Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[rockstarIN]

Off topic but as a side note, India hired one of the best consultancy firm for lobbying in US.

Indian govt, firms spent over $1.5 mn on US lobbying in 2010 - Yahoo! News

The Indian government alone paid over USD 420,000 during 2010 to high-profile lobbyist Barbour Griffith & Rogers (BGR), while the private sector companies together paid more than USD 11,50,000 to their lobbyists.

The lobbying for the Indian government was done mostly with the US Senate on issues related to the bilateral relationship between the two countries, the disclosure said.

Till last year, the Indo-US nuclear deal used to be the main lobbying issue for the Indian government.

On the other hand, the private sector lobbied on issues related to their respective businesses.

The most prominent among the private sector entities, billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, paid a total of USD 7,60,000 to its US lobbyist, which also happens to be BGR.

RIL paid USD 190,000 each in the four quarters of 2010, while the amounts were the same in the previous year. MORE PTI BJ ARV
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[Stealth_fighter]

is there any news about the buying of Norwegian F-16?is something gonna happen very soon?

 

[All-Green]

Sir,

Your past leads to your future---

Your past is the foundation on which your future is built upon---

What you have done in the past is what you end up doing in the future---

your past holds the secrets to your successes and failures---

Past is like an anchor to a ship---a ship without an anchor like a boat without a sail---

those who forget their past---find no place in the future---

Got some more---


your past is like your shadow---you can never run away from it---

your past will stay with you the rest of your life and you will take it to your grave with you---

what you have done in the past---that is what you will reap in the future---

you will die one day----but your generations to come will suffer for what you have done in the past or what you didnot do in the past

without a comprehensive and a solid past---there is no workable and profitable future

you will be haunted by the misdeeds of the past the rest of your life

MK Sir,

But someone also said...

You can't speak yesterday's language to the concerns of today.
Control the controllable.

I am just pulling your leg...

I agree with both the significance of the past and the importance of moving on.
Past is important but it should not be allowed to become a barrier blocking your future decisions, decisions which have to be based on the present circumstances.

 

[MastanKhan]

MK Sir,

But someone also said...

You can't speak yesterday's language to the concerns of today.
Control the controllable.

Hi,

Neither the controlables were controlled----nor the language has changed---.

Alqaeda coming down the slopes of hindu kush was controllable in 2002--.

You traine them---you should take care of them---pak regarding Bin Laden to U S----you trained the mujahideen---they are your problem---pak to U S---.

That is what those quotes refer to,. Thanks.

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

1 of 3 brand new F16's Block 52 which landed at Lajes on their delivery flight to the Pakistan Air Force!!

 

[nightcrawler]

self delete

 

[Tehmasib]

Pakistan’s Falcons to Fly Five New Recce Pods
January 21, 2011


Goodrich DB-110 EO/IR reconnaissance pod

Goodrich Corporation has been awarded a US$72 million contract to equip Lockheed-Martin F-16 fighters of the Pakistan Air Force with five DB-110 dual-band (visual/IR) reconnaissance pods. The systems will be delivered with two fixed ground stations and one mobile ground station, each equipped with one datalink receiving system (a total of four ground receiving datalinks will be delivered).

The Pakistan Air Force plans to augment the new capability by establishing a ‘reconnaissance fusion center’, the current contract funds the initial study of such facility to be provided by Goodrich. The U.S. Air Force is assigning a private U.S. company to train Pakistani operators and technicians in supporting the new systems.

The Pakistani air force is already operating two similar recce pods, which will now be modified with suitable datalinks to match the new ground stations. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency ex-U.S. Air Force F-16A/B fighters transferred to the Pakistani Air Force in 2008 were prepared to operate reconnaissance pods. No such capability was mentioned for the new F-16 Block 52 aircraft although it is likely that the pods will also be employed by these fighters.

The DB-110 operates autonomously on the F-16, controlled by the pod’s reconnaissance management system. Imagery can be viewed on the F-16’s cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and conduct tasks such as battle damage assessment. The real-time display also gives the pilot or aircrew more flexibility selecting alternate route to a selected target or seeking out targets of opportunity.

Goodrich’s DB-110 pod has become a standard reconnaissance pod for the F-16, included in almost every new sales package of this aircraft. The pod is operational with the Polish and Hellenic NATO Air Forces, Recent sales were authorized for the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan and Oman. The pod is also operated in its original ‘Raptor’ configuration, on Tornado GR4 and Japanese P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. Saudi Arabia has also been offered 10 DB-110 pods, yet to be integrated on their F-15SA Eagle as part of the latest multi-billion shopping spree of U.S. arms.

More recently the DB-110 system has also been modified to operate on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) such as the Reaper – demonstrating the capability to operate simultaneously with other UAV sensor systems, including full motion video short range imaging payloads, radars and weapons.

 

[Tehmasib]

A large-scale market of possibly a thousand or more early General Dynamics F-16A/Bs is being sought by the FIAR subsidiary of Galileo Avionica with its new Grifo 2000 fire-control radar, on show at Asian Aerospace for the first time. FIAR's new Grifo has been developed from a long line of low-cost high-capability pulse-Doppler Grifo variants since the mid-1980s. Their modular design simplified systems integration, and over 350 Grifos have been sold for retrofit upgrades of such aircraft as Dassault Mirage IIIs, Northrop F-5Es, and Chengdu F-7Ps. They have also been sold for new aircraft installations, as in the Czech air force's Aero L-159.

Grifo 2000 has been specifically designed and tailored to replace the original APG-66 radar in F-16A/Bs, with minimum modifications. This obviates changes in radome shape and size, as well as interfaces, and component stowage space, while incorporating state-of-the-art technologies and performance. Full interchangeability and pin-to-pin compatibility with the APG-66 radar at LRU level is ensured by the Grifo 2000's similar weight, cooling system and cockpit controls.

New features include a powerful 500 watt transmitter to increase detection ranges, four receiver/processor channels, an open architecture 25-mode processor, and high-resolution spotlight synthetic aperture radar. Grifo 2000 also incorporates enhanced air-to-air track-while-scan through 60 degrees each way in azimuth and elevation,, and modern beyond-visual-range AAM capabilities, plus sensor fusion with infra-red search and track systems. It has also been designed with easy transition to an electronic scanning antenna in mind.

Flight development of the Grifo 2000 is planned to start in an F-16 before the year-end, in response to USAF interest in a low-cost high-performance radar to equip its Fighting Falcons for adversary training. Singapore's F-16A/Bs are also an early target for Grifo 2000 marketing, as an option for STAe's Falcon One upgrade proposals, being made jointly with BAE Systems, and exhibited at Asian Aerospace. The related Grifo 7MG is also a candidate to equip the Pakistan air force's new cranked-wing F-7MPs, while FIAR is offering Grifo Super 7 and MK II developments of the same radar to China for possible installation in AF/PLA J-7E, J-8 and J-10 combat aircraft

 

[air marshal]

27 Jan 1983
Maiden Flight of the first of 20 Dutch F-16A(R) aircraft equiped with the Orpheus Recce pod.

 

[Silk]

A large-scale market of possibly a thousand or more early General Dynamics F-16A/Bs is being sought by the FIAR subsidiary of Galileo Avionica with its new Grifo 2000 fire-control radar, on show at Asian Aerospace for the first time. FIAR's new Grifo has been developed from a long line of low-cost high-capability pulse-Doppler Grifo variants since the mid-1980s. Their modular design simplified systems integration, and over 350 Grifos have been sold for retrofit upgrades of such aircraft as Dassault Mirage IIIs, Northrop F-5Es, and Chengdu F-7Ps. They have also been sold for new aircraft installations, as in the Czech air force's Aero L-159.

Grifo 2000 has been specifically designed and tailored to replace the original APG-66 radar in F-16A/Bs, with minimum modifications. This obviates changes in radome shape and size, as well as interfaces, and component stowage space, while incorporating state-of-the-art technologies and performance. Full interchangeability and pin-to-pin compatibility with the APG-66 radar at LRU level is ensured by the Grifo 2000's similar weight, cooling system and cockpit controls.

New features include a powerful 500 watt transmitter to increase detection ranges, four receiver/processor channels, an open architecture 25-mode processor, and high-resolution spotlight synthetic aperture radar. Grifo 2000 also incorporates enhanced air-to-air track-while-scan through 60 degrees each way in azimuth and elevation,, and modern beyond-visual-range AAM capabilities, plus sensor fusion with infra-red search and track systems. It has also been designed with easy transition to an electronic scanning antenna in mind.

Flight development of the Grifo 2000 is planned to start in an F-16 before the year-end, in response to USAF interest in a low-cost high-performance radar to equip its Fighting Falcons for adversary training. Singapore's F-16A/Bs are also an early target for Grifo 2000 marketing, as an option for STAe's Falcon One upgrade proposals, being made jointly with BAE Systems, and exhibited at Asian Aerospace. The related Grifo 7MG is also a candidate to equip the Pakistan air force's new cranked-wing F-7MPs, while FIAR is offering Grifo Super 7 and MK II developments of the same radar to China for possible installation in AF/PLA J-7E, J-8 and J-10 combat aircraft

The USA will not allow the FIAR module in their F16. Bad investment. Only Israel is allowed to do that sofar. And even the Israeli f16 cockpit upgrade was not allowed to be exported. Hence we rather go for JF17 with Chinese equipment where we have the right to do what we want.

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

Portugal, August 30, 2010: Departing for the second test flight after receiving a new engine at Lajes!

 

[ynmian]

Portugal, August 30, 2010: Departing for the second test flight after receiving a new engine at Lajes!

is that pic during red flag journey, what happened to its original engine, broke down?

 

[fatman17]

is that pic during red flag journey, what happened to its original engine, broke down?

siht happens!

 

[ynmian]

siht happens!

what do u mean

 

[Areesh]

what do u mean

That means sh!t happens.