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That'd make sense if there was actually horizontal collaboration between PAF/NASTP and NESCOM in the first place. According to the people who've worked with Pakistan's SOEs (e.g., @JamD @SQ8) this isn't the case. So, we don't know if the Baykar partnership is feeding into Shahpar (likely not...

The PAF evaluated the L-15B (and other LIFTs) back in 2015-2017 and had basically said it wants the L-15B (i.e., the only non-Western LIFT with an afterburning engine and radar) in 2018. Funding constraints and other priorities (e.g., J-10CE) likely slowed the LIFT program until now. They might...

They're a reality, but they come in different ways... e.g., sometimes they'd concoct a requirement to get their cashback, or they'd insert themselves into a legitimate requirement. If there's corruption in this case, it'd be in the latter.

I think that was the original plan back in 2015. Then CAS -- ACM Sohail Aman -- wasn't enthusiastic about buying a LIFT and AHQ at the time felt that the JF-17B would be enough. They cited operational costs being a big issue. It's possible that the cost of flying the L-15B has gone down since...

The Bayraktar TB2 deal is definitely sus, to say the least. Granted, the Shahpar-series isn't as good, but the gap isn't substantial enough to justify ignoring it for a foreign option. I believe the gap could've been closed with some additional funding to NESCOM (for improving the design...

The worst case scenario is that the L-15 dossier cut to the top of the pile due to the attack. However, I can confidently say that it was pretty high up the stack before that situation, but couldn't move due to fiscal constraints. Just imagine the fallout if they did order it back in 2018, and...

Sure, but extensions are an institutional mechanism that can be adjusted based on the whims of the ones in charge. Where's the ideological mechanism to stop potential abuse? For example, let's say there was no mechanism of extension anywhere; who stops it from ever becoming a thing? Let's say...

It's not just the people at the top, you have a fundamentally corrupt political and legal system. Just think about this... If these guys don't like something, they can write into the law whatever they want. You have to ask, why do we allow such a thing? Why don't we, as a society, follow a...

Not necessarily. The PAF wanted to get a new LIFT since 2017-2018. I'd rather say the real need now is that the majority -- if not near-entirety -- of the PAF fighter fleet will comprise of 4/4+-gen multirole fighters in a couple of years. Consequently, every fresh GDP will have to fly either a...

Sounds like agriculture is afflicted with many of the same issues as our bureaucracy and state-owned industries -- i.e., overbearing officials who are not qualified for their posts. We also don't do a good job with refrigerating and/or freezing produce, which could help with avoiding food waste...

The PAF is reportedly interested in the L-15B, which is already configured to carry the SD-10, LGBs, and some other Chinese munitions (a few of which I think the PAF already has). The value isn't just that it can serve as a light fighter (which the PAF doesn't need), but that the PAF can use it...

Under ACM Sohail Amain, the PAF worked on using the JF-17B for the LIFT role, but by the time of ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan, they opted to pursue a dedicated LIFT in addition to the JF-17B. In fact, the PAF started telling media and vendors that it wanted a new LIFT at IDEAS 2018. AVIC even promised...

The wars were big contributing factors, but the cause was Bhutto's "nationalization" scheme, a multi-pronged attack on Pakistan's productive energies. First, it permanently scuttled Pakistani interest in investing in capital-intensive industries like mining, energy, manufacturing, etc. Next...

IIRC...the KAAN's fairly close in size to the F-22? @JamD

It's not as big as the Ra'ad/Taimoor, I don't think...

FWIW as far as NASTP is concerned, Baykar will get its pick of real-estate and wayward technical staff. A really cheap point of entry as far as offset investments go I'm sure. If the PAF keeps ordering a lot from Baykar, then I can see the company setting up a more permanent shop (e.g., local...

Pakistani Awam wants black vigos patrolling the streets of Tel Aviv.

Yes, but doesn't "SPICE 2000" specifically refer to the SPICE kit paired with a 2,000 lb bomb? So, if the Indian Air Force said it used SPICE 2000s, it used 2,000 lbs fitted with SPICE precision-guided kits. @Windjammer is just asking where those 2,000 lbs of bomb went...???

...don't forget the JF-17...it also has DSI.

With the Agosta 90B, the PN and KSEW got the know-how to build that specific design, but not the required industrial capacity to do it without France's help. When French help waned, so did the Agosta 90B as the PN needed specific OEM-supplied inputs, such as the engines, AIP, and so on. That...