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Can you name me a country BD's size that has over 100 fighters? BD is actually almost totally surrounded by India so the geography angle is even more difficult, a small nation almost surrounded by another, any country in these circumstances would be hard pressed to react in time. A more...

Again, I post facts and you post wishful thinking. The SU-30MKI is not 4.5th gen by anyones criteria. Do you even know what the defination is of 4.5th gen? Feb 27th showed that it was outgunned by the F-16 and SU-30s spent most of their time avoiding AMRAAMs and not taking a shot, that is not...

Again, you are changing the subject deliberately (it's a fairly routine tactic that is obvious for all to ssee now). In 2-3 years as a percentage of it's combat force IAF will still compromise of around 10 Sqds of Jaguars and MIG-21s, SU-30 is still using 90s tech and missiles, our beloved...

Nothing to do with money, it's how you spend it, having a long term strategy and access to high tech equipment. PAF, only a very small budget, has ensured that in around 2-3 years 80% of it's fighters will be 4/4.5th gen.

Increasingly looks like a two tier air force, 70% obsolete, 30% high end

I would also argue that such limited availability must have a really negative effect on flight hours. With so many relatively small fleets in such a big air force they will always struggle as the relative effort and resources to maintain 6-7 different types compared to 3-4 is massive. This can...

True, BAF have been talking of getting a 4.5th Gen fighter for 10 years now, in my opinion though I think that would be a mistake. To defend Bangladeshi skies from an intruder (from Myanamar or India) the flight times are so short and air space so small it may make a quick reaction alert...

My guess is our heavy investment in Turkish and Chinese drones may actually take some of the pressure off a attack chopper purchase now. Akinci can carry 1,400kg of weapons over the battlefield which I think maybe more then the Z-10. If we have enough Bayrakters and Akincis in the next few years...

You are right about the man and tactics being the most important, but F-7P (Maybe even PG) is certainly considered the least important asset in PAF as of now. There is a good reason it was not involved in Swift Retort and a good reason that (despite being much younger) they are being replaced...

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Nice and informative response, many thanks

We lost a Viper to wild boar on runway in the 80s...

Can you read, did you read the bit about "deficient SU-30s", some of them obviously have issues, as the 55% servicability rate hinted at.Obviously some will be kept, but simply put it is hard to fathom how deep the rot is in teh SU-30 fleet, and of course any major OEM supported upgrade now out...

If the performance of light anti-tank NLAWS in Ukraine is anything to go by you are 100% correct. It really does seem as if modern light western anti-tank rounds are making mincemeat out of Russian Armour. I think PA is learning these lessons as you look at how AK II and VT-4 are armoured now...

Yup, what is really interesting now is that Indians seem to see Western equipment as their saviour against increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Pakistani equipment. After all these years No front line Arjun tank units only 1.5 LCA squadrons of IOC Tejas No homegrown UCAV in service INSAS...

Totally agree. What certainly is not helping cost/efficiency wise is the sheer number of types in IAF. In 3 years from now PAF will probably comprise just of JF-17s/J-10Cs/F-16s. IAF will be LCA/Jaguar/MIG-29/MIrage 2000/Rafale/SU-30/MIG-21. This fact in itself is insane considering the...

Yup, I figured as much, anyway, point they are overlooking is average age of the entire IAF fleet is progressively getting older and older. At some point all the Jaguars and MIG-21s will be falling out of the sky, LCA delivieries are at a glacial pace (no single plane in last 18 months delivered...

So do you actually have a point?

Yes, but PAF and PA have already selected the AW139 which is same size/catagory

F-16 still out performs J-10 in certain roles. I would say the DB-110 pod makes it better for recce and the Sniper/JDAM combo better for ground attack/air support. Where the J-10C stands head and shoulders above in in air superiority and long range strike where AESA/MAWS/PL-15 and our own...