PAF J-35AE - News, Updates and Discussions

[Ali_Baba]

Hi,

The Mirages are not going nywhere soon.

Those things are geriatric planes that need to be put down asap. They serve no value in modern warfare...... time move past nostalgia.

 

[WatchtowerWarrior4Ever]

Those things are geriatric planes that need to be put down asap. They serve no value in modern warfare...... time move past nostalgia.

Grounding the Mirages now would leave real gaps in strike and reconnaissance.

 

[Cipher212]

Those things are geriatric planes that need to be put down asap. They serve no value in modern warfare...... time move past nostalgia.

Mirages can still successfully strike Indian positions in a real war and come back alive. It can be done. The invincibility of modern radars and missiles is somewhat overstated. We are brainwashed by brochures and marketing material.

 

[Yasser76]

Grounding the Mirages now would leave real gaps in strike and reconnaissance.

Both statements can be true I think

 

[Ali_Baba]

Mirages can still successfully strike Indian positions in a real war and come back alive. It can be done. The invincibility of modern radars and missiles is somewhat overstated. We are brainwashed by brochures and marketing material.

It took 2 Mirages with 2 pilots + 2 WSO's to deliver one precision missile during the 2019 conflict with India and that still required "Line of sight control" putting at risk a Mirage that had to fly a high mission profile guiding the missile to its target.

Now, a JF17 alone can deliver 2 precision cruise missiles on its own with just 1 pilot in a standoff manner...

The Mirages cannot generate the mission rate that the JF17 can, at the lower cost that a JF17 can...

Mirages are old, and will tire easily given the maintenance issues relative to their age. They need to be replaced with JF17s asap.