Hi,
Plz post your age and job---what you do---or if you still living at mommy and daddy's house so that we can see where you coming from.
I do not argue---you may chose to---it is your discretion.
Hi,
If ordinary people make mistakes under ordinary circumstances---the screwups are minuscule.
But when peacocks who are strutting around with full plume of their tail feathers on display make blunders---the problems become too severe with terrible consequences---.
Sir,
As per part of training even a layman should confess that PAF is superior. On incompetence side one should fully oppose you as COAS is the chosen one ( best of best) along with other leadership. I have argued with you many times that PAF needs are there but they can't get what they like as financial matters are fully in Govt control.
PAF is trying to be competitive with least availble resources as apart from F16 no foreign jet ordered so far despite requirements. If they ground Mirrage IIIs with F7s the PAF shell be left with limited number of jets.
I am fully agreed with you that for surface and naval roles Pak immediately requires one platform and it should be better to go for FC31 which considering fast pace of Chinese can be made available in next two to three years after required modifications. The old jets due to critical situation may be going for more sorties so start to crash frequently.
I am agreed that F7s and Mirage-IIIS required to be replaced as soon as possible however PAF should raise safety standards of F7PG with some upgrades if required to be used for next ten years or so, just like IAF doing with it's older jets.
Only point on which you are totally wrong is accusing PAF for hard choices which are not made by them solely.
It's Pakistan not USA.
Further as Mr Mastan Khan has I suppose reached the retirement age so he should not wrestle with young guns.
Yep but still mirages have had a better crash rate if you see crash per 1000 sorties. And jaguars and mirages have kind of similar roles of ground attack air support thats what is rose upgrade is about , standoff weapons amd nuclear attack. Although jaguars have addition role of deep penitration which is served by f16 in paf.
In PAF so far deep penetration role is with Mirage III/V not with F16s, they are more or less for defensive roles and mainly for A to A combat as PAF can't/ shall not get permission to integrate long range ground based Ammo or Missiles.
The crash rate in case of PAF is high for Mirage-III and F7s as compared to F7PG or Mirage Vs.