https://x.com/Chellaney/status/1775412674018390357?s=20 ---> Biden has not only embraced Pakistan's new military-backed government but also pledged to "continue to forge a strong partnership" with that country, a mecca of terrorism. The US is helping keep Pakistan afloat while modernizing its F-16 fleet to make it more potent against India.More F-16s for PAF are coming! Thank goodness, the SE contest was never awarded to LM.The 18 F-16C/D Block 50/52 models will serve for another 40 years. They were delivered around 2010. There is an option for another 18 more, which will be exercised in due course. To be quite honest, there will be a sale of the F-16 Block 70/72 variant to the PAF in the years ahead and their Block 50/52 models will also get the Block 70/72 upgrade. That is going to happen. The Block 70/72 will come, along with a batch of AIM-120C7/8s (among other weaponry) as they already have the AIM-120C5. America will not sell the F-35 to Pakistan, because of China. And thus the next best route is the Block 70/72.
https://twitter.com/INTELPSF/status/158 ... PWXfM5GDRQ ---> Pakistani diplomats in Washington D.C. have started exploratory discussions with the U.S. state department for acquiring more F-16s, either from the existing U.S. fleet or from mutually friendly countries, according to two Pakistani officials.
Statistics: Posted by Rakesh — 03 Apr 2024 19:57