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If it is so underpowered and not agile enough, why does TaimiKhan say the F-16 pilots love it?

http://www.kbptula.ru/eng/str/cannons/gsh23L.htm: GSh-23L Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 23mm automatic cannon. Twin barrel "Gast gun" mechanism fires one barrel after the other, for better firing rate and less wear than a single barrel gun. Basic Characteristics Round type: AM-23 Caliber, mm: 23...

15 January 1983, Sargodha air base. Squadron Leader Shahid Javed introduces a new dimension of firepower to the Pakistan Air Force.

Here is how many air-to-air missiles the PAF has ordered for the F-16s: - 500 AIM-120C5 AMRAAM - 200 AIM-9M-8/9 Sidewinder Total = 700 missiles. Here is how many air-to-ground weapons have been ordered: - 800 MK-82 500 lb General Purpose (GP), MK-84 2,000 lb GP bombs; - 700 BLU-109 2000 lb...

You first mate! The source says ranges of 400 km are possible "over land" and the other 4 sources (some of them Indian) concur with this, although they don't mention "over land". None of the sources on the phalcon say anything about what kind of target their figures are against and why should I...

By implying that a PAF F-16 is stored in China, you have proved you're typing rubbish. Lockheed Martin has conducted checks of Pakistan's F-16 inventory for years and, as far as I know, they and the US government has been completely satisfied that all 40 of the F-16A/B fighters delivered to...

Maximum radar range stated for Erieye = 450 km. phalcon radar range: 1. "Over land... ranges of 400 km are possible with tactical routing" according to Article #1347, The Value of the Phalcon AWACS for India, by IPCS (an Indian think-tank). 2. "... up to 400 km" according to: - India & Israel...

Its easy to sit there typing "phalcon is bigger and more expensive, so it must be much better and PAF need something just as big and expensive". Why don't you try explaining WHY the PAF need KJ-2000? Why aren't Erieye and ZDK-03 good enough?

They proposed T-Darter to the PAF a decade ago for the Super 7, according to this article: Denel proposes advanced Darter derivatives-28/04/1999-Flight International SD-10 is the "export version" of PL-12, I reckon there will be some minor differences. About AMRAAM on JF-17, the US refused to...

Thanks for posting this news. I guess for whatever reasons you can't tell us any more than this, so we'll have to keep waiting for more info.

Batmannow is a Kargil veteran, get that into your head and show some respect please. He knows first hand what happens when an air force isn't properly equipped.

Owais are you sure that's the Advanced Block 52 (aka Block 52+) and not the Block 60 cockpit?

Saab 2000 Erieye looks great. I haven't found any source on the delivery of KJ-200/ZDK-03, but the contract was signed in December 2008 and the KJ-200 is already in production for the Chinese navy aviation wing. They have a few of them in service according to posters on Chinese forums. Same...

None, most likely. Grifo S7 was competing against Chinese radars and the Chinese KLJ-7 won. The company that makes Grifo also makes the more advanced Vixen AESA radars, it is believed by some that these will be fitted to later JF-17s.

Yup. Pakistan Surmounts Sanctions To Revive Airpower - Defense News By Usman Ansari Published: 9 February 2009

The current KMDB 6TD2 diesel engine from Ukraine is a multi-fuel engine.

That is a fair conclusion in my opinion.

Why would the PA want to switch?

I wouldn't put down South African technology like that, Pakistan uses a lot of it in their own equipment and weaponry. From radios to air-to-air missiles to precision-guided munitions.

I wouldn't say that sir, I just read what I find and save it if it's useful, I'm only as trustworthy as the articles I happen to come across. I wouldn't go that far, the Sukhoi has a lot of thrust and TVC does give an advantage. But anybody with half a brain can see how a helmet-mounted...