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Should Pakistan upgrade its Mirages to South African Cheetah standard if not Beyond?

  • Yes

    Votes: 181 59.0%
  • No

    Votes: 126 41.0%

  • Total voters
    307
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I recall there was some news on PDF about avionics upgrade of Mirages..any update on that?

Seems too late, what will any upgrade conceivably give us that a new Block III JF-17 cannot?

Why upgrade airframes that are now many years old (even used ones we have purchased)?

We only have 4 front line Mirage units left, 2 of which may well be retired in the next year or so.

Any decent upgrade to get these planes above ROSE I/II/III standard would by definition be very expensive and may require a more powerful engine.

Mirage has done sterling service for PAF, I would rate it's impact on our air force only behind that of F-86 and F-16, however soon time to say goodbye to this faithful bird....
 
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Seems too late, what will any upgrade conceivably give us that a new Block III JF-17 cannot?

Why upgrade airframes that are now many years old (even used ones we have purchased)?

We only have 4 front line Mirage units left, 2 of which may well be retired in the next year or so.

Any decent upgrade to get these planes above ROSE I/II/III standard would by definition be very expensive and may require a more powerful engine.

Mirage has done sterling service for PAF, I would rate it's impact on our air force only behind that of F-86 and F-16, however soon time to say goodbye to this faithful bird....
IIRC there's a bid for a new glass cockpit (in the Mirages), but don't know of anything more than that.
 
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Seems too late, what will any upgrade conceivably give us that a new Block III JF-17 cannot?

Why upgrade airframes that are now many years old (even used ones we have purchased)?

We only have 4 front line Mirage units left, 2 of which may well be retired in the next year or so.

Any decent upgrade to get these planes above ROSE I/II/III standard would by definition be very expensive and may require a more powerful engine.

Mirage has done sterling service for PAF, I would rate it's impact on our air force only behind that of F-86 and F-16, however soon time to say goodbye to this faithful bird....
My guess is f7 pg and f7s(4 squardons) will go first
Leaving behind 4 mirage ROSE or mirage 5 till 2030 atleast
So cockpit upgrade might be due

Now if PAF can get few squardons of f16s and j10s then ofcourse this project will be scrapped
 
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My guess is f7 pg and f7s(4 squardons) will go first
Leaving behind 4 mirage ROSE or mirage 5 till 2030 atleast
So cockpit upgrade might be due

Now if PAF can get few squardons of f16s and j10s then ofcourse this project will be scrapped

F-7s I think are gone from the frontline. I think PGs are only around 20 years old and with Grifo radars, I would be surprised if we retired these, but then Mirage is a brilliant ground attack/strike plane still, something PG simply cannot do
 
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