Report: China to Send its Most Advanced Frigate Warship to Pakistan
Usama AnjumLast Updated: Feb 1, 2021
China has reported sending the second Type 054A/P frigate to Pakistan . The innovatively progressed warship is required to upgrade Pakistan’s maritime protection and prevention/deterrence abilities altogether.
The event denotes the completion of 70 years of Pakistan-China conciliatory and diplomatic relations based upon outstanding obligations of fellowship and trust, as per an assertion the Pakistan Navy sent to the Global Times at almost the same time.
Report: China to Send its Most Advanced Frigate Warship to Pakistan
The Pakistan Navy has gotten developed four Type 054A/P frigates from China since 2017, with the primary ship launched back in August 2020.
This file photo shows the Type-054 Class Frigate that China launched for Pakistan in Aug 2020. Photo courtesy: Pakistan Navy
Chief Naval Overseer (China) Commodore Azfar Humayun attends the launching ceremony of the warship at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in China s Shanghai on Saturday. Photo courtesy: Pakistan Navy
China launched a second advanced warship a Type-054 Class Frigate for Pakistan on Saturday, the Pakistan Navy said in a statement.
The warship, which has been constructed by China, is the country s most advanced frigate, according to a report by China s state-backed publication,
The new version has a better defence capability and is equipped with an improved radar system and a larger amount of missiles with a longer range , the report quoted Zhang Junshe, a senior research fellow at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, as saying.
China launches 2nd advanced naval frigate for Pakistan
By Mansoor| Published: 29th January 2021 8:40 pm IST
Beijing: China on Friday launched the second naval missile frigate equipped with an improved radar system and long-range missiles for its all-weather ally Pakistan to help it bolster maritime defence and deterrence capabilities, according to a media report.
The Pakistan Navy has contracted the construction of four Type 054A/P frigates from China since 2017, and the first ship was launched in August last year.
The Type 054A multi-purpose, guided-missile frigate is the mainstay of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, with 30 vessels in commission.
Fri 29th January 2021 | 07:40 PM
BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jan, 2021 ) ::China launched the second Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan on Friday in Shanghai, as the Pakistan Navy Chief Naval Overseer highlighted at the launch ceremony that induction of the Type 054A/P warships will significantly enhance Pakistan s maritime defense and deterrence capabilities.
The launch of the second Type 054A/P frigate was held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on Friday, reads a statement the Pakistan Navy sent to the Global Times on the same day.
The occasion coincides with the completion of 70 years of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations built upon historic bonds of friendship and mutual trust, the statement said.