PAC imported completed wings from Atlas; i had noted earlier - the structural alloys were with a newer composition that was from the cheetah program. Right now what i see is a hodgepodge mixture of a whole slew of array. In my simple opinion, there needs to be a smaller program to standardise of a set of structural frames from M3/M5. From ourside, the supply of alloy frames is no brainer as there are alum suppliers who smelt and prepare these not only for local use but also supply to Airbus as well as Boeing and other US defence consortiums (but we were still hit with tarriffs under TiT - MAGA program). The newer alloy is more resilient and lighter than the original french equipment.
The hydraulics and other systems on M3/5 are pretty straightfoward. From engine prespective, we had moved to Atar-9K and abandoned the 9C; it was too under powered as the Cheetah airframe had become a bit bulkier. Nevertheless if basic zero hour of the actual airframe can be done, you have a brand new plane; cost for a zero hour core airframe structure is around 900k USD (M3/5 - hybrid) + new wings. If you add it up; it is very insignificant cost to have a brand new plane.
I quote giora epstein who said mirage was his ultimate fighter which talked to him as one.
A great candidate for a long over due structural and systems upgrade.