Forgeg J 20 and J 31 it needs 15 years to come but no gurantee with current paf think tank
Today war is all about air superiority
Multi role platforms work after air superiority achieved
If you look when ever war broke both F 15 along F 16 worked well
F 15 has clear object to clear skies than rdmain F 16 clear
Today F 22 SU 35 T50 J 11
first go to enemy traitoty
paf planners are nuts this waitting game only lead us to biggest disaster which we cant handle
Our PAF is neither better in quality or number in both areas we lack big time
Paf is one dimensional force even school kid can plan how to destroy them
Easy passage to planers and they also lack high alltitude long range SAM system
paf procurment is mind bogling they buy stuff of same configuration if we had SPADA why bought same class SAM from china
They waste money on same crap
J 10 was bought in 2006 mushy era when we ordered 70 odd f 16 and than we ask for 36 and end up getting 18 due to PAF had J 10 in mind and in 2015 no J 10 but J 20 but whdn time come PAF will say we need bettef jet than J 20 lets wait or no funds
They are busy in bussinesses of FAZAIYA project their main focus on building homes not saving pride if nation
And dont tell me funds are issue becoz when they decide to buy J 10 it means they had funds but now these fynds they put in building fazaiya
Bhai with this mentality why we bought thunder it also took few years to operational these type of arguments are not construvmctive uf we put theze things we cant buy anything on fear of it needs operationak 3 years if we agree with u till 2099 we keep F 16 and thunder because we fear the new jet takes time why buy it
Get out of MENTAL BLOCK
Sir I agree with you.
This is how I see what an air force should be able to do in a full scale war in a very broad way of
looking at it and why I feel that there is a need for an Air Superiority fighter
Salient Tasks Of An Air Force
1) Intercept and eliminate any aerial threat that infiltrate home air space
2) Recconoitre enemy movement and positions
3) Close air support to homeland forces against enemy forces - Battlefield Interdiction
4) Interdiction of enemy supply routes behind enemy lines
5) Hinder enemy's mobilization
6) Deep penetration tactical strikes against enemy's vital installations, bases, radar stations and
communication infrastructure
7) Strategic strikes against enemy's economic, logistic, defence production infrastructure
8) Disrupt enemies maritime operations
9) Naval Interdiction
10) Quick deployment of forces and supplies
11)
Most Important --> Preventing/hindering the enemy air force from doing the same from 1 to 10.
This final step needs an Air Superiority Fighter, as it will require a fighter that not only
can win a fight over home skies but can also do so over enemy skies till the mission objectives
are achieved. This requires a fighter that doesn't need to compromise on agility, range, endurance and good striking ability.
We don't have anything like this and its high time we get something.
This is why I fully agree with
@MastanKhan when he says that the PAF has been in the clutches of the fighter mafia.