It is impossible for the enemy to escape even at the bottom of the sea, the story of the upgrade of Pakistan's Augusta 90B submarines
In the 90's, new and modern submarines were procured for the Pakistan Navy from the French company DCN. These were modern submarines of that time, but in today's world, especially in weapons, new changes and dimensions are being added. - And if this is not done, then either that platform will not be able to take part in the new war, or the purpose of sending it into the war will only be to gain a sacrifice from it.
Well, the Pakistan Navy has been using submarines for more than 40 years. In the 1970s, Pakistan bought the Augusta 70 from France, which is almost old today, but is a reliable asset. The time for early replacement is imminent, new submarines will be procured from China in this regard. Are the most important asset of the force and a constant threat to the enemy.
The submarines are being used in the navies of France, Spain and Pakistan, three countries in the world. Let's take a look at what changes have been made to these submarines in Turkey and what are the possible benefits to the Pakistan Navy from these changes.
The British newspaper The Diplomate reported in October 2019 that an agreement reached with Turkey in 2016 to fire cruise missiles at a submarine upgraded at the STM Turkish Dockyard. The capability has been provided so that the submarine cruise missile Babar III (a submarine-fired version of the Babar cruise missile) can be easily fired, allowing Pakistan to use nuclear weapons underwater without acquiring a nuclear submarine. Is available.
According to a popular Turkish newspaper Daily Sabajo, the submarine's entire sonar suit, parascope, command and control system, electronic support system, radar, software have all been replaced. Augusta is capable of firing 16 torpedoes and exhaust missiles. ۔
The website of the Turkish firm STM also has information in this regard. According to Naval News, a major maritime website, torpedo counter majors (Torpedoe Counter Measure is also a possible part of all these upgrades - all the upgrades found in the Karachi Shipyard were completed as per the agreement and more interestingly, the life of the submarine was increased with this mid life upgrade program.
The arrival of new destroyers, submarines and maritime surveillance and submarine killer aircraft in the Pakistan Navy is expected soon. Naval Aviation KC Sultan was mentioned in a previous post. Later, Pakistan's underwater force will become more stable, the readers will be informed about these submarines in the future.