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Pak inducts air defence system built by China

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today inducted a Chinese-made advanced surface-to-air missile defence system to boost its aerial defence and combat emerging threats.

Pak inducts air defence system built by China

LY-80 is a Chinese mobile air defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer ranges flying at low and medium altitude.



Islamabad, March 12

Pakistan today inducted a Chinese-made advanced surface-to-air missile defence system to boost its aerial defence and combat emerging threats.

“The Pakistan army inducts low-to-medium altitude air defence system (LOMADS) LY 80,” the army said in a statement.

Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was the chief guest at the induction ceremony held at army auditorium in Rawalpindi. 

LY-80 is a Chinese mobile Air Defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer ranges flying at low and medium altitude. “LY-80 LOMADS increases our response capability to current and emerging air defence threats,” General Bajwa said.

The army chief was accompanied by Lieut-General Muhammad Zahid Latif Mirza, Commander of Army Air Defence Command. — PTI

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