Pakistan Air Force | News & Discussions

[Oscar]

now lets turn that into a gain for Pakistan, how it it help that the Indians, Pakistan biggest thorn is doing exercise with the Malaysians a friend of Pakistan?


the mki's and mig29's are as capable as the f16's now single use standalone and highly understood by the other side especially since 2019. the only thing the f16 has a advantage of the the aim120 and even now it cant come close to firing them.

I dont understand your point.

RMAF links arent exclusive nor inclusive to Malaysian government friendships and so on.
Pak Mil has deep ties with US military despite ups and downs but on a general scale the state of Pakistan is not a preferred ally for the US government.

Each relationship drives a specific mechanism and leads to different gains/losses for each party.

I am not sure regarding single use - F-16s still have a very different role and provide a serious deterrent to the Indian fleet - the majority of it still being outgunned by the AIM-120 other than 33 aircraft.

 

[Aamir Hussain]

I for one think that F-16 will be relegated to interdiction and strike role with push for integration of more air to ground munitions.

 

[Michael]

the Chinese are in the eygpt doesnt make there relationship deep. there site a muppet state but who now knows is behind the strings.

The latest news is that the PLAAF and the Egyptian Air Force are currently conducting a new military exercise.
What's different this time is that the PLAAF has deployed J-16 heavy fighter jets to Egypt. This marks the first time China has sent heavy fighter jets to the region.
According to known records, previously, the PLAAF had only deployed J-16 heavy fighter jets to Pakistan and Russia for military exercises with other countries.
This is the third time.

So please don't use your own views and thinking to predict the actions of Chinese people.

 

[BlueMarlin]

The latest news is that the PLAAF and the Egyptian Air Force are currently conducting a new military exercise.
What's different this time is that the PLAAF has deployed J-16 heavy fighter jets to Egypt. This marks the first time China has sent heavy fighter jets to the region.
According to known records, previously, the PLAAF had only deployed J-16 heavy fighter jets to Pakistan and Russia for military exercises with other countries.
This is the third time.

So please don't use your own views and thinking to predict the actions of Chinese people.

all of what youve said holds no context, and i already know this. the point im making here is that a state like eygpt is not a strategic partner, yet china sends a large fleet of aircraft there for exercises.

also the chinese state and the chinese people are two different entities and shouldn’t be considered the same.

 

[Michael]

the point im making here is that a state like eygpt is not a strategic partner, yet china sends a large fleet of aircraft there for exercises.

In 1956, Egypt formally established diplomatic relations with the PRC, becoming the first Arab and African country to do so.
In 1999, bilateral relations were upgraded to a strategic cooperative partnership.
In 2014, they were further upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
In 2024, the two countries issued a joint statement agreeing to elevate their relations towards the goal of building a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era.

Your point of view is invalid.

Military cooperation between China and Egypt is very close, with increasing frequency and level of interaction between the two sides.

You cannot belittle China-Egypt cooperation simply because you dislike Egypt. Similarly, cooperation between China and Pakistan is not affected by cooperation between Pakistan and the United States.

also the chinese state and the chinese people are two different entities and shouldn’t be considered the same.

Are you trying to split China? There is no serious split between the government and the people in China.

If you insist on talking about public opinion, I suggest you go to Chinese social media and experience it for yourself, instead of reading nonsense from some Western English-language media.