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sir do you think it is economically possible?
and do you suggest eastablishing a naval air fighter wing must come before
1)getting more effective frigates with better AAW abilities
2) modrenizing th submarine fleet, as of now we have only 3 agosta 90-B that can be considered on par with modren technology.
Arsalan Aslam
The problem you have is that you are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If you develop the surface AND SUB SURFACE wing and leave the air arm weak, the indian Navy airplanes will have a field day and you wont be able to do anything about it. You can try and defend with J10/F16s and probably do a very good job with it , but the problem of loitering time and survivability over the sea in case of a hit/accident remain. As such it seems a good move to provide Navy with 2 Sqds of J11s or planes of that ilk.
Now your next question of financial viability is covered by the urgency of the need. As to the J11v/s J15 debate, it is unlikely to happen tomorrow in any case and I think till such time that the Chinese dont bring WS10 on line, we will continue to be at the mercy of the Russkies which we might not want to do. Once WS10 comes on line, there is no problem securing a planewhether it is J15 or J11 depends on what the chinese provide to us and what comes out better on PAF evaluation. I have been a bit out of touch but I gather you are suggesting J15 due to its more robust landing gear. If we are going to operate them from land then it does not matter at all. But the way thechinese are progressing one doesn't know what is going to happen tomorrow much less in a couple of yrs. So like all of us arm chair generals watch this space.
WaSalam
Araz