Its a part of deal , which includes buying 14 used F16 A/B jets, and upgrading them and as well as upgrading current fleet of 32 F16 A/B plus Buying 18 new F16 C/D with an option of 18+.
These missiles will only be used on F16.
A Two seater J-10 looks more advanced and looks like it has been fine tuned aerodynamically.
However i think we should wait on J-10, bcoz as chinese are continiously working on J-10 to upgrade it in terms of aerodynamics, engine and systems.
So ordering J-10 now is of no benefit, wait for...
I doubt that... BTW which Western AESA radars are currenly available to Pakistan or in next 1 year or so, as PAF is not considering of buying j-10 in one year time.
I think J-10 with good PESA radar (similar to Rafale) would be a good for initial batch of 40.
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Well guyz, after reading the interview outlines of ACM-T.MAHMOOD.
I am bit disappointed that we are not going for any true modern western jet in next 7~8 years, and only 36-40 j-10 's in that period.
I Think we should reduce the no. of Jf-17's from 240 to accomodate 100 J-10's and should...