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Pakistan's private defence industry is still small, but I think the construction of 2 private shipyards in Southern Pakistan could mark a milestone. To me it appears that the PN will partially rely on the private defence industry to produce naval ships...not sure if they are combatants, but it is possible.
If indeed the Gwadar and Port Qasim shipyards do receive contracts from PN to produce hulls of modern corvettes, frigates and submarines - then couldn't this give the rise of more private companies? For instance a Pakistani FFG project...4 ships were awarded to Gwadar...and the overall value of the 4 FFG is about $1.2bn USD. Now Gwadar received the hulls...what about the development and production of radars, sensors, weapon-systems or even propulsion? Granted that even the state-owned industries cannot produce those systems alone, but wouldn't large contracts given to 1 private entity incite others to take up the remaining contracts?
Hence...could the Gwadar and Port Qasim yards give birth to private Pakistani ventures in fairly sophisticated areas...such as radars, sensors and weapon-systems? Is there a chance of a large Pakistani corporation rising and pushing for license production of foreign propulsion technology, etc?
If indeed the Gwadar and Port Qasim shipyards do receive contracts from PN to produce hulls of modern corvettes, frigates and submarines - then couldn't this give the rise of more private companies? For instance a Pakistani FFG project...4 ships were awarded to Gwadar...and the overall value of the 4 FFG is about $1.2bn USD. Now Gwadar received the hulls...what about the development and production of radars, sensors, weapon-systems or even propulsion? Granted that even the state-owned industries cannot produce those systems alone, but wouldn't large contracts given to 1 private entity incite others to take up the remaining contracts?
Hence...could the Gwadar and Port Qasim yards give birth to private Pakistani ventures in fairly sophisticated areas...such as radars, sensors and weapon-systems? Is there a chance of a large Pakistani corporation rising and pushing for license production of foreign propulsion technology, etc?
