PAF has been flying JF-17's in a maritime role for quite a while. Pakistan Navy already has an Air Arm. It already flies several fixed wing aircraft. Pakistan Navy also already has an airbase, Mehran Airbase. So how long will we keep relegating the maritime role to PAF?
I have read not a single positive thing about that PAK-FA ever since its inception. Most experts say its not even a 5th generation plane, with capability more or less similar to Su-35.
Will they be sold for scrap metal? Will they be stored permanently in storage? Will the F-7's be broken down for spare parts for the F7-PG? Can we sell them to some African nation at a flyaway cost?
I wonder if the Mistrals can be customized to function like the USS Wasp and carry 10-12 vertical take-off F-35's, I know US may not sell the F-35's to Egypt today but still its a possibility 15-20 years down the line when 5th generation aircraft would be a lot more common.
The flight deck...
This is a good post on why there are problems integrating Ra'ad on Pakistani Planes.
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/anatomy-of-the-hatf-viii-raad-air-launched-cruise-missile.436702/
The missile is too big and its likely it may not be integrated on other planes until a smaller version is made...