You give me a evidence that survey ships are used for submarine detection? I though helicopters with anti-sub suites are best for killing subs.
You tell me what skill you have that entitle you to fart on this subject on a defence foru more then me? Are you some closet admiral?
FACT: PN has never effected the course of any war we have had with India. Zero. Same cannot be said for PA and PAF.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo-class_survey_ship_(2002)
similar class of ships serving in the Royal Navy. Check what the page reads. If you don’t trust Wikipedia as a source, check the third part sources at the bottom of the Wikipedia page for conformation, this should answer your query about how these are useful for submarines and anti submarine ops.
Furthermore, while it is true that anti submarine helicopters, ships and planes like the Orion and Poseidon are better suited for anti submarine ops, does that mean we don’t have all assists available? That’s like saying a helicopter is the best for taking out a tank so let’s not manufacture any tanks or ATGMs at all. Everything serves its own purpose in a war. And frankly I trust a General with 35 years of experience more than a visitor on a Defence forum with my countries security choices.
To answer your second query about PN not doing anything in previous wars. 47 and 65 didn’t have any major naval warfare to begin with. So how could the navy have done anything?
71’ was an overall failure for all three branches, so why single out the navy?
99’ didn’t have any naval conflict.
And keep in mind that all this time, the navy barely had any budget while the other two forces had state of the art equipment and much higher budgets.
For the first time PN is actually important to us. Because of CPEC and the growing need for naval power. And that’s why it’s being given attention, now answer my question, how is any of this related to the commissioning of this certain ship?
At this stage even the Indians wouldn’t hire you. Please, have some basic knowledge about a topic before commenting on it, thanks.
