Pakistan is also known as our Pakistani brother, and China's defense cooperation with Pakistan includes the purchase of a large number of weapons and equipment. At present, the Pakistan Air Force is equipped with J-10CE fighters from China, ZDK-03 early warning aircraft and JF-17 Thunder fighters jointly developed by China and Pakistan, in addition to the equipment of the Pakistan Army and Navy are also made in China. According to the previous statement of Pakistan, this batch of Chinese-made submarines will be delivered in 2023, but to date, the first submarine has not been provided to Pakistan, according to the speed of China's submarine construction, China will not delay at all when exporting weapons and equipment or delivering it to its navy and air force for use, and now production cannot be obtained on time, Indian media speculate that it is very likely that Pakistan's economic problems are very likely.
Although Pakistan has purchased a lot of Chinese-made fighter jets, especially high-end weapons such as the J-10CE fighter, in fact, Pakistan's economic capacity is relatively weak, so it is entirely possible for Pakistan to buy Chinese submarines on credit. Compared with India's submarine lineup, the current five submarines of the Pakistan Navy are also very old, and they cannot compete with India at all, as early as mid-2015, Pakistan and Pakistan have signed an arms export agreement of up to $6 billion, and this time Pakistan purchased a foreign trade version of eight Type 039A conventionally powered submarines, according to the original plan, we will complete the production and manufacturing of the first four, and Pakistan will complete the production and manufacturing of four in the country, and China will provide technology in the manufacturing process.
China has completed the production and delivery of 054AP missile frigates to Pakistan on time, with China's military capabilities, China is unlikely to encounter too many bottlenecks and troubles in the process of submarine manufacturing, so it is more likely that Pakistan's economy is unaffordable, so it is more likely that Pakistan's existing economic capacity is difficult to afford these submarines, so China has not delivered submarines to Pakistan for a long time, and when Pakistan was exposed to buy Chinese submarines on credit, India seems to be happy too early, although Pakistan's maritime strength and India may still be far behind, but the 0.55 million ton missile destroyer of the PLA has already gone to the Indian Ocean for combat patrols.
The Indian Navy is constantly displaying dual aircraft carriers and Calcutta-class destroyers in an attempt to find a presence in front of China, but according to media reports, the Type 055 10,000-ton missile destroyer Xianyang has recently completed long-distance training in the far sea to the eastern Indian Ocean, the far sea of the western Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea, and simulated air defense, anti-missile and joint combat missions in this training.
In addition to its powerful regional air defense and anti-access combat capabilities, the Type 055 10,000-ton missile destroyer also has the ability to launch hypersonic missiles. The eastern Indian Ocean is a warning to New Delhi, but it is clear that New Delhi is still stubborn and wants to rely on its limited resources to point a sword at China and Pakistan. Text/Iris