are yaar -
Look lets not go into PAF's best pilots flying the F-16s and IAF dreading them ...ok ? :?: 'coz it is bit of "chest-beating" excercise ///if u know what I mean ( each side says this is that and the other side says that is this blah blah ...)
My point is ....let us assume that the USA now suddenly agrees to supply the Pak with F-16 (since it is now a MNNA of the USA )....which spec do u think u will get ? :? U certainly won't get the best and latest goodies on it like the Israelies ...and the UAE has one of the best versions of the F-16 and soon there are plans to export a block60 to the middle eas country which will feature goodies not yet there on the current USAF F-16's ... IMHO all this won't be given to Pak either by the USA or by the UAE or other third party .....why us ask ? :?
....see ....right now (short term of 5-6 years) the India-US-Pak relations is unstable and any major arms deal b/w either of these three parties will cause tensions in the subcontinent ....for instance will u be happy bunnies if the TOT of F-16 is given to India ( rumours are Lockheed has offered us this deal with US government bakcing) ??? no right ? similarly India won't like US giving Pak F-16s since it will affect the peace process badly and cause alarms in the Indian camp in the US who are looking to cement a good relationship with the States.
Likewise the US knows the repercussions of seeling any major arms or other defence related equipment to Pak at this critical point. It knows that the damaeg has been done by keeping India in the dark about Paks MNNA status . And it won't do such things hopefully.. :roll
That is why I am saying u won't get F-16s now and the best bet is the J-10 ....
hope u see my point ...