Federal Cabinet Approve Joint Development of New Gen AIP Submarines with China

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite rejection of the request to purchase new gen AIP submarines by the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defense Production, Pakistani Federal Cabinet has approved the project for joint development and co-production of new generation of submarines (SSK) with the China to counter the Indian purchase of diesel electric submarines, nuclear powered submarines, nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines and antisubmarine aircrafts by India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan Navy had requested the joint development and production to fill the gap created due to the retirement of older submarines by Pakistan Navy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In first phase Pakistan is looking to buy 6 submarines fitted with Air Independent Propulsion system but eventual requirement is for nine new generation submarines. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to urgency of the requirement Pakistan Navy will order first four submarines from Chinese shipyard and later two from the local shipyards.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div></div>

Federal Cabinet Approve Joint Development of New Gen AIP Submarines with China

Despite rejection of the request to purchase new gen AIP submarines by the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defense Production, Pakistani Fede...

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Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence Production Rejects New Submarine Project for PN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Senate’s standing committee on Defence Production held a meeting at parliament house. Senate’s standing committee on Defence Production headed by the Senator Lt Gen (Retd) Javed Asharaf Qazi and other senaters who attended the meeting were Deputy Chairman Senate Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali and Senators Sardar Ali Khan, Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq, Prof. Khurshid Ahmed, Haji Muhammad Adeel, Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani and Ch. Shujaat Hussain. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Senate’s standing committee on Defence Production was briefed by the Ministry of Defense Production that 4th F-22P frigate produced indigenously with help of Chinese in Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. Committee was informed that 4th frigate will be ready for formal induction into the Pakistan Navy by June 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Senate’s body on defense production was also briefed about the recently started project of development of Fast Missile Carrier Craft to meet the needs of Pakistan Navy for small ship for costal defense.Senate’s body on defense production was also briefed about the Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (MVRDE).</div></div>

Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence Production Rejects New Submarine Project for PN

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No 5 Squadron of PAF Re-Equipped with F-16 C/D Block 52+ Fighter Jets

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <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/AVvXsEiP0ENvztjqRCv5wOxf4TxShbVol34pwI90l102GlM05G_mn10PvHY_PdYbZLNCqbwU0OFVTqePUCmjWO0mpS-iwzGBGQm4h7zgb0sgMXfJh9eyYZiLZQw728DSfcBOFPZWzlsQMJS4GIY/s1600/Chief+of+army+Staff+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani++Chief+of+Air+Staff+of+the+Pakistan+air+force.+Air+Chief+Marshal+Rao+Qamar+Suleman+F-16+D+Block+52+two+F-16+Block15+MLU+%2528Mid+Life+Upgrade%2529+aircraft+USA+PAF+BaseShahbaz+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0ENvztjqRCv5wOxf4TxShbVol34pwI90l102GlM05G_mn10PvHY_PdYbZLNCqbwU0OFVTqePUCmjWO0mpS-iwzGBGQm4h7zgb0sgMXfJh9eyYZiLZQw728DSfcBOFPZWzlsQMJS4GIY/s320/Chief+of+army+Staff+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani++Chief+of+Air+Staff+of+the+Pakistan+air+force.+Air+Chief+Marshal+Rao+Qamar+Suleman+F-16+D+Block+52+two+F-16+Block15+MLU+%2528Mid+Life+Upgrade%2529+aircraft+USA+PAF+BaseShahbaz+%25282%2529.png" width="271"></a></div> Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the chief guest of the re-equipment ceremony of No 5 Squadron of PAF. This ceremony was held at the Pakistan Air Force Base, Shahbaz (Jacobabad) this Thursday.</div> <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/AVvXsEi1SSgFhlDmqrKD0tARnat-9uOAUEpe4Sv0JQBr38344Zi0XSoskcgkoRzQ8g_TS9_Ng3R3mZ2Pg1FA8I2zH-_xWNV7gE9PbYmMeeElmh_FBDcUHgwxqvly_Y0Ucp2_6dqJD0EyvWi1ct0/s1600/Chief+of+army+Staff+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani++Chief+of+Air+Staff+of+the+Pakistan+air+force.+Air+Chief+Marshal+Rao+Qamar+Suleman+F-16+D+Block+52+two+F-16+Block15+MLU+%2528Mid+Life+Upgrade%2529+aircraft+USA+PAF+BaseShahbaz+%25285%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SSgFhlDmqrKD0tARnat-9uOAUEpe4Sv0JQBr38344Zi0XSoskcgkoRzQ8g_TS9_Ng3R3mZ2Pg1FA8I2zH-_xWNV7gE9PbYmMeeElmh_FBDcUHgwxqvly_Y0Ucp2_6dqJD0EyvWi1ct0/s320/Chief+of+army+Staff+General+Ashfaq+Parvez+Kayani++Chief+of+Air+Staff+of+the+Pakistan+air+force.+Air+Chief+Marshal+Rao+Qamar+Suleman+F-16+D+Block+52+two+F-16+Block15+MLU+%2528Mid+Life+Upgrade%2529+aircraft+USA+PAF+BaseShahbaz+%25285%2529.png" width="320"></a></div> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> No 5 Squadron is one of the oldest squadrons of the Pakistan Air Force and in the past no 5 Squadron was using French Mirage fighter jets. Now no 5 Squadron of PAF has been re-equipped with recently purchased high tech F-16 C/D Block 52+ fighter jets.</div> </div>

No 5 Squadron of PAF Re-Equipped with F-16 C/D Block 52+ Fighter Jets

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Pakistan Test Fires Hataf-2 Abdali Ballistic Missile

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan Army has successfully tested short range ballistic missile Hataf-2 Abdali which has a range of 180km. Missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. This test was conducted by the Army to validate the latest improvements donein the Hataf-2 Abdali ballistic missile.</div></div>

Pakistan Test Fires Hataf-2 Abdali Ballistic Missile

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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

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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

High ranking officials from the militaries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and coalition forces in Afghanistan meet for the 33rd time to discuss th...

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