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H-2/H-4 SOW's in this case were launched by Mirage 5's and guided onto target by 2-seater Mirages via datalink which means at least 1 aircraft each from the Mirage strike package had to have crossed the LoC in order for a successful strike.

Il-78's we operate can double as strategic airlifters so a sane option would be to procure more of those if a need for such a role ever arises, although ideally a more modern and far more efficient platform should be looked, preferably one that can refuel both F-16's and other platforms. As for...

Delivered in November 1990. Served with No.5 squadron, later transferred to No.15.

Since the 15 undertook one of the raids on 27 Feb and 67-116 is serving in the 15, does that mean that this veteran of the '71 war probably went against the Indians after 48 whole years and came out on top again?

Thanks a lot for clearing that up. So does 116 lack a radar now and as such is pretty much a Mirage 5? And why "105" when all other Libyan M5's are "04-0xx"?

And what about this one? Serial number is 04-105 and the airframe is clearly a 5R and '04 will mean an ex-Libyan 5DR but xx-1xx should mean it's a IIIEP. Maybe the serial conventions have changed or for some reason are probably being used/reused on different airframes.

Probably because our airframes are approaching 40-50 years of age. Kfir/Nesher and Cheetahs were new airframes not converted from Mirages. Our production is currently focused on the JF-17 and since the higher ups are convinced the JF-17 is able to cover the role of the Mirage/F-7P/A-5, I doubt...

whatever helps you sleep at night :-)

24 Blinders, 29 Aggressors, 2 more viper squadrons and 2 JF-17's squadrons. Does anyone know what units were involved, including the Mirages?

Anyone got any info on the 29 squadron? When was it formed and where is it posted?

Yeah how about we don't just limit our role to just labor and maybe put in some positive input in the development of vessels (or any other system for that matter) we intend to acquire and maybe our students won't have to go outside for employment. Why go for glorified gunboats armed with...

Opinion: PN should equip it's frigates/corvettes with non-Chinese subsystems e.g. using a radar and associated equipment on let's the Zulfiqar-class, possibly Thales or Leonardo integrated with Turkish/European/South African weapon systems, because a Buk is still a Buk and a Crotale copy is...

http://pafwallpapers.com/blog/2011/11/delta-legacy/ A good read for anyone interested in the status/history of our Mirages.

Why get a new platform and all the associated complexities, logistics/maintenance/training etc. when we're already replacing them with a platform we operate.

Fingers crossed they have better cameras and people behind em for the air displays/fly pasts this time.

There's really no use for ROSE 4 with the JF-17 coming up smoothly, and as much as a lot of people, myself included, would love to see the Mirages flying, economically and strategically it's a loss if we still have them in service once the JF-17 concludes production. Highly unlikely, hopefully...

Since it's based off of a patrol vessel, how flexible is it in regards to future upgrades and are there any prospects of integrating a VLS considering it's a littoral ship? Also, what's the class name in PN service?

It's not a Romanian company. Damen is a Dutch company. It's common practice to have different components of ships/aircraft etc. manufactured/assembled in multiple locations. But have to agree with somewhat on the lack of indigenous production. Yea no, there's literally no point in putting...

The KLJ-7 used on the JF-17 I has 105/85 km range for Air/Land targets and can track 10 and target 2 targets simultaneously. The 7V2 version used on the JF-17 II has an increased air-to-air range of 130 km and possibly other improvements. The RC400 was stated, by Thales, to have a 20% decrease...