Pakistan Navy Signs Contract For Acquisition Of Four War Ships With Turkey
Fakhir Rizvi Published July 05, 2018 | 09:18 PM
Turkey has won a tender to build four corvettes for Pakistan Navy, Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Thursday.
ANKARA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Jul, 2018 ) :Turkey has won a tender to build four corvettes for Pakistan Navy, Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Thursday.
"This will be the largest single export in the history of Turkish defense industry," Canikli told Anadolu Agency and tv broadcaster TRT during his official visit to Montenegro.
The agreement is a milestone for Turkish defense industry and has proven its adequacy, the minister said.
"Turkey has undertaken such a sophisticated project for the first time," Canikli said.
Recalling that negotiations had continued for six months, he said the parties decided to build two of the corvettes in Istanbul Shipyard and other two in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
Meanwhile, a press release issued by Pakistan Embassy in Ankara said Pakistan Navy has signed a contract for acquisition of 4 x MILGEM Class Ships with M/S ASFAT A.S, Turkey.
The contract also includes complete transfer of technology' and the transfer of intellectual proprietary rights for the design of these ships to Pakistan. A note worthy feature of the contract is that the fourth warship will be designed jointly by Pakistan's Maritime Technologies Complex (MTC) and will be the first indigenously designed and constructed Frigate.
The construction of 3rd and 4th ship at KS&EW will not only enhance the industrial production confidence and the ships construction potential but also contribute towards national economy, creating new jobs and development of highly skilled human resource of the Karachi Shipyard. The MILGEM Class Ships contract will go a long way in fostering Pak-Turkey strategic relations which have grown with time. The induction of these Ships will substantially enhance Pakistan Navy's Combat Capabilities and will contribute effectively towards Maritime Security Operations in the region.MILGEM Class Ship is a capable and extremely potent platform, favorably comparable with any contemporary warship of modern navies. The ship is equipped with modern stealth features, and state of the art 5th generation weapons and sensors including indigenously developed missile system, hence configured to undertake multifaceted operations in all domains of naval warfare.
The acquisition of these modern ships will enhance manifold the capabilities of Pakistan's Naval Forces which are an ardent guarantor of Maritime Security and stability across the region and beyond.
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