Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[Najam Khan]

To add to this according to Munir the Dutch F16s have been used pretty hard and the corrosion on account of being near sea has not helped either. Is the any chance we might buy the rest of the Jordanian fleet of F-16s.?
Araz

As front line fighters may be by end of 2015; If some savings are done after end of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Army gives their budget heads for such purchase.

As spares NO, sufficient stock and LRUs are available.

 

[Najam Khan]

Please eleborate 'without any luck'? PAF was not satisfied with the state of the airplanes or Belgium/Norway refused? If it is flying hours, MLU wont help?

The airplanes used by Belgium/Norway were not in good condition. Their QRA role in severe weather conditions is not healthy for long-life of aircraft. Routine repairs/maintenance is needed which in our case needs US support (read consent) and $$$. So overall service of even 5 years of such air frames will be way too expensive for us, not to mention the delay in operations.

F-16A Serial # 92-730; the last F-16A OCU delivered to PAF in Dec 2005.

 

[Donatello]

As front line fighters may be by end of 2015; If some savings are done after end of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Army gives their budget heads for such purchase.

As spares NO, sufficient stock and LRUs are available.

Were the European F-16s refused because of their health, or other, diplomatic reasons?

Any talks of more EDAs from USA?

 

[fatman17]

Please eleborate 'without any luck'? PAF was not satisfied with the state of the airplanes or Belgium/Norway refused? If it is flying hours, MLU wont help?

little bit of both i guess...

 

[nomi007]

Missing Man formation
PAF

 

[MastanKhan]

Please eleborate 'without any luck'? PAF was not satisfied with the state of the airplanes or Belgium/Norway refused? If it is flying hours, MLU wont help?

Hi,

There may possibly be problems with oxidation ---- sea salt damage.

 

[truthseeker2010]

Missing Man formation
PAF
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i don't think its a missing man formation.... rather a flypast of recent conversion of 19 sqn from f-7 to f-16

 

[truthseeker2010]

As front line fighters may be by end of 2015; If some savings are done after end of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Army gives their budget heads for such purchase.

As spares NO, sufficient stock and LRUs are available.

sir any idea of cost of recent f-16 purchase by paf or used f-16?

 

[Max Pain]

i don't think its a missing man formation.... rather a flypast of recent conversion of 19 sqn from f-7 to f-16

nah I saw the video, the F-7 slowly leaves those 3 F-16's and thats exactly how the Missing Man Formation works.

 

[truthseeker2010]

nah I saw the video, the F-7 slowly leaves those 3 F-16's and thats exactly how the Missing Man Formation works.

do u know the occasion?, because i don't think there was any death of pilot or AF person recently...

 

[Max Pain]

do u know the occasion?, because i don't think there was any death of pilot or AF person recently...

missing man formation as rightly stated by you is usually made when a pilot departs,
however that wasnt the case in here, this picture is from the ceremony of inauguration of used Jordanian F-16 ADF in Pakistan.The F-7 leaving the 3 F-16 signified the end of services of F-7 to that squadron.

 

[umair86pk]

To add to this according to Munir the Dutch F16s have been used pretty hard and the corrosion on account of being near sea has not helped either. Is the any chance we might buy the rest of the Jordanian fleet of F-16s.?
Araz

Most of the Dutch F-16s ended up in Chile's FACH.

 

[nomi007]

 

[dexter]

F-16A MLU - a formidable machine with capability to operate with state-of-the-art electronics and weapons such as JDAM, JHMCS, AIM120 AMRAAM and Sniper/AN-ALQ211 electronic pods.

[Photo: F-16A MLU 84708 undergoing MLU testing at TAI, Turkey]

 

[salman-1]

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F-16A MLU - a formidable machine with capability to operate with state-of-the-art electronics and weapons such as JDAM, JHMCS, AIM120 AMRAAM and Sniper/AN-ALQ211 electronic pods.

[Photo: F-16A MLU 84708 undergoing MLU testing at TAI, Turkey]

Where does these retired planes go? to another squadron or new planes are added to the existing inventory