Tank131
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As @FuturePAF comprehensively put it, there are many other issues to consider when declaring that PAF will go with radar a or b.
1. Weapons: beyond the a2a missiles, PAF has numerous strike weapons from glide bombs to ARM to AShM of chinese origin. Some are overcome by having other foreign options (MAR-1 ARM) while others have local counterparts (H2/H4, REKs) however, whatever the radar you must ensure proper munitions to be deployed with it which, if it is a european radar, means having 4 different supply chains for munitions (American for F-16, Chinese for block 1/2 JF-17, European for blk 3 and locally produced)
2. Other subsystems like ecm and eccm, dfrm, irst, hmd/s, and targeting pods all need to work with PAF weapons and the radar. You cannot get the grifo without making sure all of the above equipment is not only available to PAF, and affordable, but also will remain that way in times of conflict.
These are no small feet. If PAF DOES sort these things out and goes for the Grifo-E, then it would behoove them to get the LETRI LKF601E for the block 1s and 2s. Upgrade the weapons on all of these with PL-15, PL-10 Along with HMD/S. That enables you to quickly change your fighters over to more Chinese configuration on the fly in times of conflict in the event that europe embargoes PAFs weapons.
1. Weapons: beyond the a2a missiles, PAF has numerous strike weapons from glide bombs to ARM to AShM of chinese origin. Some are overcome by having other foreign options (MAR-1 ARM) while others have local counterparts (H2/H4, REKs) however, whatever the radar you must ensure proper munitions to be deployed with it which, if it is a european radar, means having 4 different supply chains for munitions (American for F-16, Chinese for block 1/2 JF-17, European for blk 3 and locally produced)
2. Other subsystems like ecm and eccm, dfrm, irst, hmd/s, and targeting pods all need to work with PAF weapons and the radar. You cannot get the grifo without making sure all of the above equipment is not only available to PAF, and affordable, but also will remain that way in times of conflict.
These are no small feet. If PAF DOES sort these things out and goes for the Grifo-E, then it would behoove them to get the LETRI LKF601E for the block 1s and 2s. Upgrade the weapons on all of these with PL-15, PL-10 Along with HMD/S. That enables you to quickly change your fighters over to more Chinese configuration on the fly in times of conflict in the event that europe embargoes PAFs weapons.