Option's for PAF ?

[UKBengali]

36 is under first tranche, the follow on order would be under MMRCA.

J-31 would be available for PAF from 2020 that is certain.

It would take 10 years for India to get all it's Rafale's.

 

[Basel]

Yes - the JF-17 when mated with a ramjet BVRAAM and AWACs can take on a Rafale.

People are talking like the Rafale is F-22 when it is just another 4th generation fighter that means Pakistan's AWACs can see it coming from hundreds of kms away.

With new SAMS combined with other systems any non 5th gen jet find it difficult to go through that wall of defense, PAF's current priority is to achieve air superiority over Pakistani skies and conduct surgical strikes with standoff weapons against important targets and they can achieve that.

 

[kaku1]

J-31 would be available for PAF from 2020 that is certain.

It would take 10 years for India to get all it's Rafale's.

What happened to FGFA? Maybe late, but still it would be in Indian inventory by 2025.

 

[Georgeclark]

Yes - the JF-17 when mated with a ramjet BVRAAM and AWACs can take on a Rafale.

People are talking like the Rafale is F-22 when it is just another 4th generation fighter that means Pakistan's AWACs can see it coming from hundreds of kms away.

@Gabriel92 they are taking it to a whole new level

 

[SuperSubrayan]

For all those who are going crazy that what PAF should do after IAF's Rafale deal kindly hold your horses.

PAF is a professional air force and they know that they can't match IAF plane to plane that is why they have a doctrine in which they can utilize their limited resources and PAF also purchase stuff knowing those limitations.

One thing which many are underestimating about PAF is that they are upgrading their air defense capabilities i.e. LY-80E SAMS and JF-17 block-3 with AESA Radar and other advance goodies, those will form important part of system of PAF which is designed to fight as one whole system not as single system.

PAF may not need to go for any new jet immediately if JF-17 block-3 is coming with potent advance avionics.

So does your adversaries.

 

[Basel]

So does your adversaries.

Time will tell that

 

[UKBengali]

What happened to FGFA? Maybe late, but still it would be in Indian inventory by 2025.

Yes but Pakistan would have J-31 5 years before IAF.

 

[SuperSubrayan]

What happened to FGFA? Maybe late, but still it would be in Indian inventory by 2025.

2025 is very long ! We are looking for FGFA in 3 years from year of signing the deal . So at east PakFa is for sure in 4 years time

 

[kaku1]

2025 is very long ! We are looking for FGFA in 3 years from year of signing the deal . So at east PakFa is for sure in 4 years time

The prototype is flying day and night. The problem is new engine.

And from Indian part, DRDO need to finalize Indian avionics for its own version, so better they do there work fast.

 

[kaku1]

Yes but Pakistan would have J-31 5 years before IAF.

I like your confidence.

only option for paf is to get its hands on some chinese 5th generation fighters when chinese had established operational capabilities with this china made stealth planes and that will take some time may be around 2025 paf can order couple of squadrons of FC-31, then again IAF would have already moved on to russian indo JV and home grown AMCA, seriously I dont see any option for our poor neighbors

Superboy Indian version?

 

[SuperSubrayan]

Time will tell that

Yeah ! We are already upgrading our Anti air and Anti ship defence . We are buying whole new range of weapon system for all the three forces . Because the policy is to keep the status quo unchanged. So even of PAF buy 20 J20 IAF will blindly go for 50 PAKFA . (Example)

 

[nik141991]

India will maintane technological as well as numerical advantage over the enemy in south Asia for foreseeable future,only option left with our enemy is to pray pray & pray more in case of war

 

[SuperSubrayan]

Yes but Pakistan would have J-31 5 years before IAF.

When will PLAAF receive J31 and J20 ?

 

[Indus Falcon]

J-31 would be available for PAF from 2020 that is certain.

It would take 10 years for India to get all it's Rafale's.

Knowing HAL - 10years is an overly optimistic number!!

 

[Storm Force]

PM Modi has requested 36 rafales to be delivered immediately ie by 2017 to prevent the IAF sqd strength dipoping to below 30 sqds

The separate deal for 108 rafales to be license built in india is also be discussed to be concluded soon.

india will have by 2017 36 RAFALES

INDIA will have by 2026 144 rafales..

" Will be fascinating looking at PAF response"

144 rafales is a lot of new planes