China on November 8, 2021 delivered to Pakistan’s Navy ‘Type 054A frigate’ which has been described by its official media as the “most advanced” Chinese warship ever exported.
- The ship-named PNS Tughril by the Pakistani Navy, is to be deployed by Pakistan in the Indian Ocean.
- The delivery of the Type 054A frigate is the latest example of increasingly close military cooperation, which many Chinese and Pakistani analysts see as aimed at bolstering Pakistani capabilities in an effort to balance India in the region.
- It is the first hull of four Type 054 frigates being constructed for the Pakistan Navy.
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