I think IAF is quiet clear that its not interested in JSF. The 5 gen option will be joint venture with russia (Mig/Sukhoi) and MCA. JSF, PSF…etc will have a long wait and only be delivered after 2015.
I doubt the reduction in munber was due that fact. Chinese tech is way inferior to russian tech forget american or french. F-16 would definitely be superior but costlier than the J-10. F-16 numbers have gone down because of fund shortage and J-10 is a cheaper alternative to make up the numbers, also it lets pakistan try the plane out without spending too much on buying 80-100 odd unproven J-10’s. If they like it or run out of the american option I am sure they would order more J-10.
Yup and they will supply Su-27 to PAf when US sells F-22 to india :))
Assuming both ships are well maintained and the crews well trained and the aircrafts also kept upto date. Kuz defenitely has a big advantage due to the fact that Su-33 out ranges the Mig-29k. Also being bigger I assume ir can also carry more Su-33. Of course in chinese hands without training or experience of using a carrier, its a differnet story altogether.
I seriously doubt russia would supply anything other than choppers. The J-10 purchase is due to US scroning pakistan and paucity of funds to buy F-16 currently. Russian, F-16 , J-10 and JF-17..four different planes for the cash starved PAF?? lets be serious.
So By 2050 they plan to have what 2-3 CV’s against the 12-13 super CV’s of US? Heck India and russia will have 3 CV’s or more by then. The report doesn’t say anything concrete.
Looks suspiciously similar to the P-17 launch.
Heh heh unless the gal got jacked by a Mirage2005 coz she was flying another chinese junk or a 50 year old plane.
Newer sensors and brahmos. Not sure of the SAM. I don’t thin the barak-2 is ready. SO maybe shtil-1 with barak-1.
Pakistan would surely slip in an order for F-16’s before 2008. I can’t see them going with an all chinese air-force, just too easy to beat.
The 20 Mirage-2k5 thingy just seems like a trick to not let dassault close down the Mirage production line. Seriously Rafale is too costly and overlaps heavily with the Su-30 MKI that India already operates. This basically allows India to keep the Mirage 2k5 in race till the US congress decides on the Nuke deal. IAf defenitely prefers the Mirage over F-16 or 18.
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I am hoping for a combination of shtil-1 and Barak-2. If what they say about the range of barak-2 (70-80) km is true, then it would provide a decent air defence. Of course adding a few S-300 would be even better but might be wistful thinking.
Defensive probably Shtil-1 or Barak-2 (maybe later). I doubt it will carry any offensive missiles other than on aircrafts. The standard Kh-31p/a and KH-35 with sea eagle for Mig-29k/NLCA/Harrier.
Yup, the Il-38’s have been carrying them for a while. I remember there is a photo in acig.org. Check it out for photos of Tu-142 and Il-38 with sea eagle. All credit to harry I guess.