PAF sortie rate is dubious. How many hours they get to fly their junk fighters ?
I didn't mentioned we are fourth largest get that fact check but even then comparing an A grade American Airforce fleet with India which flies 50s 60s era antique is silly.
Rafale will solve the quality issue of aircraft you want that to be stopped ? It has 5 or 10 year maintenance/repair support deal with Dassault .
F 16 and other american airframes have more lifetime compared to a Russian jet. I hope you do know that?
PAF F -7 have dubious record of going down many incidents they don't even report .
F 7 pg 14+ crashed out of 50+ they had in last 15 years
You want to compare F 16 crash rate do that with Mirage 2000
F 16 crash record with Su 30 yes do that too you are welcome.
And i did say that we have shoddy maintenance issue what else I am supposed to admit ?
Let's say it Indians are less professional compared to their western counter parts. Make you feel good ?
If you read my post again..
Trainer shortage --- HAL insistence on having indigenous trainer or assembled by them which they failed to deliver and blocked import too.
BAE hawk deal suffered and delayed for years due to that there is no IJT and Pilatus further order were blocked as they may deliver a product in a few years and IAF should wait for them with .
red roses.
That's where training took a major hit in last 2 decades. I have raised that many a times in the forum .
But not buying Rafale because IAF jet have crashed is the most stupid thing i have read.