The biannual conference was inaugurated by the Defence Minister of Malaysia, Dato Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. Admiral Noman Bashir, while giving interview to the New Straits Times, a highly circulated English newspaper of Malaysia said that Pakistan Navy and Malaysian Navy enjoyed collaboration in many fields including training and conduct of joint Naval exercises.
He saw a great potential in the field of training, sharing experiences and expertise between the two Navies. Chief of Naval Staff spent a busy day at DSA-2010. He met Chinese Vice Minister for Aerospace Industry, Geo Hong Wei and discussed ways and means to further enhance the existing level of co-operation between the two countries.
The Naval Chief also met his Malaysian counterpart, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Jaafar and held wide ranging discussions about the potential and scope of co-operation between the two Navies in various fields. The Naval Chief also visited the Pakistan's Pavilion at DSA-2010 and expressed his satisfaction over the exhibits and layout of the Pakistan Pavilion.
He said that Pakistan Navy, as a policy, was pursuing reliance on indigenously produced defence equipment. At DSA-2010, Pakistan has showcased a wide variety of defence products including Tank & Anti-Tank Ammunition, Air Craft and Anti Craft, Tactical UAV System, Air Defence Automation System, Ammunition, infantry weapons, -Personal Defence Weapons, Artillery Ammunition, Hand Grenades, Small Arms Ammunition, Pyrotechnics and Demolition Store and Propellants and Explosives.
The other countries taking part in exhibition are; Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands , Turkey, UK and USA.