Pakistan & China to Jointly Develop New Gen AIP Submarines

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_bqeSLghCu3nNyDBcwhGWzwPISQ37SDprW9tTGw6HY7GufD9-cnxs9mxEAZLbmqdyesZcuRfYPjfTzRo9d3WPT64CTuesn2EaXRkMQscI4OubbXMRpZzKhgQNl2SbIf5MyWsVRl6VA/s1600/Improved+Yuan+SSK+is+a+large+conventional+submarine+Pakistan+Navy+Asks+Federal+Cabinet+for+Permission+to+Purchase+New+Submarines+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_bqeSLghCu3nNyDBcwhGWzwPISQ37SDprW9tTGw6HY7GufD9-cnxs9mxEAZLbmqdyesZcuRfYPjfTzRo9d3WPT64CTuesn2EaXRkMQscI4OubbXMRpZzKhgQNl2SbIf5MyWsVRl6VA/s320/Improved+Yuan+SSK+is+a+large+conventional+submarine+Pakistan+Navy+Asks+Federal+Cabinet+for+Permission+to+Purchase+New+Submarines+-+Copy.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fszPqk0s9Gz7mSOf_VwjKywTyGbporIO_XmWgCIO-hb3ccZsQfsdSo4R4TrdsW2VxAxCX054PVjdhA5wJoPaD_Ozw9ieS6k87KQZdPeZaibyY0qpKh9R0Bjz1QMTaTIJ82T5wAxSjA/s1600/Ministry+of+Defense+Permission+from+government+of+pakistan+to+Purchase+Submarines+from+China.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fszPqk0s9Gz7mSOf_VwjKywTyGbporIO_XmWgCIO-hb3ccZsQfsdSo4R4TrdsW2VxAxCX054PVjdhA5wJoPaD_Ozw9ieS6k87KQZdPeZaibyY0qpKh9R0Bjz1QMTaTIJ82T5wAxSjA/s320/Ministry+of+Defense+Permission+from+government+of+pakistan+to+Purchase+Submarines+from+China.gif" width="320"></a></div> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Pakistani ministry of defense has requested the Pakistani government to allow Pakistan Navy to for joint development and co-production of new generation of submarines (SSK) with the China to effectively counter the naval threats faced by the country.</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Joint development and coproduction of six diesel electric submarines fitted with the Air Independent Propulsion will be done with China Shipbuilding and Offshore Corporation Limited (SCOC) after the approval by the federal cabinet. Ministry of defense briefed the Pakistani Federal Cabinet that currently Pakistan Navy is facing "critical force imbalance" due to the retirement of earlier submarines and acquisition of new submarines by the Indian Navy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Defense ministry has requested to allow PN to sign a "mutually agreed draft protocol" for the joint development and coproduction of six submarines. It is understood that talks for acquiring the submarines were first time held during the visit of the president Asif Ali Zardari in 2009. The matter again came under discussion during the visit of the Chinese Premier to Pakistan last year.</div></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac></div></div></div></div>

Pakistan & China to Jointly Develop New Gen AIP Submarines

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British Chief of Defense Staff Met with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcSFzxElDvhhMps4up96haztPgGFiMOWQNAAC7facM_KIrBkUVFB2avSrDrqeF-QRBUvzVYkn4aj6TNZ77qyXKu_vYhrHqbrqk2jwNcJkRyTiaCKkxcdVuedSNfQIMT0tnVMO2isbAQ/s1600/General+Sir+David+Richards%252C+Chief+of+Defence+Staff%252C+United+Kingdom+called+on+Chief+of+Army+Staff%252C+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani+today+at+General+Headquarters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcSFzxElDvhhMps4up96haztPgGFiMOWQNAAC7facM_KIrBkUVFB2avSrDrqeF-QRBUvzVYkn4aj6TNZ77qyXKu_vYhrHqbrqk2jwNcJkRyTiaCKkxcdVuedSNfQIMT0tnVMO2isbAQ/s320/General+Sir+David+Richards%252C+Chief+of+Defence+Staff%252C+United+Kingdom+called+on+Chief+of+Army+Staff%252C+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani+today+at+General+Headquarters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">British Chief of defense Staff today met with the Chief of the Pakistan Army General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and discussed the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan border area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Governemnt sources have said that General Sir David Richards and General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani discussed matters of mutual interest also came under discussion. </div></div>

British Chief of Defense Staff Met with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

British Chief of defense Staff today met with the Chief of the Pakistan Army General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and discussed the situation in Pak...

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Pakistani Military Delegation in Sri Lanka

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="justify">Pakistani military officials lead by the headed by Lieutenant General Muzammil Hussain, Inspector General Training and Evaluation, Pakistan Army has reached Sri Lanka. This delegation will stay in Sri Lanka till March 11.</div><div align="justify"><br> </div><div align="justify">This group of officials includes military officers from the different field of Pakistan Army including operation, training and other important fields. During their visit these officials will interact with their Sri Lankan Army’s counterparts and try to learn from each other’s experience.</div></div>

Pakistani Military Delegation in Sri Lanka

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General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Witness the Army Field Firing Exercise

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8qFb1AyH3OZ3M4UoXLz9QWIi38wZumy1TZakfI4VdZUFB0Rk8s2NfSBwzXyFpG95L0l5pcgBrVHEuuOkdp7cWUdOtR-0ywK3kbBUxk1W3U3FePZzwixLjdCXgPIkp70oI7zyyLmh2A/s1600/General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani%252C+Chief+of+Army+Staff+witnessing+field+firing+exercise+at+Khairpur+Tamewali+near+Bahawalpur.+pakistan+military+review.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8qFb1AyH3OZ3M4UoXLz9QWIi38wZumy1TZakfI4VdZUFB0Rk8s2NfSBwzXyFpG95L0l5pcgBrVHEuuOkdp7cWUdOtR-0ywK3kbBUxk1W3U3FePZzwixLjdCXgPIkp70oI7zyyLmh2A/s320/General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani%252C+Chief+of+Army+Staff+witnessing+field+firing+exercise+at+Khairpur+Tamewali+near+Bahawalpur.+pakistan+military+review.jpg" width="320"></a></div>Pakistani Army Chief, General Kayani has visited Bahawalpur Cantonment area where he was received by Corps Commander Bahawalpur Lieutenant General Naeem Khalid Lodhi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">During his visit, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani observed field firing exercises of the Pakistan army units in Khairpur Tamewali.</div></div>

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Witness the Army Field Firing Exercise

Pakistani Army Chief, General Kayani has visited Bahawalpur Cantonment area where he was received by Corps Commander Bahawalpur Lieutenant G...

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Aman-11 Naval Exercise :Pakistan Navy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPh8KFnF9J97VtrG6jluYU7Vt5KTC6ylNsqPJ1KMgIF1XI43V2ZIIMiMtH66y9E6CzM5-jSyljbyBr5A1tb35Hvqydw5aY73oiL3NlSjBCoKYjM1A9-VapV6NJbnytUtomj-EeNUGYw/s1600/%2527Aman-2011%2527+was+formally+inaugurated+by+Commander+Pakistan+Fleet%252C+Vice-Admiral+Abbas+Raza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPh8KFnF9J97VtrG6jluYU7Vt5KTC6ylNsqPJ1KMgIF1XI43V2ZIIMiMtH66y9E6CzM5-jSyljbyBr5A1tb35Hvqydw5aY73oiL3NlSjBCoKYjM1A9-VapV6NJbnytUtomj-EeNUGYw/s320/%2527Aman-2011%2527+was+formally+inaugurated+by+Commander+Pakistan+Fleet%252C+Vice-Admiral+Abbas+Raza.jpg" width="320"></a></div>Pakistani Navy has organized naval exercise called Aman-11. Navies from all parts of the world will be talking part in this exercise which will include Special Operations Forces and War at Sea exercise in the Arabian Sea this month. A total of 49 countries have been invited to participate in this exercise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">First such exercise was held by the Pakistan navy in March 2007. Fourteen warships from countries like Bangladesh, China, France, Italy, Malaysia, UK and USA participated and were considered a great success. In 2007 in Special Operation Forces of Turkey and Bangladesh also took part in the exercise along with the Special Operation Forces of Pakistan navy while another twenty one countries attended as observers.</div></div>

Aman-11 Naval Exercise :Pakistan Navy

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High Ranking Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and ISAF Held a Meeting

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">High ranking officials from the militaries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and coalition forces in Afghanistan meet for the 33rd time to discuss the security situation in the region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this discussion Pakistani delegation was lead by the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani while Afghan National Army’s chief General Sher Muhammad Karimi was heading Afghan side. Coalition force’s delegation was headed by the International Security Assistance Force Commander, General David H Petreaus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div>

High Ranking Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and ISAF Held a Meeting

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Russia Offers AESA Radar for Indian SU-30MKI Fighter Jets

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Russia has offered India to supply it with Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar for Indian Su-30MKI fighter jets. Details of this offer are currently under discussion between the two countries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Upgraded Indian Su-30MKI fighter jets will be able to use foreign weapon systems beside Russian missiles. India will also upgrade around 42 Su-30MKI fighter jets to make them capable of carrying Indo-Russian “BrahMos” supersonic anti-ship missile.</div></div>

Russia Offers AESA Radar for Indian SU-30MKI Fighter Jets

Russia has offered India to supply it with Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar for Indian Su-30MKI fighter jets. Details of this offer...

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India To Buy Over 1000 Helicopter by End of This Decade

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;">Indian defense forces will induct around 450 Light Utility Helicopters, 12 VVIP Helicopters, over 222 gunship helicopters, 139 Mi-17 military transport helicopters, 15 Heavy Lift military Transport Helicopters and over 50 Multirole Helicopters for the Indian Navy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://indianmilitarywatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/india-to-purchase-over-1000-helicopter.html#more" title="India To Purchase Over 1000 Helicopter by End of This Decade"><span style="color: white;">Read more »</span></a> </div></div><a href="http://indianmilitarywatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/india-to-purchase-over-1000-helicopter.html">http://indianmilitarywatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/india-to-purchase-over-1000-helicopter.html</a></div>

India To Buy Over 1000 Helicopter by End of This Decade

Indian defense forces will induct around 450 Light Utility Helicopters, 12 VVIP Helicopters, over 222 gunship helicopters, 139 Mi-17 milita...

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Xinggang Shipyard Starts Construction of Missile Boat for Pakistan Navy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIxdadbaLFKqM1K0hk52IORcWQBFDdTzQ4xWFaGn0pj5AEE3tgkY65aeAAmFcXnZaeOEDMemPKMVpxF9MYebjckIbAiQRkV2_KP5kO48yPJHuw_WErjhghWkExImARtp9RGS3fpkpUg/s1600/PNS+AZMAT+Fast+Attack+Craft+%2528Missile%2529+Launched+SR60+radar+FAC+1031ee+8+C802A345+NAVY+karachi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIxdadbaLFKqM1K0hk52IORcWQBFDdTzQ4xWFaGn0pj5AEE3tgkY65aeAAmFcXnZaeOEDMemPKMVpxF9MYebjckIbAiQRkV2_KP5kO48yPJHuw_WErjhghWkExImARtp9RGS3fpkpUg/s320/PNS+AZMAT+Fast+Attack+Craft+%2528Missile%2529+Launched+SR60+radar+FAC+1031ee+8+C802A345+NAVY+karachi.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><a href="http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2011/10/fast-attack-craft-fac-launched-in.html">Images of Fast Attack Craft (FAC) Launched in Karachi</a></b></div><div><br> </div><br> Xinggang Shipyard of China has started the construction of the first of two missile boats for the Pakistan Navy. Ceremony was attended by the Pakistan Navy’s Vice Admiral Tanveer Faiz Ahmed . </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the agreement first missile boat will be produced at the Xinggang Shipyard in Tianjin and 2nd will be produced under transfer of technology by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in Pakistan. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">These new missile boats are planned to be equipped with Chinese Type 730-B CIWS a 7 barrel 30mm Gatling gun which can fire 5800 rounds per minute and have a range of about 3 kilometers against antiship missiles. Pakistani F-22P Sword class Frigates are also equipped with same weapons systems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Missile boa equipped with the eight C-802A anti ship missile which can destroy enemy ships at a range of 180km with its 165kg warhead.</div></div>

Xinggang Shipyard Starts Construction of Missile Boat for Pakistan Navy

Images of Fast Attack Craft (FAC) Launched in Karachi Xinggang Shipyard of China has started the construction of the first of two missile ...

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Pakistan Air Force Discussing Additional F-16 Fighter Jets with USA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRfBsAQWI0ClS4E9HUw9mseLGFDc8fv1BvKpsE4gXy9LU6pSNevkNxRhuB04PW6ng2v17SiWuH7TFdd9q-FVn5pHQVEIid7j3fO-vIKPWL9gPuUXjsYqGNkBrk2hO712Yi-QnFiPqOfE/s1600/F-16+D+Block+52+lands+at+PAF+Shahbaz+Base+in+Jacobabad+on+Monday+mlu+turkey+pakitan++air+force++aim-120+c5+6+7+d+amraam+bvr+aam+missile+air+to+air+fired+tested+launched++%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRfBsAQWI0ClS4E9HUw9mseLGFDc8fv1BvKpsE4gXy9LU6pSNevkNxRhuB04PW6ng2v17SiWuH7TFdd9q-FVn5pHQVEIid7j3fO-vIKPWL9gPuUXjsYqGNkBrk2hO712Yi-QnFiPqOfE/s320/F-16+D+Block+52+lands+at+PAF+Shahbaz+Base+in+Jacobabad+on+Monday+mlu+turkey+pakitan++air+force++aim-120+c5+6+7+d+amraam+bvr+aam+missile+air+to+air+fired+tested+launched++%25284%2529.jpg" width="320"></a></div> Pakistan Air Force’s chief of air staff, Air Chief Marshall Rao Qamar Suleman has confirmed that PAF is discussing with the United States about the possibility to get additional F-16 fighter jets. However he hasn’t indicated about the number of additional F-16s which PAF is looking for.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Pakistan Air Force already has 45 older F-16 A/B fighter jets which are undergoing midlife upgrades at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). This upgrade will bring them very close in performance to the newly acquired 18 F-16 C/D block 52+. This upgrade will be completed by 2014.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Three F-16 A/B are already in Turkey for upgrades and another four F-16s are in USA for technical inspections so that midlife upgrade kits can be developed. These midlife upgrade kits will be sent to TAI which will install them on Pakistani F-16 A/B fighter jets.</div> </div>

Pakistan Air Force Discussing Additional F-16 Fighter Jets with USA

Pakistan Air Force’s chief of air staff, Air Chief Marshall Rao Qamar Suleman has confirmed that PAF is discussing with the United Sta...

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