2012 or 2112 what diff does it make to star49? Scorpenes are for dealing with dragon. I got this cached report from google (paksearch.com) which says 3rd A90 was supposed to be commissioned in 2002 😀
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Agosta 90-B commissioning today
KARACHI: Chief Executive Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be the chief guest at the commissioning ceremony of the first state-of-the-art French Agosta 90-B submarine of Pakistan Navy PNS-M Khalid at the Pakistan Naval Dockyard in Karachi on December 21.
The Agosta 90-B submarine,a faster and deeper diving vessel, incorporates improvement based on the experience gained by the French Navy and new advances in endurance, acoustic discretion, propulsion and diving capability. The vessel of an overall length of 67 metres, having submerged speed of 40 knots 😀 , can dive deep more than 300 metres, while its sub-surface endurance capability is of over 60 days.
The fully integrated combat system of the submarine enables the commanding officer to quickly evaluate its tactical situation and decide on an appropriate response. The submarine could be equipped to launch multipurpose torpedoes and Exocet SM-39 sub-launched anti-ship missiles.
Pakistan had signed an agreement of nearly one billion US dollars with Direction des Constructions Navales DCN International of France in 1994 for the purchase of three Agosta 90-B submarines alongwith transfer of technology.
During the construction of the first Agosta 90-B submarine, engineers and technicians of Pakistan Navy have been given special training including transfer of technology in France so that Pakistan achieves self-sufficiency in construction of submarines.
The second Agosta 90-B submarine is currently under construction by Pakistan Navy’s engineers and technicians with the help of French engineers at Naval Dockyard in Karachi and would be inducted in Pakistan Naval Fleet in early year 2001. Work on the construction of the third submarine is also underway at the
Naval Dockyard here and would be commissioned in the year 2002.
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