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The Swedes couldn't work out due to the fall-out of 1971, but Pakistan's ties with France could have been developed through the 1980s. Yes, the Mirage 2000 was a very costly aircraft (even in the 1980s). I don't think the PAF would have been able to buy more than 24 in the 1980s, with another 8-12 by the mid-1990s.
However, the net-outcome would have been about the same in the 1990s as having 32 F-16s that couldn't be flown for very long due to the paucity of spare parts.
The French had also offered the Mirage F-1 with local manufacturing in Pakistan along with a giant stockpile of ATAR turbojet engines. Those could have been bought in force to compensate for fewer Mirage 2000s, perhaps even be equipped with the same subsystems as the Mirage 2000 (i.e. Mirage F-1 F2000).
If you hate that mentality, you would have a hard time finding an officer of any air force in the world that you will like.Sohail Aman is of the same school---he also firmly believes in the myth of the " man behind the machine " mentality---.
If you hate that mentality, you would have a hard time finding an officer of any air force in the world that you will like.
In no other military branch does skill and experience matter as much as in the air force. That's why Air Forces put so much effort in protecting their pilots. You can build a new F-16, but you will have a very hard time replacing a pilot with 3000 hours flying that F-16.
Build more submarine locally, its depend upon $$$$ and Pak navy getting new submarine on Sweet loans..!!!We didn't construct a single submarine after the initial three. Instead we are buying eight more Chinese submarines. What was the whole point of wasting resources for building future submarines that we will never build?
There are two things to consider: (1) the Agosta 90B design and (2) the industrial inputs necessary to make a submarine. KSEW got (1) from DCNS (i.e. the Agosta 90B designer), but KSEW didn't get (2). Thus, to even manufacture new Agosta 90Bs KSEW has to import core inputs from France.Guys, the TOT everyone's talking, wasn't a full TOT for building. I don't remember where i heard or read that they never give full TOT, they keep the technology of main components.
Their goal was to sell.... They sold. We were the buyer.
At least, i read somewhere that CATIC and pressurized water cutting technologies we got from agusta adventure were used for JF17... I don't remember exactly where.... My memories are failing.
On an optimistic note, there are relatively few exporters of these goods. Any start today Pakistan makes could earn it a place in the market as a seller to even less developed countries (or even developed countries looking for cheaper inputs).
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if i remember correctly KSEW infact was pushing agosta90B for export to other countries on various defense expos
if i remember correctly KSEW infact was pushing agosta90B for export to other countries on various defense expos
It wouldn't have mattered much even if Agosta 90Bs were exported. The steel, electronics, propulsion, etc would have come from France, leaving KSEW with just the manufacturing work. The revenue would have been relatively marginal if you're not in the loop of providing the valuable material.Yes that was the idea and Pak was planned to build orders from Asia pacific region but agosta 90 was also superseded by newer models which now I think India and Malaysia etc are pursuing
I am sure KSEW learned and did get some technology and it may help in the new sub order and perhaps help in the rebuild of subs locally but overall Long term it did not achieve results for local manufacturing
Pn operationally got lot o experience in operating subs with aip the only navy perhaps in the region