wakapdf
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All well and good in theory, how are we going to finance this expansion? Let us assume that we suddenly strike it rich, who is going to sell us modern naval vessels, especially matching the INS aircraft carriers Vikrant & Vikramaditya? Let us not forget we would also need aircrafts to equip these ships!
Hon. Fatman17 has correctly pointed out that PN planners have to find ways for optimum utilization of the limited resources that can be spared for the Navy. Submarines, Maritime Patrol aircrafts and land based missile firing JF-17 appear to be the best bet.
Worry about their destroyers and cruisers first. If we can dominate them, they wont dare bring their carriers forward. Even if they do, we can send 2 jf17s to scare them off.... As things are about to kick-off in our backdoor and nations piling up their naval fleets nearby (think oil lanes), we need to gear up to properly defend ourselves against any misadventure. A well armed frigate can match a cruiser or destroyer any day. Thus we need surface ships badly... We can try approaching Russia or China for modern naval vessels or focus on building our own...