May be 2nd hand Block-50s/52s can easily be bought from other countries along with Block-15s/20s/25s from its operators.would need to be block 72s as the block 50/52 line has been closed for a few years now. they are no longer for sale new.
How many F-16A/Bs (15/20/25) are available in US Aircraft boneyards?Pakistan needs money more desperately then the US. They can just print the dollars
I don't see anyone scrapping 16/52s just yet. don't know where Greece will get the money from since they were on the verge of/had declared bankruptcy a couple of years ago. With tourism down the drain they don't have much else to earn money with. so will the US irk the Turks who are part of NATO to appease the Greeks? Now that is the question. If I were a betting man I would sell to both and see how they fights each other increasing their demand for more arms. 5 more years and Turkey will be invincible with local 5th generation fighters coming on board, so will the US risk alienating a NATO ally???Sources:
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PAF can negotiate for the F-16s Block-52s to add into their fleet.
Although, I think the F-35s will replace F-4s.
I believe we are done with new F-16s and have slim chances on used ones for the foreseeable future.I don't see anyone scrapping 16/52s just yet. don't know where Greece will get the money from since they were on the verge of/had declared bankruptcy a couple of years ago. With tourism down the drain they don't have much else to earn money with. so will the US irk the Turks who are part of NATO to appease the Greeks? Now that is the question. If I were a betting man I would sell to both and see how they fights each other increasing their demand for more arms. 5 more years and Turkey will be invincible with local 5th generation fighters coming on board, so will the US risk alienating a NATO ally???
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The information is soo bi-polar. Some are very optimistic of new and updated F-16s coming to Pakistan while some are soo sure that we got hold of J-10C.I believe we are done with new F-16s and have slim chances on used ones for the foreseeable future.
It’s a medium Chinese platform as a stop gap strike fighter and then all focus on further JF blocks and AZM.
Not witCan F-16s become the next Mirage for PAF or will JF-17 will be like that?
I would for a bit go away from insider info and focus on general metrics such as the country’s economic,diplomatic and political condition to determine possible outcomes.The information is soo bi-polar. Some are very optimistic of new and updated F-16s coming to Pakistan while some are soo sure that we got hold of J-10C.
Although talks take place all the time, but this polar opposite narrative is getting crazy.
It's either PAF wants the ambiguity about all this or even PAF does not know what holds for its future.
On AZM, well we succeeded in our nuclear program because we had determined and very dedicated people on it. And for us, it was our survival. Everyone including a common man was supporting. On AZM, most don't even know much about it. And I don't see the pace, commitment needed to put into it. Things are too bleaky to not be skeptical about the program.
A safe bet would be AZM heavily influenced by China but the downside would be a bit of compromise on quality relatively to Western products.
Right now, with the issues sorted on Block 3, I think we will try to produce a larger quantity to develop the force needed counter the threat from India.