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The PAF is set to receive a batch of Egyptian Air Force Mirage-Vs

AMRAAM said:
@pakistanipower I couldn't find that thread when I was creating it. Yes, it can be closed or merged with that.
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LOOK AT THE LINK I POSTED THIS THREAD IS RUNNING SINCE APRIL 17 AND COULDN'T FIND IT, YOU HAVE EYE OR SOMETHING:crazy::crazy::crazy: OR SHOULD POST ON A MIRAGE STICKY/MAIN THREAD @AMRAAM
 
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ISLAMABAD: The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation.

Pakistan's Air Force is expected to seal a contract with Egypt to purchase upgraded Dassault Mirage-V combat aircraft. The two countries have been negotiating the contract for years and now the final contract may see the light of day because the Pakistan Air Force wanted these fighter jets to strengthen its existing squadron of jets.

"Negotiations to purchase 36 such aircrafts almost reached the final stage", one of the person familiar with the negotiations said. These jets were retired from service by the Egyptian Air Force long ago, so Pakistan will have to refurbish them before pressing the aircraft into service.

The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods, and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation, like in the past when it has upgraded dozens of Mirage-III/Vs with Italian radars and other electronics at the Mirage Rebuild Factory, established by the Pakistan Air Force in 1978.

Pakistan's Air Force has been operating Mirage combat jets for the last five decades and despite the induction of the JF-17, the force planned to put on hold the retirement of the Mirage in the absence of better weaponry. Over the past five decades, Pakistan has purchased nearly 150 Mirage III/V fighters. The force had in the past also bought retired Mirage-III from Australia.

The Mirage V is a dedicated ground-attack variant of the Mirage III, with greater space for fuel, in place of avionics. The Dassault-made Mirage jet received major attention earlier in February when the Indian Air Force carried out an aerial strike using the Mirage 2000 fighter jet to destroy alleged terror infrastructure in Balakot inside Pakistan. Nevertheless, the only common feature of the Mirage V and the Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 is their "delta wing" design.

The relationship between the two nuclear-armed countries once again nosedived in August after New Delhi decided to revoke the special status granted to the disputed Kashmir region. While India called the decision an "internal affair", Pakistan has argued at several international fora including at United Nations that it is a violation of bilateral agreements and the Vienna Convention.

Pakistan's military has vowed to go to "any extent" to provide justice to the Kashmiri people and it has deployed hundreds of elite commandos near the Line of Control - a de facto border that separates the Kashmir region between the two countries. The Pakistani Air Force also deployed its frontline jets at the forward air base Skardu near Ladakh last month to ward off any Balakot-like strike by India.
 
Mir Shahzain said:
ISLAMABAD: The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation.

Pakistan's Air Force is expected to seal a contract with Egypt to purchase upgraded Dassault Mirage-V combat aircraft. The two countries have been negotiating the contract for years and now the final contract may see the light of day because the Pakistan Air Force wanted these fighter jets to strengthen its existing squadron of jets.

"Negotiations to purchase 36 such aircrafts almost reached the final stage", one of the person familiar with the negotiations said. These jets were retired from service by the Egyptian Air Force long ago, so Pakistan will have to refurbish them before pressing the aircraft into service.

The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods, and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation, like in the past when it has upgraded dozens of Mirage-III/Vs with Italian radars and other electronics at the Mirage Rebuild Factory, established by the Pakistan Air Force in 1978.

Pakistan's Air Force has been operating Mirage combat jets for the last five decades and despite the induction of the JF-17, the force planned to put on hold the retirement of the Mirage in the absence of better weaponry. Over the past five decades, Pakistan has purchased nearly 150 Mirage III/V fighters. The force had in the past also bought retired Mirage-III from Australia.

The Mirage V is a dedicated ground-attack variant of the Mirage III, with greater space for fuel, in place of avionics. The Dassault-made Mirage jet received major attention earlier in February when the Indian Air Force carried out an aerial strike using the Mirage 2000 fighter jet to destroy alleged terror infrastructure in Balakot inside Pakistan. Nevertheless, the only common feature of the Mirage V and the Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 is their "delta wing" design.

The relationship between the two nuclear-armed countries once again nosedived in August after New Delhi decided to revoke the special status granted to the disputed Kashmir region. While India called the decision an "internal affair", Pakistan has argued at several international fora including at United Nations that it is a violation of bilateral agreements and the Vienna Convention.

Pakistan's military has vowed to go to "any extent" to provide justice to the Kashmiri people and it has deployed hundreds of elite commandos near the Line of Control - a de facto border that separates the Kashmir region between the two countries. The Pakistani Air Force also deployed its frontline jets at the forward air base Skardu near Ladakh last month to ward off any Balakot-like strike by India.
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bro this kind of thread running since April 2019 why do starts a new thread on this news @Mir Shahzain
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-...batch-of-egyptian-air-force-mirage-vs.614217/
 
One can guess the quality of defense Journalism in Pakistan by this. They are reporting it today after almost 5 months. And article itself is a rehash of discussion on this thread.

Pakistani media should have contacted PAF officials as soon as Allan Warns broke this story. And our defense institutions are also to blame to some extent. They should break these stories via Pakistani media instead of international media, letting them in on more details and guiding them regarding defense related news. ISPR should look into this.
 
What about the latest iteration of the Gripen - it is very similar to the F16 and can be bought with an AESA at a cheaper price than the F16V and a natural dedicated connection with the Erieyes? If it is good enough for the Swedes who do not eschew quality it could be good for us too.
 
Liquidmetal said:
What about the latest iteration of the Gripen - it is very similar to the F16 and can be bought with an AESA at a cheaper price than the F16V and a natural dedicated connection with the Erieyes? If it is good enough for the Swedes who do not eschew quality it could be good for us too.
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Gripen and JF-17 are too similar. Gripen NG is in many ways the benchmark for JF-17 Block-3.
Erieye connection is via link 16 which is present even on our existing F-16s. PAF will prefer F-16s.
 
Shabi1 said:
Gripen and JF-17 are too similar. Gripen NG is in many ways the benchmark for JF-17 Block-3.
Erieye connection is via link 16 which is present even on our existing F-16s. PAF will prefer F-16s.
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In all serious is the F16 available and is it affordable in the V configuration. The Gripen is an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Sweden and would give us on par F16V capabilities which the JFT is lacking even in B3 upgrade. Failing that then the only choice is the Typhoon which I also prefer but can we afford it. For me Russian jets are out esp as Russia is still backing India and their military sales.
 
Liquidmetal said:
In all serious is the F16 available and is it affordable in the V configuration. The Gripen is an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Sweden and would give us on par F16V capabilities which the JFT is lacking even in B3 upgrade. Failing that then the only choice is the Typhoon which I also prefer but can we afford it. For me Russian jets are out esp as Russia is still backing India and their military sales.
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Gripen uses American engines.

We will be back to square one in no time; i.e., Sweden will need U.S. permission for the sale.
 
27 pages to discuss Pakistan Air Force's purchase of Egyptian Mirage lll/V combat aircraft. It's amazing to see how we are unable to be objective in our discussions.
 

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