Capabilities of PAF Dassault MIRAGE-III/V.

[Yasser76]

Yasser.
More than the production schedule and capacity issue it is simply a financial issue as well.Precisely the same reason applies to not replacing the M3/5s in the absence of a financially viable replacement solution. Secondly, looking at the block 3 production schedule they are suggesting producing just 12 a year. I am clueless as to the reasons for this.
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JF-17 was supposed to be our financially viable light fighter, whilst F-16/AZM took care of medium weight catagory. The whole point of JF-17 was to replace the large F-7/Mirage fleets. As you say, if production capacity s just 16 a year then we are in trouble, but I guess even at 16 a year, 5 years production gives us 4 more Sqds which in itself is enough to replace the3 remaining two active F-7P and Mirage ROSE I squadrons. If push comes to shove we can also get JF-17s off the Chinese production line.

 

[nomi007]

Can you share

 

[Imran Khan]

first 3 seconds are enough to understand . he used USAF image

 

[jupiter2007]

while working on JF-17 project, we should have considered other options.

 

[Imran Khan]

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while working on JF-17 project, we should have considered other options.

there was 100s of problems those days sir .engine re export was major issue .

 

[nomi007]

Mirage III/V has outlived many of its contemporaries, celebrating 50+ years of Service with PAF. PAF owns almost all remaining Mirage III/V models including EP, RP, D, VD, V, VPA, VPA2, VPA3, III0, IIIEA, IIIDA, VEF, IIIDF, IIIEL, IIIDL, VDD and ROSE and has a rebuild factory in place since 70s.

REAL LIFE

 

[Yasser76]

Great pictures. As I said, Mirage is sturdy strike platform with decent range and attack avionics. In air defence now needs to be retired. Grifo/AIM-9L combo simply not good enough for South Asian scenario anymore.

 

[jupiter2007]

Mirage III/V has outlived many of its contemporaries, celebrating 50+ years of Service with PAF. PAF owns almost all remaining Mirage III/V models including EP, RP, D, VD, V, VPA, VPA2, VPA3, III0, IIIEA, IIIDA, VEF, IIIDF, IIIEL, IIIDL, VDD and ROSE and has a rebuild factory in place since 70s.

REAL LIFE

With all that in place, their technical expertise were limited to refurbishing old frames. They could not build a new mirage frame or upgrade to more powerful engine in existing frame.

 

[Reichmarshal]

Mirages are and will only be used in ground attack role including CAS.
They will be a means of the very last resort if they are ever used in the air defence role.......meaning the air war is already lost as we have lost all or most of our air to air warfare platforms.

 

[syed_yusuf]

With all that in place, their technical expertise were limited to refurbishing old frames. They could not build a new mirage frame or upgrade to more powerful engine in existing frame.

This statement makes me go bonkers and just wonder why ?

 

[Incog_nito]

Majority of countries have retired their fleet
of Mirage 3/5 ten years ago. Currently Pakistan is only country that has Mirage 3/5 still flying. Honestly these should have been replaced 10 years ago with surplus F-16 or JF-17 or another planes.

I'm sure PAF might look towards acquiring more F-16s.

 

[mingle]

I'm sure PAF might look towards acquiring more F-16s.

Mirages are too elderly even get refurbish again.

 

[Incog_nito]

• 250 JF-17s
• 100 F-16s
• 100 EU Fighters
• 100 5th Gen

This type of fleet will look best for PAF.

 

[mingle]

• 250 JF-17s
• 100 F-16s
• 100 EU Fighters
• 100 5th Gen

This type of fleet will look best for PAF.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[jupiter2007]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Money is made with money....but it require innovative ideas and out of box thinking which we really lacks.