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And nothing to protect thembetter to have 200 hospitals, 200 colleges and some highways instead
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And nothing to protect thembetter to have 200 hospitals, 200 colleges and some highways instead
The MLU F-16s are good till 2030-35. Read up on the MLU and Air Frame / Engine refurbishment/overhauling that the Block-15 Vipers have gone thru. F-7PG and the ROSE Mirages will soldier on till 2025. The rest will be replaced by JF-17 and the process JF-17 blocks may not end at III and could go into further improved blocks. A 5th-Gen fighter will be inducted. Not in large numbers mind you because they are going to be costly to purchase and costlier to operate. In the time frame in between if funds are somehow arranged we may see another platform before we induct the 5th Gen fighter. Otherwise we may see another platform after we have inducted the 5th Gen fighter.
You see the purpose is to maintain a minimum deterrence without forcing India to raise the stakes. The game is to keep yourself armed but not so much that the adversary who has more resources is forced to up the ante. Because if we somehow manage what you are suggesting India is not going to stay put and will raise the stakes and get more. Then where will we be?
@DMP you have hit the core issue yourself by what you have posted. We barely can keep the JF-17 production process going because we are doing that (at least a part of it) on credit from China. Unless we get our economy back on track where will we get the money for J-10Bs? Let alone J-11Ds. Now that you mention it ... I think this is not happening for a while.
And nothing to protect them
Inventory of PAF other than PGs in next 5 years can be like Rose Mirages, F-16s and Thunders and these all are far superior to PGs with generation gaps in between. So PGs might lose their utility except to show a blip on radar, air policing western borders (which they are doing now too) or used in Army Exercises. PGs wud find it difficult to blend it just like A-5s and F-6s and wud lose active role at that time to superior aircraft at that time. So we have to concentrate on that area and those circumstances.
Hopefully PAF will replace the F7s and Mirages with JF-17s according to Air Marshall (R) Mirza Zafar on the last
Mirage Trainer jet crash in March.
"Eventually Mirages would be retired and replaced by JF17s. PAF ac are maintained according to highest practises of maintenance. I believe last November mirage accident was mechanical problem and pilots wanted to save the aircraft at all costs against clear cut instructions to eject at 2000 AGL. It is generally the urge to save ac that leads to fatal accidents. There are many glorious examples where to avoid populated area pilot delayed ejection and got killed. This Mirage accident it is too early to comment. It could be human factor or weather or mechanical malfunction. Best is to wait for Inquiry Report. Our senior commanders lead from the front and hence fly a lot."
P.S: this is an old statement about Mirage Trainer jet crash.
Please if you can persuade India to stop PAKFA and Rafael we will be glad to obligebetter to have 200 hospitals, 200 colleges and some highways instead
F7PG,Mirage are flying coffins. Better retire them asap. Pilots life are more precious than a metal junk.
Good to know Pilot is safe.
F7PG,Mirage are flying coffins. Better retire them asap. Pilots life are more precious than a metal junk.
Good to know Pilot is safe.
Yes you're a shame indeed.Shame
PG are Pakistan's interceptors, being the fastest planes in the inventory
with 5th generation WVR missiles coupled with HMS/HMD PGs will be very potent interceptor if employed with good tactics.
If PGs are carrying 2 R-74s or ASRAAMs and 2 IRIS-T or A-Darters with HMS/HMD one can imagine how deadly they can be in interceptor role as earlier missiles have good range (up to 50kms) and later are very deadly in close range, in well trained hands they will be very deadly for any below 5th gen fighter jet.
Wasn't F7 retired recently.