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3 points on the PAF MIRAGE
1. I believe there are some 150 mirages in frontline service with PAF today. Thats a huge portion of PAF total combat fleet around 35% . The planes are 40 years old . Airframe hydraulics and engines must be warn out by now..
2. Some one mentioned replacing the mirages with JF17 thunder block 2. My impression was that THUNDER was replacing the PAFs 150+ F7 CHINEASE mig21s.
With mirage being a western fighter would it not be better to replace it with a western replacement so as to keep western content HIGH in PAF arsenal.
ie Mirage2000 A FANTASTIC war plane and soon with rafales coming into the scene more and more should PAF not fish for these.
3. A Tribute to the Mirage . IMO this has been the mainstay of your airforce over IAF for 4 decades. More than any fighter i THINK the mirage took the most kills.
I am surprised that you GUYS are giving up French technology that is so dam efficient and has such good history with your air force in favour of chinease tech alone and a sprinkling of USA tech which always carrys the threat of sanctions.
These would be a incredible addition to your airforce even 70+ would be a REAL THREAT TO your enemy
Don't worry mate, The Thunders replacing the Mirages will be better workhorses than their predecessors .3 points on the PAF MIRAGE
1. I believe there are some 150 mirages in frontline service with PAF today. Thats a huge portion of PAF total combat fleet around 35% . The planes are 40 years old . Airframe hydraulics and engines must be warn out by now..
2. Some one mentioned replacing the mirages with JF17 thunder block 2. My impression was that THUNDER was replacing the PAFs 150+ F7 CHINEASE mig21s.
With mirage being a western fighter would it not be better to replace it with a western replacement so as to keep western content HIGH in PAF arsenal.
ie Mirage2000 A FANTASTIC war plane and soon with rafales coming into the scene more and more should PAF not fish for these.
3. A Tribute to the Mirage . IMO this has been the mainstay of your airforce over IAF for 4 decades. More than any fighter i THINK the mirage took the most kills.
I am surprised that you GUYS are giving up French technology that is so dam efficient and has such good history with your air force in favour of chinease tech alone and a sprinkling of USA tech which always carrys the threat of sanctions.
These would be a incredible addition to your airforce even 70+ would be a REAL THREAT TO your enemy
3 points on the PAF MIRAGE
1. I believe there are some 150 mirages in frontline service with PAF today. Thats a huge portion of PAF total combat fleet around 35% . The planes are 40 years old . Airframe hydraulics and engines must be warn out by now..
2. Some one mentioned replacing the mirages with JF17 thunder block 2. My impression was that THUNDER was replacing the PAFs 150+ F7 CHINEASE mig21s.
With mirage being a western fighter would it not be better to replace it with a western replacement so as to keep western content HIGH in PAF arsenal.
ie Mirage2000 A FANTASTIC war plane and soon with rafales coming into the scene more and more should PAF not fish for these.
3. A Tribute to the Mirage . IMO this has been the mainstay of your airforce over IAF for 4 decades. More than any fighter i THINK the mirage took the most kills.
I am surprised that you GUYS are giving up French technology that is so dam efficient and has such good history with your air force in favour of chinease tech alone and a sprinkling of USA tech which always carrys the threat of sanctions.
These would be a incredible addition to your airforce even 70+ would be a REAL THREAT TO your enemy
Is Jf-17 replaceing F-7s and Mirage on one to one basis?Because that would put the final number at 250-300 Aircraft..most of the upgraded mirages will remain in service until 2017-18. by that time there should be enough JFT- block-1 and 2 to first replace the F-7P's and then the earlier purchased mirages.
there are roughly 130 mirages in active service. others are under repair and overhaul plus many have been cannabalised for spares.