Just to spark an interesting conversation, do folks know that in the mid 90s PAF evaluated the Rafael and rejected it. I believe the French will sell us this aircraft, provided we pay with hard Chinese yaun sorry I mean American dollars. The French don’t care about either Pakistan or India they care about money and French jobs.
Remember they sold Pakistan the Augusta 90b and india the scorpion subs ….they recently sold Pakistan military transport helicopters which can be fitted with weapons. They support upgrades for mirages and help is source spares……..,
We all forget it we’re French systems in Pakistani blinder squadrons that blinded india on Feb 27
So 30 used and new Rafael’s with metior
I also disagree with folks who think that f-16s would stay in PAF inventory for long. Spare parts are hard to come by, moreover the Americans may disable our access to GPS systems rendering most of the aircraft and their ammunition useless
GPS for civilian use is different from GPS for military use
My view of the PAF by 2035 is as follows
30-45 project Azam with a lot of Turkish and Chinese support
150 j-10 rev 7-10 models (strike, nuclear strike, SEAD and air Superiority )
200-250 jf-17 block 3-4-5 ( GD multi role )
50 deep strike f-7pg drones
50deep strike mirage 5 drones
30 f-16 for point defense and defensive general duty
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