That only works if Gripen E is cheaper but it’s not. FA-50 is more or less a training fighter.

Newbuild c/d then? Btw imo.its better to have a lift/low end supersonic fighter alongside a small number of f-35, rather than only having a small number of f-35. Those supersonic fa-50is more than capable of air policing/cas in national airspace. You don’t want to waste precious f-35 airframe hours chasing unresponsive airliners or pounding hiluxes do you?

Its one thing that the IAF sets a ridiculously high bar versus the PAF which is happy to be replacing the F-7 and A-5s with something modern enough.

Frankly, do you think that it was a good idea to set a ridiculously high bar? Was the plan to ingeniously design and build the engines, radars logical and achievable? Without the ridiculously high bar (getting f414 and israeli radars from the beginning) the tejas could have been completed like in 2005 and resources could be then directed to a 5th gen fighter, and there would not be a need for the rafale buy in the 1st place.

As for comparison with the jf-17, the tejas might be a better plane by a bit, but as is for now, it is still work in progress while the jf-17 has entered squadron service. By the time the tejas finally enters production, who knows what advancement block III or newer jf-17 will have.

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It is still a good option to restart f-22 production rather than designing another stealthy air superiority fighter from scratch.

The issue is, currently who owns all the tools? The Us government or LM? If they are owned by the government, could an open tender be sought for the restart of the f-22 production?

Is the same reason because the F-20 doesn’t pass at its own times, the introduction of another plane would have crippled the F-16 orders. Also foreign customers would not any plane that wouldn’t be endorsed by the US itself.
For the rest how would have it performed against latest MiG-23ML versions ( whose production ended in 1984) or even the Mirage 2000 or the IAI Kfir?

It could still sell if northrop has a strong media team like the gripen :dev2:

The small price, big capability gap between the f-20 and f-16 is what doomed it in the end. But still people buy hawk 200s in those times, and it is very expensive for what it is too (with similar catchy “cheap to operate” selling points like the gripen)

As for newbuild f-16s, yes it is not in LM’s interest to still promote the f-16 in competition with its own f-35. It must be a strong need from the buyer itself to want it while the line is still there, and to read through all the LM smoke and mirrors to understand that the f-35 is still not yet ready and to have an all f-35 fleet would be more expensive than a hi-lo mix of newbuild f-16 and f-35.

people like to compare the Tejas and JF-17 with the F-16, but its more comparable in size and engine power to the F-20 tigershark of the 80s.
but has it even surpassed this 40 year old fighter?

Add the gripen c/d to the mix too

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Why the appearant disinterest in newbuild f-16? Honestly imo it is because LM and us government no longer actively pushing the sales of newbuild f-16 (because of f-35 obviously), and those who are truly interested (like uae) isn’t on us government priority to approve the purchase at the moment.

That was some years ago.

If the NG is really cheaper than the c/d, saab wouldn’t still market new c/d builds as a cheaper option to the NG.

http://www.janes.com/article/52239/paris-air-show-2015-saab-sees-continued-future-for-gripen-c-d-combat-aircraft