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Bangladesh, Pakistan set to get Chinese submarines

: Mar 3, 2014 - : 9:23 am

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China will provide submarines to Bangladesh and Pakistan, Times of India reported on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Jane’s weekly quoting a senior Pakistani official says China is set to sell up to six submarines to Pakistan by end of 2014. China has also signed an agreement with Pakistan to sell two Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines to Bangladesh, reports from Dhaka said recently. Times of India reports the deal was valued $206 million. China has promised to deliver the submarines to Bangladesh Navy by 2019.

Islamabad is expected to buy China’s S20 or Yuan-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK). At present, the Pakistani Navy operates five French submarines; three Agosta 90B (Khalid-class) submarines purchased in the 1990s and two ageing Agosta 70 (Hashmat-class) boats dating from the late 1970s.

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