what hanky panky is being done?
Dear,
Topic-1
In Pakistan, the children are often told a bedtime-story by the name of "Cat is the Aunt of Lion" (Billi Shair ki Khala hoti hai). In short, a cat trains a lion-cub, and when the Lion grows, and learns everything, it decides to attack its master (the cat) for some reason, at which time the cat climbs a tree and says, I have taught you everything but have kept a trick up my sleeve for this very day. Same is the case here ...
Any country while selling arms reserves the right to ensure that the weapons shall not be used against themself, and this can be assured using verbal and written contracts and also using sophisticated programs. I respect this from my heart, and I believe every self-respecting and intelligent community will behave in similar fashion.
For example, If Pakistan sells JF-17, it would be Pakistan's right to write software routines in Fire-Control-Codes such that a foreign country to whom we have exported this, cannot use our own weapon against us. If not, then the citizens of Pakistan have a right to demand trial of the people responsible of making and selling the equipment to that country without ensuring that it cannot be used against our own military and civilians. God forbid, if any JF-17 sold to any foreign nation, flies in and bombs Pakistani soldiers or civilians, what would be sentiments of the nation? I am 100% confident that the citizens, army, and weapons-builders of US have the same sentiments, and they make sure that their own weapons cannot be used against them, whenever they can. I respect that.
Lets take USA out of the equation. Lets say China tells PAF that we have placed routines in KLJ-7 radar's fire-control-computers aboard the JF-17 to prevent it from firing onto any PLAAF fighters. Would PAF object ? Not a chance. In fact, PAF might ask to put PAF tranponder codes into the exception list as well, so that when sold to third-party buyers, both PLAAF and PAF fighters are safe from being the target of any buyer gone rogue.
Self-preservation is built into humanity's genes, the sooner you learn this the better.
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Topic-2
This is
NOT our viper. Reasons ...
1. Paint scheme is clearly not PAF.
2. I am dead sure that JSOW and AGM-88-HARM (both in the picture) were not part of PAF's weapon's package in 2006.
3. Hanger design is clearly indicates that its not on any PAF base. PAF uses Hardened hangers made of concrete.
All my knowledge suggests that HARM was denied export to PAF, after which PAF went for Brazilian MAR-1. The reason is mentioned before, i.e. Self-Preservation. US usually denies PAF technologies whose Counter-Measure aren't in possession of their armed forces at that moment. HARM is one of those missiles that once fired, even US's own radar sites have no counter-measure for it, as evident from the friendly fire incident of 2003 when an F16 destroyed a Patriot site by mistake.
Regards,
Sapper