Viper0011.
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are these ADA's useful in the 21st ceuntry given BVRs,modern radar & avionic suits? or are they outdated since the 80s and early 90s?
The US still uses them in certain bases and installations. I think these are used throughout the Middle East based US bases too. They have many benefits against low flying objects. And a capable Aerostat radar can be placed high up there covering a wider area.
Doctrine? Which one? Seems something is wrong here. Thinking of air defense from MANPADS and going for Spada 2000 and China for high altitude SAM's.
Thank God that planners at PAF are not sniffing glue and fully know the consequences of going against a superpower unlike the rest of the 180 million believers in this land of pure.
Lack of resources is the reason for going slow on this and not a matter of Doctrine or design.
What Pakistan really needs is a capable SAM system that they can pretty much mass produce locally. And put that in large numbers in multiple tiers. The Outer and the middle tiers should be all high altitude and long range. The inner should be mid range and still high altitude, supplemented by area defense like Cortale, Spada, etc. But the border areas should be all protected with OVERLAPPING protection. Today's technology pretty much ensures area denial capability. If 20 jets come inbound, at least 10 to 12 will be taken out. That's a HUGE blow if you go to 200 jets inbound.