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Not sure of FM-90 crossing the border with mobile and armored forces in case of war.Good assets for VP/VA protection under Army. However, the FD-2000 would be more crucial. Btw, we use FM-90 and mix of RBS-70/AAA to protect our mobile formations.
Its not a video game.Doesn't apaches missiles have greater range? They can destroy m 113
Good post. HQ-9 should be PAF's consideration more than PA's.All those who are asking what's next must look at how SAM systems have been inducted by PAF and PA. Starting from short range/low altitude ones to Low-to-medium ones. So, logically speaking, next induction would be medium-to-high altitude/range systems like HQ-9/FD-2000 but that's not going to happen overnight or next year, may be not in next 3-5 years. Systems like these require army to absorb technology, devise strategies to deploy them during any war like situation and then through rigorous war gaming identifying the areas where a more potent system is required. Once army does that, the required system might turned out something very different from what we are hoping (e.g. HQ9 etc.) PA has been working on improving air-defense since quite some time now and new systems have been inducted and there is nothing that tells that this is going to stop happening now. So, please have confidence on your armed forces. Recent events have proved that they know a lot better how to tackle a technically and numerically superior enemy. Pakistan Zindabad.
Its foremost PAF's job to provide clear skies in Pakistan air space.Army's job is to protect the whole country ...not the bloody cantonments only.
Members here want top of the line equipment and in dozens. Yes, there are certain requirements for all types of AD systems but things are falling into place.While some of you might be right regarding what the military could order, you’re not right regarding what the military should do. You don’t know the finances and the issues with trade and transfer and buying. Or raising units or training men for them. You know nothing of the on ground realties. So stop complaining about what the military does while you sit in in your homes please. The generals planning this aren’t dumb, they’re also rational people like you but with at least 3-4 decades more experience. It’s not as simple as just seeing an issue and fixing it. There’s multiple layers involved. Think rationally. Not ideally. And don’t think or speak at all when you don’t know the cause of the issue and it’s circumstance.
On topic: I believe there will be more additions. Just with different systems. Our military does like to be diverse it seems. Procurement can’t just completely stop. We won’t have 9 batteries forever. So be patient.
3rd and 4th Air Defense Divisions, and AD Brigade Groups have been raised already.If one reads the book "Bear Trap" where Pakistani ISI effectively utilized SAMs against the Soviet Union, we have the cart before the horse. SAMs are not to be employed defensively but offensively to get the best success rates. Unfortunately, this lesson which took us the entire Afghan war to learn, has already been forgotten.
The Air Defence Divisions were raised shortly after Afghan war, in 1990's