Commissioning of first F 22-P Ship.KARACHI, July 30, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- The first F-22P Frigate frigate (frĭg`ĭt), originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent. constructed for Pakistan Navy Pakistan Navy (Urdu: پاک بحریہ) is the naval wing of the Pakistan military. Though not as significant as their other military divisions, it does play a vital role given the regional rivalry of Pakistan with India. at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China, was delivered to Pakistan Navy on Thursday. This was announced in an ISPR ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations (Armed Forces of Pakistan) ISPR International Society for Paranormal Research ISPR International Standard Payload Rack ISPR International Society of Photosynthesis Research (Navy) press release issued here on Thursday. It said that the delivery ceremony held in Shanghai was followed by Commissioning of the ship, in which Pakistani flag was hoisted on the ship with band playing Pakistani National Anthem. The ceremonies were attended by distinguished guests from Chinese Navy, Chinese Government Authorities and senior officers of Pakistan Navy. The chief guest for the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, while addressing the guests said that the successful and timely delivery of the First F-22P Frigate has been made possible by superb cooperation of the leadership of PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. (Navy), SASTIND, CSSC CSSC China State Shipbuilding Corporation CSSC Civil Service Sports Council (UK) CSSC Center for the Study of Southern Culture CSSC Certified Structured Settlement Consultant CSSC Canadian Strategic Software Consortium , Hudong Shipyard and CSTC CSTC Computer Security Technology Center CSTC Combined Security Transition Command CSTC Calcutta State Transport Corporation CSTC Consolidated Space Test Center CSTC Consolidated Satellite Test Center CSTC Cyber Solutions Tools Center . He said that with passage of time the relationship between Pakistan and China has grown deeper and fonder in all spheres of defence and economic cooperation. The Naval Chief said that Pakistan is indeed proud of close association with China and this unique relationship does not draw any parallel elsewhere in the world. He said that F-22P Frigate project is the manifestation of everlasting strategic partnership between Pakistan and China. Earlier, while welcoming the guests at Commissioning ceremony, Head of Pakistan Mission and the Chief Naval Overseer, Commodore Mahmood ur Rehman, said that the successful culmination of the first F-22P Frigate is the result of ardent efforts and exceptional professional competence of all personnel involved in this project, right out its inception. Work on design and construction of F-22 P ships started in year 2005 after signing of a contract between Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) Pakistan and CSTC of China for construction of three ships in China and one at Karachi Shipyard. While first F-22P ship is now heading to Pakistan, all other three ships are at different stages of construction. The F22P frigates are equipped with state of the art weaponry and sensors. They would also carry a Z9EC helicopter as integral part of the platform. The construction of 4th ship is to be completed by 2013. Addition of these new ships will not only strengthen the PN Fleet with much needed potential but will also contribute in enhancing countrys shipbuilding capabilities. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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