Lockheed offers to upgrade F-16s, give C-130s

[SABRE]

Sabre, no one here has a problem with the PAF flying F-16s. What we do have a problem is, is america switching off the spares pipeline for our main offensive air fleet just like it can do with all our armed gunships (Ah-1) and the back bone of our transport fleet (C-130s). Keeping this in mind there is no point in upgrading our fleet agn and agn and agn to get the same result : limited amount of operation service in wartime. And whats the point of these babies if they wont be able to fly for long in war time?

Well i do agree with you, besides if you want F-16s (of the same variant) than y r u makin JF-17 which ACM says is better than the F-16 Block 15.

 

[Revival_786]

Yeah the JF-17s will be much more capable then Pak's mirages... no point getting old F-16s.

 

[SABRE]

Yeah the JF-17s will be much more capable then Pak's mirages... no point getting old F-16s.

Well there is no point in buying the same Variant of F-16. IF you have to buy an F-16 buy block 60 & I think PAF would be thinking of F-16 Block 60, this might give PAF edge over India's Mirage2000-5 but PAF still maintains the room to counter SU-30.

But there is one thing we r not taking in accord. I think this ACM doesnt like F-16s. Every time press asks him abt F-16s he ends up saying "lets buy some thing else, may be F-18" He has said this jokingly twice now. Some What Humor, may be he is serious. But if u r not gettin F-16s how r u going to get F-18. He also visited Belgiun F-16s some time ago, he found them in good shape but ignores to comment much except tht we want approval from USA. Mostly he ignores. MAY BE HE REALY DISLIKES F-16s.
May be he favors JF-17s upgrade equalent to Block 60 than just buying Block 60.