Pakistan Navy to get first F-22p frigate in 2008: Naval Chief
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, May 29, IRNA
Pakistan-Navy frigate
The first F-22p frigate will be delivered to Pakistan Navy in 2008 and the other three by 2013, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Thair said here on Monday after completion of his visit to China and Indonesia, a Navy statement said.
The Naval Chief expressed complete satisfaction over Pakistan's frigates deal with China, the statement said.
Transfer of technology is key element of the contract, which was signed on 4 April 2005.
Tot would give quantum boost to the local expertise.
The keel for constitution of the first F-22P frigate will be laid at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai this year.
The naval Chief said that the fourth frigate will be constructed in akistan, according to the statement.
The contract includes upgrading of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works, training and technical assistance by the Chinese side during construction of fourth F-22P frigate, it said.
Modalities of its design and configuration are at the final stages, he added.
During the visit to Indonesia the matters of bilateral issues and future collaboration in the filed of Naval Operations and training came under discussion with Defence Minister and Indonesian Naval Chief.
The Admiral said during his stay in China he had very fruitful meetings with Chinese Defence Minister for Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence Jin Zhuang Long and other high-ranking naval officials.
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