Pakistan 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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India won't be thrilled! The AWACS looks a bit like the Israeli-Indian Phalcon.
ReplyDeleteOMG.... 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.
ReplyDeleteCan't really say about the quality though as we know how reliable chinese goods are