PAKISTAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TWO TYPE 054A FRIGATES FROM CHINA

Source: Quwa

By Bilal Khan

On 1 June, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) for two Type 054A frigates for the Pakistan Navy (PN).

However, according to the MoDP and the PN (as reported by the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan: APP), this order is a follow-on to an earlier order, also for two Type 054As. The PN is to receive four Type 054As by 2021.

News of Pakistan procuring the Type 054A began in October 2017 through statements from the previous Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah. In his retirement speech, Zakaullah announced that the Pakistan Navy concluded a deal for new Chinese frigates.

Read more at: https://quwa.org/2018/06/02/pakistan-signs-contract-for-type-054a-frigates-from-china-2/

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