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The American planes in PAF will be History after F-16s. PAF's Future will be Chinese jets like J-10A/C.The change would come by the future American, Russian and Chinese planes. Since when they are put on sale, they WILL be bought.
The numbers of aircraft being inducted by the IAF is massive. What is going to deter the IAF? What numbers of F-16C/Ds are going to be inducted? Enough to counter 150MKIs?So I think the only answer to India's Su-30MKI's are going to be to take the F-16s and the J-10s on a defensive role and boosting them up with the the air defences along with the Erieyes. PAF is not thinking offensive right now, which isn't a good thing but it is understandable. Since we're not much of a potent force right now at all. With these three new birds and with India procuring either the F-18 or the Mig-29 OVT in the near future, I'd say India would still not dare launch a full scale air attack. It's going to be an interesting next two decades and will probably play out somewhat like that.
Not when the F-18s have an AESA onboard. The F-18E/F also has some stealth features unlike the older F-18.but accoding to my knowledge, F16 block 52 is better than F18E/F in A to A missions.
Which is why I stated very clearly that the figures were from the CIA worldbook.I can't believe u quoting wikipedia, that is such an unrelliable source, anyone can go in their and change things lol.
Please back up your one liner with an explanation.Plz..we all know u got pwned in wars , except the 71' which was a different scenario.
Numbers being inducted by the IAF is massive? India currently operates a massive number and with its aging birds its 32 squadron strength has already fallen to 29 and is expected to rest at 25. Pakistan is expected to go from 19 to 26.The numbers of aircraft being inducted by the IAF is massive. What is going to deter the IAF? What numbers of F-16C/Ds are going to be inducted? Enough to counter 150MKIs?
The MRCA is most likely to be split. The majority will be MiG-35s. The MiGs are being offered with a complete TOT which means that the sub-systems onboard will be Indian, Israeli and French. The result could well be an aircraft much superior to the MKI. A lower number of Rafales/F-18s will be inducted. I'm discounting the F-16 block 70, Gripen and Typhoon.
F-16 - Operated by PAF so IAF's not very interested
Typhoons - Induction of small numbers is unfeasible
Gripen - Not really top-end so induction will be illogical
The F-18s have a big advantage of an AESA onboard and excellent scope for upgrades. The Rafale's advantage meanwhile is that it can be inducted using modified Mirage-2000 infrastructure and will be accompanied by Meteors and ASRAAMs.
Will the J-10s be able to counter the MiG 35 and Rafales/F-18? I doubt it.
PAF will operate at least 96 F-16A/B MLU3 and F-16C/D Block 52+; although the IAF is inducting 150 Su-30MKIs - it will also retire at least 200-250 older aircraft. The F-16s would be armed with the best BVRAAM and WVRAAM systems and supported by Link 16 w/Erieye AEW&C, in a defensive scenario such a combination would be near impossible to break; even for something as giant and hyped as SU-30MKI. Do not discount the fact that as a Major Non-NATO ally the PAF is able to acquire used F-16A/B/C/D airframes and simply pay 15-20mn USD per unit to give them a CCIP or MLU3 upgrade. Such an advantage could be used quite heavily and can reinforce the F-16 fleet; and the PAF's F-16 fleet would be as good as half of NATO's fleet in terms of datalink and weapon systems.The numbers of aircraft being inducted by the IAF is massive. What is going to deter the IAF? What numbers of F-16C/Ds are going to be inducted? Enough to counter 150MKIs?
They might be split, but that would be a backward move in terms of integration; fighters are simply becoming more and more expensive to maintain, and air forces are moving towards decreasing the number of types they operate. For the IAF to split their MRCA between F/A-18E/F and MiG-35, two aircraft which are expensive to maintain and would require IAF to start from near or complete scratch to induct would be an expensive and very time consuming job. That would be going against trying to maintain parity with the PAF, because the risk is that if IAF finally inducted their twin-trio - the PAF might be moving onto 5th Generation aircraft.The MRCA is most likely to be split. The majority will be MiG-35s. The MiGs are being offered with a complete TOT which means that the sub-systems onboard will be Indian, Israeli and French. The result could well be an aircraft much superior to the MKI. A lower number of Rafales/F-18s will be inducted.
The F/A-18E/F's disadvantage lies within the fact that it is expensive to maintain (in contrast to F-16E/F Desert Falcon or Mirage 2000-9) as well as very expensive to procure. Rafale is an entirely different aircraft from the Mirage 2000, the IAF will need to build the Rafale's infrastructure from complete scratch; and being the twin-engine French fighter it is, it is also expensive to procure and maintain. In fact, Flight International put the Super Hornet's and Rafale's unit costs at $90-100mn and $140mn+ respectively.The F-18s have a big advantage of an AESA onboard and excellent scope for upgrades. The Rafale's advantage meanwhile is that it can be inducted using modified Mirage-2000 infrastructure and will be accompanied by Meteors and ASRAAMs.
The J-10 will be able to counter the MiG-35, Su-30MKI and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet if given the adequate avionics, ECM/EW suite and radar; as well as adequate weapon-systems and datalink w/AEW&C coverage. The J-10 is China's base concept for its future 4.5 Generation Super J-10/J-10C. However if IAF does procure Rafale or F/A-18E/F, then it is likely the PAF would take the financial risk and procure a limited number of Eurofighters or Rafales (like it did with the Mirage IIIs in the mid-1960s).Will the J-10s be able to counter the MiG 35 and Rafales/F-18? I doubt it.
Numbers being inducted by the IAF is massive? India currently operates a massive number and with its aging birds its 32 squadron strength has already fallen to 29 and is expected to rest at 25. Pakistan is expected to go from 19 to 26.
Even if India is able to change its future a little bit, the gap between IAF and PAF would be a lot less than what it was. J-10s seem promising. I doubt they'd flank the flanker but they should be able to give a punch through the rest of the IAF's fighting force.