look at how Star49 likes to twist every news into anti-IAF propaganda..”IAF gripped by F-16 fear” ! :rolleyes:

so if the USAF comes to India and their pilots fly in IAF MiG-21 Bisons it shows that the USAF is gripped by MiG-21 Bison fear ? or that if they wanna fly the Su-30K/ exercise against it, it means that they are gripped by fear ? what a load of crap this guy/gal comes up with !

the IAF is being offered the F-16, so whats wrong with its pilots flying the aircraft and evaluating its capabilities ? the IAF has already been sending its pilots to the IDF for flying F-16s, they’ve flown F-16s in the US, and now to build better relations with the Thais, they have this exchange programme going..

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Current/index.html

I believe that structural work would be involved to increase the fleet hours..heavily stressed parts ought to be replaced and this would allow the upgraded Mirages to last a lot longer. makes no sense to sink too much money into a jet that wont have that many hours left in its airframe itself.

no, missiles too have a shelf life. after a certain number of years, stored missiles would have to be tested. not just the landing, but high-g maneuvers cause fatigue to the missiles. But, if the MICA’s would be available for substantially cheaper prices, it would be good to go for them, otherwise the IAF could simply place the order with MBDA and then retrofit them on other IAF fighters too. maybe upgrade the remaining Mirages to carry the MICA as well, although Im not sure if the RDM/RDM7 could direct a MICA> can someone else throw some light on this ?

am not quite sure about whether the IAF would like to purchase second hand missiles. unless the price difference makes it worth it. those missiles too have a shelf life, and if any of them have been carried on the Mirages, the fatigue factor would also be taken into account. But then since the platform itself would disappear, it doesnt make sense for teh Qataris to keep their stocks. So I guess that the IAF would pick up the missiles at a cheaper price..BDL already has an agreement with MBDA for manufacture of MICAs if the IAF ever does place a large enough order for them.

no need to put this useless stuff. dont try to compare one airforce to another. just the quantity and number of hrs that F-16 has flown in combat is far more than any sukhoi. thousands of sorties within weeks.

haar maan lee bacche ? your madrassa education dikha dee na ? if you cant argue back or realise you’re cornered, you claim this proof is useless. 😀 you’re soo pathetic ! 😀

the F-16 is competent no doubt about that, but really speaking does not match up to the Mirage-2k-5 or the MKI. and whereas those numbers of a modern aircraft will be a deterrent, if the IAF really wants to go ahead, the F-16s would only delay the inevitable.