Pakistan Navy Test Fires Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM)

Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila Witnessing the test firing of C-802 Anti-ship Missiles which has range of 180 km.

Pakistan navy (PN) has successfully test fired number of anti-ship missiles and a Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) in North Arabian Sea. This new Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) was test fired in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila and Chairman NESCOM Irfan Burney.

Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) demonstrated its precision by hitting its target with pinpoint accuracy. Presence of the Chairman NESCOM Irfan Burney during the test of Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) indicate that the missile tested was developed by the NESCOM.

One of the tests of the Hatf-VII Babur Ground Launched Land Attack Cruise Missile (GLACM) was conducted from a new round canister instead of the typical box like canister used for the Babur LACM. This  test was considered as a stepping stone towards fielding the long range land attack cruise missile on the ships and submarines of the Pakistan Navy.

NESCOM has already developed Hatf-VII Babur Ground Launched Land Attack Cruise Missile (GLACM) and Hatf-VIII Ra’ad ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile). 

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Pakistani Reconnaissance Drone Crashes in FATA

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Pakistan Army has crashed in the northwestern Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) due to technical failure. Drone was on the surveillance mission in the Azam Warsak area, west of Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan tribal region.

Pakistani Warships PNS Tippu Sultan and PNS Nasr visit Cape Town

Two Pakistan Navy vessels have arrived in the naval port of Simon’s Town for a short port visit. The destroyer PNS Tippu Sultan and the combat support ship PNS Nasr are visiting from 10 to 13 December 2012. Their entry into the port was slightly delayed by a strong South Easter wind blowing in False Bay. The purpose of the ships’ visit is to maintain the Pakistan Navy’s international contact with the South African Navy and also to enhance bilateral relations between Pakistan and South Africa.

 According to the South African Navy (SAN), the relationship between the two navies has been improving steadily and this visit to Simon’s Town by the Pakistan Navy ships presents an ideal opportunity to further strengthen the existing ties between the two navies. To further cement the closeness between Pakistan’s and South Africa’s navies, Chief of the Staff, Pakistan Navy, Admiral Mohammed Asif Sandila will also be visiting South Africa in the same timeframe. 

 The Pakistan Navy conducts anti-piracy patrols near the African coast. It has been part of the international Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) since January 2009 in an effort to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The Pakistani Navy will shortly be taking over from the Turkish Navy as the Command of Combined Task Force 151. Prior to arriving in South African waters, the two vessels visited the Seychelles, where discussions centred on the anti-piracy efforts in the region and the work of naval coalitions. In a departure from the norm for foreign vessels berthed in Simon’s Town, the two ships will be open to the public from 3:00 PM to 5:00PM on Tuesday 11 December.

Pakistan Rangers Displaying Seized Weapons in Karachi

Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) displaying the seized Kalashnikov assault rifles along with other weapons and large amount of ammunition after an operation in Karachi.

Rangers arrested around 40 suspects during the operation from Karachi.