ISLAMABAD: The China will gift 8 Hangor-Class submarine to Pakistan Navy, Four of the eight submarines to be built by KS&EW under ToT in Pakistan.
The ceremony, held at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s (WSIG) Shuangliu Base, was attended by Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf.
The development comes as part of the agreement between Islamabad and Beijing wherein the latter had agreed to provide the former with eight state-of-the-art advanced submarines.
Out of the total eight vessels, four are to be built by WSIG, whereas the remaining four are being built at KS&EW under the Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement.
The submarines, having advanced stealth features, are to be fitted with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors to operate under a multi-threat environment and can engage targets at stand-off ranges.
Friday’s launch ceremony comes after Pakistan commenced the manufacturing of the 6th Hangor-class submarine by KS&EW in February earlier this year.
It is pertinent to know that Pakistan enjoys close military ties with China with their bilateral relations provisioning various arms imports by Islamabad from Beijing
