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Thanks! This is a great article.

I guess you could wipe out a big static target like a military base with this. If you used many smaller bombs you could miss a lot of stuff. Using this would pretty much wipe out everything by the looks of it.

you are right that operational costs are higher in the air force but what i mean is that air defence systems do not increase air defence effectiveness with each new system purchased arithmetically. the effectiveness of 2 sam launchers is not 50% of having 4 sam launchers. you really need to...

60 degress off boresight doesn't help if you never get your target into your frontal aspect after the merge. If you want to talk merge scenarios, we can do that. Barring pilot error or a major pilot skill imbalance the JF-17 is unlikely to get to the opportunity to fire its missiles except...

The only problem with SAMs is that for them to be truly effective you need a really large investment. Otherwise, they're worthwhile to help deter attacks against critical facilities, but I would think Pakistan would be better off improving its air force than spending a lot of money on a modern IADS.

You're just not being objective. It's like suggesting the J-10 can fight on equal terms with the F-16 block 50/52, which I've seen many Chinese forum posters suggest on other boards. That's just rubbish. If the JF-17 comes up against a Su-30MKI in WVR it is going to get eaten alive. I'm not...

The reality is Pakistan needs the US aid money and the US needs to put the hurt on the Taliban to make a political solution more viable. It's in everyone's interest to keep the relationship solid. There will be time for anti-Americanism later once Afghanistan stabilizes/the US loses interest...

No need. Palestinians will outbreed the Israelis and the Israelis will eventually have to give them a state. But the real fight will be over the region's fresh water supply.

Like I said, much of it is subjective or based on the idea that paper specs won't meet reality, which you have no way of knowing yet. You're entitled to think differently. And for the record I never asked or expected anyone to "go through it again". I gave my opinion, which you clearly disagree...

Look at the lower fuselage. The F-35 is not a stealth fighter in the common usage of the term - it only provides such capability directly in front of the aircraft on the X-Band. And with the large investment in VHF-band acquisition radars right now the F-35 is not going to penetrate any...

The mix right now is right I think. Some high quality fighters for critical missiones and crucial area denial. Fill out the rest of the fleet with cost-effective JF-17s and use them as a BVR platform. Let the IAF spend money on trying to build a fleet full of well-rounded fighters. Every...

Well I guess 200,000 more soldiers couldn't hurt, but is it affordable? Maybe the first thing money should be spent on is giving the troops in the region body armour, non-lethal weapon systems, precision weapons, night-vision gear, more training on MOUT, etc.

Carriers would be a waste for Pakistan. They are a waste for India right now, IMO, but it's one of those national prestige things. Solution: import 100 C-803s and call it a day.

Well clearly without it being operational who can really say. But it's performance parameters are, on paper, better. It will also cost more, so that's hardly surprising. I'm not up to speed on what the Pakistan and Indian currencies are trading at in nominal USD so it may actually be that the...

Counter-insurgency has always been and will always be primarily an intelligence matter, particularly HUMINT. You don't need 200,000 men specially trained to do that. And honeslty Pakistan would be better off devoting that training to conventional combat, since the PakArmy will be fighting at...

What I want to know is who the gorgeous woman in Webmaster's avatar is. If I could design a woman she would probably look like that :smitten:

For what it is, the JF-17 is a great aircraft. The LCA is undoubtedly more sophisticated based on what we know right now, but the design philosophy of the JF-17 is spot on for the PAF - a cost effective solution that they can afford. The IAF will always be better funded so the PAF needs...