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Enough to kick some serious butt of the enemy now! Go figure out the numbers yourself!@ AU, how many F16s does PAF operate, and how many J17s are in service?
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I feel like you are giving too much credit to the Pakistani indigenous capability, our home made fighter success is largely a result of Chinese growth in aeronautics, they provided the avionics, designed the plane and our jf-17s carry Chinese armaments. Pakistans role is ever increasing but lets not compare with the LCA, whatever it is now, the IAF doesn't have the same urgency that the PAF does. India does not have the same fear of sanctions and lack of funds...they can easily scrap the whole program and buy all their planes from the outside if they so desired.
As for the topic at hand. Both Rafale and Eurofighter are superb aircraft, cant go wrong with either. I would think the Rafale fits the role of a multi role aircraft better. Having the Eurofighter will replicate many of the strengths of the su-30mki. None the less, either way, the IAF wins. The PAF also loved the two aircraft, and if we had the money back in the day, we most probably would have gone for them.
Affirmative, hadn't Pakistan "not" decided to have a "joint venture" with China and made Jf17 Thunders to operational level with 2 squardrons flying defending Pakistani Air Space, Pakistan condition would have been what is now "Indias", unable to have LCAs or Tejas in squadron levels - spending huge sums to buy western aircrafts.
Spending billions is better or spending enough to home-make comparable aircrafts. I know it bode well for Pakistan long-term, the MMRCA decision.