with regards to the older F16s operating in PAF service, I think it's better to approach turkey to upgrade them to the Turkish F16 Ozgur standards with Turkish armament to supplement the upgrades, by doing so the old PAF F16s will bd in bar with Block 70/72 capabilities.
I hope the source below put an end to the roomers.
Iraqi Air Force denies purchase of JF-17 thunder fighter jets from Pakistan
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/iraqi-air-force-denies-purchase-of-jf-17-thunder-fighter-jets-from-pakistan
Fake news, Iraq prime minster announced several times that Iraq is seeking to buy 14 rafales from France, and the flag in the picture belong to Egypt not Iraq.
Fake news, Iraq want Rafales not JF-17s
https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2023/05/29/iraq-to-buy-french-fighter-jets/
Iraq is not planning to buy JF-17s in the near or far future, Iraq only wants western fighter planes in its Airforce, and they just made a deal with France to purchase 14 Rafals.
WASHINGTON: A US count of the F-16s with Pakistan has found that none of them are missing, contradicting India's claim that one of its fighter jets shot down a Pakistani F-16 during an aerial dogfight on February 27...
Fuel tank of Tejas aircraft falls in agriculture field in Tamil Nadu
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fuel-tank-of-tejas-aircraft-falls-in-agriculture-field-in-tamil-nadu-1560171-2019-07-02
sooner or later it will hug the ground like the rest of previous indian airforce fighter planes.
India tried to sell Tejas to third world countries and it failed miserably, nobody want Tejas . read the news man.
having an aircraft with export limitation is not an excuse for it not to be appealing to other countries, don't forget that JF-17 use British Martin baker ejection seat system...
JF-17 is a low-cost export solution for third world countries looking to modernize their air force with 4th generation fighters and JF-17s is selling well unlike the Expensive overpriced Tejas, now tell me why would a third world country with a low military budget request modifications for JF-17...
Indian media B.S as usual.
Egypt choose Korean FA-50
read here
https://www.military.africa/2022/12/egypt-south-korea-signs-agreement-on-golden-eagle-aircraft/
what makes you so sure it's only a claim?
I speak the language and I follow Iraqi military forums, trust me, Iraqis don't want JF-17s at all.
recently they acquire French air defense radars and they're eyeing French Caesar artillery and rafales.
you mean the RC toy drone :rofl: DRDO made.
I'll do you no favor, why you keep embarrassing your self. your English is so weak that you can't differentiate between sarcasm and facts :crazy:
oh wait a minute, did you thought I was trying to make you laugh by being sarcastic :crazy: I'm not here to crack Jokes and make the likes of you laugh, so grow up kid and go back to school. you seriously need education.