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US unveils first F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan
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Lalit K Jha

Washington, Oct 14 (PTI) The US today unveiled the first of the 18 new F-16 fighter aircraft being produced for Islamabad even as the Pakistan Army has raised serious concern over the conditions imposed for military aid through the Kerry-Lugar bill.

Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Rao Quamar Suleman, accepted the first F-16 Block 52 aircraft on behalf of the country at an event at the Forth Worth facility of manufacturer Lockheed Martin, also attended by Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani.

Speaking on the occasion, Suleman said the roll out shows that the programme is "on track" despite it experiencing many ups and downs.

The first batch of F-16 aircraft is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan in June next year. The delivery of all 18 jets is planned to be completed by December 2010.
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HAWK21M · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject:

So these are going to be used to fight Terror or a democratic neighbour Smile

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vivekman · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1186 Location: BOM

This is the very reason why we should simply dump the F-16 from the race for 126 multirole fighters for the IAF.

- Vivek
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HamiltonAir · Member Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 797 Location: Bangalore

I guess the F-16s are out of the race, hope so.
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ssbmat · Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 691

I guess the new F16s may be a somewhat castrated version of the American spec (most export versions usually are)

But in any case, F16 is what-35 years old in terms of design? By this token, the only two real contenders are the Gripen and the Typhoon.

I'd vote for the Typhoon, not in the least because they are offering full technology transfer..