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However, just 18 landed till now. Hope, the tally can double or triple (too good to be true) and then we will be upto Rafale challenge.

Awesome

Can someone educate me on Sino-Turk rivalry. I really didn't know that those small time proxy groups had led them to be so thirsty of each other's blood or is our Turk flag friend here, just giving his personal views?

I agree but that's if they are PMUs and still, it's not a S-400 system. However, as I said, you are right, no more free flying for Allied AFs.

F-16s. Whoa: this A/C will serve AFs around the world till 2050+ and might even enter its 100th year of production.

I can't access link. Can anyone copy paste the article here?

S-300 may be outdated for US/Europe but for Syrians, it's a big leap and even Western Powers will avoid free flight hang outs now.

Good? If this happens, even till 2025, oh man, PAF back to glory days.

Nailed.

All have been MLU-ed now. Total F-16 head count? That's 76.

Correct. And that's exactly why, we should be getting hands on to J-20, atleast in smaller portions, learn and we can begin our own fancies a decade or so later.

JFT taking care of anything at East. Umm, isn't that a little of an exaggeration?

I totally agree to you for one. It would be a wasted effort: like I mean we can continue manufacturing prototypes but let's not induct the Thunder in such huge numbers. The only aim of JFT program should now to be to evolve our skills and to bd able to go for joint production of a generation 5...

Do you really expect us to be sold F-16Vs, 2 squadrons of them?

Yes if we go for Block 50+ but don't you think second hand ones come swifter, within 1-2 year which can coincide with Rafale. Won't going to 2020 be a year or two late?

Data for 2015, anyone?

Permanent Commission is till superannuation and not 60.

One reason: Something is better than nothing; especially when the thing there is F-16s.

From around the world e.g. Egypt, Jordan Bro, I agree those won't be all glittering but do you thing a sale of Block 52 + or the Vs would come in quick? I guess to acquire 36 of those, we would need 4-5 years. (2020)

Still far bro, this 5-6 squadron target has been brewing since 1990s and God knows when will next 24-36 birds fly in. I hope US allows us re-export buys so that we can 'rapidly' buy from other AFs around the world in span of 1-2 years. F-16 Block 10-30 would be no good after IAF begins Rafale...