PT, all those six hovercrafts were inducted between 2000 and 2002. A few images from BR.

cool, is that their operational colour scheme!?

HAL Gnat belong to Pakistan Air Force

New weapons and equipment for Creeks Battalion

By Our Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The Creeks Battalion of the Pakistan Navy has been reinforced with new weapons and equipment for combat patrolling, anti-aircraft defence, anti-terrorism and anti-smuggling operations, officials told Dawn.

The battalion had been raised in 1999 for the defence of Sir Creek Area on the south-eastern border. “The battalion’s capability to undertake anti-terrorism operations, stop smuggling and check illegal activities on Pakistan’s coastal belt, has been enhanced with the induction of a Military Assault Boat (MAB) and a Hovercraft,” said an official.

Answering a question, the official said three more Hovercrafts and MABs were in the pipeline. Pakistan negotiated the deal for four Hovercrafts with the UK. The Hovercraft Griffon 2000 TD (M) is capable of carrying up to 22 troops at a maximum speed of 35 knots over a variety of surfaces with obstacle clearance of 0.73 metres and 1.2 metre maximum wave height for operating sea state.

It is said to be capable of performing a variety of tasks. The official said India had also contracted the British Griffon company for six 8000 TD Hovercrafts, with two to be supplied by the company and the rest four to be built in India.

NATO compatable FC-1?

the JSF is more important for the US in terms of its allies and role abroad.
Basically it is hoped it will do for the US in the future what the F-16 did in the 80s and 90s

help modernise and strangthen the air defence of allies abroad

make more nations remain dependent on US technology

The F-22 is to expensive to take over this role

The PAF with the F-15 or F-14? Lol. That’s pretty funny. Maybe then they might have a prayer against any other air arm in the region…..lol.

we can manage without them, just like I manage without your ill informed remarks everyday…

let me not argue with you on what colonials have and what we don’t have.

About your piddly navy being (as usal) better than us. 😀

I will just tell you an anecdote. It happened I had a small bumper damage (in an arabic country) when an arab’s car sewered and hit mine. He being a gentleman (insurance on his car got over the other day and he was on his way to pay it. 😉 ) offered to repair my cars bender. As it was getting repaired, we exchanged pleasentries and he happened to be a top official of his countries navy. So obviously we got talking. He told me his basic training was in Pakistani navy and advanced in Indian and French navy.
I asked him why not advanced training in PN. Because advanced stuff is with IN. So i asked him about the french training. He said they are good but the instructers are not as eager to give out more than required. IN trainers were willing to give some extra info, hence more sailors are being sent to India. I asked him physical standards. He tells me its same everywhere, in particular to some types IN training, its in human.

i asked him about professionalism. He said its difficult to describe. He said he wouldn’t like to get into that. ( he was a professional you see.). But he complimented IN by saying “they are very nice people, i hope that satisfies you.” :rolleyes:

Slowly he drifted to other things. he was talking about getting close to an Indian ship while he was on a PN frigate. He said he was surprised that the Indian Captain (he named him) sent a “greetings” message to the PN captain. That was promptly responded by PN captain. Another thing he said that he wished his countries navy was the size and quality that IN posses. I asked IN vs PN… he started laughing. he said thats the problem with you Indians. He says PN is too small for IN. Its no match. Why do you even want me to give a match up? (well i was in discomfort). So i changed the topic.

So try not to put your “you must be good, but don’t under estimate us kind of talk”. Get on with your life. I hope this is the best way to put it to you.

Vaiar,

You got to read a lot.

Brute
Nice to hear about your tale and your “friend”. I dont do insults, and I certainly dont want to get into the stories I have heard about the IN from amongstn others, Royal Navy personnel, as if I wrote down what they told me about the IN and how they look after former RN ships, I would be accused of flaming.

I do not need to recount other peoples opinions of how good the PN are, that is not the purpose of this thread.

You asked Viar to do some reading, I suggest you do some of your own and look at PNs MPA and Submarine equipment, its order for new ships .

At the same time you can go to the PN website and find out about the 22 other nations who recieve training from us.

No doubt about it that the IN is a professional and competent force, we just have to look at the splendid job they are doing in providing disaster relief.
Also they are and always will be bigger then the PN, does not take a genious to figure that out.

But please, dont think for once second think that PN is not ahead of the IN in several areas or is less competent. The crew of the INS Kukri would disagree with you on the latter count……..