PAF to get extra F-16 Block-52+ ?
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Do u think 2 indians are lying here for no reason??
Type on google and see urself
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Mig-29k is nowhere near a flanker.
Useless radar,,near obsolete irst,weak engines,bad cockpit.........u name it
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Mig-29k is nowhere near a flanker.
Useless radar,,near obsolete irst,weak engines,bad cockpit.........u name it
I knew you did enough research in radars.. So I would take your word for it..
But what I told is what I read sometime back..
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Well it depends on the requirement & budget as well. If PAF have enough budget in future then they would consider buying 5th gen fighter jets as I said before. Rest, GOD knows well.
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If pak is going to have 400 fighter jets , then
50 stealth j 31 , 100 medium F 16 , 250 low end JF 17 jets would be the present aim
U already have 60-70 F 16, JF 17 on course
Stealth will come later post 2020..
U just have concentrate on jf17 and wherever possible for sale of F16.
50 stealth j 31 , 100 medium F 16 , 250 low end JF 17 jets would be the present aim
U already have 60-70 F 16, JF 17 on course
Stealth will come later post 2020..
U just have concentrate on jf17 and wherever possible for sale of F16.
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Hon HRK,
Data given in your post gives dollar value of the time weapons were delivered, not in current dollars. Ex PAF personnel will vouch that when Pakistan placed first order of Mirages with France just after 1971 war; it only cost $100-million for 30 Mirages. Today a new Mirage albeit Mirage -2000 costs upward of $60-million per plane. Indian paid in excess of $10-billion for 126 Rafael.
I have always been hampered by my below average intelligence, hence I fail to understand what point you are trying to make. At no point I stated that US military aid/sales to Pakistan were worth 10’s of billions. I implied that replacing all of US military hardware by non-US equipment of equivalent quality would cost tens of billions.
I have no argument with honourable Mav3rick either. I have merely pointed out that “Praying” for Pressler Amendment to be re-imposed on Pakistan was an emotional outburst without due diligence.
Finally, I thank you for providing excellent data regarding US military supplies to Pakistan from 1950 to 2013.
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Do u think 2 indians are lying here for no reason??
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Then You could get 'em upgraded from your fascist zionist friends. Isn't their equipment good?
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We will upgrade mig-29k with zhuk ae in some time.
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The 1 on 35?
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My point was simple and plain US had supplied us weapons and ammunition in past & doing the same in current times as well, but our National Defence Apparatus & Arrangements are not 'dependent' to USA any more, in fact we are at the stage where USA does not enjoy 'irreplaceable' status any more.
This point become more clear when we do not observe any high value defence hardware of US origin in our Arm forces other then F-16, our subs are of French origin (future subs would be of Chinese origin), our Tanks are of our own made, our Cargo Helicopters are of Russian origin only limited numbers of attack Helicopters (Cobra) are USA made which would eventually get replaced from any of the Russian, Chinese or Turkish option, 100% small arm & ammunition of Pakistan defence forces is home made.
And I agree with you on Pressler Amendment part as Mav3rick response was an emotional outburst, wishing for diplomatic strife with USA is not a sensible approach.
If you feel offended by my previous post in any manner I apologize for it.
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I personally believe that, PAF should stop buying further F-16s. If they are intended to buy medium range fighter jets then latest F15s or F18s would be the much better option.
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Yes it has 2 variants.............fga-29 and fga-35 for mig-29 and 35 respectively.
Both have approximately 1000 t/r elements.
The older zhuk-ae had only 640 t/r elements
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