With a view to assess the air defence capabilities during the ongoing annual Pakistan Navy Maritime Exercise SEASPARK 12, the Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a combination of surface-to-air missiles.
A Pakistan Navy press release said the firing of surface-to-air missiles carried out in the Makran coastal area precisely hit their targets. Naval chief Admiral M Asif Sandila, present on the occasion along with the higher command, witnessed the firing.
Congratulating the officers, CPOs and sailors of Air Defence Battalion of Coastal Command on successfully conducting the missile firing, the naval chief said these firings had fortified the defence of the country’s coastal line.
These weapons give Pakistan Navy the flexibility to operate various missiles and strengthen the ground-based air defence.
Sandila said Pakistan Navy was not oblivious of defence of its maritime borders and would take all possible steps for the sake of defence of the country.
“It should be the prime objective of all of us to ensure that resources and assets, which the nation provides us at the cost of many other important needs, are put to best use for achieving maximum operational effectiveness,” he added.
Earlier, the coast commander briefed that these firing drills were part of the navy’s wide initiative to evaluate and improve its firepower capabilities.
The area of responsibility of Pakistan Navy Air Defence Battalion stretches from Sir Creek in the east to Jiwani in the west and these modern weapons and equipment will augment the navy’s ground-based air defence capabilities against aircraft and missiles.
Later, the chief of the naval staff witnessed the harbour defence exercise at Jinnah Naval Base (JNB), Ormara, and interacted with officers and CPOs.
He lauded the spirit and efforts put in by all to ensure the impregnable security of JNB.
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