Why do not you share your "confirmed and accurate" info when J17s and J10s will be inducted by PAF. Though I should have used the word "operationalised" instead of "inducted" to be be meaningfull in military term so not to confuse you.
PAF operates many air crafts including fighters and supporting crafts which production line have been stopped log time ago. Even it is in process to induct SAAB 2000 as AWE&C, IL78/IL76 as air refueller and cargo as as well sister forces are inducting P3, Cobra helicopters, C130 etc which...
With this logic PAF must be using their Mirage III/IV planes for paper weight as their production lines are closed away long back. But in reality, as we are speaking, PAF is trying AAR on these type (two Mirage III is modified to get AAR probe for trial with Ukranian air refueler that PAF has...
I agree whole heartedly with Mastan Khan about his proposal about Mirage 2Ks. Though in my opinion PAF should have acquired those birds in 80s along with F16s. France had offered Mirages 2Ks in 80s very cheap as well though they were a bit less capable than F16s in those time. But during 80s...
Buying F16s during 80s was the right decision that PAF ever made. And thanks to President Zia that he stick to his demand for F16s and nothing less from USA. But what PAF made mistake is not to buy Miraage 2000s as well as they were also offerrd at very resonable price. After 65s and 71s debalce...
We Pakistanis are typical emotional people with black or white mentality. First it was Amerkka, Amerkka, Amerikaa and then China, China, China, everything from china. But life is not a zero sum game, you need carefully analyse risks and spread risks with muiltiple choices. PAF should not made...
I agree most of the things MastanKhan said regarding PAF procurement policy.
I would describe PAF as an institution which become "paralisys of analysis". It tries always to get "most bang out of least buck". But sometime that back fires and its decision seems to be to little to late.
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