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If the deal formalises it will be for 18 aircraft initially
Is this really in the works ??
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If the deal formalises it will be for 18 aircraft initially
Fatman sir means era of F 16s is over .If the deal formalises it will be for 18 aircraft initially
Fatman sir means era of F 16s is over .
Any news on this. Has it been deployed.
Thanks that what I meant .may not be new ones but used airframe may be but if we start fc20 to induct then number will not be 18 will go up down the road .Actually, the f-16 era is not over yet I can tell you that much PAF still wants to get their hands on more vipers from what I understand it just might not be 18 more blk 52's and may end up being 18 J-10B as Fatman stated .
Fatman sir means era of F 16s is over .
Is this really in the works ??
I don't think PAF will order J-10B. It has already set up the infrastructure for the Block-52+, it's likely that any new fighter would likely be the still floating option for 18 more. Not to mention surplus F-16sIf the deal formalises it will be for 18 aircraft initially
I don't think PAF will order J-10B. It has already set up the infrastructure for the Block-52+, it's likely that any new fighter would likely be the still floating option for 18 more. Not to mention surplus F-16s
To be honest there are times when congress can be whipped into approving something against the house of representives' immediate interests. U.S strategic interests absolutely require that the bridge in Pakistan be maintained, and a key pillar of that bridge is the F-16. If the U.S fails at maintaining that bridge, then that's it, they'll begin losing the support of their Pakistan interlocutors in no time. If you back U.S and not F-16s, then it means you're giving the U.S everything, and getting absolutely nothing in returns, "peanuts" ...One source indicated that the Pentagon / State Department feel getting congressional approval for F16s at this time could be difficult.
One source indicated that the Pentagon / State Department feel getting congressional approval for F16s at this time could be difficult.
To be honest there are times when congress can be whipped into approving something against the house of representives' immediate interests. U.S strategic interests absolutely require that the bridge in Pakistan be maintained, and a key pillar of that bridge is the F-16. If the U.S fails at maintaining that bridge, then that's it, they'll begin losing the support of their Pakistan interlocutors in no time. If you back U.S and not F-16s, then it means you're giving the U.S everything, and getting absolutely nothing in returns, "peanuts" ...
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