Beijing: China has delivered the largest and most advanced warship to Pakistan because it tried to raise the navy from allies of all the weather in the Arab Sea and the Indian Ocean, where he had increased the presence of his own navy in recent years.
Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), Frigate was sent to the Pakistan Navy at the commissioning ceremony in Shanghai, CSSC announced in a statement on Monday.
FREGAT type 054A / P named Tughril civil servants, the global time managed by the government reported on Tuesday.
Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin UL Haque said that the Commissioning of PNS Tughril ensured the balance of power in the Indian Ocean.
In the context of the overall security paradigm of the region, the Tughril class frigate will strengthen the ability of the Navy to respond to maritime challenges to ensure sea defense, maintain peace, stability and balance of power in the Indian Ocean region, according to him, according to Global Times reports.
PNS Tughril is the first stomach of the four types of 054 fregat built for the Pakistani Navy and the ship is a technology advanced platform and is very capable of surface-to-surface, surface-to-air and underwater, in addition to the potential of broad supervision .
, Daily quoted the Pakistani Navy statement.
Equipped with advanced battle management and electronic warfare systems along with modern self-defense capabilities, type 054A / P fregat can simultaneously carry out a number of naval war missions in a very intense multi-threat environment, it is said.
Frigate is the largest and most advanced warship that has been exported, said CSSC.
China who shared strategic bonds All weather with Pakistan has emerged as the largest weapon supplier for the Pakistani military.
In addition to the sophisticated Navy ship, China also partnered with the Pakistani Air Force to build JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft.
Observers said military cooperation in the past few years has focused more when China gradually increases the presence of the Navy in the backyard of India, the Indian Ocean.
In addition to building his first military base in Djibouti in Horn Africa in the Indian Ocean, China has acquired the Gwadar Port of Pakistan in the Arab Sea connected to the Xinjiang Province of China by landing at USD 60 billion China Pakistani economic corridor (CPEC).
China also developed the Sri Lankan City Hambantota Port after obtaining it on a 99-year lease.
Pakistani Navy Modernization Coupled with the acquisition of the naval base is expected to support the presence of the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
In addition to obtaining four modern Navy Freaches from China, Pakistan will also get eight Chinese submarines as part of the Pakistani Navy’s modernization, Head of Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi told the daily in February this year.
The Pakistani Navy has contracted the construction of four types of 054A / P Frigata from China since 2017.
Head of the Pakistani Navy Mission oversees the construction of the FREGAT 054A / P, Commodore Rashid Mehmood Sheikh, said that PNS Tughril, became a multi-mission of the capable fregat, would form a mainstay The Pakistani Navy fleet while strengthening the Navy Pakistan’s maritime defense ability.
Zhang Junshe, a senior research at Academy Research Naval Pla, told the previous Global Times that type 054A, where type 054A / P is based, is the most sophisticated fregat of China.
Compared to previous Chinese frigates, new ships have better air defense capabilities, because they are equipped with an enhanced radar system and a large number of missiles with a longer range, said Zhang, noting that type 054A frigate also has a world-class stealth ability.