KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah on Friday (today) performed the ground breaking ceremony of the 21st Air Defence Battalion. Speaking on the occasion, he said that air defence is a priority of the Navy and all efforts are being made to modernise the equipment, a statement released by the Pakistan Navy stated. The ceremony was attended by senior naval officers, personnel; and civil dignitaries.
The air defence unit will be based in Ormara and will be attached to Coastal Command. The unit was raised in 2005 to provide ground-based air defence to all Pakistan Navy and designated national infrastructure.
The battalion is equipped with “state of the art air defence guns, surface to air missiles and air defence radars”.
While highlighting the prominent features of the project stated that the development of dedicated infrastructure for the unit would “lead to further efficiency and effectiveness to counter any challenge to our motherland from any potential aerial threat”.
