Following major changes in block-3 should be incorporated:-
1) Enlarged wing area (just like F-2 over F-16) to accommodate more weapon stations
2) At least 27,000+ lb thrust engine.
3) Built-in IRST
4) HMD
5) J-10C avionics
6) More composite material to further reduce the weight.
7) Wide...
At this time, quality with quantity matters most and adding more advanced F-16s is vital for PAF. However quantity should be increased to at least 18. Similarly more MLU F-16s should be inducted to take the number to 150. PAF should try to upgrade all F-16s with AESA radars & IRST (through...
At this point, best option is Su-35 if available otherwise go forJ-10C with TOT. J-10C has Mach 2.0 speed with ceiling of 59055 ft, has IRST and AESA radar & non-smoky engine.
In near future with more advanced & powerful engine, ceiling figure of 60,000+ ft can be easily achieved.
Go for:
1) 70 Su-35s (18 for navy, 36 for airforce & 16 for CCS)
2) 100 J-10C for replacement of F-7s
3) 150 JF-17 for replacement of Mirage aircrafts
4) acquire more used F-16s to reach the quantity to 100
In this way Pakistan will have 420 4th+ generation aircrafts and still have room...