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Yommie said:
This will get replaced by J-10C within 10 years. Mark my words. There's only 1 squadron of F-16C. Too expensive to service. Not worth it.
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Unsure, many countries maintain F-16 fleets of just 12-18 planes. Radar, engine and avionics have a lot of commonality with the A/B MLUs. I expect PAF will maintain it, only problem is with each passing year the APG-68 becomes more and more obsolete in a world of AESA radars. Basically this thing would struggle against a Rafale with Meteor.
 
Yasser76 said:
Unsure, many countries maintain F-16 fleets of just 12-18 planes. Radar, engine and avionics have a lot of commonality with the A/B MLUs. I expect PAF will maintain it, only problem is with each passing year the APG-68 becomes more and more obsolete in a world of AESA radars. Basically this thing would struggle against a Rafale with Meteor.
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It's short on spare parts. The US won't even supply to Pakistan anymore. They are cahoots with India. F-16 don't fly without spare parts. The sooner they replace F-16 with J-10C, the better.
 
Yommie said:
It's short on spare parts. The US won't even supply to Pakistan anymore. They are cahoots with India. F-16 don't fly without spare parts. The sooner they replace F-16 with J-10C, the better.
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Spares are being delivered as is regular maintence, as per US DoD contratc shere

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Just a few months USAF F-16s exercised with PAF F-16s in Pakistan.
 
Yasser76 said:
Unsure, many countries maintain F-16 fleets of just 12-18 planes. Radar, engine and avionics have a lot of commonality with the A/B MLUs. I expect PAF will maintain it, only problem is with each passing year the APG-68 becomes more and more obsolete in a world of AESA radars. Basically this thing would struggle against a Rafale with Meteor.
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In the absence of an AWACS, yes
 
Yommie said:
It's short on spare parts. The US won't even supply to Pakistan anymore. They are cahoots with India. F-16 don't fly without spare parts. The sooner they replace F-16 with J-10C, the better.
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The US has been supplying spare parts regularly for Pak Vipers and this was also a regular occurrence during the embargo days much to the contraire spice brought up by Pakistani conspiracy uncles
 
Raider 21 said:
The US has been supplying spare parts regularly for Pak Vipers and this was also a regular occurrence during the embargo days much to the contraire spice brought up by Pakistani conspiracy uncles
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Nevertheless, the US is not a reliable partner. Pakistan air force plans to replace F-16 with J-10C ASAP.
 
Raider 21 said:
The US has been supplying spare parts regularly for Pak Vipers and this was also a regular occurrence during the embargo days much to the contraire spice brought up by Pakistani conspiracy uncles
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So it's a myth that PAF had to buy from Israel / IAI, via an intermediary, for 3 times the price of similar US parts ?
 
Yasser76 said:
Spares are being delivered as is regular maintence, as per US DoD contratc shere

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Just a few months USAF F-16s exercised with PAF F-16s in Pakistan.
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From the geostrategic POV, it's in the US's interest that the PAF keeps on maintaining its F-16 fleet. So, they should ask for OZGUR upgrade like the TurAF ones...
 
Hussain said:
So it's a myth that PAF had to buy from Israel / IAI, via an intermediary, for 3 times the price of similar US parts ?
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Hi,

It is not. Sanctioned parts were not supplied by US suppliers---. Sanctioned parts cannot be supplied---. It is jail time for whomsoever doing that---and company blacklisted---.
 
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Today in F-16 history
9 Nov 1983
PAF accepts first F-16 from Peace Gate II order.
 
our diplomats need to work on getting us those Iraqi and egyptian block 52s
 
our diplomats need to work on getting us those Iraqi and egyptian block 52s
 
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