Yes I never would have gotten that from your post about shiny objects and getting bored. Strings are always attached. Pakistan has also learned from previous experiences. Hence we will only accept if the deal is funded via CSF funds.
Corporation on us equipments via Turkey will be difficult to procure or upgrade. Near past US denied even training of Tuaf Pilots by PAF for f16 also restricted TAI on engine sales to third party ie t129 for PAK army aviation. It is correct our some f16 batches was upgraded via turkey but for now and near future i don't see to happen that again. "Allah kary meri assessment wrong ho"
One thing is worrying me too much which is countries like us economy based on agricultural products will be played by our elite class when they smuggle or export our food to those rich countries which has wealth but not food till now every country has well food storage but after that if period of Epidemic run long then this is most probability that food shortage take place in many developed countries & than they import by force or via smuggling. In Pakistan we say " jis de ghar de dany hovan o bhuka ni marda". Till now we survive because majority of our population has enough storage in home for basic items such as wheat and rice etc due to our agricultural base even we hit by same elite when thy stocked the flour and sugar and other essentials items. But imagine if these gready mind people export this or smuggled it what happens. Remember we are too much in loans by many countries....
Neither fo I believe that is possible, But definitely PAF won’t leave them getting rusted out in the open...
@Khafee sir g move this post to related section or matching section please
Mirages and F16's, is like comparing apple to oranges.
Yeah, My motive was a bit different, Given how PAF is going “ALL OUT” in keeping their useful fleet alive irrespective of origin, Should have been the statement. They won’t leave our top fighters so easily, F-16s will be aggressively sought for upgrades sooner I hope
Once PAF has an alternate capable fighter, keeping F16's out of PAF's hands becomes a futile exercise?
That would be a waste of combat experience, Training and practice of decades, Not until another fighter becomes a mainstay and replaces the crown of F-16.
Do you have another choice?
bhai i think after acquirung j 15 , US would not have same leverage on Pakidtan as she has now. with f 16 , we cant use it on our own as we have to get codes for mission as some one said on pdf.