As to the 18 J10b immediate delivery, is it true?
To be honest, the possibility of a war breaking out between India and Pakistan nowadays is very small.
Hi,
Yessir---out of existing stock---.
Pakistan gets manipulated with a weak air force---. A very strong air force by 2004-05 would have brought in peace deal with India---.
We would have resolved the Kashmir dispute---.
You buy major weapons in a timely manner for the opponent to make peace---.
In 2005---once Paf donated its funds for F16---and claimed they had no more funds for aircraft---India walked away from an almost done peace deal.
You have to understand---why the JF17---it is not for what the aircraft can do---it is for Jobs for the Paf officers during service and after retirement---.
Otherwise why does an air force need to build an aircraft---no reason.
What India can do to a Nuclear capable country such as Pakistan?
And why is that? You mean those J10b is offered as military aid?
Or Pakistan goverment just felt confidence to handle India back then?
Hi,
Paf hated Gen Musharraf---. What Gen Musharraf did was cancel the order of 4 swedish eyerie awcs---and ordered 4 chinese awacs insteda---to diversify in case of swedish sanctions---.
The Paf hated him for that---then to top it off---Gen Musharraf Ordered 36 J10's as well---and the Paf was mad at him---.
China offered the J10's in a similar manner when in the late 90's they offered F7PG's to pakistan and Paf stated that they will take them when needed.
They were thinking that the F7PG was an inferior aircraft like the other F7's---but china gave them guarantees---and when Paf tested it---it was way beyond their expectations.
So---not getting the J10's is a matter of ego for the Paf---.
If the J10 came and proved to be superior or as good as the F16---the Paf would be slammed to the ground and put to shame---.
Please understand what is a JF17 aircraft---.
It is an aircraft similar in performance to the French F1 mirage that Paf could have procured in the early mid 80's with all the assembly and production rights---.
So---our BLK 1 JF17 had the same performance as that of the 1984 mirage F1---but the Mirage F1 had 2 times longer life cycle than that of the JF17---and engine with a longer life span.
That is why I call Paf traitors---they have no intention of gaining air superiority any where---.