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B saahab 50/year is totally unfeasible at this moment. Where are you getting your figures from these days? This is unless PAC only assembles pre-manufactured kits, in which case they could yank out ~30 planes a year. But the prod. line at CAC won't be able to produce as many. Remember this is only the first year of production. Production lines take a few years to mature and grow. See how in a year we've got only 6-8 planes, half of them prototypes. See also how PLAAF has only about 100 J-10 even after 4-5 years of production.
In reply to a question, he said the PAC has the capability to manufacture 50 aircraft annually and as soon as the project was approved by the government the factory would start its production.
Pakistan News Service - PakTribune
I asked around about the M1 issue of the late 1980s; the main issue was the cost of the tank and the lack of logistical capacity (bridges apparently) to move those tanks. Nowadays it seems cost is the main issue, and I even asked blain2 if PA would ever consider Leopard 2...and weight isn't an issue. The PA would love to get its hands on a new NATO MBT if offered at reasonable rates, and the Altay definitely offers us that opportunity. Even if the tank itself was an issue, acquiring its 1500hp engine, armor technology, electronics, etc, would go a long way in improving the Al Khalid.Again, the Atlay might not be a good investment. Its a heavy tank and PA has an absolute upper weight limit of 50 tonnes for its tanks (I know I'm not providing a link, but you can confirm it with your friends). Technologies could be assimilated though.
IIRC the TF-2000 is a long-range anti-air warfare frigate; it may use an AEGIS-type system (possibly local) alongside long-range SAMs & LACMs. The lighter TF-100 FFG is actually in the league of Type-054(A) as a multi-mission support FFG. PN is acquiring the MILGEM as part of a separate corvette requirement in addition to PN's 14-ship frigate requirement.PN should look at TF-2k only if it has the capability to be superior to future generations of 054. As it is PN is busy buying and building two different platforms of similar capability. The heavier class, ??-100 should be preferable, again if it is superior, including in cost, to the coming Chinese options. I believe it would've been better to forgo the Milgem and join the heavier projects. That's only my opinion btw.
Ideally I would like to see PN join both TF-2000 and TF-100, but these ships will definitely not come within the 2019 frame. Unless PN can secure good used frigates such as OHP, it may be pressed to acquire Type-054 or MEKO. There is a chance for TF-2000 as it is beyond the mission parameters of the Type-054 & MEKO.