F-16's are best to counter immediate threat!!!

[Lord Of Gondor]

f16 has a better radar and is combat proven.

But it's old(as said by the IAF!!!) and there are other A/C's that offer much better value for rupee and provide the local industry with better tech transfer and the most important point IMO is that PAF have attained mastery over this A/C...............

 

[kingdurgaking]

why you say inducting planes when we are leasing ?
we would get all planes at a time along with pilots.
Now we induct pilots as per squadrons.
problem solved.

how good is it to allow our fighters to be monitored by US?? it is not 1 or 2 planes buddy.. we dont need such fighters... Griphen is much better in that..

 

[tvsram1992]

how good is it to allow our fighters to be monitored by US?? it is not 1 or 2 planes buddy.. we dont need such fighters... Griphen is much better in that..

Its not our fighters. Its US fighters protecting us (atleast for name sake).
How many grippens are produced?
If we order now we would get gripens by 2025.
So no gripen

 

[HongWu]

In the same time that India took to make a decision on which 4th generation fighter aircraft to buy, China already designed, built and deployed a 5th generation stealth fighter!

China completely outclasses India. It is futile to try to "counter" us.

 

[GORKHALI]

delete this thread mods...

 

[angeldemon_007]

In the same time that India took to make a decision on which 4th generation fighter aircraft to buy, China already designed, built and deployed a 5th generation stealth fighter!

China completely outclasses India. It is futile to try to "counter" us.

Congrats...Lets party.

 

[GareebNawaz]

In the same time that India took to make a decision on which 4th generation fighter aircraft to buy, China already designed, built and deployed a 5th generation stealth fighter!

China completely outclasses India. It is futile to try to "counter" us.

Only if it was a 'true' 5th generation. Forward canards= larger RCS = limited or no stealth. Look at how air intakes are placed and compare them to f-22 or even f-35. It is still good plane, but it does not fully serve its purpose. Even pak-fa cannot be considered true 5th gen aircraft. And why to counter China? What has China done? Nothing so there is no countering.

 

[Frankenstein]

Why dont you guys buy 25 aircrafts each, in order to solve this dilemma

 

[Birruna]

In the same time that India took to make a decision on which 4th generation fighter aircraft to buy, China already designed, built and deployed a 5th generation stealth fighter!

China completely outclasses India. It is futile to try to "counter" us.

I guess we just have to wait and see whether your 5th gen fighter is another CCC (cheap chinese cr*p) or a CCCC (copied cheap chinese cr*p)!!

 

[tvsram1992]

Why dont you guys buy 25 aircrafts each, in order to solve this dilemma

We are not copy cats to do like so.
Who will maintain that many types
If they give full TOT for 25 aircrafts we will definetly buy all.

 

[Super Falcon]

F 16 is best aircraft in history of fighter aircraft

 

[IndianArmy]

F 16 is best aircraft in history of fighter aircraft

I disagree.... Mig 21's are the best Aircraft in the history of Aircraft... Just look at the Amount it has been Manufactured.... 11000+

 

[Skull and Bones]

I disagree.... Mig 21's are the best Aircraft in the history of Aircraft... Just look at the Amount it has been Manufactured.... 11000+

I'd like to differ from your view, Migs comes cheap so there were many takers all around the world and in the cold war era Russia relied on numerical superiority other than technical superiority. Mig-21 is an iconic aircraft and changed the shape of combat aviation forever while F-16 always had an technical edge over Mig-21s

 

[IndianArmy]

I'd like to differ from your view, Migs comes cheap so there were many takers all around the world and in the cold war era Russia relied on numerical superiority other than technical superiority. Mig-21 is an iconic aircraft and changed the shape of combat aviation forever while F-16 always had an technical edge over Mig-21s

Well, You must really See the Mig 21's play there roles, Its Agility has No Comparison, Its Arial Combat Abilities have been Jam Packed as though for Perfect execution without much pressure on Pilot... I still doubt if there is any replacement to it, there is not Aircraft in the world even today which can replace it, It would be missed only because of its Production lines being closed and Un availability of Spares...

 

[Skull and Bones]

Well, You must really See the Mig 21's play there roles, Its Agility has No Comparison, Its Arial Combat Abilities have been Jam Packed as though for Perfect execution without much pressure on Pilot... I still doubt there is not Aircraft in the world even today which can replace it, It would be missed only because of its Production lines being closed and Un availability of Spares...

Back in the vietnam war, the mig-21 pilots used the tactics of fire and run and they done that quite efficiently because of its better climb rate. But they never engaged F-4s in a dog fight because it lacked maneuverability.