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Wanting a blue water bave and acquiring one are two different things. PN was seeking OHP from the US and didnt seem to have a backup plan. Just like PAF there are ways for PN to think out od the box beyond surface ships and subs that will give it breathing space and the ability to power project throughout its EEZ and into the Arabian Sea.
1. Get better air support through the acquisition of a more robust ASW air arm. PN has a 6 P-3C orions and 3 ATR-72-500s i dont think the atr have the ability to launch missiles, but the Orions has the ability to carry numerous harpoons (i habe seen 6 at one time but all 10 hardpoints are capable of equipping harpoon) under the wings in addition to torpedos in its bombbay. In that same vein the Y-8GX6 from China can carry porbably equivalent numbers of weapons . getting 6 of these and equipping with a "local version" or CM400-AKG which would likely have a range of around 400km would be a blockade buster for sure. And at 350-400km range away from the target, the aircraft would likely be safe from air defense weapons and fighters of any potential carrier group, while the huge MAD will enable hunting of enemy submarines effectively. The bolstering of the ASW fleet will enable them to take over primary anti sub and anti-ship operations freeing up navy assigned/supporting JF-17 to focus on escort duty of these aircraft and air defense of the coast.
In addition to this the sea kings PN operates can fire the exocets, which gives another budget asset for anti shipping. I would invest (if i were PN) in Z-8 for SAR and Anti-shipping or the Mi-17 (preferrable because Pak already operates them so it will he logistically easier). Iran has married Mi-17 with the ability to field 2 C-802s. PN already fields C-802AK, which has a range of 230-250km. It could integrate them onto Mi-17.
Between Sea Kings, P-3C, Y-8GX6, JF-17 and Mi-17 backed by coastal defense missiles, the ACTUAL fleet (surface ships and subs) will have all the long range anti ship support it needs, in overwhelming fashion. The ranges of these missiles (180km harpoon, 120km exocet, 250km C-802AK, and 280-400km CM400-AKG) backed by AWACs and fighters, should keep air defense missiles of IN at distance and jf-17 should be able to keep fighters occupied long enough for other assets to make a run to safer shores. It could be a devestating salvo against any potential invading fleet.
2. Unmanned assets including UUV and UAVs. HALE and MALE UAVs will enable the navy to maintain aerial surveillance of large swaths of the EEZ in real time and in some intances (policing and antipiracy) strike hostiles. Strategically placed UUV can monitor for subs and ships and be used in some cases (possibly explosive laden uuv) as a remotely triggered mine to guard the sea floor.
This is in addition to efforts to expand the fleet, including subs and surface combatants, but it will allow the navy to focus large surface ships more on air defense and less on antiship.
1. Get better air support through the acquisition of a more robust ASW air arm. PN has a 6 P-3C orions and 3 ATR-72-500s i dont think the atr have the ability to launch missiles, but the Orions has the ability to carry numerous harpoons (i habe seen 6 at one time but all 10 hardpoints are capable of equipping harpoon) under the wings in addition to torpedos in its bombbay. In that same vein the Y-8GX6 from China can carry porbably equivalent numbers of weapons . getting 6 of these and equipping with a "local version" or CM400-AKG which would likely have a range of around 400km would be a blockade buster for sure. And at 350-400km range away from the target, the aircraft would likely be safe from air defense weapons and fighters of any potential carrier group, while the huge MAD will enable hunting of enemy submarines effectively. The bolstering of the ASW fleet will enable them to take over primary anti sub and anti-ship operations freeing up navy assigned/supporting JF-17 to focus on escort duty of these aircraft and air defense of the coast.
In addition to this the sea kings PN operates can fire the exocets, which gives another budget asset for anti shipping. I would invest (if i were PN) in Z-8 for SAR and Anti-shipping or the Mi-17 (preferrable because Pak already operates them so it will he logistically easier). Iran has married Mi-17 with the ability to field 2 C-802s. PN already fields C-802AK, which has a range of 230-250km. It could integrate them onto Mi-17.
Between Sea Kings, P-3C, Y-8GX6, JF-17 and Mi-17 backed by coastal defense missiles, the ACTUAL fleet (surface ships and subs) will have all the long range anti ship support it needs, in overwhelming fashion. The ranges of these missiles (180km harpoon, 120km exocet, 250km C-802AK, and 280-400km CM400-AKG) backed by AWACs and fighters, should keep air defense missiles of IN at distance and jf-17 should be able to keep fighters occupied long enough for other assets to make a run to safer shores. It could be a devestating salvo against any potential invading fleet.
2. Unmanned assets including UUV and UAVs. HALE and MALE UAVs will enable the navy to maintain aerial surveillance of large swaths of the EEZ in real time and in some intances (policing and antipiracy) strike hostiles. Strategically placed UUV can monitor for subs and ships and be used in some cases (possibly explosive laden uuv) as a remotely triggered mine to guard the sea floor.
This is in addition to efforts to expand the fleet, including subs and surface combatants, but it will allow the navy to focus large surface ships more on air defense and less on antiship.
