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Agreed, PAF had the opportunity to be trained by USAF and multiple other international countries. However, PAF pilots have low flying hours and thus lesser in-cockpit experience. By 27th Feb misadventure of theirs, I will also say they lack effective BVR strategies and deep-strike attack...

Don't you think 24 M2000s for spares alone is kind of overkill in the name of spares ?

Taking in another new platform will stretch our logistics even further. We are already operating way too much of a diverse air fleet. A wise thing will be buying another 36 more Rafales that will future-safe us against any Chinese & Pakistani air threats, and fast-forward with developing Tejas...

We might be converting around a squadron strength of M2000 (~12) into M2000 "I" standards by upgrading them with Thompson-CSF RDY radar, EW suite, and integrating MICA missiles. Rest we can keep for spare parts. This is a pretty good deal. One squadron more of 4th Gen. M2000I will greatly...