Buying and upgrading old F-16 - Are they worth it?

[Manticore]

Half of the posts are by pakistani members. If they keep on feeding the trolls, this vicious cycle wont stop.

 

[rockstar08]

well to me it was a wise decision to buy more F-16s and upgrade them to 52 standards .. until our defense budget rise uptp 15b$ we should operate only 2 kind of fighters and F-16 and JFT are very suitable option for this .. and after 2018 we can look for any 5th gen Aircraft to counter so called rafale threat ...i think PAF should try to get remaining f-16 from USA if we got them than we can give a nightmare to IAF anytime in any scenario

 

[assassin123]

even though PAF lacks funds the speed in which they induct platforms is impressive.
on the other hand the IAF dont have the funding problem but the pace at which IAF induct new platform to its fleet atleast takes 10 fully years, mainly due to the corrupt sh@ts at MOD.

 

[pursuit of happiness]

even though PAF lacks funds the speed in which they induct platforms is impressive.
on the other hand the IAF dont have the funding problem but the pace at which IAF induct new platform to its fleet atleast takes 10 fully years, mainly due to the corrupt sh@ts at MOD.

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things will change for good now with new govt

 

[assassin123]

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things will change for good now with new govt

let's hope it does

 

[pursuit of happiness]

let's hope it does

if not indian people will kick them too like UPA ..

 

[Sankpal]

Buying and upgrading old F-16 - Are they worth it?

for pakistan... no money for purchare new aircarft so Good.

but why you people bring India's Sukhoi 30 mki, Mirage 2000 (upgr* going on), Mig 29 (upgr* going on) and Mig 29 K......fighters

Compare karke bas dil ko khush kiya jaa sakta hai per truth to change nahi hota na.........

Yes, F 16 block 50 or higher can compare to Mirage 2000 (upgr* going on), Mig 29 (upgr* going on) and Mig 29 K but Sukhoi 30 Mki is still best for all them

 

[pursuit of happiness]

Buying and upgrading old F-16 - Are they worth it?

for pakistan... no money for purchare new aircarft so Good.

but why you people bring India's Sukhoi 30 mki, Mirage 2000 (upgr* going on), Mig 29 (upgr* going on) and Mig 29 K......fighters

Compare karke bas dil ko khush kiya jaa sakta hai per truth to change nahi hota na.........

Yes, F 16 block 50 or higher can compare to Mirage 2000 (upgr* going on), Mig 29 (upgr* going on) and Mig 29 K but Sukhoi 30 Mki is still best for all them

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dear i compared it ..they did not
vs a vs scenario ...
f16 is their front line fightr will meet our front lines jaguar or su30

 

[Manticore]

Is it worth all the effort and the money?
Because of the F-16s unpredicted heavier airframe load in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the aircraft's airframe needs to be overhauled apart from the Mid Life Update to allow the airframe to complete 3,500 flight hours. Keeping the aircraft operational until its 5,000th flight hour make the costs involved in the airframe repair / overhaul affordable and acceptable, making expensive airframe "re-inspections" unnecessary. The costs of the airframe repair / overhaul only form a quarter of the costs involved in the Mid Life Update.

The costs involved in the ASIP maintenance program result in increased operational capabilities as well as an increased life expectancy for the F-16 aircraft. These costs are lower than the price of a new aircraft. After the F-16s Mid Life Update modernization program, the F-16 can compete again with the most advanced fighters of today's world. An increase of both technical and economical life expectancy justify the cost for the Mid Life Update program.

The air inlet structure of the Block 10 aircraft will be modified, due to the fact that the current inlet of Block 10 aircraft does not allow for the implementation of hard points to carry equipment such as the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) pod.
F-16 Versions - F-16 MLU



Falcon STAR
Falcon STAR (STructural Augmentation Roadmap) is a program to repair and replace critical airframe components on all F-16A/B/C/D aircraft; like Falcon UP, it is intended to ensure an 8000-hour service life, but it is based on more recent operational usage statistics. The first redelivery occurred in February 2004, and in 2007 the USAF announced that it would upgrade 651 Block 40/42/50/52 F-16s; this is expected to extend the Falcon STAR program, which began in 1999, through 2014

 

[Sankpal]

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dear i compared it ..they did not
vs a vs scenario ...
f16 is their front line fightr will meet our front lines jaguar or su30

jaguar?????

I think they will meet Mig 29 fighter and Sukhoi 30 mki.....

Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and Mig 27 will use for attack with Mig 29 fighter and Sukhoi 30 mki. air cover....

But Hope Aisa koi jarurat hi na ho....NO WAR Pls

 

[Jungibaaz]

Stop comparing MKI to Block 52. Both are kings of their domains. Each has it's own role and what it does best.
Each has significant areas where it trumps the other. But at the end of the day, all you need to know is, both can shoot the other down. You and your crystal ball will never tell us how these two aircraft will be used, how best they will be employed by their respective AF commands, and how they will play in real life to their advantages and to the enemy's weaknesses.

 

[Sankpal]

Stop comparing MKI to Block 52. Both are kings of their domains. Each has it's own role and what it does best.
Each has significant areas where it trumps the other. But at the end of the day, all you need to know is, both can shoot the other down. You and your crystal ball will never tell us how these two aircraft will be used, how best they will be employed by their respective AF commands, and how they will play in real life to their advantages and to the enemy's weaknesses.

Agreed........

 

[Desertfalcon]

Heck, the Turks still fly these and they have been upgraded with a lot of fight left in them!

 

[RAMPAGE]

Heck, the Turks still fly these and they have been upgraded with a lot of fight left in them!

How many flying hours do you have on the Phantoms ???

 

[Windjammer]

Heck, the Turks still fly these and they have been upgraded with a lot of fight left in them!

I have seen one of these toys up and close, even today it looks a remarkable feat of design and engineering, parked next to it, Tornado and Harrier looked antique.