Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Pak Navy tests surface to air missile

Pakistan Navy successfully tested its Air Defence capability on Monday.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, witnessed the live Surface to Air missile firing along with Vice Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar, the Air Defence Commander of Pakistan Navy.
All the missiles fired, successfully acquired the targets, says a Pakistan Navy press release.
It said that a combination of SAM series were tested which gave PN the flexibility to operate with a range of missiles and strengthen the ground based air
defence.
The area of responsibility of Air Defence Battalion stretches from Sir Creek in the east to Jiwani in the west.
A large number of Armed Forces officers witnessed the firing serial.
Chief of Naval Staff appreciated the efforts put in by the Air
Defence Battalion of Coastal Command and urged the officers and men to leave no stone unturned to ensure an impeccable defence.

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