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Iran's defence doctrine is different from Pakistan and is based on deterrence, not projecting force in neighboring countries or for attack purposes.
Due to sanctions, Iran has been unable to buy any kinds of aircraft, but it has some domestic jet development programs, some of them reached their final stage and mass produced, like Saeqeh which is an upgraded version of F-5.
If sanctions were to be removed and Iran could buy aircraft, it would become one of the best air forces in terms of training and pilot skills and also equipment. Even with this amount of training which is below standard levels of top air forces, Iran has very capable pilots right now.
In my opinion, pilot skills, human resources and morality is more important than equipment. Not that modern aircraft don't make a difference, but it matters the most who is going to fly them.
Iran is putting its emphasis on other forces, like developing domestic air defense and missile forces. It may sound unbelievable now, but with huge amount of resources that are being spent on air defense systems, in 5 or 10 years, Iran will be among top 5 producers of air defense systems. It's a garden that is yet to bear its fruit.
It's unwise to spend huge resources on producing domestic air crafts, because it would take years upon years while opponents will easily buy or produce more advanced jets, but investing in missile and air defense forces is wisest decision in current circumstances, unless sanctions are removed.
Pakistan has also very skilled pilots as far as I know, that's why I have much more respect for PAF compared to all the Arab states with all their fancy jets and if a war was to happen, I would be worried more about PAF rather than each of Gulf states' air forces for example.
Finally, comparing IRIAF and PAF is neither fair nor wise, because they have different goals, training programs and logistics.
Due to sanctions, Iran has been unable to buy any kinds of aircraft, but it has some domestic jet development programs, some of them reached their final stage and mass produced, like Saeqeh which is an upgraded version of F-5.
If sanctions were to be removed and Iran could buy aircraft, it would become one of the best air forces in terms of training and pilot skills and also equipment. Even with this amount of training which is below standard levels of top air forces, Iran has very capable pilots right now.
In my opinion, pilot skills, human resources and morality is more important than equipment. Not that modern aircraft don't make a difference, but it matters the most who is going to fly them.
Iran is putting its emphasis on other forces, like developing domestic air defense and missile forces. It may sound unbelievable now, but with huge amount of resources that are being spent on air defense systems, in 5 or 10 years, Iran will be among top 5 producers of air defense systems. It's a garden that is yet to bear its fruit.
It's unwise to spend huge resources on producing domestic air crafts, because it would take years upon years while opponents will easily buy or produce more advanced jets, but investing in missile and air defense forces is wisest decision in current circumstances, unless sanctions are removed.
Pakistan has also very skilled pilots as far as I know, that's why I have much more respect for PAF compared to all the Arab states with all their fancy jets and if a war was to happen, I would be worried more about PAF rather than each of Gulf states' air forces for example.
Finally, comparing IRIAF and PAF is neither fair nor wise, because they have different goals, training programs and logistics.
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