MuZammiL Dr. s[1]n
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Any 5th Gen jet is at least 10 years away from being getting IOC in PAF and in current evolving situation in which CPEC have created new burden of security mostly on PAF & PN because India have potent Air and Sea options available to harm it therefore PAF & PN need equipment which can complement each other and Su-35 bring many capabilities for both.
For example in one scenario if PN's P-3s are on long range long endurance mission and flying around Gulf of Aden where IN's CBG is deployed to block ships coming to Pakistan who will protect them from Mig-29Ks?? JF-17s are not sufficient for this type of mission even if you use refuelers and CFTs because JF-17 will not be able to carry required payload and it will be very expensive to operate like that.
Therefore a jet like Su-35/J-11B is a must have for PAF not just to support PN & PA but to fulfill their task more effectively. Its not about cost its about what it brings to you.
bro. it's the best post of this thread , both sensible & logical , summing almost everything related & relevant to the issue ...
Why there is a cost excuse from P.a.f. every time especially when they have to acquire some new jet to make some balance with the already huge iaf equpped with more quality & quantity ...
suppose , if somehow our airforce suffers heavy losses or our f-16s (which our airforce so blindly relies on) gets compromised i.e. shot down during war with india then who will take the criminal responsibiity of their strategic blunder ... ?!