On the contrary, i dont think we have any choice now. We are in China camp now and any base or indirect access for US to our infrastructure will put CPEC in jeopardy. All this for few F16s or Zulus would be nonsense.
it seems he is going to make anti establishment statements and then seek political asylum in UK .. it is a shame how these two families PPP and PMLN ruled Pakistan for so long ..
In my opinion, PAC is going over ambitious here. We should have adopted Israeli pattern like concentrating on the electronics side of things only. Why waste limited resources on clean sheet design for a limited approx 100 units. We should have joined either Turkey or China for a common design...
Well one thing is certain now .. there were no or very few casualties on the Chinsese side. Otherwise these pow definitely would not have been returned in one piece.
Brother we, unfortunately are in no position to dictate terms of any deal vis a vis USA. I am also living abroad currently and have experience of working in Pakistani defence sector as well. Forget US origin equipment, even for other nato origin equipment too we have to go through extra ordinary...
At this moment .. USA is the sole super power; yes we cannot force those payments .. dont think we have a choice here or earlier .. if they arrive good, if not then life still goes on .. nobody except u is loosing sleep here ..
The main reason why Pakistan is interested and "Might" get these planes is bcz of the CSF already with the US. Even if we are asked to finance 40 to 50% of the package, its still an excellent bargain for a plane which we have infrastructure, manpower and is already integrated in our systems of...
In my view ...
1 - I dont think Iran wants or needs JF17 in the first place. Priority should be Long range interceptors.
2 - China and Pakistan cant sell Iran anything meaningful because it will do more harm than good to us .. ( sanctions / black listings / relations with M.E).
Iran needs...
The real question will be that how India will use its own air assets if and when S400 goes into hunting mode .. cz lets face it their record is abysmal .. at longer ranges it might prove to be more dangerous for India than Pakistan ..
Seems to me that France (EU) and Russians want to discuss the impending Iran vs US+GCC clash and its effects in the region. The Russians might also be discussing potential military trainings etc
Im pretty sure they have enough scientists competent to workout this math in the first test if not then this would be more alarming then anything else.
India’s test of a hypersonic missile signifies more than the advance of Indian weapons technology.
It also is one step closer to triggering a nuclear war with Pakistan.
Ironically, the first launch of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, or HSTDV, was a failure. The HSTDV, which is...