Pakistan Air Force to procure Belgian C-130 Transport Aircraft | June 2022 .

[Sayfullah]

Hope we get all 9 aircraft from Belgium.
Why doesn’t PAF also try to procure C-130J from UK?

 

[arslank03]

Hope we get all 9 aircraft from Belgium.
Why doesn’t PAF also try to procure C-130J from UK?

maybe they are, who knows t bh

 

[Michel Niesten]

Belgium can’t sell F-16’s if the US doesn’t approve. For transport aircraft it’s much easier to be sold with agreement from the US.
The US also blocked the sale of Israeli F-16’s to Croatia.

 

[Signalian]

Retired ones are included ?

Belgium retires its C-130s after 50 years of service

The C-130s took part in all military or humanitarian operations carried out by the Belgian armed forces on four of the five continents for nearly 50 years.

www.brusselstimes.com

RJAF is a regular buyer of Ex-Belgian F-16s.

 

[emotionless_teenage]

Procuring russian transport planes is a better and cheaper option.
Our obsession with old and expensive US tech never ends.

What?

Isn't PAF less than pleased with their Il-78s and would've much preferred western MRTT instead?

 

[Genghis khan1]

Used aircraft are used aircraft. Most of PAF old and used procurement are good to maintain numbers and status quo in peace time but if push comes to shove, and used extensively during war, they might simply structurally give up when they are most needed.

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

7-8 more aircraft, good number for additional lift capability.
Although these craft are ageing now.

Getting a new type at this stage means installing the infrastructure and maintaining stores. PAF's experience with the Antanovs has not been a good one. Given half a choice we will go for the C130s anyday . We have 50yrs of experience on the platform and ability to overhaul and repair them in house.
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Did the math, these aircraft have flown less than 28k flight hours(per a/c) over 50 years. Theyre very lightly used. Just the SLEP adds 40k flight hours, these can serve well into the 2050s.

Procuring russian transport planes is a better and cheaper option.
Our obsession with old and expensive US tech never ends.

Yep. And getting our F-16A/B fleet up by 50-60% (i.e., another 40 aircraft) would be a nice boon too. I would rather old F-16s (especially ones that can carry the AMRAAM-C5) than F-7Ps. We can also shift more of the A2A-focused JF-17 Block-2s into the A2G/S role. It's amazing how seemingly "nothing" type acquisitions can trigger a butterfly-effect of capability growth across the stack.

Will a new sqn be raised?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539626496079298561

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539353363166404611

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539287517769392129

 

[arslank03]

Used aircraft are used aircraft. Most of PAF old and used procurement are good to maintain numbers and status quo in peace time but if push comes to shove, and used extensively during war, they might simply structurally give up when they are most needed.

Lol, what a silly comment

 

[Steppe Wolff]

Procuring russian transport planes is a better and cheaper option.
Our obsession with old and expensive US tech never ends.

Buying Russian transport planes mean that PAF has to build an entire maintenance infrastructure for them.

And C130s have been the the transport workhorse for PAF for 50 years. We have our own maintenance and overhauling infrastructure in place for them. Why would PAF spend huge amounts of money when we are already cash strapped?

And to add that, Russian military equipment is notorious for being too much maintenance prone.

 

[ziaulislam]

If we buy C130s, will the Belgians sell F-16s too ?

Same principle ..

Yes.
Remeber when regime changed i predicted we are getting used f16s and c130s...

 

[fatman17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1538876316841295873

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539211501948608513

https://twitter.com/x/status/1538873099256737792

https://twitter.com/x/status/1538873125714415617

https://twitter.com/x/status/1538873137697542144

I doubt if the USA will give the required NOC as all military equipment is suspended since 2016.

 

[arslank03]

Yes.
Remeber when regime changed i predicted we are getting used f16s and c130s...

lol considering these negotiations have been ongoing since 2019, you and the other peddling this would be very wrong...

 

[ziaulislam]

lol considering these negotiations have been ongoing since 2019, you and the other peddling this would be very wrong...

Failed negotiations

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

lol considering these negotiations have been ongoing since 2019, you and the other peddling this would be very wrong...

Don't argue with him , Some PTI supporters are blind these days .

 

[arslank03]

Failed negotiations

Yep, they failed, hence the Aircraft are being delivered. Silly people