Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is free to use the F-16s to defend Pakistan against any adversary
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Americans will be happy to know which fighter we shot down with the so called F-16+AIM which India claim .. and if there is a lost F-16 American can always come and count , they will be happy to provide India with something to joy in these troubled times.
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JF-17, not F-16, used in air combat: report
none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)
14 hrs ago
© Provided by Dawn The JF-17 is a Chinese-designed fighter jet produced jointly by Pakistan and China. — APP/File
WASHINGTON: Apparently, it was a JF-17 fighter jet that brought down an Indian warplane in Azad Jammu and Kashmir last week, says a CNN report as an American diplomat said Washington wanted to know if Pakistan used a US-built F-16 jet to shoot the plane.
The JF-17 is a Chinese-designed fighter jet produced jointly by Pakistan and China.
“It may have been one of those jets that on Wednesday downed an Indian Air Force fighter plane, leading to the capture by Pakistan of an Indian pilot” Abhinandan Varthaman, said the CNN report released this weekend. The report also noted that the Indian jet was a MiG-21, a Soviet-designed aircraft, which has been in service since the 1960s. The MiG-21 “forms the backbone” of the Indian Air Force, which has about 200 of those in its inventory.
Nishank Motwani, a visiting fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Acton, Australia, told CNN that Indian pilots called the plane “a flying coffin” because it had been involved in multiple accidents.
“And that illustrates a problem for India. While it has a massive military budget, a significant chunk of that goes toward maintenance of existing equipment, and salaries,” the report added.
The report included a quote from a recent inquiry by an Indian parliament committee, saying: “Modernisation gets a mere 14 per cent (of allocated funds), which is grossly inadequate.”
A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Islamabad told the Reuters news agency on Sunday that the United States was “seeking information” on whether Pakistan used US-built F-16 jets to down the Indian warplane, which may violate the F-16 sale agreements between Washington and Islamabad.
Pakistan said it did not use F-16s in shooting down the Indian fighter jet when it crossed the Line of Control. Islamabad also said that this was an act of self-defence.
“We are aware of these reports and are seeking more information,” the US Embassy spokesperson said. “We take all allegations of misuse of defence articles very seriously.”
The US often inserts restrictions on how its exported military hardware can be used through so-called end-user agreements.
India claimed that AIM-120C-5 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile had been fired recently, showing that F-16 Viper fighter jets were “at least involved” in recent strikes in the region. Pakistan rejected the Indian claim as completely baseless. India also claimed that it shot down one of the Vipers.
Pakistan rejected this claim as well, saying that since it had not used any F-16 jets, the question of one being shot down did not arise.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/jf-17-not-f-16-used-in-air-combat-report/ar-BBUkTgg
none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)
14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON: Apparently, it was a JF-17 fighter jet that brought down an Indian warplane in Azad Jammu and Kashmir last week, says a CNN report as an American diplomat said Washington wanted to know if Pakistan used a US-built F-16 jet to shoot the plane.
The JF-17 is a Chinese-designed fighter jet produced jointly by Pakistan and China.
“It may have been one of those jets that on Wednesday downed an Indian Air Force fighter plane, leading to the capture by Pakistan of an Indian pilot” Abhinandan Varthaman, said the CNN report released this weekend. The report also noted that the Indian jet was a MiG-21, a Soviet-designed aircraft, which has been in service since the 1960s. The MiG-21 “forms the backbone” of the Indian Air Force, which has about 200 of those in its inventory.
Nishank Motwani, a visiting fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Acton, Australia, told CNN that Indian pilots called the plane “a flying coffin” because it had been involved in multiple accidents.
“And that illustrates a problem for India. While it has a massive military budget, a significant chunk of that goes toward maintenance of existing equipment, and salaries,” the report added.
The report included a quote from a recent inquiry by an Indian parliament committee, saying: “Modernisation gets a mere 14 per cent (of allocated funds), which is grossly inadequate.”
A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Islamabad told the Reuters news agency on Sunday that the United States was “seeking information” on whether Pakistan used US-built F-16 jets to down the Indian warplane, which may violate the F-16 sale agreements between Washington and Islamabad.
Pakistan said it did not use F-16s in shooting down the Indian fighter jet when it crossed the Line of Control. Islamabad also said that this was an act of self-defence.
“We are aware of these reports and are seeking more information,” the US Embassy spokesperson said. “We take all allegations of misuse of defence articles very seriously.”
The US often inserts restrictions on how its exported military hardware can be used through so-called end-user agreements.
India claimed that AIM-120C-5 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile had been fired recently, showing that F-16 Viper fighter jets were “at least involved” in recent strikes in the region. Pakistan rejected the Indian claim as completely baseless. India also claimed that it shot down one of the Vipers.
Pakistan rejected this claim as well, saying that since it had not used any F-16 jets, the question of one being shot down did not arise.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/jf-17-not-f-16-used-in-air-combat-report/ar-BBUkTgg
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Naa yara we wanted the 16s for the Afghan miscreants who fly very high on Ganja. They need to be brought back to the grou d so 16s with AMRAAMS were approved for the PAF.
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come to the point bro.. why are you mincing words to much..
what if US closes GPS access to Pakistani JF17 and F16??????????
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Pakistan is already part of Chinese Navigation systemcome to the point bro.. why are you mincing words to much..
what if US closes GPS access to Pakistani JF17 and F16??????????
Impossible.come to the point bro.. why are you mincing words to much..
what if US closes GPS access to Pakistani JF17 and F16??????????
Its like closing down entire banking system.
The US will do what it can to pacify the whiny ones; we will continue to use our assets however we see fit.
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India and her rationale. They are so "out of the world" that any "in the world" efforts put her in shambles...
President Trump is all about for his very own "enjoyment", not others!!!! Rather, "joys" from "House Niggers" put him in a bad mood....
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come to the point bro.. why are you mincing words to much..
what if US closes GPS access to Pakistani JF17 and F16??????????
Beidoo zindabad!
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There are some interesting questions answered in regard to the so called 'End-User Agreement', which some believe to be a cause of concern.
From my understanding, there is a grey line about its usage which is explained...:
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903041072935974-afghan-pakistan-f16/
From my understanding, there is a grey line about its usage which is explained...:
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903041072935974-afghan-pakistan-f16/
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This is yet to come .. a decade or so
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Food for thought: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...ices/gnss/gps/policy/presidential/?print=go#1
It is no where close to being useful for military-oriented applications.
In theory and practice they could; but the moving parts involved in it and the customer impact makes it impossible.
Food for thought: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...ices/gnss/gps/policy/presidential/?print=go#1
It is no where close to being useful for military-oriented applications.
If you shut down GPS for Pakistan, all other military clients will start doubting the systems reliability.
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