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Friday, January 30, 2009

Pak Navy to soon acquire AWACS, UAVs

KJ-2000 AWACSPakistan Navy will soon acquire airborne early warning aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles to strengthen its capabilities, naval chief Admiral Noman Bashir said on Thursday.

Addressing a ceremony in this southern port city, Bashir said the induction of the Chinese-made Z-9 helicopters, airborne early warning aircraft, UAVs and additional P3C Orion surveillance aircraft would be a force multiplier for the navy's air arm. He did not give details about the number of aircraft to be acquired by the force.

A contract for HDW Type-214 submarines would also be concluded soon to enhance the navy's sub-surface defence capability, he said.

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2 comments:

  1. Pete30/1/09 13:57

    India won't be thrilled! The AWACS looks a bit like the Israeli-Indian Phalcon.

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  2. Anonymous2/2/09 06:35

    OMG.... well India won't be thrilled for sure... and the fact that it is being brought from china makes it a bit hard for India to do anything to stop it.

    Can't really say about the quality though as we know how reliable chinese goods are

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