PAF has choose Turkish ‘TAI’ for the MLU of F-16A/B

[FarhanGriffin]

JFT come with 7 ? 9 hard point ?

 

[MJaa]

Pakistan's F-16 Program at Risk of Failure?: Wikileaks


Classified By: Anne W. Patterson

SUMMARY: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has approached the U.S. with a request to use Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to help pay for Mid-Life Updates (MLU) on its existing fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. This request would require the modification of the original Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) that sanctioned the deal and notification to Congress of the change.

The MLU case is but one of three major cases that constitute the bulk of the over $3 billion F-16 sale. Failure of the F-16 program would have serious long-term consequences for Pak-US bilateral relationship.

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[MJaa]

JFT come with 7 ? 9 hard point ?

JF-17 Thunder has 7 hard points with indications of 8th near air-intake inlet for pods

 

[muse]

Pakistan needs to unload it's F16's on a urgent basis - Why urgent? Because the longer it holds on to these aircraft the the greater the cost of the rent Pakistan pays for these aircraft, the greater the geo-political mess Pakistani will continue to be mired in.