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Quality or Quantity - What's better for PAF?
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The quality vs. quantity debate misses an important consideration: they both require a massive amount of funds. We, Pakistanis, have often found solace in the idea that we may not have the numbers, but we have quality. That quality was a direct result of the era in which the PAF was aided by the US; a quality borne out of the tremendous advances of the US scientific and manufacturing capability that produced top of the line aircraft. Quantity and quality are both relative to the adversary they are judged in relation to. We no longer have quality, because we no longer live in a world where the clash of communism and capitalism defines allegiances. The IAF has access to the same aircraft and training as us. The US would gladly sell India any and all aircraft regardless of what the PAF operates. What really differentiates the two air forces then, is the funding which their respective governments allocate to them. In the end, the answer to the debate of quantity vs. quality is a luxury afforded to those who are flush with cash. It is a decision made based on the threat perception, ideology, and the relative strengths of each nation. But to actually pursue one of quantity or quality, the PAF would need funds to either procure more expensive aircraft which are categorically superior to those operated by the IAF in small numbers or would need funds to procure a large enough number of less capable and less expensive aircraft to overwhelm IAF resources. We, as of today, cannot do either. In which case, the question isn't of quantity vs. quality in its absolute sense, but how much quality are we willing to sacrifice to procure enough aircraft so that they can withstand the IAF onslaught in as many strategically and tactically important locations as possible.
What you/PAF considers hitech is relative to different countries ie F16/52/ JF17 block1/2 MAY SEEM HITECH to PAFPAF budget is 20 front line squadrons or ~400 combat aircraft. at least 7-10 squadrons should be high-tech aircraft (~200). the
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What you/PAF considers hitech is relative to different countries ie F16/52/ JF17 block1/2 MAY SEEM HITECH to PAF
But to Israel saudi Japan France RAF Germany or UAE they are not hitech but stanndard mid tech fighters.
Also
Because PAF is outnumbeered 3-1 in 4th generation fighters by IAF the PAF equalevant 4TH generation fighter has to be marginally superior to the SU30MKI, upgraded mirage2000-5/ mig29k/smt.
My question is the Thunder or MLU F16 superior to the mki which accunts for 200 fighters in IAF today.
PAF had pilot advantage in the 1960S & 1970s when pakistan was aligned to USA and the west AND india was firmly in russian bloc.
Pakistan has open access to western methods training and hardware ie sabres from USA and mirage from france
sidewinder missles.
india had soviet doctrine and mig21s and british legacy fighters like hunters mix of british and russian training.
TODAY the IAF and india the country has very strong relations with just about every major nation USA ISRAEL FRANCE and RUSSIA.
They even train and have F16/52 permantly based in india KALKUNDIA air base from singapore. air force.
EverYbody can see the regular excecises the IAF SU30MKI are aving with RAF french and USA and the F16 pilotys from singapore.
I am certain with five or six times the budget of PAF the indian pilot spends more flight hours annually.
TRAINING WISE THE IAF is as good as any in the world
PAF had pilot advantage in the 1960S & 1970s when pakistan was aligned to USA and the west AND india was firmly in russian bloc.
Pakistan has open access to western methods training and hardware ie sabres from USA and mirage from france
sidewinder missles.
india had soviet doctrine and mig21s and british legacy fighters like hunters mix of british and russian training.
TODAY the IAF and india the country has very strong relations with just about every major nation USA ISRAEL FRANCE and RUSSIA.
They even train and have F16/52 permantly based in india KALKUNDIA air base from singapore. air force.
EverYbody can see the regular excecises the IAF SU30MKI are aving with RAF french and USA and the F16 pilotys from singapore.
I am certain with five or six times the budget of PAF the indian pilot spends more flight hours annually.
TRAINING WISE THE IAF is as good as any in the world
superiority comes both from the aircraft and pilot training. a F-16 flown by a well trained pilot should hold its own v. a SU30MKI or others of such type.