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nice nice......but will HDW allow kockums to collaborate with PN if supposedly PN decides for Gotland as a fall back of 214...(highly hypothetical scenario)
Agreed...but 10-15 years down the line we might see an initiative to develop & produce a SSGN in Pakistan. A few years ago the then PN naval chief explicitly stated that such a system can be drawn if necessary. Now at the very least this would mean an SSK equipped with SLCM with nuclear warheads, but there are a couple other things to think about. First, PAEC has been conceptualizing a miniature reactor design with a number of Pakistani universities...and second, Pakistan can work with China to produce a suitable sized submarine frame with the reactor & weapons sourced indigenously.^^^
Pakistan is not going to buy 9,000 ton Nuclear subs with ballistic missiles. That would be waaay out of the budget.
Lets be realistic here. Pakistan is looking at 2,000-3,000 ton Diesel-electric subs to replace older ones not looking to go nuclear with subs comparable to the U.S. and Russian Fleet.
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Pakistan is not going to buy 9,000 ton Nuclear subs with ballistic missiles. That would be waaay out of the budget.
Lets be realistic here. Pakistan is looking at 2,000-3,000 ton Diesel-electric subs to replace older ones not looking to go nuclear with subs comparable to the U.S. and Russian Fleet.
With India acquiring Nuclear Subs for long range sea missions, we must counter that not by numbers but minimum deterrence.
When in 1992 India was leasing Soviet Nuclear sub, PN also was about lease a Nuclear sub from China. But later India returned the sub.
Hence, there is a possibility that Pakistan might acquire such nuclear vessels. Maybe a couple.
With India acquiring Nuclear Subs for long range sea missions, we must counter that not by numbers but minimum deterrence.
When in 1992 India was leasing Soviet Nuclear sub, PN also was about lease a Nuclear sub from China. But later India returned the sub.
Hence, there is a possibility that Pakistan might acquire such nuclear vessels. Maybe a couple.
I understand what your saying but you don't need nuclear subs to counter nuclear subs. Pakistan isn't trying to match India only pick up a defensive measure to counter what they obtain. If you get the U214 then your all set as it has a great AIP system and also has Harpoon capability. Plus they are a more cost effective solution. Seeing as Gotland class AIP subs were able to sink U.S. carriers in exercises without detection it would be logical for Pakistan to also acquire subs with AIP to counter the larger Indian navy.