Viper0011.
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so now you are changing the goal post to F-35 when you yourself know yamrican love for pakistan ... pehlewithout strings attached F-16 hi le lo sirji
but F-35C is coming for for indian IAC-2 as USA will onli give EMALS, AAG and E-2D/E if we buy F-35C and im sure India wont mind having a couple of squads of F-35C either (i wonder what kind of weponarry will come with it )
good luck with su-35 sirji
We are talking a DECADE before all this happens. Pakistan needs the next five years to get to a certain point, from that point, you'll see some serious defense acquitions on a much rapid pace. Pakistan is going to be a regional power to protect trade through its ports for many countries. And thus, would require a sizable Navy, Naval Air Arm and the Air Force.
By the way, I love how American understands India after the French experience. We gave you till September 30th on signing the contract to buy the Apache's and the Chinooks and told you post September 30th, the price will go back to full price (40% more) and the result is the contract is being drafted right now . So thank you for giving us business. It took you guys SIX years to negotiate and finally buy!!! Initial negotiations on these heli's started back in 2009!!!!
By the time India gets F-35's (if she will, I'll believe it when it happens, India doesn't want to put her strike force based on the US tech as they think long term when they might have to tell us to back off on certain things. I'd expect that to start happening in the next 10 years or so). But either way, if she does acquire F-35's, it'll be 7-10 decades. Plenty of time for Pakistan to come up with something. And you know it too.
LM will sell to Pakistan too. They had already identified Pakistan as a potential customer a year ago around 2022 time frame for the F-35.