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Smartly played by PAF...lol
In case you guys didn't notice, statement is aimed at US, practically asking "so are you guys ready to give up relations with PAF? If so we are moving on". Basically testing waters. Let's see how it plays out. They have put ball in US court. I think reason for unusually small order of 8 jets was same. To test mood in capital hill. If they wanted 18 jets, why break it in two deals in immediate succession?!
I would strike Typhoon and Rafale out of the list, no second thought. For one thing, a single Rafale or Typhoon would cost Pakistan no less than $250 million U.S. a unit. It's not so much that the fighters are insanely expensive, but they'll want us to stock up on our lifetime supply of spare parts right from the beginning. The Europeans don't have enduring production lines, just look at the closure of the Mirage 2000 line. Unless the French (or British) want to extend us a line of credit for 60% of the upfront of the costs (like Egypt), I don't think the PAF will go the Rafale or Typhoon route.
PAF ought to double down on the JF-17 Block-III. Whatever it takes, bring that fighter to its maximum possible potential, no scaling back. If we need a Finmeccanica AESA radar, go for it. If we need a Chinese EW jamming pod, go for it. If we need to ask Thales to use Thales Visionix's expertise to give us a system eerily similar to the JHMCS, go for it. The PAF needs to set up the JF-17 Block-III (and IV/V/VI) for absolute success, double down with all available national funds.
Hi,And we're expected to believe that? Are we morons? So the terrorists are precision bombed by high tech F-16s whilst hiding in a crowd of civilians without causing collateral damage?
These planes are to be used against India. Period!
I would strike Typhoon and Rafale out of the list, no second thought. For one thing, a single Rafale or Typhoon would cost Pakistan no less than $250 million U.S. a unit. It's not so much that the fighters are insanely expensive, but they'll want us to stock up on our lifetime supply of spare parts right from the beginning. The Europeans don't have enduring production lines, just look at the closure of the Mirage 2000 line. Unless the French (or British) want to extend us a line of credit for 60% of the upfront of the costs (like Egypt), I don't think the PAF will go the Rafale or Typhoon route.
PAF ought to double down on the JF-17 Block-III. Whatever it takes, bring that fighter to its maximum possible potential, no scaling back. If we need a Finmeccanica AESA radar, go for it. If we need a Chinese EW jamming pod, go for it. If we need to ask Thales to use Thales Visionix's expertise to give us a system eerily similar to the JHMCS, go for it. The PAF needs to set up the JF-17 Block-III (and IV/V/VI) for absolute success, double down with all available national funds.
This means Pakistan may have to add 48 planes every years starting from 2016. What is the new induction rate?
And we're expected to believe that? Are we morons? So the terrorists are precision bombed by high tech F-16s whilst hiding in a crowd of civilians without causing collateral damage?
These planes are to be used against India. Period!
I would strike Typhoon and Rafale out of the list, no second thought. For one thing, a single Rafale or Typhoon would cost Pakistan no less than $250 million U.S. a unit. It's not so much that the fighters are insanely expensive, but they'll want us to stock up on our lifetime supply of spare parts right from the beginning. The Europeans don't have enduring production lines, just look at the closure of the Mirage 2000 line. Unless the French (or British) want to extend us a line of credit for 60% of the upfront of the costs (like Egypt), I don't think the PAF will go the Rafale or Typhoon route.
PAF ought to double down on the JF-17 Block-III. Whatever it takes, bring that fighter to its maximum possible potential, no scaling back. If we need a Finmeccanica AESA radar, go for it. If we need a Chinese EW jamming pod, go for it. If we need to ask Thales to use Thales Visionix's expertise to give us a system eerily similar to the JHMCS, go for it. The PAF needs to set up the JF-17 Block-III (and IV/V/VI) for absolute success, double down with all available national funds.
This means Pakistan may have to add 48 planes every years starting from 2016. What is the new induction rate?
India has no need to worry about F-16s unless India has aggressive plans in the future or India has placed investments in terrorists.And we're expected to believe that? Are we morons? So the terrorists are precision bombed by high tech F-16s whilst hiding in a crowd of civilians without causing collateral damage?
These planes are to be used against India. Period!
Hi,
That number was one of my biggest concerns----the paf Air Chief Marshalls are lollygagging---they come for their 4 years term---make their money and move ahead in life---without any consequences and no one to ask what they have NOT DONE for the paf.
190 by 2020 is a very high number of aircraft----and looks like they have been sitting on funds for awhile now---..
There is really no reason to go for any new F16's until and unless they have another superior platform in good numbers---.
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current F-16 are 78 (US returned 2 embargoed ones as well )There are 76 F-16