Again, you are changing the subject deliberately (it's a fairly routine tactic that is obvious for all to ssee now).
In 2-3 years as a percentage of it's combat force IAF will still compromise of around 10 Sqds of Jaguars and MIG-21s, SU-30 is still using 90s tech and missiles, our beloved "AMRAAM Dodgers". That is 12 Sqds of SU-30s that will no probably not see upgrade.
That leaves you with the Rafale, M2K and MIG-29, approx 8 Sqds that can be considered modern
PAF will compromise approx
2 Sqds J-10C (possibly more if the Chinese feel the need to annoy you more)
10 Sqds of JF-17s
5 Sqds of F-16s (Block 52 plus MLU)
2 sqds of ROSE Mirages (obsolete but handy for strike/attack)
You will be facing 17 Sqds of planes that will be carrying AMRAAM/PL-12/PL-15
You will have two Rafales units with Meteor.
Most of the combat over South Asia will not involve Rafales so any idiot can figure out that relative to the PAF, the IAF is slowly getting older and older.
Nope.
J 10 - 24 / Rafale - 36
10 Sqds of JF-17s and F-16s (Block 52 plus MLU) - 250 - Su 30 Mki - 270
NOte- Su 30 mki is not a bad or outdated fighter aircraft ... it is 4.5 gen aircraft - during the day, she was equipped with Max 90 KM AAM VS F 16 110 KM AAM....... now, it has got the upgraded missiles with range approx 110 KM.....
2 sqds of ROSE Mirages (obsolete but handy for strike/attack) - if these are handy then Jaguar, Mig 29, and the newest Mirage 200 are handier.
You will be facing 17 Sqds of planes that will be carrying AMRAAM/PL-12/PL-15
You will have two Rafales units with Meteor.
NOpe - They will be facing HAL Tejas Mk1a with presently Astra with missile range 110 KM and from 2024, Astra -2 with missile range 150 KM, Su 30 Mki with AAM 110 KM and Astra -2 with missile range 150 KM. Equal capable to F 16 = Mirage 2000 fighters with AAM 110 KM ...... I am not adding Mig 29 UPG and Mig 29 Keven that have AAM with 110 KM range....
PAF was and is never having such leverage over the IAF after 1971 and would not see that will happen also,,
If we talk about 42 fighter squad needed then we say that we need 42 for Two front war.. including China.
We need 42 to fight against the chinese.... IAF always has the numerical advantage and PAF does not have any technical advantage over IAF...... except AWACS Aircrafts