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It has to be J31 or TFX....
So PAF it like that
Till 2022 ... F16 Air superiority ,,, JF17 is interceptor , bomber, naval defense, reconnaissance missions, Air patrol and CAS ...Mirrages for naval defence till 2020...
After 2022 ... J31, F35 or TFX (whatever the case may be) Air superiority fighters ... whereas F16 might move to interceptor, naval support if we get it integrated with harpoons or any other superrior naval weapons,, whereas JF17 block 3 will be our prime bomber, reconnaissance missions, naval operation, CAS, Patrol Air craft ...
Only possible reason we do buy another Platform is India Field something superior to Mig-29 on its carriers and our F16 do not get naval attack armour ...
orld has shift to 5th Generataion. We cannot afford buying two platform at the same time. Furthermore, Rafael are of the scene for atleast three years... So best approach is to buy one or two squadorn of F16 block 60 or V and for the new platform go for fifth generations...Twin Engine Jet anyone?
Over the decades PAF has become essentially a single engine Multi role fighter Air force. either through necessity, doctrine or limitation of funds ... PAF has written off the twin engine jets.
there are compelling arguments and counter arguments both for and against the twin vs. single engine jets. while the enthusiasts try to come to terms with or try to understand the PAF doctrine both during war and peace...
a certain news about the potential interest in buying or joining the Chinese J-31 program suggested that PAF was finally going to break its self imposed ban on twin engine jets. on the side lines PAF officials were also known to have evaluated the European twin engine jets like Typhoon and Rafales but such events never went beyond evaluations.
and then there were news about the Su-35 when kept coming up repeatedly.
so lets see if PAFreally has decided to break a fast on twin engine jets then what kind or type of twin engine jet it is likely to go for? it will be most likely a multirole fighter , maybe a missile / bomb truck or a spear head net to the latest PAF F-16s
for the sake of starting a discussion I have listed few jets above.
- J-11 ? why not, specially when we are allowing ourselves to talk about Su-35s. it will be a good missile truck and if Russia approves then it might make its way into PAF.
- SU-35? well there is no harm in dreaming. if the unthinkable happens it will increase PAF potency many folds. and will form the top tier of the PAF fighter jets.
- J-31? maybe likely for the future but most is unknown about it and it might remain on PAF likely shortlist for future.
- F-A 18? again why not? if F-16 block 52 are cleared by USA and PAF, time and again goes to US because it cant get enough of the F-16s then why not another American multirole twin engine jet? if not the latest Super hornet class then maybe the earlier blocks? maybe least likely but no harm in making a guest appearance.
I could have mentioned a likely twin engine J-10 (naval version) but I am not sure if it is even developed or ditched in favour of existing Chinese J-11s or J-16s.
It has to be J31 or TFX....
So PAF it like that
Till 2022 ... F16 Air superiority ,,, JF17 is interceptor , bomber, naval defense, reconnaissance missions, Air patrol and CAS ...Mirrages for naval defence till 2020...
After 2022 ... J31, F35 or TFX (whatever the case may be) Air superiority fighters ... whereas F16 might move to interceptor, naval support if we get it integrated with harpoons or any other superrior naval weapons,, whereas JF17 block 3 will be our prime bomber, reconnaissance missions, naval operation, CAS, Patrol Air craft ...
Only possible reason we do buy another Platform is India Field something superior to Mig-29 on its carriers and our F16 do not get naval attack armour ...