abdulbarijan
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So , f 16 the most advanced version is rejected by IAF on performance not on the issue of cost. Very different what you wanted to portray in your previous posts.
Russian are using the sukhoi series since her inception. China also has lot of russian birds. The point that tickle me why pakistan chose jordan junks when they had the option of brand new f17.
How do you know what I wanted to portray in my post, you were the one that said that F-16 IN was rejected by IAF, I merely brought in to your attention that the same can be said about Rafale and Gripen...
F-16 was not the fit for IAF-- does that mean that it is any less of an aircraft ?? -- well if so, then USAF and the IDAF are in big trouble as their backbones are composed of F16's ... and incidentally they are also known as amongst the best air forces in the world ...
The next logical question is which performance parameters were the ones on which the IAF rejected the F-16 -- because in weapon systems that belong in the same generation --- its not simply A is better then B in performance, you have to look at it in detail because XYZ of weapon A can be better then the JKL of weapon B, so what matters is --- what matter to the customer .. "XYZ" or "JKL" and based on that a weapon system is favored or discarded...
To quote a few lines of an analysis done by Ashley.J.Tellis :-
With its CFTs, the F-16IN’s handling and sustained turn rates — which otherwise rank among the world’s best dropped to the bottom relative to the other MMRCA competitors and thus provided the final strike against its inclusion in the shortlist. The fact that the CFT-equipped F-16IN would be less maneuverable compared to Pakistan’s F-16 Block 50/52s made the Super Viper’s exclusion from the MMRCA shortlist virtually a foregone conclusion.
The russians inducted the SU-30 in 2013/14, you can check it if you want ---and I already answered that point, both the F-16 and JF-17 have different roles in our doctrine .. hence the acquisition of both --
However, if you want to go down this road then fine, the point that should tickle you more is that why is LCA after all the claims of it being a 4.5 gen aircraft has not even been able to replace your Mig-21's which are frankly known as the flying coffins...
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