Pakistan navy to conduct large-scale exercises: Naval Chief

[Neo]

Pakistan navy to conduct large-scale exercises: Naval Chief

KARACHI: Pakistan plans to conduct large-scale naval exercises that would be quite different from the ordinary and traditional ones.

This was said by Naval Chief Admiral Mohammed Afzal Tahir on Saturday while talking to Geo News after giving briefing to Pakistan Air force Air War College officers.

He said that in 2009, Pakistan Navy would be handed the first frigate F22 which was prepared in collaboration with China.

Afzal Tahir said that March Naval Exercises would be conducted in ways different from the common and traditional exercises, adding that the related details would be told in a separate briefing.

Replying a query regarding any likelihood of Indian participation in the exercises, the naval chief said that political harmony is quite essential for this, adding, “as far as I know, nothing like this has happened as yet. Let see how the wind blows.”
Courtesy Geo

http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Feb07/17/02.htm

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Neo

KARACHI: Pakistan plans to conduct large-scale naval exercises that would be quite different from the ordinary and traditional ones.

Though I hate to speculate I'd like to know how this excersise will be 'different' from the 'ordinary and traditional ones'.

Any idea's?

[kidwaibhai]

yeah me too maybe they will conduct anti norcotic operation
i really have no clue

[falcone]

If I were to venture a guess, I would say that the PN might involve more of its air assets, now that more of the P-3s are operational. Other than that, I don't know.

[HAIDER]

A Chinese naval fleet left for Pakistan to participate for the first time in a multi-national maritime military exercise - India watches closely
Prithiv Patel
Feb. 19, 2007

india is watching closely. The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet consisting of two frigates, namely, ''Lianyungang'' and ''Sanming'' left Ningbo port in East China's Zhejiang Province today for Pakistan to particpate in the exercises.

A Chinese naval fleet left for Pakistan today to participate for the first time in a multi-national maritime military exercise against terrorism to be staged by its ''all-weather'' ally.

The ''Peace-07'' exercises sponsored by the Pakistani navy, will involve warships, aircraft or special armed units from China, the United States, Britain, France, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey.

The exercises are aimed at promoting cooperation and exchanges among the navies and raise their capability of combating terrorist attacks and taking joint actions as there are increasing maritime terrorist threats and challenges.

This is the first time for a Chinese naval fleet to take part in multinational military exercises, Xinhua news agency reported.