PAF Pilots looking over RSAF typhoon procurement?

[rockstarIN]

^^ SgAF for 24 F-15 SGs too.

They stationed/trained at the same at Indian Bases too?

 

[KS]

So you are saying Indians getting to know F-16 INSIDE OUT ? Oh SNAP.....

Nope. they just go, stand in front of it, take pictures and come back

^^ SgAF for 24 F-15 SGs too.

They stationed/trained at the same at Indian Bases too?

Only F-16s are stationed in Kalaikunda AFB. No F-15s. Maybe after the lease was signed, IAF specifically requested for the F-16s because these are the same model as the PAF are inducting. Not sure of this though.

 

[SQ8]

The F-16 is 30 years old.. one would hope to know the inside and out of it by now.

 

[fatman17]

In early 2000, an RAF Air chief, visiting Pakistan suggested the EF for the PAF, which was still under sanctions.
ACM, Tanvir.M.Ahmed along with some senior PAF pilots visited UK and had a look at the Typhoon. Whatever other drawbacks may have been in place but the voice command system certainly didn't prove convincing.

....and the ACM surprisingly stated that the PAF was not 'ready' for the technological superior Typhoon!!!?

 

[Veritas]

The F-16 is 30 years old.. one would hope to know the inside and out of it by now.

So why is Pakistan procuring more of F-16 then. I am surprised..

 

[luckyyy]

WOW , rearly surprise to see a full thread based on a reader's commment on a indian blog article......

on issues , few members are even asked for a independent source other then indian media , and here even a reader's comment has taken talkworth...

 

[SQ8]

So why is Pakistan procuring more of F-16 then. I am surprised..

The same reason it is in the MMRCA race I suppose..
It is still an effective design..
But there a lot more known about it now than there was when the PAF first bought it in the 80's.
And oh.. there are terms such as fleet commonality.. logistical support.. operational requirements..etc.
perhaps you've heard of em..

in any case.. this thread.. has been the place of repeated known unknowns..
based on some bloggers comment.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Nope. they just go, stand in front of it, take pictures and come back



Only F-16s are stationed in Kalaikunda AFB. No F-15s. Maybe after the lease was signed, IAF specifically requested for the F-16s because these are the same model as the PAF are inducting. Not sure of this though.

Don't let wishes become horses! The lease agreement (if that is the right word) was signed between the IAF and SgAF; because of two reasons. One, that India and Singapore are moving towards much closer relationships because of some changing geo-political equations in SE Asia and Singapore's discomfort with the extending reach of some powers. Secondly, Singapore has very little air-space for its own air force to fly and exercise in. This has been made available by India in the air-space around Kalaikunda. While something can be read into the choice of Kalaikunda as the air-base rather than say Jamnagar, not much else needs to be read into it.
But suffice it to say, Indo-Singaporean co-operation is on the up and there is a reason for that.

 

[Mani2020]

Hi, If you would see my starting post, I have tried to keep it as neutral as possible. Even there is a big question mark at the end of the title. I could have sensationalized the thread but this is what i refrain from. The purpose was to discuss any likelihood and its outcomes. Thanks to some school going members, the thread was derailed ( I also take the equal responsibility). I qouted the source explicitly as i was not aware of the authenticity of comment. But its really surprising that this speculation is very concrete i.e. he speculated the expected actual numbers rather than using an ambiguous term like some, many or a few which is indicative of his confidence. This made me post his comment here. I am always glad to be corrected if I am deficient in some area.

lol eik se jan churao dosari taraf phans jao . i didn't knew you started it lol so excuse me for that

 

[Windjammer]

....and the ACM surprisingly stated that the PAF was not 'ready' for the technological superior Typhoon!!!?

Sir, don't want to sound optimistic, but it could have been a nice way of saying no to his counterpart.
As mentioned elsewhere, one of the boys who accompanied the Airchief, disclosed that apart from being very compact for a twin engine machine, he didn't particularly find it suitable for PAF's mission requirements. If anything, the PAF preferred the French Rafale.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Hi, If you would see my starting post, I have tried to keep it as neutral as possible. Even there is a big question mark at the end of the title. I could have sensationalized the thread but this is what i refrain from. The purpose was to discuss any likelihood and its outcomes. Thanks to some school going members, the thread was derailed ( I also take the equal responsibility). I qouted the source explicitly as i was not aware of the authenticity of comment. But its really surprising that this speculation is very concrete i.e. he speculated the expected actual numbers rather than using an ambiguous term like some, many or a few which is indicative of his confidence. This made me post his comment here. I am always glad to be corrected if I am deficient in some area.

Hi hasnain0099,
I can't find any fault in your post (the way you presented it or your motive). Discounting the fact that it grew around a "comment" on a blog by a person who has (at least sometimes been debunked) the content (even if speculative in nature) is worthy of some interest. IMHO, that is the reason for your posting here. I might have been inclined to react like you also. And all Air-Forces are justifiably interested in all Aircraft, even more so one that may find its way into an adversary's fleet.
That different people reacted in different ways to your post has to do with them, not with you.

 

[KS]

Don't let wishes become horses! The lease agreement (if that is the right word) was signed between the IAF and SgAF; because of two reasons. One, that India and Singapore are moving towards much closer relationships because of some changing geo-political equations in SE Asia and Singapore's discomfort with the extending reach of some powers. Secondly, Singapore has very little air-space for its own air force to fly and exercise in. This has been made available by India in the air-space around Kalaikunda. While something can be read into the choice of Kalaikunda as the air-base rather than say Jamnagar, not much else needs to be read into it.But suffice it to say, Indo-Singaporean co-operation is on the up and there is a reason for that.

Did I say something wrong ?

Because I completely agree with your POV. But just answered a question that whether F-15s are also present in Kalaikunda AFB.

 

[Kompromat]

posted a while ago , maybe has some relevance with this thread.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-aviation/73027-what-else-does-paf-fly.html

 

[SQ8]

lol @ that thread.. links..

Check out wiki.. seems some of the fanboy's from the east have been editing everything that concerns India to make it glitter like cosmetic jewelry.

I think this thread is going nowhere..
Its been established that the whole thing is a fake suggestion by a blogger.

 

[Mani2020]

....and the ACM surprisingly stated that the PAF was not 'ready' for the technological superior Typhoon!!!?

same thing was said for Saab-gripen ,lol this is a typical excuse by ACM