Pakistan to buy old F-16s from Jordan - Chapter closed for new F-16s blk-52s from US

[Zibago]

But this is the NEWS back from Jan 2016... Any latest updates because Indian Members in this forum are very confident about their FGFA...!!

Russia is having issues with it i dont think they will have battle ready t50,s till 2025

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

Do these have the same specs as the ones we have recently sent for mlu? We can also compare their cost. I think we got the old ADF ones for 15 million a pop

They are similar...
Jordan bought MLUed aircraft hence these became redundant. If PAF get them they would cost some where around 250 million very similar to what Pakistan was paying to get 8 blk 52's.

 

[optimisticlad]

With 190 aircraft reportedly having to replace by 2020 we have to shake each corner to cater for numbers or we would be seeing repeat telecast of what happening to Mig-21s and Mig-27s in our neighbor. Thunder also can not cater for all and we dont have that much money for PAF now as its PN whose turn is now up there to. Also life of these F-16s aint short and that is why we are upgrading them.

SIr how many jets we gona get from Jordan?
what is the existing jordanian inventory of F 16s A/B?

 

[Indian009]

Ameen...Allah kare...

Indian version won't be ready before 2022. Primary Russian version will be ready by the year end and 1 Sqd ( 12 ac ) will be inducted in next year.

After all Dev is complete ( around 2019/20) RuAF will go for mass order.

Indian version will take 2/3 more years.

But I belive at some point India will buy few PAK-FA as stop gap measure like we do it with Su MKK version

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

This F16 ....lol

 

[Rank]

Yes! Because it is one of the most cost effective fighter aircraft in the world.

Is liye sab F16 kay agay pechay ghoomtay hain..

cost effective ? lol a single unit of BLK 52 way more expensive than many aircrafts. Please check the cost.

 

[khanasifm]

Last batch of 13 costed 75 mil and had on av 3000 hours airframe life left or 20 years new f7 has total 2400 hours airframe life from China

 

[Green Angel]

These F-16 has caused more damage to PAKISTAN than our enemies.....

 

[CHI RULES]

What's the point Of getting second hand jets with Few years life left in them

There are Many other options Superior to F-16

The Mlued F16s get major overhaul and even new parts where required with extension in life of abt 20 Years.

 

[Sharpshooter12]

By reading a few of the comments here it seems our common folk like to think that they know more about what PAF needs to do than those professionals in the PAF itself.

What we need to understand is that we are cash strapped, US congress did not block us from buying those f-16s they just asked us to foot the whole bill by ourself, and we don't have the cash to do that.

And even if somehow we do get the cash (lets say Dar becomes a lannister and start shitting gold) what other options do we have.

Russia will not sell us SU-35 no matter how many times we write about it on this forum unless of course Putin becomes a member of the defence.pk and sees our enthusiasm, get impressed and with tears in his eyes allows us to buy those planes.

Rafale is not an option as India is already getting it and we can't afford Euro-Fighter even with that gold that Dar shit.

So only other feasible option is J-10 which pretty much offers the same goodies that a MLUed F-16 has to offer but will require the seting up of new infrastructure, training and doctrine and that too for just a couple of squardons.

Also please keep in mind that we need to replace about 200 old planes (read obsolete), and we need to do it quicky before we start having our own flying coffins. The pace at which JF-17's (which cost us correct me if I am wrong $30-35 Million each) leaving the assembly line it seems impossible that we will be able to replace all of these planes by even 2025. So if we don't procure alternatives we will lose quite a few of our brave pilots flying those junk planes.

Now getting these old F-16s for less than 20 Million USD a piece is a good bargain, once MLUed which of course will have its own cost these planes can provide 4000-6000 hours to PAF. So they can easily serve us till 2035.

 

[waz]

About now, the only option the PAF has, and to be honest it's still quite good. When funds permit, they can go for something else.

 

[Blue Marlin]

I also think and plus its a no brainer that what ever number we get from Jordan will be ADF's fighters lets see how many we can get .

16 is what they have left

 

[danger007]

Nahhh... we just now really need to burn the buniya *** tough

You mean with those old jets which F 16A/B .. good...





Wht is the use of buying retired jets to replace retiring jets..

 

[Manticore]

Last batch of 13 costed 75 mil and had on av 3000 hours airframe life left or 20 years new f7 has total 2400 hours airframe life from China

So even after structural upgrade + mlu-ing them to blk50 standard these 13 fighters still didnt cost us more than 15 million/pop [ assuming 10 million upgrade package/plane] keeping in view the jft is around 20 million ball park with a production rate of 13-20/ annum

Thanks uncle SAM !

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

F16 Arahe Hain HOOOOOOSHIYAR

Now Instead of 8 we are getting 16 double the fun

Upgrade in Turkey we are back in business