Mav3rick
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Since Karan can not respond, let me take a stab at it...JF 17 being in the Pak airforce still does not change the fact that it is indeed a low cost / low end light fighter that Pakistan desperately needs to get out of the lost decade of sanctions and low affordability due to stumbling economy
And why couldn't Karan answer my post?
Anyway, just because it does not cost us as much to produce JF-17's as it costs other countries it does not mean that the performance is any less. You are, ofcourse, free to ease your minds.
Anyone with options always gets picky. The one with none (as is the case of Pakistan) has to glorify whatever it has to reduce dissonance.
You had no response for my post right? LCA is indeed a sad sad case, even after decades.
As does India.. That's a standard practice.. Even Cuba & mexico have done that analysis against USA
No wonder IAF is so keen to purchase MMRCA to counter JF-17's. I mean it wasn't a coincidence that PAF and PLAAF signed a contract to jointly develop a fighter in 1999 and in response IAF floated the MMRCA in 2001. Basically, MMRCA is your answer to JF-17's.
Poppycock.. You couldnt even get the french avionics that you wanted for thundar.. Forget the whole plane
French items were under consideration and negotiations were taking place. However, IAF decided to procure Rafael (instead of better alternates such as Eurofighter/F-16 (Block 70)). Anyway, there are always others who are willing to sell anything and everything.
Its not the question of need but that of availability.. Pakistan does not have the resources to buy 100 million dollar planes at this moment so it has to do with whatever it can get on soft loans from China..
Correct, however even as of today the tender for MMRCA has not been awarded. The tender that was initially floated 12 years ago is still not finalized. It may take another x number of years where the expected cost has already risen to US$20 - 26 Billion. Something that will be hard for even IAF to digest.
So pal, it's too early to count your eggs. Speak to me when you sign the contract and make any payment!
Foretell the future at your own peril dude.
Right back at ya. Ever growing 'will' have no ending on any of your procurement/development!