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Dolgorae shallow water sub is obsolete, so only option remaining for shallow water is KSS-500A:
Submarines: South Korea And The Little Wonders
As for the bigger 2000 ton range diesel electric sub with AIP, export version of Type 039A (Type 41) Yuan Class, AKA S20, is meant for both Bangladesh and Pakistan:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...est-chinese-sub-frigates-115.html#post3971316
Pakistan Submarine Import and Export Behavior | Articles | NTI Analysis | NTI
Pakistan may have had input in its design:
http://www.tank-net.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33878
Pakistan in Deal To Buy Chinese Subs: Report | Defense News | defensenews.com
Pakistan is working to develop its own nuclear sub, to balance threat from India’s nuclear sub:
Pakistani Navy to Develop Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Reports | Defense News | defensenews.com
People in this forum were also hoping that Pakistan gets Qing class Type 032 (Type 043) 6000 ton from China:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...est-chinese-sub-frigates-115.html#post4277441
Chinese subs are still noisy compared with Western designed subs:
China's Noisy Subs Get Busier -- And Easier to Track | Danger Room | Wired.com
Problems in China's submarine program?
But with constant research, they are improving every year and will eventually win:
Why Beijing Could Win the Great China-America Showdown of 2030 | Danger Room | Wired.com
So we should bet on China and build a relationship with them from early on. The subs will be cheaper and technology will be shared with Pakistan and I am hoping with Bangladesh also. And technology will be upgraded fast in coming decades and will become close to Western design subs.
So both Saudi and Pakistani S20 subs can be made in Karachi shipyard. Bangladesh may opt for made in China S20 for the first one and eventually may try to make it in Bangladesh Naval shipyard.
Dolgorae shallow water sub is obsolete, so only option remaining for shallow water is KSS-500A:
Submarines: South Korea And The Little Wonders
As for the bigger 2000 ton range diesel electric sub with AIP, export version of Type 039A (Type 41) Yuan Class, AKA S20, is meant for both Bangladesh and Pakistan:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...est-chinese-sub-frigates-115.html#post3971316
Pakistan Submarine Import and Export Behavior | Articles | NTI Analysis | NTI
Pakistan may have had input in its design:
http://www.tank-net.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33878
Pakistan in Deal To Buy Chinese Subs: Report | Defense News | defensenews.com
Pakistan is working to develop its own nuclear sub, to balance threat from India’s nuclear sub:
Pakistani Navy to Develop Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Reports | Defense News | defensenews.com
People in this forum were also hoping that Pakistan gets Qing class Type 032 (Type 043) 6000 ton from China:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...est-chinese-sub-frigates-115.html#post4277441
Chinese subs are still noisy compared with Western designed subs:
China's Noisy Subs Get Busier -- And Easier to Track | Danger Room | Wired.com
Problems in China's submarine program?
But with constant research, they are improving every year and will eventually win:
Why Beijing Could Win the Great China-America Showdown of 2030 | Danger Room | Wired.com
So we should bet on China and build a relationship with them from early on. The subs will be cheaper and technology will be shared with Pakistan and I am hoping with Bangladesh also. And technology will be upgraded fast in coming decades and will become close to Western design subs.
So both Saudi and Pakistani S20 subs can be made in Karachi shipyard. Bangladesh may opt for made in China S20 for the first one and eventually may try to make it in Bangladesh Naval shipyard.