PAF BUYING F-16 VISTAS?

Uncle4edgar SG

IS the Pakistani Air Force buying this F-16 VISTAS?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-16_VISTA

In September 2004, the US agreed to the sale of seven RAAF Lockheed Martin C-130E Hercules, including one for spares: the first of these aircraft arrived with relief goods for Kashmir earthquake survivors in November 2005. The PAF has also signed a contract with Indonesia for four CASA CN-235 transport aircraft. In the new era of international co-operation. Pakistani F-16s deployed to Konya Air Base in Turkey for air combat training in October 2004. The USAF has given Lockheed Martin an $89 million contract to supply six long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems for Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales programme. This L-band, tactical radar provides continuous 3D surveillance of air targets out to 243nm (450km) and at altitudes up to 100,000ft (20,480m). Pakistani naval aviation is being strengthened by the gift of eight Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft to replace existing Atlantics, by the acquisition of Harpoon Block-11 missiles for carriage on the P-3C, and by making its two grounded P-3Cs maritime patrol aircraft operational by the end of this year. All will greatly enhance Pakistani maritime battle management. Pakistan is purchasing six HAI Z-9C helicopters from China and the PAF plans a mix of Chinese and Western equipment in case sanctions are ever imposed again. However, what really matters to Islamabad is access to latest network-enabled warfare technology, and that means support from the West. Air borne early warning (AEW) is vital to Pakistan’s defensive posture and the Swedish Erieye system its active phased array AEW radar (which would be mounted on SAAB 2000s) is close to winning a $1 billion ($560 million) contract to counter Indian interest in the Isreali Phalcon system for use on Ilyushin Il-76s. The Ericcson Erieye is tried and test over the cold mountainous regions that the PAF patrols, but release of some of the avionics to Pakistan depend on US export licenses.

Singmarine SG

F-16 XP or F-16 Vista?

weasel1962 SG

The answer is neither.

Approval was sought for 36 F-16C/Ds comprising 12 -Cs and 6 -Ds in the first batch with another 18 options.

Doesn’t even come with the sniper pod though that was requested but it does come with AIDEWs.

Uncle4edgar SG

I think this are F-16A's for the Pakistan Air Force.

Pentaxdude90 SG

I think this are F-16A's for the Pakistan Air Force.

Uncle4edgar SG

COAS flies F-16, takes part in operation Updated at: 1440 PST, Monday, June 15, 2009
BANNU: For the first time in the history of the country, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani flies F-16 and targeted militants’ hideouts. The Air Chief Marshall Rao Qamar Suleman was also accompanied with COAS.

Later, Air Chief Rao Qamar Suleman see off General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani from operational base

Uncle4edgar SG

DASSAULT OURAGAN is for PAKISTAN AIR FORCE 2009?

weasel1962 SG

The first set of pics are F-104s for the italian air force which is stated if one clicks on the link.

F-104s were operated by the PAF in the 70s in the roles that their F-16s currently perform.

The Ouragan pics have the Israeli logos (star of david). The ouragans have a special place in the IDAF primarily for their contributions in the Suez 1956 war. In respect of Pakistan, they are unlikely to be viewed positively as it was used by India. I understand there is a indian ouragan which was confiscated by Pakistan and displayed in a pakistan museum.

Uncle4edgar SG

The PHILIPPINES AIR FORCE will be very glad if the U.S. Navy can

help the Philippine government to purchase this fighter aircrafts.

Although McDonnell proposed the designation F-109 for the new aircraft (which was to be a substantial departure from the basic Voodoo), the USAF assigned the designation F-101B. The Voodoo featured a modified cockpit to carry a crew of two, with a larger and more rounded forward fuselage to hold a Hughes MG-13 fire control radar. It had transponders linking it to the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system, allowing ground controllers to steer the aircraft towards its targets by making adjustments through the plane's autopilot. The F-101B had more powerful Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 engines, making it the only Voodoo not using the -13 engines. The new engines featured a substantially longer afterburner than J57-P-13s. To avoid a major redesign, the extended afterburners were simply allowed to extend out of the fuselage by almost 8 ft (2.4 m). The more powerful engines and aerodynamic refinements allowed an increased speed of Mach 1.75.