Israel geting 8 used f15. ISRAEL considir to buy more f15I and f16I with the new f35

[Mugwop]

Are you talking about CSF? I believe Pakistan receives both military and economic aid on top of this. Here's the total amount of CSF, economic and military aid received so far by Pakistan:

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/pakaid.pdf

.About $33 billion.

Let's not derail the thread here

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Is getting the f-35 wise? Its very high cost, and has had many issues with its software, systems, and maintenance. In my opinion does not give many advantages.

I'd say it would be better to look at other more tested aircraft such as the eurofighter, which is not necessarily stealthy aircraft but they are very capable. Perhaps even buy more f-16s, since you can buy like 5 for the same cost as a single f-35, and they are still a very capable aircraft however neighboring countries like Egypt, and Jordan also operate a large number of them.

Another idea (and this may be stretch), is to lobby hard for the US to open up the f-22 for export to Israel, they may not be welcoming to the idea now, but years down the line they may consider it.

 

[DavidSling]

Is getting the f-35 wise? Its very high cost, and has had many issues with its software, systems, and maintenance. In my opinion does not give many advantages.

I'd say it would be better to look at other more tested aircraft such as the eurofighter, which is not necessarily stealthy aircraft but they are very capable. Perhaps even buy more f-16s, since you can buy like 5 for the same cost as a single f-35, and they are still a very capable aircraft however neighboring countries like Egypt, and Jordan also operate a large number of them.

Another idea (and this may be stretch), is to lobby hard for the US to open up the f-22 for export to Israel, they may not be welcoming to the idea now, but years down the line they may consider it.

That again, F-35 is the most advanced aircraft today, with over 8 million lines of codes and features that ain't even known to the public, from cyber capabilities to data sharing, it's obvious it will have malfunctions.
F16 and F15 had problem too, only Israel reported and helped to fix around 600 of them, which is no small number by any means.
Like any good fighter or wine, it'll get better with time.

 

[dani958]

we need b 21