Pakistan Navy receives a Chinese-built frigate. At the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard, the 4th Type-054 A/P frigate manufactured by China for the Pakistan Navy was launched.
The highly advanced ship is equipped with the latest surface, subsurface, anti-air, battle management system, and sensors, according to the Pakistan Navy’s DGPR.
Pakistan Navy receives a Chinese-built frigate. The principal guest during the launching ceremony was Commodore Rashid Mahmood Sheikh.
He praised the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA-Navy), China Shipbuilding Trading Company, and HZ Shipyard for their contributions to the warship’s early completion.
The introduction of warships, according to Commodore Rashid Mahmood, will bolster Pakistan Navy’s maritime defense and deterrence.
The Pakistan Navy (PN) is the uniform naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The President of Pakistan is the Supreme Commander of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral commands the navy. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. It was established in August 1947, following the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom.
Its primary objective is to ensure the defense of the sea lines of communication of Pakistan and to safeguard Pakistan’s maritime interests by executing national policies through the exercise of military effect, and diplomatic and humanitarian activities in support of these objectives. In addition to its war services, the Navy has mobilized its war assets to conduct humanitarian rescue operations at home as well as participating in multinational task forces mandated by the United Nations to prevent seaborne terrorism and privacy off the coasts
