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Perhaps not a priority, or the perennial paucity of funds. Only the PAF leadership of those days can answer this question definitively.Just a curious question if any 1 care to answer..!
Why PAF did not go for Mirage F1..??
I personally think that it would have performed and served much better then Mirage 3
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because mirage 5 was bought before and mirage2000 was avaialble afterwardsJust a curious question if any 1 care to answer..!
Why PAF did not go for Mirage F1..??
I personally think that it would have performed and served much better then Mirage 3
Thanks
Not many of these were built. It couldn't fly supersonic and the Exocet missile which was it's major selling point was already in service with the Mirages. Compared to this the A7 would have been a better choice which was designed for a similar role and was actually on offerPersonally I think Pakistan missed out on Super Etendard
Personally I think Pakistan missed out on Super Etendard
Not many of these were built. It couldn't fly supersonic and the Exocet missile which was it's major selling point was already in service with the Mirages. Compared to this the A7 would have been a better choice which was designed for a similar role and was actually on offer
Could you please elaborate a little more on the last point.110 A-7 one Trick Pony or 40 F-16 the king of South Asia Skies to this date, I think PAF made the right choice. USA was balking on selling A-7 platform to PAF as it would have given it a deep strike platform, that was before F-16's came into limelight. Then when A-7 was being offered, PAF needed F-16 type to counter Ruskies in Afghanistan, not A-7s.
Now imagine if PAF had gone with A-7, where would your spare parts had come from during embargo's ?
On side note, to this date, i still believe my source that Egypt torpedoed PAF chance for having in-house F-1 manufacturing chance.
I think once the US feared that the PAF could use the A-7 for nuclear delivery, the A-7s were totally off the table, even with the F-16 available. The PAF really liked the A-7, so if it had been available in the 1980s, it would've paired them up with the F-16s.110 A-7 one Trick Pony or 40 F-16 the king of South Asia Skies to this date, I think PAF made the right choice. USA was balking on selling A-7 platform to PAF as it would have given it a deep strike platform, that was before F-16's came into limelight. Then when A-7 was being offered, PAF needed F-16 type to counter Ruskies in Afghanistan, not A-7s.
Now imagine if PAF had gone with A-7, where would your spare parts had come from during embargo's ?
On side note, to this date, i still believe my source that Egypt torpedoed PAF chance for having in-house F-1 manufacturing chance.
F-16 was conceived at the pinnacle of the US ingenuity...110 A-7 one Trick Pony or 40 F-16 the king of South Asia Skies to this date, I think PAF made the right choice. USA was balking on selling A-7 platform to PAF as it would have given it a deep strike platform, that was before F-16's came into limelight. Then when A-7 was being offered, PAF needed F-16 type to counter Ruskies in Afghanistan, not A-7s.
Now imagine if PAF had gone with A-7, where would your spare parts had come from during embargo's ?
On side note, to this date, i still believe my source that Egypt torpedoed PAF chance for having in-house F-1 manufacturing chance.
I sincerely hope inputs of TFX are there too during this Pak adventure...I think once the US feared that the PAF could use the A-7 for nuclear delivery, the A-7s were totally off the table, even with the F-16 available. The PAF really liked the A-7, so if it had been available in the 1980s, it would've paired them up with the F-16s.
Ultimately, the lesson here is that the US doesn't want the PAF to build up an offensive edge over India, especially in terms of air power. I don't think the concern here isn't so much India, but that an edge over India would mean an edge over all regional powers, i.e., India, Iran, KSA, etc, and with nukes in tow.
This reality puts the PAF's NGFA/FGFA efforts into scope. The current CAS had given a clear message when he said the ASR was for a twin-engine jet. IMO, AHQ is looking to build the offensive edge locally, at least if they can't buy it off-the-shelf.
Unfortunately, we'll have to climb walls with the local route too (e.g., overcoming the current lack of flight control tech at AvRID/PAC).
I have heard from various sources about the joint plan of various countries including Iran to jointly manufacture the F1. If I remember correctly everyone wanted a piece of the pie. PAF I think decided to walk away if it was not getting production rights. It was a lot of heresay so I could be totally incorrect.110 A-7 one Trick Pony or 40 F-16 the king of South Asia Skies to this date, I think PAF made the right choice. USA was balking on selling A-7 platform to PAF as it would have given it a deep strike platform, that was before F-16's came into limelight. Then when A-7 was being offered, PAF needed F-16 type to counter Ruskies in Afghanistan, not A-7s.
Now imagine if PAF had gone with A-7, where would your spare parts had come from during embargo's ?
On side note, to this date, i still believe my source that Egypt torpedoed PAF chance for having in-house F-1 manufacturing chance.