Mastan khan. You are 100 percent right.Every PAF chief knew our weaknesses and forthcoming shortages after 1990. If you remember one of PAF chief,s interview ( I think by 1998) it was one of the most disappointing interviews by any general ever and he highlighted all weakness and indian coming programme s. 32 F16 vs 232 high performance aircraft was the scenario and india was testing SU30 for induction. Compititor was mirage 2000.
So by chance when we had opportunity to purchase F16 , whatever amount we could afford, in 2006, we diverted our funds to earthquake relief and they were eaten by poloticians and bureaucracy.....From 75 F16 order came down to 55, then 36 newplus 28 old ones and finally to 18 plus 14 used ones.....
IF we have a wonderful economy and the whole world is to sell best equipment every time....
Musharraf cancelled F16 order as he was in favour of j10. But where j10 went off and then new order of F16 came after 10 years( 8 aircrafts) ..and again cancelled.
Who can be sure that Fc31 will be a wonderfull aircraft of its class and time??? Lets see . Many of chinease projects are strugg stll.
Motorways touchdown for a day in news is exciting, but regularly showing it on news triggers same questions in our minds