Mani 2020, below are your answers,
You are saying this like PAF is riddled with world class 4 or 4.5 generation aircrafts and out of which jf-17 stands only second to block-52. A lay man even know that f-16 with around 30 years old avionics without being upgraded for so long (which by the way they are now) will be inferior in terms of avionics and weapons to an aircraft that is produced ~ 25 years after it leave alone mirages and f-7s.
Read the post again, you seem to have mistaken blk 15 with 52
We have this statement atleast 1000 times on this forum and i was not expecting it again and that too from a think tank , how many time do we want to exaggerate things?
Which thing is exactly exaggerated in my post can you highlight it?
They are second to block 52 so we should not upgrade them and keep them as second fiddles to block 52s that by the way are only 18 in numbers and somebody told us dont ever try to exceed block 52s in avionics and be always second to it other wise it will be against the laws of aerodynamics?
And i have also repeated more than a thousand times that jf-17 is NOT meant to be the top notch frontline fighter, as advanced as it may become in future batches, its primary purpose is to replace the obsolete fleet with sole purpose to provide protection to our skies with efficient EW, radar, avioncs and weapons and when required, can also be used for limited strike. As per my info, PAF is inducting j-10 for this very purpose which will fulfil the high end until something new is emerged from China.
oh wait and may be because we are going to face a weak adversary with junk and obsolete aircrafts that too no more than a hundred so relax we can knock them out with even retired a-5s . amazing!!![/QUOTE]
Last part is just ridiculous and reflects that you were in a panic mode.