A few dozen M2Ks are probably not the price for freedom and equality If PAF doesn't get the F-16s, and the JF-17s & J-10Bs turn out to be duds, with a worst case scenario of teething problems, bugs, low quality, sanctions from China D), only then would there be a dire need for M2Ks for freedom and equality.
We could actually always get long and medium range SAMs, something that has a major gap in Pakistani defenses. Far quicker to buy, far cheaper to maintain and far less training in terms of time an monetary resources, specially in the long run. A dense network of layered SAMs are one of the USAF's biggest fears, not a handful of M2Ks or even FLANKERs. Combined with even a rudimentary air force, you can create very credible air defenses.
But in a really over the top worse case scenario, if China goes against Pakistan and there is even no one to sell Long range SAMs, then the only thing available to Pakistan would be to develop SAMs and to indegenize the JF-17 completely.
But then, what is the price of freedom and equality? Do we think freedom and equality can be bought with one particular weapon system? Or with any weapon system? In the end, freedom and equality can only be achieved via a revolution of the mind, were Pakistanis learn to go beyond typing up obtuse topics on the web and act to help their country. But alas, I see far too few Pakistanis doing something concrete to help their country and I see far too many typing away on their keyboards, veritable internet warriors ready to unleash their typing speeds at the gargantuan enemies of Pakistan that line of to receive their words of fire and wisdom, and via this fire and wisdom, die.. die.. die...
We could actually always get long and medium range SAMs, something that has a major gap in Pakistani defenses. Far quicker to buy, far cheaper to maintain and far less training in terms of time an monetary resources, specially in the long run. A dense network of layered SAMs are one of the USAF's biggest fears, not a handful of M2Ks or even FLANKERs. Combined with even a rudimentary air force, you can create very credible air defenses.
But in a really over the top worse case scenario, if China goes against Pakistan and there is even no one to sell Long range SAMs, then the only thing available to Pakistan would be to develop SAMs and to indegenize the JF-17 completely.
But then, what is the price of freedom and equality? Do we think freedom and equality can be bought with one particular weapon system? Or with any weapon system? In the end, freedom and equality can only be achieved via a revolution of the mind, were Pakistanis learn to go beyond typing up obtuse topics on the web and act to help their country. But alas, I see far too few Pakistanis doing something concrete to help their country and I see far too many typing away on their keyboards, veritable internet warriors ready to unleash their typing speeds at the gargantuan enemies of Pakistan that line of to receive their words of fire and wisdom, and via this fire and wisdom, die.. die.. die...