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Range of AIM-7F is 50 KM.
It is being phased out in favor of the more advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM.
Its not in PAF use.
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PAF - Inventory: Missiles
Type
Role
Raytheon AIM-7F Sparrow
Air-to-Air
Raytheon AIM-9J/L Sidewinder
Air-to-Air
MATRA R.530
Air-to-Air
MATRA R.550 Magic 1
Air-to-Air
Hughes AGM-65A/B Maverick
Air-to-Surface
Aerospatiale AM 39 Exocet
Anti-Ship
(source: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment, 12-14-00)
according to this very credible source, it seems that the PAF has the AIM-7F in its inventory since 2000.
Without BVRs, the air arm of Pakistan cant be called as Air Force. It may be called as Military Flying Club of Pakistan or Pakistan Flying Corps.
The main role and objective of an air force is to establish air superiority and for that purpose air superiority fighters are needed.
Its since 1970s that air superiority fighters carry BVR missiles for long range shots. But in 1980s, every air superiority fighter carried BVRs in addition to WVR missiles. Now in 2000s, it seems extremely difficult to establish air superiority without BVRs.
If Pakistan's air arm cant establish air superiority, even its existence as a separate force is in question. The tactics that PAF can devise against BVRs are useful for self-defence but air superiority is not all about self-defence, its more on offense.
The battlefields are always on the border areas, where you need to establish air superiority and its not all defensive only.
Pakistan does not have a single air superiority fighter at the moment. New F-16s may perform this role in future. In this era, Point defence fighters or Interceptors or Ground attack fighter bombers cant establish air superiority.
I would stress that Pakistan not only accelerate the acquisition of AMRAAMs but also acquire another BVR so that an invader's task of countermeasures is made complicated.
The integration of AMRAAMs should be a prime consideration for MLU of F-16s, so that AMRAAM equipped F-16s become available as soon as possible.
Well i don't think so, PAF currenlty lacks BVR capability.
The surce is not credible one.
PAF F-16's currently don't have the ability to carry AIM-7.
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and what is the veracity of your understanding (proof) - i have posted something which u r rejecting without any cause!