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F-16s issue is that while its great for strike role, but PAF F-16 dont have capability for Maritime strike. If the US is willing to give them that capability then by all means. But you still dont have an aircraft capable of nuclear strike. Same goes for M2K. Rafale and Typhoon would be great...

1. Pakistan doesnt have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. You think they are going to sell warplanes to Pakistan, the closest ally to their greatest enemy (China). 2. M2K doesnt solve the deep strike issue for Pakistan, not. Can it carry the load or appropriate weaponry for the job PN needs...

They aren't equipped with dire control radars and they are not able to defend themselves. A JH-7A can launch 4 AShM and still has 2 SD-10A and 2 PL-10 (which could be married to a HMS) and can escape at Mach 2.2. Alsonit is a low altitude fighter whereas transport AC are higher altitude and huge...

PAF is in the mode of replacing Mirage, not adding more. They are starting to literally fall from the skies. It would be safer to get a low cost option like JH-7A which could easily soldier for another 10-15 years safely and protect your pilots while at the same time adding capability. People...

My understanding is JH-7 is no longer in production. Those JH-7s that are currently in service are being offered for sale after refurbishment amd these are being marketed as JH-7E. While it may be the case that there is no further production, i dont think ignoring it is good. If you dont think...

While that is good, you need to send them to other countries as well, especially countries where innovation occurs (USA, UK, Germany, Japan, France, Russia, South Korea, Canada, etc). The development of the thought process is as important as the facts you learn. China has a strong history of...

A great point. The simple fact is that to rapidly progress its economy and manufacturing (especially defense manufacturing) Pakistan needs a fast injection of knowhow and technology. That needs to occur on two fronts. 1. Buying IP rights to tech or platforms or ToT (example, Turkey acquiring...

Hi, i dont agree with the assertion that the they sell downgraded versions of their missiles, rather they sell a less capable missile (for example, they may sell 9M330 or 9M331 to an export Tor customer, rather than selling the 9M338). That being said it was also on a case by case basis. For...

Well its a subjective situation. Firstly Syrian systems are older, with its pantsir systems being S1 variants and its main sams being S200. They only recieved S300 in October 2018. Add to this the fact that there is a thick/heavy electronic warfare environment in Syria that causes difficulty for...

With the size of this launcher i am confident that this vessel could be modified for a 12 cell VLS, but it would consume the deck immediately below it amd the height of the FM-90 launcher (so a raised VLS like on the type 26 frigates). But for a cheaper solution, i would approach Russia about...

It is the fourth ship.

The US will never be done with Pakistan. It will however temper its interactions to its own interests which do include business. If Pakistans economy grows they are a 200+ million person market afterall. It will also depend on how much India is willing to play a foil to China and Russia. From...

Thats not entirely true. Wealthy American Pakistani come in every variety from liberal alcoholics to religiously conservative. There are more in the latter group. The big difference between the US diaspora and that of say Canada or Europe is it is kore highly educated and faces much less racism...

It is unlikely to get better post-Afghanistan. It is more likely history will repeat itself and you will have severe military sanctions or restrictions on Pakistan (unlikely to have economic sanctions unless there are major pressures the US wants to exert). It is more likely whem the last US...

Im not aware that the UK used nuclear blackmail to extract source codes, but the common held view is they pressured the French to halt the supply of exocets to the Argentine (which subsequently ran out of the weapon all together). There are no reports I have found that they the british were able...

Get passed the notion that the US will be the only beneficiary. What benefit will we have? Getting a look at stuff we already know PAF has because the US sold it to you? Or getting a little too close to Chinese tech which, A) isnt their latest and B) isnt within 10 years of the latest USAF or...

There are 2 events that are known surrounding the F-16s which, had PAF gone a different route, Pakistan would have been in a far better position industrially amd with respect to its aerospace sector. One was passing over production of Mirage F-1 because the French didnt want to put. The effort...

For cost effective ISR you will need 1. Long range/loiter UAV im the vein of Global Hawk (22,000km range, 32hr loiter time), but something less ambitious like the Guizhou Soar Dragon (7,000km range, 10hr loiter) will do. These can be used for monitoring SLC, tracking and targeting of enemy...

The issue of integrating equipment from multiplensources is often related more to the willingness of the various suppliers to allow it. As you said, the Thai navy integrated MK. 41VLS and ESSM on a chinese vessel. Similarly the Thales SMART-S mk2 is integrated onto an Algerian corvettes from...

Then frankly its not that impressive over FL-3000N.