deckingraj
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Other operators of A/B f-16's.. the jordanians have bought their share...
there were reports of both Indonesia and thailand showing an interest in these machines..
Still I doubt this sale will occur.. it will be a surprise to me that the US congress which is currently under heavy influence of the Indian lobby will approve this sale... the airframes probably arent the issue.. but the avionics are..
Since those jets were built under license by fokker..(or they assembled.. ??)
Oh comon sir..they sold F-16 block 52 directly to you and we could not do a jack about it....apart from rumors of kill-switch we went empty hands...so this strong and powerful Indian lobby seems to be just an eye wash....
However the article say's F35 will replace these F-16's and then the deal will go....I might be wrong(so please do correct me) but this whole exercise is good 8-10 years away.....the reason is that you just don't stop replace your planes in one go but gradually....What trouble's me is that why would PAF induct more F-16's when at that time-frame people would be inducting 5 generation planes???? Isn't JF-17 the work-horse???