Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[krash]

What's with the absence of serial number?

Is it being delivered?

Its there. Its on the spine, blocked by the wing. You can see just a hint of it.

 

[soul hacker]

can we acquire something like this, i think it will be great punch
U.S. F-16s tasked to destroy enemy radars, missile batteries to get the same radar-absorbing paint job of the F-35
All the U.S. “Wild Weasel” F-16s are being given a new paint job similar to the one of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

It is called “Have Glass 5th generation” as it represents the evolution of the standard Have Glass program that saw all the F-16s receiving a two-tone grey color scheme made with a special radar-absorbing paint capable to reduce the aircraft Radar Cross Section: in fact, “Vipers” are covered with RAM (Radar Absorbent Material) made of microscopic metal grains that can degrade the radar signature of the aircraft.

For the moment, the JSF-like paint job will be applied to the F-16CM (formerly CJ) Block 50 Fighting Falcon aircraft that can carry a variety of air-to-air and air-to-surface ordnance, including HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles) and precision-guided munitions.

Their role is to enter the enemy territory ahead of the strike package to take care of the enemy air defenses: radars and fixed and mobile SAM (Surface to Air Missiles) batteries.

Therefore, the units that will fly with the F-16CMs in the new color scheme will be those tasked with SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) missions: the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem (Germany), the 35th FW at Misawa (Japan), the 20th FW at Shaw Air Force Base, the 169th FW at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (SC), and 148th FW at Duluth International Airport, (MN).

Whilst two aircraft in the U.S. flew the Have Glass 4 paint job for test purposes (98-0004 and 98-0005 flying with the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Eglin AFB) the first aircraft spotted in the new livery is a Minnesota ANG F-16CM, 91-0391, that is currently deployed at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Block 52 C?

can we acquire something like this, i think it will be great punch
U.S. F-16s tasked to destroy enemy radars, missile batteries to get the same radar-absorbing paint job of the F-35
All the U.S. “Wild Weasel” F-16s are being given a new paint job similar to the one of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

It is called “Have Glass 5th generation” as it represents the evolution of the standard Have Glass program that saw all the F-16s receiving a two-tone grey color scheme made with a special radar-absorbing paint capable to reduce the aircraft Radar Cross Section: in fact, “Vipers” are covered with RAM (Radar Absorbent Material) made of microscopic metal grains that can degrade the radar signature of the aircraft.

For the moment, the JSF-like paint job will be applied to the F-16CM (formerly CJ) Block 50 Fighting Falcon aircraft that can carry a variety of air-to-air and air-to-surface ordnance, including HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles) and precision-guided munitions.

Their role is to enter the enemy territory ahead of the strike package to take care of the enemy air defenses: radars and fixed and mobile SAM (Surface to Air Missiles) batteries.

Therefore, the units that will fly with the F-16CMs in the new color scheme will be those tasked with SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) missions: the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem (Germany), the 35th FW at Misawa (Japan), the 20th FW at Shaw Air Force Base, the 169th FW at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (SC), and 148th FW at Duluth International Airport, (MN).

Whilst two aircraft in the U.S. flew the Have Glass 4 paint job for test purposes (98-0004 and 98-0005 flying with the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Eglin AFB) the first aircraft spotted in the new livery is a Minnesota ANG F-16CM, 91-0391, that is currently deployed at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Our F-16s are bugged and u are talking about reducing their radar signature? LOL
Lets hope china man comes up with a similar concept for jf

 

[Last Hope]

Block 52 C?

No. Block-15A.
The air-intakes of Block 52 are too large than these.

Plus, this seems to be international exercise. Block-52s have not left Pakistan.
Neither does the runway look like PAF Base Shahbaz.

 

[A.Rafay]

Whats the 911 Memorial doing their in jacobabad airbase? I saw it on google earth, there is a picture of it behind main hanger.Is there a american presence?

 

[Last Hope]

Whats the 911 Memorial doing their in jacobabad airbase? I saw it on google earth, there is a picture of it behind main hanger.Is there a american presence?

Yes we have Americans on PAF Base Shahbaz and we will have them for a few more years.

 

[A.Rafay]

Yes we have Americans on PAF Base Shahbaz and we will have them for a few more years.

For what reason? WOT or Anything else?

 

[Myth_buster_1]

No. Block-15A.
The air-intakes of Block 52 are too large than these.

Plus, this seems to be international exercise. Block-52s have not left Pakistan.
Neither does the runway look like PAF Base Shahbaz.

if u look closely at the first pic the f-16 in the center has parachute bay (dont know the term) so it cant be block 15.

 

[v9s]

For what reason? WOT or Anything else?

To oversee the block 52's

 

[Fieldmarshal]

they are not usaf personal but LM personal as it is stipulated in the contract.
and it is not just with PAF but with with all costumers.

 

[Last Hope]

For what reason? WOT or Anything else?

The American presence on the base is for the Block-52s. They will stay with it for a while, overlooking the operations, pilot training and that Chinese stay away from Block-52s.

they are not usaf personal but LM personal as it is stipulated in the contract.
and it is not just with PAF but with with all costumers.

There are also USAF personnel. I have seen them. They control the NATO supply lines from PAF Base Shahbaz.

 

[Jango]

There are also USAF personnel. I have seen them. They control the NATO supply lines from PAF Base Shahbaz.

Uh...you say what?

USAF controlling supplies? Ground supplies?

 

[Last Hope]

Uh...you say what?

USAF controlling supplies? Ground supplies?

That was an error.
PAF Base Shahbaz has three types of American personnel.

1) Lockheed Martin staff.
2) USAF personnel.
3) US personnel that control NATO supplies and overview WOT efforts by Pakistan.

I don't know who the third category are, Pentagon or Marines or whatever.

 

[Jango]

That was an error.
PAF Base Shahbaz has three types of American personnel.

1) Lockheed Martin staff.
2) USAF personnel.
3) US personnel that control NATO supplies and overview WOT efforts by Pakistan.

I don't know who the third category are, Pentagon or Marines or whatever.

Why would they be at Shahbaz? To overview WoT and things like that. Shouldn't they be at GHQ or something.

Anyway, i thought that air supplies did not land at Pakistan. This was the case about a year ago, has it changed now?