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Keel Laying Ceremony Of PAKISTAN NAVY 3rd MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warship Held At Istanbul Naval Shipyard TURKEY:

More Blessings for the Best and Great 220 Million PAKISTANI Nation as the Keel laying ceremony of PAKISTAN NAVY 3rd MILGEM Ada Class Guided Missile Stealth Warship held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard TURKEY on 1st May, 2021, PAKISTAN NAVY Media Wing Head DGPR NAVY Rear Admiral Arshid Javed said in an official statement.

The Chief Guest of the Keel Laying Ceremony at Istanbul Shipyard was Chief Naval Overseer (TURKEY) Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan.

According to the details released by the PAKISTAN NAVY Media Wing Head DGPR NAVY Rear Admiral Rear Arshid Javed, PAKISTAN NAVY has finalized the deal with its Iron Brother and all weather Ally TURKEY for the procurement of 4 Numbers of State of the Art and Hi-Tech MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warships.

While addressing the participants of the ceremony, Chief Naval Overseer (TURKEY) Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan said that the recent Keel laying ceremony of PAKISTAN NAVY Third Guided Missile Stealth Warship is another testimony of ever growing and ever evolving relations between the Two Iron Brother Countries, TURKEY and PAKISTAN.

“The Chief Guest for the Keel Laying ceremony at Istanbul Naval Shipyard was Chief Naval Overseer (TURKEY) Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan. While addressing, the Chief Guest marked the event to further cement the bond of friendship between the two strategically aligned nations with common share values, culture and principles,” DGPR NAVY quoted Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan.

The Chief Naval Overseer (TURKEY) Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan highly appreciated and acknowledged the firm resolve, commitment and dedication of the Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), M/S ASFAT and TURKISH Ministry of National Defense for successfully meeting the construction target due to the ongoing Covid-19 Global Pandemic.

“He acknowledged the commitment and dedication of M/s ASFAT, INSY and Turkish Ministry of National Defense for meeting the challenging construction schedule despite constraints posed by global pandemic,” DGPR NAVY quoted Chief Naval Overseer (TURKEY) Commodore Ehsan Ahmed Khan.

According to the contract, Two of the MILGEM Guided Missile Stealth Warships would be constructed at TURKEY at Istanbul Naval Shipyard, while the remaining two MILGEM Warships would be constructed in PAKISTAN at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW).

The MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warships would be armed to teeth with cutting-edge Modern Weaponry, including the Surface, Sub-Surface, Anti-Air and Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapons. The Warships would also packed with the state of the art Integrated Advanced Network Centric Combat Management System, Radars and Sensors.

Keel laying ceremonies of 3rd Type-054A Class Frigate and 2nd MILGEM Class Corvette for #PakNavy were held at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard, China & Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey respectively. The ceremonies were graced by respective Country’s Chief Naval Overseers.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/AuQMoD2j6i

— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) May 1, 2021

Chief Guests while attending respective ceremonies appreciated CSTC/HZ Shipyard (China), M/s ASFAT (Turkey), INSY & Turkish Ministry of National Defence for concerted efforts and achievement of keel laying milestone despite global pandemic. (3/3)

— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) May 1, 2021

Reportedly, the MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warships would be amongst the technologically advanced Surface Combatant Vessel in the fleet of the PAKISTAN NAVY.

The prestigious Keel Laying Ceremony of 3rd MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warship was attended by the Top Officials and Senior Management of TURKISH State Owned M/S ASFAT, Senior Management of Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), representatives from the TURKISH Lloyd and other prominent dignitaries.

It is pertinent to mention that the induction of the MILGEM ADA Class Guided Missile Stealth Warships would considerably increase the offensive capability of PAKISTAN NAVAL FLEET against its arch rival india, in case of a full Kinetic or full war broke out between the Two Countries, PAKISTAN and india, in the near future over indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (iIOJ&K) and other issues.