction from both the sides and we are working together."

PNS Khaibar, which patrols the Indian Ocean on antipiracy missions, was in Dubai's Port Rashid as part of a reception organised by the Embassy of Pakistan. Ibrahim Salem Mohammed Al Musharrakh, the Commander of the UAE Naval Forces, was also present along with other dignitaries and naval officers.

The ship helped thwart a piracy attack on a Sri Lankan dhow in April, 2010.
The dhow was carrying cargo from Aden to Mogadishu and came under fire from a pirates' skiff near the Yemeni port of Aden.
On receiving the call for assistance, the PNS Khaibar manoeuvred and challenged the skiff, preventing the attack from taking place.

According to the Pakistani navy's website, PNS Khaibar derives its name from a battle in 629 during which the seemingly impregnable fortress of Khaibar was overcome by Muslim forces led by Hazrat Ali. PNS Khaibar is the third ship of the Pakistan Navy to be so named and was commissioned in 1994.

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Pakistan Naval Chief awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz

Zardar*i and Kayani also had a brief meetin*g during the award ceremo*ny and discus*sed variou*s issues.

Published: January 20, 2012


Admiral Sandila replaced Admiral Nauman Bashir as the Chief of Naval Staff in October 2011.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Naval Chief Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila was honoured with the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Friday, Express News reported.

The ceremony took place at the Aiwan- e-Sadr in Islamabad and was attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne.

Zardari and Kayani also had a brief meeting during the award ceremony and discussed various issues.

Admiral Sandila replaced Admiral Nauman Bashir as the Chief of Naval Staff in October 2011. He was commissioned in the operations branch of the navy in 1975.

The officer has held appointments which include Command of a guided missile Destroyer PNS BADR and 25th Destroyer Squadron. He was also director-general Maritime Security Agency and Commander Logistics.

Sandila commanded the navy fleet from Oct 2008 to Nov 2009.

 

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3 rear admirals promoted


By: Our Staff Reporter | February 15, 2012


ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Navy on Tuesday announced promotions of three top officials of its operations branch from the rank of rear admirals to vice admirals to fill in the operational slots as Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff.

The promoted officers include Rear Admirals Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Zakaullah and Shafqat Jawed.

Vice Admiral Muhamamd Shafiq has been appointed ad Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Administration), Vice Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah has been appointed as Commander Pakistan Fleet while Vice Admiral Shafqat Jawed has assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects). The three officers were promoted with immediate effect, an official statement said.

During over past two years, from January 1 till yesterday, Pakistan Navy’s eight rear admirals including the incumbent Naval Chief Admiral Asif Sandela as well as the newly promoted three officers, have seen promotions from rear admirals to vice admirals rank. The remaining four officers are: DCNS (Projects 2) Vice Admiral Tanveer Faiz, Chief of Staff (COS) Vice Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar, Commander Karachi (COMKAR) Vice Admiral Abbas Raza and Commander Logistics (COMLOG) Vice Admiral Khalid Amin.

According to Pakistan Navy, Vice Admiral Muhammad Shafiq was commissioned in the Navy’s operations branch in June 1977. He has served on many important command and staff appointments including 2nd-in-command of a destroyer, command of naval air wing and naval aviation. Vice Admiral Shafiq’s major staff appointments include deputy director at JSHQ, director maritime affairs at NHQ, DDG PMSA, drafting authority, directing staff at NDU, chief inspector (Navy) and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects-2). He has been awarded sitara-e-imtiaz (military) and hilal-e-imtiaz (military).

Vice Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was commissioned in the operations branch of Pakistan Navy in June 1978. He is a recipient of the Sword of Honour. On his graduation, he was awarded Chief of The Naval Staff Gold Medal. The vice admiral is a graduate of Royal Naval Staff College (UK) and National Defence University Islamabad. He holds MA (Defence Studies) degree from London University and MSc (War Studies) degree from Quaid-e-Azam University. He has commanded the destroyer Tippu Sultan, Pakistan Naval Academy and the 25th destroyer squadron. His other appointments include directing staff PN Staff College, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Plans) and Defence Attaché in Qatar. Zaka has been awarded president’s award for pride of performance, president’s medal, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (military), sitara-e-Imtiaz (military) and Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military).

Rear Admiral Shafqat Jawed got commission in the operations branch of Pakistan Navy in June 1978. The vice admiral has served at various command and staff appointments including commanding officer Shahjahan, directing staff at PN war college, director naval operations at NHQ, director operations and plans JSHQ, assistant chief of the naval staff (operations), commander auxiliary and mine warfare squadron, mission commander at China, additional secretary at ministry of defence, flag officer sea training and deputy chief of naval staff (Operations). Shafqats’ professional courses include naval command course and national defence course. He has been awarded sitara-e-imtiaz (military).

 

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Date Posted: 14-Feb-2012

Singapore Airshow 2012: Chinese VTUAV makes its debut

Gareth Jennings - Aviation Desk Editor - Singapore



Chinese company Yotaisc is showcasing a new vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) at the Singapore Airshow 2012.

The rotary-wing X200 VTUAV, featuring a co-axial main rotor configuration, is currently being flight tested and will be ready to field in September, company spokesperson Jerry Liu told IHS Jane's on 14 February.

Liu added that an undisclosed number of X200s have already been sold to a military customer, but declined to add further details, except to say that they will be operated from a land base.

The X200 is designed to be used for surveillance and monitoring missions and is fitted with an under-fuselage electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) modular sensor turret, or various radar systems (the aircraft displayed at the airshow was not equipped with a payload). It has a maximum take-off weight of 220 kg and a maximum payload of 100 kg.

According to Liu, Yotaisc is developing a maritime variant of the X200, to be designated the X200S (Ship). This variant, which will feature a more powerful diesel engine rather than the standard aviation-fuel powerplant, will be ready to field sometime in 2013.

Performance specifications released by the Beijing-based company give the autonomous X200 a 16,404 ft service ceiling, a 150 km/h cruising speed (or 220 km/h dash speed) and a five-hour endurance. No range figure was provided.

The aircraft has a rotor diameter of 3.2 m, a height of 3.16 m and a length of 1.76 m.


The Yotaisc X200 VTUAV at its debut display at the Singapore Airshow 2012. (IHS Global Limited/Gareth Jennings)


coming at an air-base near you

 

[MJaa]

PNS ZULFIQUAR FRIGATE & PNS/M HAMZA (S139) SUBMARINE TO VISIT OMAN

Defense Attaché at the Pakistani embassy in Sultanate of Oman, Captain Naveed Anwar Cheema that F-22P PNS Zulfiquar (251) warship, Agosta 90B class diesel attack submarines (SSK) PNS/M Hamza (S139) and PNS Behr Paima hydrographic & research vessel of the Pakistan Navy will be visiting the Oman from February 19 to 22.


Read more: PNS Zulfiquar Frigate & PNS/M Hamza (S139) Submarine To Visit Oman ~ Pakistan Military Review

 

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PNS Azmat, Aslat and Dehshat To Join Pakistan Navy By Next Year


Pakistan Navy (PN) will induct PNS Azmat Fast Attack Craft (Missile) in April this year while the 4th F-22P Zulfiquar Class frigate, PNS Aslat is scheduled to join the Pakistan Navy in April 2013.



PNS Aslat 254 was launched on the 16 June 2011.



Second Fast Attack Craft (Missile) of the AZMAT class has been named PNS/M Dehshat and it will join Pakitan Navy next year.