Agree,baring the initial set up costs i am sure our Mirage Rebuild factory will have some innovative economical solutions. Rebuilding and mastering the EJ200 engines can benefit our Jf17 and AZM projects also on a transfer of technology basis!!!
They will be fine trust me.
Sir, i am also advocating EFT since a long period. Jets are available at a throwaway price in Austria, Spain, Italy and other operators who are moving to next tranche.
Here mostly members said is too much expensive.
Is it more expensive than the 15 sectors of DHA in Lahore?
Why PAF always neglected by defense mangers.since WW ll each and every country win a war only because of strong air force. It covers your Army and Navy and also your deep inside territory industrial and populated areas.
Earlier the PN was facing this situation of neglected. Now when PN is buying new stuff then why air force is not getting new jets instead of old junk mirages and mig 21.
It show how much serious we are to our motherland.
Block 3 is good, but do you members think its enough for our defence against many time larger enemy.
27 feb was our partial victory, in future when they will send their entire fleet of 4++ jets which is almost 500+. Would we able to stop them on 75 F-16 and 150 JFTs.
In realistic view its a big no.
Then why to refuse these potent fighters used EFT , which we can buy on cheap prices.its a favour for us by nature, that we find this chance to buy these beast. This jet will be new nightmare for Indians.
For upgrading we can contact Italians and i m sure after the Covid-19 disaster. they will be in troubled economic condition can not deny any future long term business relation with Pakistan.
For the numbers all the current 6 operators on EFT have tranche 1 on sale. So numbers might goes beyond current F-16 fleet.
If some people said its not multirole or up to task. Then my question to them, Did these EFT are lower in quality infront of old dirt mirages?.... No .
Then why we are denying this favour.
Now if we come to future sanction on Pakistan for sale spare and armament . Four gulf countries will operate this jets in near future
KSA (now operator)
Qatar (on order)
Kuwait (on order)
Oman ( on order)
So in future we will not face any problems on spare, weapons and other issues, because in te of need we can request gulf brother countries for spares and weapons.
For the overhaul and keep the fleet warm, we can hire some people who will loss their jobs in this Covid - 19.
We can also contact RR for assistance on engine maintenance. We can also build overhauling facilities for EFT. Then gulf countries can also use this overhaul facility and we can earn also money from it.so the most of the problems can be solved.
If we come out F-16 saga.
This future maintenance and overhauling facility will give a valuable knowledge about dual engine jets. Which we had never experienced in last few decades. Then this valuable knowledge of engine overhaul and maintenance will make suitable inputs for future AZM program. It will open a new horizon for PAF from defensive to aggressive Air Force.
But we have to brake the chain of mirage rebuild. Because its its is over now.this jet is consuming our pilots lives more than it service to country.