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Can anyone please tell what is the schedule for the delivery of the rest of the blk 52 F-16s? When is the next batch expected to be delivered?
Harris Khan from PakDef/Defense News said PAF will get 14 used F-16s via the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) program. This would bring the MLU fleet to 59. As you know, the PAF also has an option for 18 Block-52+ F-16s that it may execute, and recent hints suggest it will.Yea, i have the question.
Also what about the potential extra 18 or 14 F-16s BLK 52 that were supposed to be ordered?
Some sources (Wikipedia) say they are all to be delivered by end of 2010.....
Harris Khan from PakDef/Defense News said PAF will get 14 used F-16s via the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) program. This would bring the MLU fleet to 59. As you know, the PAF also has an option for 18 Block-52+ F-16s that it may execute, and recent hints suggest it will.
In addition, we have various reports stating that PAF may go beyond the figure of 36 new-built F-16s and acquire more. Not much is known with regards to this, but JDW reported in 2006-2007 that in addition to the 26 ex-Peace Gate III/IV and 18 Block-52+, the PAF would get "33 additional" F-16s...I assume this would include the optional 18 Block-52+ and 14 more C/D.
For what its worth, PAF has until 2014 to decide on new-built F-16s as that is when Lockheed Martin expects to close production (based on current orders). The new-built C/D figure might cross the 50~55 plane mark in PAF.
These are the numbers from my understanding:The numbers are still very confusing.
Actual F-16 fleet:32+26+18=76 if we add 18 more as a second order of blk-52 than 76+18=94
Actual F-16 fleet:
32 F-16A/B + 28 additional F-16A/B - 1 loss = 59 F-16A/B MLU
18 F-16C/D + 18 F-16C/D = 36 F-16C/D Block-52+
Additional F-16s could include a mix of new and used C/Ds.
U.S. 'reimbursed' Pakistan in the 1990s for the 28 ex-PG III/IV F-16s in both cash and soy beans. However, the delivery of 14 of the 28 ex-PG F-16s commenced in 2005 and concluded by 2008. Since 2005-2006 the PAF asked for the remaining 14 ex-PG III/IV F-16s from the U.S Navy, but the latter was reluctant to transfer. As a result the U.S Air Force stepped in and offered PAF access to used F-16s from USAF and U.S ANG stocks.we have recieved 14 out of 28, and other 14 in grains, soy beans....
we bought 18 blk 52 and now there was a news that PAF is negotiating another 14 so basically 18+14=32 blk 52s
and 32+14=46 - 1 loss = 45 blk 15!
by next year (hopefully) we will have a total of 77 f-16s!
U.S. 'reimbursed' Pakistan in the 1990s for the 28 ex-PG III/IV F-16s in both cash and soy beans. However, the delivery of 14 of the 28 ex-PG F-16s commenced in 2005 and concluded by 2008. Since 2005-2006 the PAF asked for the remaining 14 ex-PG III/IV F-16s from the U.S Navy, but the latter was reluctant to transfer. As a result the U.S Air Force stepped in and offered PAF access to used F-16s from USAF and U.S ANG stocks.
Recently through some agreement, the PAF will be getting 14 F-16A/Bs through the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) program. According to H Khan on PakDef, delivery will begin from September.
My personal opinion...the F-16 will become what Mirage III/IV in PAF is today; except serve in the middle tier as a high-tech fighter. The Lockheed Martin production line will not close F-16 production until 2014 - i.e. Oman's order if finalized (link)[/URL]. There is a decent chance that PAF will execute the option for another 18 Block-52+ (from 2006 contract) and maybe add 1 or 2 squadrons - bringing the total new-built fleet to the original 50~75 figure before the 2005 Earthquake.
Beyond that... the USAF is retiring 178 F-16C/Ds through the BRAC program and I'd imagine additional airframes will be in stock via ANG phase-outs. PAF might want to procure a few airframes as attrition replacements or even to raise a couple more squadrons. The CCIP upgrades as well as even future AESA radar options (SABR and RACR) should make these used F-16s as potent as the new-built & MLUs.