French basically provided us with assembly training and related facilities Augusta parts came from France and were assembled its like saying what's the point of India assembling 100s of su when they can't make a decent teja
But on bright side those assembly facilities would be benfic beneficial in future indigenous projects
There is aalot to be gained from assembly evem if you are not manufacturingmthe syssyst themselves. Firstly, labor locally gets jobs and that becomes an economic stimulus. Then your local labor gets knowhow in modern equipment and assembly techniques. The amount you spend per unit decreases because you built it locally rather than importing it.
That's true but question is what ToT was received and why more we're not built if ToT was received?? We still use 2 A-70s which should have been replaced with 2 A-90s.
What they do now?? Because we have not built or MLUed A-90s by ourselves.
We are not Upgrading those A-90s, Turkish company s doing it which means ToT was not done or that capability is lost.
Where steel came from??
South Korea is ready to build shipyards and help boost ship building capabilities and we show cold response to them.
Lift system is in place and water filling and releasing system is being installed now.
1. The bulk of the of the tot which was acquired was for assembly. They didnt get component and steel manufacturing because that costs much more and Pakistan doesnt doesnt have the local industry setup to manufacter it in house. For example, there is no equivalent to HIT, AWC, or PAC for thr navy. An organization with a manufacturing capacity which includes the ability to manufacture electronics and sensors. Hence why PAC could get TOT for the Grifo 7 and was able to manufacture it in house. Such capabilities dont exist for naval systems which is why it PN didnt acquire full in house manufacturing.
2. PSM dont manufacture ship grade steel and as such the steel was bought from France and local manufacturing didnt get acquired.
3. Regarding upgrades, this has nothing to do with Tot. You are getting brand new systems. As you dont hace industry to manufacture them locally, you also dont have any R&D and design capacity in house, so how could Pakistan have done an upgrade locally with new electronic subsystems. Army has those capabilities,so does the airforce to a far more limited degree, but the navy doesnt, and certainly never in the 90s.
4. If S.korea is indeed looking to or offering to build ships with Pakistan, then Pakistan is stupid if they dont go for it.
Correction. In the mid-2000s the French offered the Marlin, which - while based on the Scorpene - also drew from the Barracuda SSN. Also, Pakistan started burning the French bridge in the 1980s by selecting the F-16 over the Mirage 2000. If not for the US becoming a factor, I think the PAF would have bought into a mix of Mirage F-1 and Mirage 2000s in the 1980s, with piecemeal/incremental M2K/-5 orders thereafter.
There have been many blunders regarding foreign relations and projects done by Pakistans military.
1. Going for F-16 in the first place was dumb. Was it the best available aircraft? No doubt but, there were better options for the PAF politically and industry wise. Firstly, the US had also offered local production and manufacturing of F-20 together which albeit was an upgraded F-5, but local manufacturing of it and its components including turbofans would have been a boon for Pakistan's defense industry, it was a true 4th gen fighter, with ability to fire sparrow bvr missile which PAF never had until MLU and and block 52s roled in.
Secondly they could have gotten Mirage F-1 and M2k but chose F-16 instead. France didn't have the same qualms regarding selling Pakistan weapons that the US did. The F-1 and M2K were both BVR capable fighters and Pakistan could have had that capability and possibly a stronger partnership with France and less fear of sanctions had they stuck with France.
Then there are rumors that even the viggen had been offered to Pakistan in the 80s. Partnering early with Sweden ciuld have lead to induction of the Grippen in 90s.
Too many missed opportunities.