Pakistan inducts Chinese-built air defence system to its arsenal

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

"Pakistan Army inducts low-to-medium altitude air defence system (LOMADS) LY 80," 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.

Bajwa was accompanied by Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahid Latif Mirza, Commander of Army Air Defence Command.

The induction of the Chinese air defence is manifestation of the growing defence and strategic relationship between Pakistan and China.