J 31 not coming in 2024u will hear that PAF asking for more F 16 they made it their ego when all airforce retire them they need all of that junk too yaaar chutiya thinking
PAF Plan Buy 2nd hand F-16 add new JF-17 and Wait for J-31 till 2024
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.
Bhai don't tell me infrastructure training shit F it is the case why u inducted F 16 in 83 for just 40 jets u bought entire setup
J 10b is far better option cheap reliable and most importantly it new can go further
J 10b equal to block 52 and better range radars hard points and superior maneuverability
Remember we lower the F 16 from 70 to 36 in 2004 due to J 10 offer which we not taken
End up getting 18 F 16 so PAF made stupid decision at that time
Do u remember PAF started JF 17 project due to US refused to sell F 16 in 90s era so we brought a alternative jet what is point for going back to zero again
J 10B is best contender to replace Delta wing jet Mirages with Delta wing J 10B
UAE oman kuwait Indonesia Israel saudia Iran
Most of them have F 16 but they never said we can't buy F 15 rafale Eurofighter because we will have different type of infrastructure training to get
It's ridiculous excuse by PAF in war you must have different type of weapons to cover weakness of each other weapons
Our PAF us one dimensional force most valuable at sea where enemy will hit us the hardest if we keep denying facts and keep giving excuses of infrastructure than
GOD HELP US sorry for limited thinking
Sharpshooter
Israelis Indonesians Saudis omanis Kuwaitis Emirates also are professionals but they make good decisions
They have 2 types of jet air superiority and multiple and look your PAF one dimensional
