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It also depends on the Air-force as how the categorize the platform. For Instance, USAF considers F-16 Light and F-15 Heavy, while PAF Considers JF-17 Light and F-16 Medium category. Nigerian on other hand could potentially categorizes the F-7s as Light and JF-17 as Medium based on their...

Ideally it should be two variants, one high end other the work horse in larger numbers. I personally don't see three different variants in PA service specially if PA is also looking at ATAK-II variant as well in the future. With ATAK-II this scenario will turn into a logistics nightmare...

No, they have spent pretty penny and lot's of time for their engine development. It's similar to Pak sharing their Nuke tech just on the name of Islamic Brotherhood.

No Thesis, just an old man's rant. Message was that just PAF being it's sole customer the cost / unit will be high. Long story short, for people that are concerned about what it will cost, you can't place "Price" on your defense.

PAF's equivalent of PN's 39A ? just imagine for a moment, on loan till newer built units arrive.

Question would be as to who would be the export customer(s) ? at $100+ Million, it would be very hard to find one, the ones that can afford likely be operating F-35s for a while by then or have their own program to build one or already building them. Egypt ? highly unlikely that they will get...

No, It's how PLAAF roles to keep you guessing as to what Squadron, which base etc.

For Engine, I do not see an Option from West: French, Safran --> Susceptible to Pressure, in bed with Indians. Very slim chance if any that they will sell to Pakistan. UK RR --> Better chance then France to sell, however can cave under US pressure more then the Frenchies. Sweden: Copy of US...

Expaning Airbase and making HS for 40+ PLAAF J-10s to be housed there ? ;) Now after completion, someone needs to photoshop 40+ J-10s once again for kicks and giggles.

Is the Wing-Root hardening done referring to station 2 and 6 ? the outer wing pylons, not to be confused with wingtips.

Thank you for the info. As for further order, perhaps this info of f16.net "In November 1981, the Block 15 introduced MSIP Stage I changes to the F-16A/B starting with subblock 15Y and continuing through subblock 15AZ. More than a year earlier, in February 1980, these modifications were already...

Odd, I know that I will date myself, however, most of my research ( based on Jane's Defense Journal, 1983-84 ) if I recall correctly stated that PAF stuck to it's desire for the Radar ( APG-64/66 ? do not remeber the exact model ) and that APG Radar (Black and White) was on board the delivered...

F-16 inferior ? because PAF f-16 A/B came without AIM-7s ? I thought that PAF F-16s came with top notch ECM and targeting pods of that time. The ECM would have negated any edge IAF may have had with Mig-29 / M2K in BVR.

Wow, that's a huge U turn by you, none the less great news for PAF, rock on PAF.

IMHO, F-16 choice by ACM ( Ret ) Shamim was the right call, I ( call me biased ) don't think that M2K would have fared well against IAF IAF was offered F-16s back about same time when PAF ordered it's F-16s, however IAF rejected it complaining that US offered them inferior product. Now if PAF...

What other options ? I do not know, Chinese only had F-6s, UK Tornado and France M-III/V or M2K. I was rehashing ( Cliff Notes, para-phrasing, summarizing ) what ACM (Ret) Nur Khan Wrote in an article. He was of the opinion as to not add any newer platform and just stick with what PAF had or add...

In simple terms, an UCAV is also an UAV, however not all UAV are UCAV.

None shed, none ever will, that doesn't mean I don't have a soft spot for Pakistan. I bid you good fortunes in our "In Home MALE" endeavor.

8-) This explains it all, you have comprehension issue, you can't tell when someone writes "chest" and your brain tells you "breast," oh /sigh. Sir, I give up, yours is bigger then mine, you can have the crown. Good luck with " In home MALE UCAV project." Something tells me that you are either...

We have a crazy kid in neighborhood that turned one into flying flamethrower, doesn't qualify as MALE. University ? nah, lets stick to Home made per your claim. Since in the US most Aerospace Grad Students do lot's of research as part of their Phds, funded by Aerospace companies like Lockmart...