Djinn
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Quite a simpleton way to redirect the point at hand is to blow things out of proportion. Nobody even mentioned "Kill switches" So some one who thinks, he is "know it all" should brush up on his comprehension skills before going berserk with his per-conceived beliefs. No body has to get into nitty-gritty of things to determine what is quite obvious and simple to grasp. Your blinkered reply is talking lengths about "Kill switches" when they were not mentioned anywhere in my post.......What has escaped your understanding is the simple fact that Americans being manufacturers of that equipment knows things inside & out and sabotaging anything is a walk in the park for them. They even keep tabs on where their equipment is stationed in Pakistan and that again puts Pakistan at a disadvantage....Now for that i wont claim anything at my discernment, so kindly google America's stance on the equipment sold to Pakistan and you'll know what the ground realities are. I know how to seek reliable info, so spare me this pseudo intellectuals tirade about listening to fanyboys, if it works for you and i clearly can see it does, all i have to say is ''Good for you".If any so-called expert claims that US will activate kill switches, onus of evidence is upon him. He must elaborate how this will be achieved and which networking node enables such move and what sensors will be affected in what way. How backup systems will not kick in and why a multi million dollar machine would turn upside down belly up playing dead. The fact is such people can't tell apart weapons hung under F-16 what to talk of its electronic and EW suite. I would be very interested to know which Squadron flew or failed to fly because of US kill switches. What did exactly aircraft did? Did it talk to pilot or the whole base saw F-16 running around on its own with pilots chasing it till Air Force police finally cornered the F-16 into submission?? Now if the answer is I am don't know then such people should shut up on matters they don't comprehend. Defence technology is highly advanced specialised field. I suggest you read material available on this site and on Internet. Some senior members and professionals here have good knowledge but sometimes they are not entirely sure too. So they seek help from each other.
As far OBL raid, I think PAF made it amply clear as to what has happened. In short, PAF can respond on detection and there was no detection because they used stealth aircraft while flying in mountains. We don't have stealth detection capability nor do any nation in our region. Unless PAF hires some wizards who can do "Kala Jadoo" on stealth, at the moment this is how it is.
PAF was not involve in Salala incident and Army Chief said so. It is easy to blast PAF for every incident but military hardware can do what it can do. You have to buy a lot of sophisticated radars, SAMs and Fighters to guard every inch. You have to mount 24/7 AWACS that too in sufficient numbers to cover every kilometer of our mountainous terrain. That means lot of money to buy hardware and sustain such operation in peace time for indefinite period. Almost equal to wartime expenses.
As far Argentine-France thing, well here are few facts. Argentine sunk UK's HMS Sheffield using French Super Entendard aircraft carrying French Exocet missiles which were given position of HMS Sheffield byFrench Agave radars mounted on Super Etendard. Initial fix on HMS Sheffieldwas provided by US built P-2 Neptune maritime surveillance aircraft built by Lockheed and operated by Argentinian Navy. Super Etendard aircraft were refuelled enroute by HC-130, a US built aircraft. Two Exocets were fired at HMS Sheffield. Victim ship never picked attacking aircraft and only made aware of attack when it picked up smoke of sea skimming approaching Exocets; too late for any meaningful evasive manoeuvre. One Exocet missed the ship by half a mile while second one achieved hit, penetrating the hull and leading to sinking of HMS Sheffield. With this performance, world had good reason to buy French weapons!
Knowing that Chinese do have anti-stealth radars, there goes your "enlightening" statement down the dust bin. Speaking of OBL raid, stealthy nonexistent choppers story is quite speculative, so let's stick with what can be proven.
Pakistan's lack of response to Salala attacks speaks for itself, so lets not shove "i believe so" theories here.
Evading the real matter, wont do your flawed stance any favors. Fact is France made available to Britain Super-Etendard and Mirage aircraft - which it had supplied to Argentina - so Harrier pilots could train against them. Source codes and radar info of Exocet's was also shared and not to mention the capital point; The French embargoed the sale of Exocet at the most critical time.....................If you think this boosted French image as a reliable arms supplier then you need to think harder.