Pakistan Naval Aviation - Updated

[Pakistani Fighter]

plz read again the article attached is discussing about PN Sea Eagle ....


4 as far as I understand, one was already converted other three were intended to be converted depending upon availability of Budget .....


I think Exocet Missiles would have more chances of Integration with Sea Eagle rather then C-802 probably because of the reason that both Exocet Missile and Sea Eagle are European origin systems

In addition to 7 P-3C [link] additional 4 ATR Sea Eagle would give a decent number of 11 aircrafts for MPAs, while within next decade Jet power MPAs would also join so Pakistan Navy will have decent number of MPAs and Aerial subhunters platforms which not only cover Arabian Sea but a beyond Arabian Sea deep into Indian Ocean.

Yes, it's a very good number for a country with Pakistan's coastline. ATR will very much be in Arabian Sea or coast, something with the legs of P-3C allows us to go hunting further away in Indian Ocean and off India's coast (fighter cover permitting). Ideally you would want a combination of 6 ATRs/6 P-3Cs or LRMPAs. That gives you 2 of each you can have in the air constantly during times of tension. 4 MPAs prowling around is a very tough force to sneak by.....

PN Future LRMPAs will most probably replace P3Cs. India will most probably have 18 LRMPA P8Is in future.

 

[Yasser76]

PN Future LRMPAs will most probably replace P3Cs. India will most probably have 18 LRMPA P8Is in future.

Not a case of keeping up the numbers with India, our MPAs will never fight their MPAs directly. India also has a coastline 8 times Pakistan's size and the Andaman Islands to defend and Chinese Navy to worry about. Beside India actually cut it's follow on P-8 order so will have 12 in total not 18.

11-12 MPAs are more then enough for Pak Navy. Essentially all it has to do is to keep our coast and nearby shipping lines clear, all our imports by sea will be coming from the West (not East) and everything from China by road.

This makes PN's job much easier then IN's.

 

[Tipu7]

PN Future LRMPAs will most probably replace P3Cs. India will most probably have 18 LRMPA P8Is in future.

Planned numbers have been reduced to 12 P8I by Indian Navy.

think Exocet Missiles would have more chances of Integration with Sea Eagle rather then C-802 probably because of the reason that both Exocet Missile and Sea Eagle are European origin systems

The choice of AShM for PN will depends on its ASW Helicopter purchase.

In addition to 7 P-3C [link] additional 4 ATR Sea Eagle would give a decent number of 11 aircrafts for MPAs, while within next decade Jet power MPAs would also join so Pakistan Navy will have decent number of MPAs and Aerial subhunters platforms which not only cover Arabian Sea but a beyond Arabian Sea deep into Indian Ocean.

I think we should see RAS-72 alongside LRMPA instead of P3C. Total 12 MPAs in PN by 2028 IA. And let's not forget, we have plans for unmanned platforms too.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Planned numbers have been reduced to 12 P8I by Indian Navy.

Yes due to budget.

 

[Yasser76]

Yes due to budget.

Problem also comes up of basing, these are very valuable assets. Having 10-12 MPAs lined up next to each other is not great and also do do not fit into HAS and need to be near coastline

 

[Apocalypse]

Never knew Pakistans Orions can carry weapons

www.instagram.com/p/CCJISEqhaM0

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Beside India actually cut it's follow on P-8 order so will have 12 in total not 18.

Total planned numbers is reduced from 22 to 18.
12 are on order.

 

[Imran Khan]

Never knew Pakistans Orions can carry weapons

www.instagram.com/p/CCJISEqhaM0

if they can not carry weapons then what is the purpose of them just go find submarine and say heeey submarine can you sunk please ?

they are loaded with toms of torpedos mines and missiles

count torpedo holes

harpoon missiles

 

[Apocalypse]

if they can not carry weapons then what is the purpose of them just go find submarine and say heeey submarine can you sunk please ?

they are loaded with toms of torpedos mines and missiles

count torpedo holes

harpoon missiles

lots of holes to be filled eheh

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

count torpedo holes

They are for dropping Sonobuoys, torpedo drops from a bomb bay behind the nose landing gear.

 

[Imran Khan]

lots of holes to be filled eheh

they also have internal weapons bays sir .

 

[Yasser76]

Total planned numbers is reduced from 22 to 18.
12 are on order.

No, it's 12 in total. 6 More we cancelled due to cuts and the way the Indian economy is you can be assured that will be the last. Line is closing soon too.

 

[Apocalypse]

they also have internal weapons bays sir .

No wonder they were used for COIN ops against terrorist s in waziristan

 

[ziaulislam]

Not a case of keeping up the numbers with India, our MPAs will never fight their MPAs directly. India also has a coastline 8 times Pakistan's size and the Andaman Islands to defend and Chinese Navy to worry about. Beside India actually cut it's follow on P-8 order so will have 12 in total not 18.

11-12 MPAs are more then enough for Pak Navy. Essentially all it has to do is to keep our coast and nearby shipping lines clear, all our imports by sea will be coming from the West (not East) and everything from China by road.

This makes PN's job much easier then IN's.

Not really chinese imports will be through sea ..road will be 10x more expensive

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

No, it's 12 in total.

Let us see.