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Well said, and I also recall Haris Khan from PakDef stating that the trainer Saab 2000 will eventually be integrated with the system, bringing the fleet back to the original 4. As for the blacklisting, I think in a couple of years Pakistan can ask Sweden to lift it, especially if a second democratic transition of powers occurs via elections.I don't know when the official story will come out, and tell truth to the Pakistani people. I guess the most embarrassing moment in the history of PAF is kept quiet and lies and deception is thrown around. Remember that this action is largely speculated as State-Actor Sponsored in guide of Non-State Actors, and operations of these aircraft shall remain in secrecy and mystery moving forward, as much as you children here will allow with your super observation on small things.
The Truth Remains: During the attack in Minhas, three aircraft were parked together when they were attacked. The one in the middle got completely burned, but its burning itself gave intense heat to the ones parked on left and right, damaging them intensely. Anything else anyone tells you is far from the truth.
PAF has done intensive work in recovering both aircraft, and have succeeded, both recovering the birds and their electronic equipment. However, they are keeping the birds under wraps till all the trials are done. They will be shown to the people one by one in its due time. Meanwhile, only two aircraft are serviceable, the one that you have rightly noticed always, and the civil version. Contrary to the speculation, the civil version has not been cannibalised to fix the damaged aircraft.
There is no SAAB blacklisting for Pakistan. This is utter rubbish. SAAB is represented by Majid and very well connected and doing business and supporting their equipment across all three armed forces.
Also, if the Saab program is dead or down to 1 AEW&C and is to remain this way forever, then the PAF would become deadly serious about filling that gap, and we'd begin hearing about it showing interest in additional ZDK03 or even replacement Erieye from Sweden.