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[fatman17]

PN sub force is its cutting edge. That is where the largest share of investment will go. Next comes naval aviation and then surface vessels.

 

[CHI RULES]

One thing is efficient use of resources which lacks in almost every field in our country. There are bitter facts which we have to face lack of resources are there. Though our navy 's doctrine is defensive yet this does not mean that we shouldn't acquire latest weaponry.
There are some organisations working in case of some sort of ammo or sonars but their work is limited and slow.
What we should /could have done in past is given here.
1. Development and installation of Babur Cruise Missile both for naval and land attack with range of 750 to 1000Km range.
2.Acquisition and installation of CX01 supersonic cruise missile for defensive posture against attacking enemy frigates/destroyers with range up to 280 to 300Km.

3. Installation of Passive sonars and better ranged ASW missiles on frigates.
4.Installation of High altitude SAM at least on sole OHP along with AEGIS type Turkish upgrades on it.
5.Acquisition of large numbers of Houbei Class FAS armed with CX01 cruise missile or Chinese C803 Missiles.
6.Installation of CM400AKG missile on sole JF17s squadron recently allocated for naval duties.

Similarly Pak should go foir up gradation of old assets if can'y be replaced like Iran did with naval assets. We should go for overhaul/upgrades of F21 UK based frigates along with Augosta70 submarines.
Most of the Missiles so far deployed by PN are merely having ranges not more than 180KM, where as some coastal batteries of C602 missiles with 200KM + are also believed to be deployed not enough to stop far superior enemy. PN in case of newer platforms should go for stealth,agility and long ranges though limited in numbers.

Further Pn should try to develop DF21 local version for coastal defense batteries which may prove to be more than enough for any adversary other than IN.

 

[fatman17]

Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini takes over as Commander Pakistan Navy Fleet


- Friday, December 04, 2015


KARACHI: Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini has taken over as Commander Pakistan Fleet from Vice Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi in an impressive change of command ceremony held at the PN Dockyard on Thursday.
Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini is now operational in charge of all PN Ships, Submarines, Missile boats and Aviation units of Pakistan Navy.
Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini got commission in Pakistan Navy in June 1981. The Admiral carries with him a wide experience of Command and staff appointments. His Command appointments include Commanding Officer of various PN Ships, Commander Auxiliary and Mine Warfare Squadron, Pakistan Navy Coastal Commands and Commander Karachi.
His important Staff appointments include Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Plans), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Naval Secretary at Naval Headquarters. He also served as Director General Joint Warfare & Training at Joint Service Headquarters.
Admiral has attended many professional courses including Military Staff College Course from Command & Staff College Quetta, National Defense Course from Pakistan as well as China and Surface Warfare Officers course from USA.
In recognition of his meritorious services the officer has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-e-Basalat.
At the change of command ceremony, Vice Admiral Hussaini was presented guard of honour and introduced to Commanding Officers of the units and the command. The ceremony was attended by a large number of Pakistan Navy officers and sailors.

 

[fatman17]

Russian, Pakistani Navies Commence Drills in Arabian Sea

17:07 07.12.2015

Russian and Pakistani naval teams started drills in the Arabian Sea.

© AP PHOTO/ FRANCOIS MORI

Real Deal: Pakistan Confirms Interest in Russian Su-35 Fighters

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The crew of the Russian Navy's Vice-Admiral Kulakov, an Udaloy-class destroyer, has commenced the Arabian monsoon-2015 anti-drug joint exercises with Pakistan in the Arabian Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Northern Fleet spokesman Vadim Serga said Tuesday.

"Besides Russian sailors, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service and the special forces, ships and helicopters of the Pakistan Navy are taking part in the exercises in the north of the Arabian Sea," the spokesman said.

Russian sailors practiced cooperation with Pakistan's special forces, in particular, a rapid response team was transported to the warship by a Pakistani helicopter.

Besides, a Ka-27 Russian naval helicopter and a Pakistani Harbin Z-9EC helicopter practiced a search scenario of a vessel suspected of illicit drug trafficking.



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[django]

Russian, Pakistani Navies Commence Drills in Arabian Sea

17:07 07.12.2015

Russian and Pakistani naval teams started drills in the Arabian Sea.

© AP PHOTO/ FRANCOIS MORI

Real Deal: Pakistan Confirms Interest in Russian Su-35 Fighters

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The crew of the Russian Navy's Vice-Admiral Kulakov, an Udaloy-class destroyer, has commenced the Arabian monsoon-2015 anti-drug joint exercises with Pakistan in the Arabian Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Northern Fleet spokesman Vadim Serga said Tuesday.

"Besides Russian sailors, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service and the special forces, ships and helicopters of the Pakistan Navy are taking part in the exercises in the north of the Arabian Sea," the spokesman said.

Russian sailors practiced cooperation with Pakistan's special forces, in particular, a rapid response team was transported to the warship by a Pakistani helicopter.

Besides, a Ka-27 Russian naval helicopter and a Pakistani Harbin Z-9EC helicopter practiced a search scenario of a vessel suspected of illicit drug trafficking.



Read more: Russian, Pakistani Navies Commence Drills in Arabian Sea

A welcome development

 

[ZAC1]

when we are getting new first submarine from china

 

[Hamza913]

when we are getting new first submarine from china

Technically, they are being built. 4 will be built in Pakistan, 4 in China. Construction will start in 2016. When will it be finished? God knows. I would hope 2018, but 2020 seems more realistic.

 

[ZAC1]

Technically, they are being built. 4 will be built in Pakistan, 4 in China. Construction will start in 2016. When will it be finished? God knows. I would hope 2018, but 2020 seems more realistic.

ohh its way to long we are getting our first in mid of 2016 every year we will get two of them

till orders is complete after that only per year will be constructed

 

[fatman17]

Islamabad: China will construct six patrol vessels for Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency under an agreement signed here on Wednesday.
Four vessels will be built in China and the remaining two in Karachi under a technology transfer agreement signed at the Defence Production Ministry in Rawalpindi.
The documents were signed by M/s China Ship Trading Company and the Pakistani government.
The ministry’s spokesperson said the acquisition of new ships would boost the maritime agency’s operational preparedness to protect resources in Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

do we know the type of the patrol vessels?

 

[Ankit Kumar]

Islamabad: China will construct six patrol vessels for Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency under an agreement signed here on Wednesday.
Four vessels will be built in China and the remaining two in Karachi under a technology transfer agreement signed at the Defence Production Ministry in Rawalpindi.
The documents were signed by M/s China Ship Trading Company and the Pakistani government.
The ministry’s spokesperson said the acquisition of new ships would boost the maritime agency’s operational preparedness to protect resources in Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

do we know the type of the patrol vessels?

What are its likely displacement and specifications?

 

[Syed_Adeel]

What are its likely displacement and specifications?

not disclosed by government but most probably s20

 

[Ankit Kumar]

not disclosed by government but most probably s20

Oh... Thanks sir. But I was asking about the 6 patrol vessels which MSA will get.

 

[khanasifm]

DSCA 2015 EDA
MRAPS and MSA Patol boat island class 101 ft

 

[fatman17]

Exercise in East China Sea

For the first time, the two “all weather” partners hold a naval exercise in the East China Sea.

By Ankit Panda

January 04, 2016


The Pakistani Navy and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) have concluded their first-ever exercise in the East China Sea. The exercise, which took place from December 31, 2015 to January 1, 2016, was part of a seven-day visit to Shanghai by a Pakistani naval taskforce consisting of a frigate and a supply ship. According to the Chinese defense ministry, the exercise included a joint drill focused on ship formation movement, search and rescue, and live-fire exercises striking aerial and sea targets. The exercise also included an anti-piracy component and, according to a CCTV report, an anti-submarine warfare component.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the Pakistani taskforce was headed by Commodore Bilal Abdul Nadir, who heads the 25th Destroyer Flotilla of the Pakistani Navy. The two ships that participated in the exercise included the PNS Shamsheer, the second of Pakistan’s four Zulfiquar-class frigates, and a 25-ton supply ship, the Nasr. On the PLAN’s part, at least two missile frigates participated in the exercises — most likely, two of the PLAN East Sea fleet’s four Jiangkai-II-class frigates. Nadir, in an interview with theGlobal Times, a Chinese state-run newspaper, described the exercises as “very significant,” noting that they would “enhance the interoperability and cohesion between the two navies.”

The Pakistani taskforce had visited Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, before arriving in Shanghai. It is next expected to visit Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to the Chinese defense ministry. A report in China Military Online clarified that the visit represented the Nasr‘s fourth and the seventh overall port call by Pakistani naval vessels in Shanghai.

Nadir’s taskforce was met in Shanghai last Monday by Rear Admiral Shen Hao, deputy commander of the PLAN’s East Sea Fleet. On the evening of December 28, Shen held a welcoming reception kicking off the visit. The exercise underlines growing naval cooperation between China and Pakistan, two close allies. Though cooperation between the two states on military matters has focused primarily on counter-terrorism, land drills, and joint development of military technology (such as the JF-17 Thunder fighter), Beijing and Islamabad are looking to broaden the scope of their cooperation.

Though the exercise is the first of its kind between the two navies in the East China Sea, it likely does not indicate an expanded Pakistani naval presence in the area. The East China Sea is a flashpoint between China and Japan. Both countries claim sovereignty over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which Japan currently administers. In 2013, China declared a unilateral air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea. Despite increasing global and regional attention to disputes in the East and South China Seas, Pakistan has largely kept quiet.

 

[Quwa]

DSCA 2015 EDA
MRAPS and MSA Patol boat island class 101 ft

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So I see the PN couldn't (or wouldn't) get 6 surplus SH-60 Seahawk helicopters... *sigh* ...