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Capabilities of PAF Dassault MIRAGE-III/V.

Should Pakistan upgrade its Mirages to South African Cheetah standard if not Beyond?

  • Yes

    Votes: 180 58.8%
  • No

    Votes: 126 41.2%

  • Total voters
    306
Mirage-V of the Pakistan Air Force.
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High Ground Clearance is one of the most convincing reason to still retain Mirages in strike role. This clearance provides the provision of integrating various conventional and non-conventional payloads on Mirages which are critical to offensive punch of PAF.

High ground clearance is an asset - but given how the avionics core has limited abilities for modification and it is not possible to PAF to rewire the plane for anything new for the integration of new systems/weapons - it is essentially a dead end platform right given limited flying hours left now.
 
A memorable photo taken in Jan' 1968. PAF War Hero MM Alam along with his counterparts and French Instructors in front of a Mirage-III jet. He will eventually lead these jets while entering Pakistani airspace on 8th March, 1968.
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55 Years on, the glorious Mirage III, Crown jewel of Pakistan Air Force for over five decades. First Mirage IIIEP Sr no 67-101 flown by legendary Wing Commander M M Alam, the OC No. 5 Squadron touched down on Pakistani soil
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Deltas from 22 Sqn "Ghazis" somewhere in Southern Punjab. They have served as Operational Conversion Unit of Mirages for quite some time. However, like all other Mirages, they are all poised for standoff strikes using various SOW Munitions & Range Extension Kits.
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