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I doubt that PAF will go with increasing count F16 units . Adding more aircraft under one unit would save a lot of hassle, especially if in future Uncle Sam plans to stick his nose in such matters. Increasing squadron strength (of F16/JF-17 sqn) would create burden on sqn management and maintenance crew but at the same time it would bring a lot of 'punch' too, which can be distributed to different bases at the time of the need.
Khan Sahib, how can the PAF still continue going for this platform with almost certain sanctions looming over ?
I can understand how the J-10B's engine (the Chinese one) is the prime reason why we're still hoping for it to mature further but surely whatever drawback that accrues pales in comparison to the PAF's predicament if Pakistan is sanctioned for a protracted period; whatever spares we did manage to buy can't possibly be enough to see us through 5 or so years without a need to re-procure.
Or is the PAF & the Pakistani Military Establishment, by extension, do not foresee Pakistan being sanctioned post-2014 ?