The PAF is set to receive a batch of Egyptian Air Force Mirage-Vs

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Fellows, spares for Mirages III and V have all but stopped. Pakistan has no choice but to make deals like these. Again, as some members including myself have mentioned several times here, Mirages are for a very different and dedicated role and they are a must. Although these Mirages are more than 50 years old machines, there is nothing in IAF inventory or PAFs that can match the acceleration/speed of these Mirages at 2.2 Mach, and Higher if the aircraft is descending from 30,000 ft. speeding. The jets go in for quick, deep strikes, and return. This is exactly what happened on 27 Feb.

Now, PAF being PAF I won't be surprised if they have some "interesting" plans with them too....

When the OEM shuts down a production/support ops for a product you're "free" to do what you like with it...

 

[BHarwana]

Why aren't we replacing 5 decades old Mirages with planes like J-10 ??

There are many undeclared weapons which are integrated with Mirage of Pakistan until J-10 are completely integrated according to our ground attack needs you will keep seeing mirages.

 

[TOPGUN]

There are many undeclared weapons which are integrated with Mirage of Pakistan until J-10 are completely integrated according to our ground attack needs you will keep seeing mirages.

J-10's ?

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

chalo khair hai was excited for a sec kuch keh lo they served us well on 27 feb....

Isin't this better than Mirage strikers?

 

[Imran Khan]

No one seems to know. But:

1) even if Block 2 production is in full swing, we will still be unable to replace all the Mirages for a few years. So would have needed these spares.

2) block 3 seems to be an entirely new aircraft. May be PAF only wants the new aircraft- for the same reasons that you want something new and not same old Mirage. The Mirage is still our primary attack aircraft, may be there are deficiencies in the Block 2 that make is undesirable for the Mirages to be replaced with it, hence why we are waiting for Block 3.

ohh bhai if we replace one sqn with thunders we have 18-24 mirages for cannibalizing .

 

[Myth_buster_1]

At one end we are trying to retire Mirage V fleet, on the other we are getting used ones from the third party. Indeed, Facepalm. I guess PAF not yet integrated JF-17 into its nuclear and naval strike role. PS, anything short of Mirage-2000 is a waste of resources on so many levels.

PAF has mastered Mirage-III and V, they will utilize even the last reaming screws and nuts. ex egyptian Mirages will be used as spares until JF-17 replaces all the old junk.

 

[PakShaheen79]

Wise decision considering that Dassault has stopped production of their spare and we are biggest operator of IIIs and Vs left in the world. Replacement is going to take some time. PAF is investing not only money on Block-III but time as well. So far we have planned to induct 63 Block-III only. In such circumstances, we need our Deltas to be operational. PAC know this plane inside out and that's a very valuable thing. With integration of strike elements through ROSE program, platform still holds some promise to deliver provided if used tactfully which is exactly what PAF achieved on Feb. 27. Rembmer, no aircraft alone fight in combat. It is combination of different systems working in synergy within the battlefield which produced the results. This deal is just to keep the platform flying carrying H2/H4 like smart weapons. PAF knows better when to put these on front lines to ensure a successful hit against enemy targets while remaining away from harm. So, take a chill pill. These are not being acquired to form our front line squadrons.

 

[Hassan Guy]

PAF and PAC need to pull off an Iran and reverse engineer this plane

 

[Riz]

chalo khair hai was excited for a sec kuch keh lo they served us well on 27 feb....

Joke apart.... Our Mirage v are the one who surprised IAF on 27 feb... And hit the targets with pin point accuracy

 

[SSGcommandoPAK]

-How many ?
-At what price ?
-Are these Mirages more advance than our Mirage 5 aircrafts ?

 

[Amavous]

Details of Egypt air force Mirage Vs

Mirage 5SDE : Single-seat radar-equipped fighter-bomber version for Egypt, equivalent to Mirage IIIE; 54 built
Mirage 5E2 : Upgraded radarless attack version for Egypt. 16 built
Mirage 5SDR : Export version of the Mirage 5R for Egypt; six built
Mirage 5SDD : Two-seat trainer for Egypt; six built

 

[BHarwana]

J-10's ?

J-10 is good platform but for it to be in PAF we need it customize according to our needs. Chinese need for J-10 is different and Pakistani need is different. Now there are lot of JF-17 export orders in Pipeline. 2019 will see some JF-17 induction but as soon as block 3 is revealed the production will facilitate export orders and J-10 might see integration in that time for Pakistan making it come along Rafale jets and in the mean while we might use Egyptian jets to refresh our own Mirages. Mirage is good to counter Indian S-400 aquisition as it had capacity to carry more air to ground weapons so we will keep seeing them for a while.

 

[Khafee]

Don't you see it in a way like still better addition adding numbers & parts till we have, JF-17 taking in dedicated role.

Getting the M2K would have been better, The Egyptians and then the French ones.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

IAF Mirage 2000s were the only aircraft that gave us trouble on 27 in ka hal nikalna paray ga....

I was told here in pdf that they ran away

 

[Tps43]

Mirage V - again?

Told ya

@Signalian Comments?

They can replace non rose mirages