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China begins work to build two advanced naval frigates for Pakistan
China has begun construction of two advanced naval ships for Pakistan as its defence industry resumed production after over two months following the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak which brought the country to a standstill.

The keel-laying ceremony for the second Type 054A/P missile frigate for the Pakistani Navy was held recently at the Hudong– Zhonghua Shipyard in China''s Shanghai city, Pakistan''s state-run APP news agency reported on Friday.

The Type 054A multi-purpose guided-missile frigate is the mainstay of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, with 30 vessels in commission.


Pakistan signed the first contract of two Type 054A/P frigates, an export version of the Type 054A, in 2017 and purchased two more ships in June 2018, the report said.

The steel cutting ceremony for the final two ships took place last November. All four frigates will be manufactured in China and delivered to the Pakistan Navy in 2021.

A senior official of Pakistan Navy who attended the keel-laying ceremony said that despite the challenges, posed by COVID-19, the expertise of Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard and Chinese contractors ensured the timely completion of this important milestone programme, it said.

The Pakistan Navy said that the 054A/P frigates are equipped with a modern surface, underwater and anti-aircraft weapons and sensors.

Once built, these warships will become the most technologically advanced platforms of the Pakistani Navy, which will enhance its combat capability to meet future challenges and maintain peace, stability, and balance of power in the Indian Ocean, the report added.
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China has resumed construction work on Pakistan's Hangoor class submarines.
 

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Hangor Class submarine of #Pakistan ... Displacement: 2800 T Length: 76 m Test Depth: 300 m Endurance: most probably 21 days Will be equipped with AIP and Babur III SLCM. It has six torpedo tubes. It is an upgraded variant of S-20 submarine and not of S-26
 

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Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missiles
The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea, a spokesman said.

The missiles were fired from surface ships, fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, the Navy's spokesperson Rear Admiral Arshid Javed said.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi witnessed the firing of the missiles, he said in a statement.


“The anti-ship missiles were fired at the sea level by warships and aircraft,” according to the statement.

The successful demonstration of missile firing is a testament to the Pakistan Navy's operational capability and military readiness, the official said.

On the occasion, Admiral Abbasi said that the “Pakistan Navy is fully capable to respond enemy's aggression befittingly”.

The Navy did not divulge more details.

Relations between India and Pakistan are strained and they further nose-dived after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir in August last year. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations with India and expelled Indian High Commissioner.

India has maintained that Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of India and does not want anyone's interference in it.
 

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Pakistan looking to expand its tiny Navy in an effort to challenge India
The Pakistan Navy's tiny surface fleet is looking to expand and challenge India. PNS Tabuk, a corvette of about 2,300 tonnes, was commissioned on November 12 and left for Karachi, Pakistan's only major port from Port Constanta in Romania.

Besides, China is supplying the Pakistan Navy with submarines. A long-term plan is already in place.

1. Pakistan is also looking at two mine-counter vessels from Holland. Pakistan Navy officers looked at two ships, the Haarlem and the Middelburg, earlier this year.


2. There is also talk of the Pakistan Navy acquiring three hovercrafts from Britain. This is the Griffon 2400TD, for coastal security.

3. Meanwhile, PNS Hamza, an Agosta-class submarine, with the Pakistan Navy for over a decade, has problems with its sonar (used to look for ships on the surface) is causing problems. Pakistan has asked a Turkish firm to sort out the problems.
 

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Believed to be the 2nd 054A/P of PN that was delivered a few weeks back to PN in PRC,

PN 054A/P with a PLAN 054A-
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