Hi,
Really---you are not IMPRESSED with French equipment---wow.
How can pakistan ditch the chinese---that is their life line---and who is going to protect you.
Did you think about what you wrote?
Couldn't reply earlier, my laptop temporarily died.
Can't tell if you are really asking or tricking me!
Let me assume u are asking. It's not up to me and doesn't matter what I like but yeah I'm impressed by French equipment. In case of a hypothetical scenario, where PAF is going to select either Rafale or Eurofighter, I would go for Eurofighter.
Both are capable platforms but EF-2000 has been slow with A-G capabilities but not by mistake, that's how the maker wanted it. Take a look at the Brits, up until now they didn't even fully grasp the concept of multi-role let alone that they already had an omni-role platform.
Both aircrafts match specs on the paper, more or less. Top-notch quality, cutting edge avionic, range, payload etc.
Now coming to our needs, both platforms don't offer that much diversity in A-G weapons but either platform got good eyes and ears. JF-17 can carry more than enough kinds of weapons for ground use that there is no need to spend or rather over-spend on expensive weapons like AASM or BRIMSTONE just to kill some taliban or blow Indian tanks. Only impressive weapon we wud get is same for 2 beasts : Taurus, Scalp, Black Shaheen whatever u call it.
Now coming to air-to-air, JASM is equivlant of MICA-IR and soon both will be using Meteor but EF is more streamlined for.......flying and so is for aerial combat.
Coming to the million dollar question, I'm not talking about divorcing China. For that particular matter of JF-17 avionics, if French offer better equipment, it's not that big of deal to have a fling with the mistress while she is ready to give. But ultimately we will return to the wife for other important matters concerning life.