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Exactly. I'm sure if the doors were open to Pakistan, it would've gone after the Dutch, Norwegian, Belgian, etc F-16s as well as any Block-25s and Block-32s sitting in Arizona. In fact, when Bush lifted the F-16 ban back in 2003, the general expectation was that the PAF would swell its F-16...

Agreed, the Norwegian F-16s at least have around 1,500 to 2,500 hours left on average. However, that's the figure based on the OEM's recommendations. The fact that Top Air is picking up Israeli F-16A/Bs and upgrading them suggests to me the F-16A/Bs can keep going for a while after that...

It'd be awesome if the PAF could get the stored Block-25s/32s. The engines and airframes are basically the same as our Block-52s, so we can support them. But we can also tap into LM's 6,000-hour SLEP and, optionally, the F-16V or even the ÖZGÜR upgrades. TAI can carry out the ÖZGÜR to the...

When it comes to teaching leadership in Pakistan (as a whole), we tend to skip the lesson about "delegating." We can become "hands-on" to a fault where we can't let a task go to the people who are actually skilled in that field. I've seen Pakistanis with this problem in a lot of areas, i.e...

Bro, there were never any standards. ISPR work in general is managed by people who aren't professional marketing, media, PR, etc specialists.

@SQ8 Do PAF pilots wear cold weather gear (or carry cold weather gear in the survival kit) whenever they fly near or around the Himalayas?

I think the big implication is that, if the slip was intentional, then Gökdoğan could have a range that's even more than 100 km. Because disclosing that it has a range of 100 km would suggest that there's more in the tank, 100 km is the baseline.

If Dr. Demir was a Pakistani, we (Pakistanis) would be like, "it wasn't an accidental slip. It was intentional. That's how you fight 9G warfare. #PsychOpsBruh"

I was also thinking... If we really wanted to go all-in on next-gen stuff, we could've worked on a complementary project. So, for example, a larger UCAV that can carry a big payload, carryout air-to-air refueling, etc. Obviously, it's a huge ask for our nascent base, but it's both far-reaching...

Not only that, while the Turks were negotiating for the SAMP/T, they've been working on the SIPER. Yes, at some level there's a relentless push to develop stuff and localize inputs. But I also feel that they're benefitting from R&D outgrowth and are just putting it in different areas because...

It might be reinventing the wheel, but starting with an aerobatic trainer to succeed the Super Mushshak would've been a good idea.

The drone models available in the 2000s brought limited utility or value to the PAF's requirements. The Selex Falco had played a pretty decent role in supporting the PAF's TST requirements for COIN/CT. However, Selex couldn't commit to delivering a larger drone for delivering weapon payloads or...

The J-Class is more of a direct continuation of the B-Class. Though the PN calls the B-Class a "corvette," the actual capabilities of the B-Class and J-Class are quite similar (with the latter being heavier and having a few more VLS cells). Ship classifications aside, I suspect the PN will use...

It could be a cost thing.

I'm wondering if the mystery SAM on the OPV-II is the same one... IRIS-T SL/SLM.

I remember that show. I never understood why the Core Splendor had a center-line stick until I realized the side sticks were for the Impulse.

The PAF leadership is stuck between a rock and hard place. The "rock" is that the general state of our economy makes defence purchases more and more difficult. The "hard place" is that the PAF broadly understands that "local sourcing" helps make defence more affordable (from a ForEx...

Hey, it's PAC in black and white. #exposed. In truth is that we're open to getting real people from the industry to start writing (and hopefully, one day soon, speaking) about this stuff rather than armchair writers like myself. Dr. Syed Aseem ul-Islam is only the first.

I don't think so tbh. While the PAF can support the AE-2100 engines (via the Saab 2000s), there are a lot of other differences between the C-130J and legacy Hercules that would make adding even used C-130Js relatively costly. However, if the PAF decides to pursue new C-130J-30s from the U.S...

The PAF's interest in the C-390 will depend a lot on the latter's hot-and-high performance. I'd love to see Embraer run some tests within Pakistan itself (not specifically for the PAF, but other countries too as our conditions can be pretty tough). OTOH, and it'd be pretty random, but the PN...