which sources did you use to get these numbers? You also forgot to mention the F-5 Fantans in PAF inventory.
I believe the common and widely shared consensus on PAF is:
120 F-7P
60 F-7PG
150 Mirage III/V (33 of the former and 34 of the latter which were upgraded with FLIR/BVR/night-fighting capablility under the ROSE upgrade program)
42 F-16 A/B Block 15 (all of which are to be upgraded to C/D block 52 capability)
12 F-16C/D Block 32
1 F-16D Block 52+ (with 17 more to be delivered)
41 A-5C/III Fantan
8 JF-17 Thunder
but this may also contain flaws and/or not keep into account lost aircrafts
You mean A-5 phantans, yes i missed these planes thanks for correcting me
. First batch of 42 A-5 was received in Dec 1983 and another 100 in early 1987. Currently we have 41-42, phase out and replacement by JF-17 will be complete by 2015.
We have received F-16's in the following order.
02 F-16A block 15 (Peace Gate I - 1983)
04 F-16B block 15 (Peace Gate I - 1983)
26 F-16A block 15 (Peace Gate II - 1983-87)
08 F-16B block 15 (Peace Gate II - 1983-87)
Total = 40
Pakistan received another 12 planes under EDA
04 F-16A Block 15OCU (2005-08)
08 F-16B Block 15OCU (2005-08)
These are the planes from Peace Gate III/IV which were embargoed.
We will receive another two aircraft from Peace Gate III/IV which are part of the Pakistan Mid-Life Update program and would arrive in Pakistan in December 2011.
So far we have lost 3 in 1980's another 5 in 1990's and 1 in 2009.
Following should be the current inventory of F-16's
Kindly correct me if I'm wrong
41 F-16 Block 15 (will undergo upgrade from TAI starting Oct 2010. One per month)
01 F-16 Block 52
Expected Delivery of the remaining 17 Block 52
Three aircraft to be ready in June 2010
four aircraft in August 2010
five aircraft in October 2010
four aircraft in Dec 2010
one aircraft in December 2011. Total 17
Yes after some more research I will agree on the F-7 & F-7PG numbers currently operating
As far as the Mirage III/V is concerned i'm still not sure as different sources are giving different numbers.
kindly provide some source.
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