Salty rumors: Pakistan to buy Mirage - 2000 fighter jets from a friendly country

[Imran Khan]

Jf17 ko dua do warna hamari airforce ke pilot aaj bhi A5 or f7 ura rahy hoty

 

[Genghis khan1]

Any fighter jet 30 years or older isn’t combat worthy. It will start developing fatigue fractures after few back to back combat sorties and will be out of service at the start of the war.

 

[Corax]

Any fighter jet 30 years or older isn’t combat worthy. It will start developing fatigue fractures after few back to back combat sorties and will be out of service at the start of the war.

Erm, what about the 50 year old PAF Mirages and 40 year old Block 15 Vipers?

 

[Trailer23]

Even if Qatar decides to it give it away to Pak free of cost, they can't. As they need approval from original manufacturers in order to do so. And with the breakdown of France and Pakistan relations in last two years it's not gonna happen.

Not that I approve of such a deal - if there was any reality to it...

However, I doubt France is gonna raise any issue even its in India's pocket. France has to deal with the Qatari Govt. too & that they don't wanna piss 'em off just for a few outdated can openers.

There are also rumors floating about that India isn't gonna go for additional Rafales for the Air Force. Now Navy, is another story.

 

[Abid123]

Who buys Mirage-2000 in 2023?

 

[Olympus81]

PAF are retiring Mirage III/IVs, A5, F7 and replacing them with JF17s.

No reason to get another old platform and have a pain integrating the whole backend infrastructure to maintain them.

While F16s and J-10s would remain the frontline.

Are all PAF F16s upgraded to block 52s?

 

[Genghis khan1]

Erm, what about the 50 year old PAF Mirages and 40 year old Block 15 Vipers?

Junk. Good for 23 March fly pass only.

 

[Thrust_Vector998]

40 year old Block 15 Vipers?

Those have Been upgraded to Block 52+ levels after MLU

 

[Falcon26]

Mirage-2000 doesn’t bring any new capability and only creates more logistical and maintenance headache. PAF is perfectly fine with 3 frontline jets, no need to act like the Indian Air Force which operates various fighter types and chronically face’s maintenance and battle readiness issues.

 

[Corax]

Those have Been upgraded to Block 52+ levels after MLU

I'm well aware of that, tell that to the guy above who thinks they're junk and only suitable for parade flyby.

Junk. Good for 23 March fly pass only.

So I guess they were junk in operation Swift Retort too?

 

[Genghis khan1]

I'm well aware of that, tell that to the guy above who thinks they're junk and only suitable for parade flyby.



So I guess they were junk in operation Swift Retort too?

You want to evaluate 30 min weapon drop off mission sustainability with 30 days or possibly 30 weeks of nonstop dog fights and air battle.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Those have Been upgraded to Block 52+ levels after MLU

US has long list of frontline fighter before F-16. US don’t expect F-16s to act like a front line fighter. Half of F-15 (around 350+) were grounded and many salvaged when airframe fatigue cause one F-15 to break apart during 6G turn. Investigation relived half of F-15 fleet is effected by hairline cracks in airframes and many are not combat worthy even after upgrade.

 

[ziaulislam]

If there is kick back involved then sure why not

 

[hyperman]

It doesn't make sense, why would you buy it when you have JF-17s and J-10s and F-16s. It would just have an added burden of a new platform with no new capabilities compared to the other 3, more new logistics and maintenance, more training for that specific platform, more reliance on spares from France for the engine and other things. Makes 0 sense. So its likely a BS story.

 

[SeaMermaid]

if i am not wrong IAF M2Ks are used primally as bombers.