PAF contingent visits Danish F-16 facilities

[Blue Marlin]

It could be the reason, but i was not talking about MLU again, I am talking about Upgradation from TAI .. remember we bought 18 Vipers from Jordan they were not very new as well but they have had life in them so they are good for Addition of Sq and for AD .. but the point remain intact , Danish Airforce F-35 wont be coming anywhere before 2020 .. so they wont be letting it go anytime soon

i dont know but i highly doubt it due to their age,

 

[YeBeWarned]

i dont know but i highly doubt it due to their age,

we can ask the @Windjammer @Horus @Basel brothers, your take on this ?

 

[Blue Marlin]

we can ask the @Windjammer @Horus @Basel brothers, your take on this ?

why tag them when you can spend 2 mins of your time checking for yourself

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article3.html

 

[YeBeWarned]

why tag them when you can spend 2 mins of your time checking for yourself

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article3.html

I read it, what i want to know is if these Danish can remain in PAF inventory for sometime or it will be used for Spares as you mentioned

 

[Blue Marlin]

I read it, what i want to know is if these Danish can remain in PAF inventory for sometime or it will be used for Spares as you mentioned

i gave an educated guess you can take it if you want.

 

[YeBeWarned]

i gave an educated guess you can take it if you want.

Of course bro, your opinion is appreciated

 

[Thorough Pro]

Pakistan already has P&W overhaul facility, we even upgraded them here ourselves in Pakistan (with US knowledge, consent and kits)

they have already have had their mlu so having another is pointless especailly on one of first jets to roll of.
if you look at the pic they are at an engine overhaul/testing facility, the danes use the pw f100 engine for their f16's and so does pakistan so it may just be pakistan buying the testing and overhaul facility for their own use

 

[truthseeker2010]

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When will PAF get over its love for viper?

 

[khanasifm]

What's the ppt title may be that will tell something

 

[SQ8]

When will PAF get over its love for viper?

Most PAF officers- those who first flew the viper back in the 1980 prior to purchase to those coming today.
To those who have flown the M2k, Rafale and others... have the following to say about the F-16 and they are not wrong(two airforces compared a lot in pilot mentality and doctrine.. the IDF.. also has a love affair with the F-16)

To sum up ACM Shamims views and Im paraphrasing
"It was as if someone looked at our air staff requirements and designed a jet around it"

 

[MastanKhan]

When will PAF get over its love for viper?

Hi,

The problem is not with the " Love "---the problem is in asking the girl to get laid.

That is a pakistani problem---" silent love "---. ( Thandi aahein bhartay rahay )---that is what Paf is---.

And this example is really close to me---a near and dear---got screwed up by a beautiful woman---and exceptionally beautiful women---one day he came across me---I told him---you need to bring your standards down a tad bit---.

Life still needs to progress and you need to settle down---he listened to what I said---now close to 20 + years---he has a happy family and a wonderful life---and that beauty---she is old and rustic and still single in a miserable life.

If paf had not received the F16 and bought the M2K's initially---they would have been singing the M2K song all along---.

There is an old saying " anyone can have a beautiful woman---but not everyone can keep a beautiful woman "---.

Just because it was tailor made for you---did not mean you needed to hold the strength of the nation back by not getting anything else.

 

[DJ_Viper]

They are old but they were MLU's ..question are they willing to let them go before 2020 ? until they got their first F-35 its their prime fighter , IF get their hands on them ( unlikely ) they can use TAI to upgrade them a bit more and so PAF can use them 2020-2025 as stop gap and adding numbers ..
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article3.html

There are new programs by LM for the USAF to upgrade the USAF Vipers so that they can be in service till 2030-2035. And everyone knows, the USAF F-16's are the most used and flown in the world. So if Danish F-16's become a reality for Pakistan, the same new program to extend service life can be applied to these jets too, to keep them flying till 2030-2035. But I'd personally like to see a couple of additional platforms being added to the PAF, in addition to the F-16's.

 

[YeBeWarned]

There are new programs by LM for the USAF to upgrade the USAF Vipers so that they can be in service till 2030-2035. And everyone knows, the USAF F-16's are the most used and flown in the world. So if Danish F-16's become a reality for Pakistan, the same new program to extend service life can be applied to these jets too, to keep them flying till 2030-2035. But I'd personally like to see a couple of additional platforms being added to the PAF, in addition to the F-16's.

oh yeah good catch , i missed that news sharing to Blue merlin ... but regarding adding another platform is complicated , set-up , training time , induction , and make strategies .. what many members here are afraid is IAF future Rafale but they forget its not that they get their first batch in 2019 and in 2020 they are mastered in this Craft .. PAF has mastered every thing F-16 has, adding more will be a stop gap and some can be use for Spares (Agreed) , but its the quickest way for PAF to keep the IAF at bay, while we work on block 3 JF ..we can't spare much money but budget is coming , and lets see if PAF and NAVY gets a bigger cut this time .. Fingers crossed

 

[Syed Mukkarram]

Is PAF so handicapped that they cant fly other planes and trying to buy kachras from the market. Trash news. Cut the army budget and buy new other planes.

 

[Raider 21]

When will PAF get over its love for viper?

It is a great jet. I had the opportunity to work on the Block 40 C/D models. My father flew the Block 15s for PAF in the late 1980s and 1990s. Just had it been equipped with BVR such as Sparrows initially then it would've been a more formidable fighter for PAF.