Pakistan buys 13 F16 from Jordan

[Manticore]

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[Gryphon]

First Five ex-Jordanian F-16s Delivered to Pakistan AF

April 28, 2014

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel posing for an official photograph in front of the first five of 13 ex-Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16A/Bs for the PAF, which arrived yesterday at PAF Base Mushaf. PAF

AN INITIAL batch of five ex-Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) F-16s, comprising four F-16As and one F-16B, were delivered to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at PAF Base Mushaf-Sargodha yesterday, April 27. The head of the PAF, Air Chied Marshal Rahur Rafique Butt, who was present for the arrival ceremony, said the aircraft were in good condition. They are reported to have an average of almost 3,000 flying hours remaining on each airframe and could fly for another 20 years.

The PAF had announced in February this year that it had signed a contract for the purchase of 13 ex-RJAF F-16s, comprising 12 F-16As and a single twin-seat F-16B. All are reported to be Mid-Life Update (MLU) aircraft. The value of the deal was not revealed. They will be operated by 19 Squadron ‘Sherdils’, which was also officially re-formed at Mushaf yesterday as an F-16 unit. The Squadron had previously been an F-7P/FT-7P Operational Conversion Unit at PAF Base M M Alam, the former PAF Base Miamwali, which was renamed on March 20, 2014, as we reported at the time. The new arrivals will join Pakistan’s existing fleet of 63 F-16s, which range from older F-16A/B Block 15 aircraft through to the latest F-16C/D Block 52Ms. AFD-Dave Allport

First Five ex-Jordanian F-16s Delivered to Pakistan AF | AirForces Daily

 

[atlssa]

Arabic numerals for 220

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local arabic serial number 220
Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16s

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[Luftwaffe]

I'm not asking all of them, a few would liven up the display.

You can buy from Ebay or Amazon.

 

[Donatello]

One wonders how much Pakistan paid for these and how? Media seems to be mum on this.

Secondly, if the US president did really sign the request and not congress, then it seems they know something. PAF is definitely gearing up for an assault in the North West, that's the only reason US President Obama would allow this sale, probably with Americans on ground to make sure it happens. Obama isn't exactly known for his humble side towards Pakistan.

 

[Indus Falcon]

US doesn't give a damn about India's objections. It has and will keep arming Pakistan against India.

and india keeps buying US hardware.......?

 

[rockstar08]

Whatever one may say, the F-16 is the sexiest looking aircraft on planet Earth!

I Agree with you

 

[Donatello]

and india keeps buying US hardware.......?

What hardware? C130s, C17s and P8I so far...

 

[MilSpec]

and india keeps buying US hardware.......?

Not front-line high tech systems...Arms dealers have no conscience...

 

[MastanKhan]

Imagine a close in fight, radars are useless, your manoeuvres are rapid, that split second for which the enemy looses your sight is all it takes for you to secure his six. Plus radars still aren't that omnipotent. Switch off your signatures, fly low enough and you get precious minutes of being undetected.

@Windjammer can tell you the story of how two of our 16s crept behind some fulcrums(?) undetected, during Kargil. Or how our F-6s and Mirages gave a slight of hand to the US F-15s and a Carrier group a few times.

Hi,

You can do that one or two times---won't happen after that.

Now if the opponent has aesa radar---regardless of what you do----as close you may fly---it can find out what type of engine you have and and then co-relate it to the type of aircraft---thus displaying the number of aircrafts coming at you.

In low flight---the ground clutter---the heat arising out of the ground can confuse a radar or a missile.

 

[Quwa]

Surplus F-16s are cheap and had it not been for the anal-retentive attention on Pakistan among American lawmakers, the PAF would have stocked up on many F-16s by now. The US knows it needs to dangle a few carrots in front of Pakistan time to time, and it's clearly letting Pakistan buy used F-16s from third parties such a Jordan and others. It's likely that the PAF has gotten approval to raise its F-16A/B fleet to the originally planned 100 (from the late 1980s).

Secondly, don't underestimate the ability of countries to off-load their older F-16s. Governments like showing balanced fiscal stats, selling older aircraft such as F-16, C-130, AH-1 and P-3s are a sure way to get some cash flow.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Tomcats became obsolete decades ago, Hornets replaced Tomcats.

A-10 after that. I for some reason never had a liking for the design of Flankers. I'm in the minority of such an opinion.

After A-10 then it's Tomcat.

 

[Informant]

Tomcats became obsolete decades ago, Hornets replaced Tomcats.

Looks. I'm talking about looks.

 

[Zarvan]

@Manticore How many older F-16 have been already upgraded from Turkey and when these F-16 will be send to get upgraded in Turkey

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

Unlike other aircraft designs---that got old---the F16 design by fault or default has become an everlasting design---. It is an aircraft whose design is built to perfection in any time frame that we can talk about----35 years in the past or 35 years in the future. This aircraft, its design and what the aircraft can do will be tough to replace for any air force for a few more decades.