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By saying this are you indirectly asking Pakistan to intervene in iran - israel conflict.I won't mind this as PAF pilots have got 100% record against Israeli air force in air combat.
Please give a source for the 100% record claim.
Now the 100% kill ratio was back in the old days when the Arab aircraft piloted by PAF pilots and Israeli aircraft were pretty much on par. Today Israel's F-16I Sufa and F-15I Ra'am are amongst the most advanced aircraft in all of Asia.
Lets put this into perspective. Ok, I am assuming this scenario takes place this year.The Israeli Air Force F-16Is are more advanced than the F-16 block 52s PAF has been so hyped about. And IAF has 101 Sufas + 78 F-16 Cs + 48 F-16Ds. Add to that 25 F-15I Ra'ama and another 43 other F-15 variants, Phalcon AWACS, 100s of AMRAAM missiles and you will get some idea why PAF can't take on their Israeli counter parts.
Ok, assuming this scenario is a few years in the future, PAF would have received JF-17, F-16 block 52 and J-10. But the Israelis would be fielding the 5th gen F-35. Also, to add to the equation, the Americans won't allow Pakistan to use F-16 block 52s against Israel. That adds to the problem for Pakistan.
Look, I am not saying Pakistani pilots are in any way inferior to Israeli pilots. I have a lot of respect for PAF pilots. But the fact is that at the end of the day the Israeli technological and numerical superiority far outweighs the capabilities of PAF.
And I don't think Iran has anything significant to add to the air war equation. They also field outdated aircraft.