Wt does rounds mean, if it means a pieace of missile then we have only 250 + 25 = 275 BVR.. :(
Too low....
I remember in Dec 2010 Chief of Airfrce Qamar Salaman told an interview that PAF got all 500 AIM 120C5 missiles and they are tested.
Followin was the news of August 2010
Wt u can do against Pak after Mumabi attacks....wts the use of ur forces when they failed to counter one dozen people who killed hundreds of Indians !!!!
But LCA is still incomplete.............
Engine issues are still there .....???
GE F414 engines made LCA heavier to make manevers.....
Besides that .....so far deal for GE enginess is still to be signed.
And to my knowledge LCA first squadron is expected to be established by 2013.....after the...
I dont think PAF will but any new F-16 in future.
I think they shld only invest (efforts, resources, relations with USA, and money ofcourse) on MLU's on 32 Aircrafts
Dassault Rafale
Speed:- 1.8 Mach
Range: 3,700+ km
Combat radius: 1,852+ km
Hardpoints: 14
Radar:- Thales RBE2 radar (PESA) - track up to 40 aircraft and to engage 8 of them - Look up ~150 KM
Missiles
Air to Air
MICA (60KM)
MBDA Meteor (~120 KM)
Air to Surface
Apache (runway missile - 140 KM)...
PL-5E with Griffo Radar can be used in K8. (Range 15KM, Speed 2.5 Mach, Guidance : Infrared homing)
Similarly PL-7 can also be used for Air to Air Training and operations in K8. (Range 7KM, Speed 2.5 Mach, Guidance : IR)