Although Congress has put a block on Foreign Military Financing (FMF) support for a proposed sale of 8 F-16 Block-52 to Pakistan, the idea has not died.
Congress has refused to release Foreign Military Financing for Pakistan’s request for eight Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block-52+
It has to be asked – what new qualitative capability is the $70-80 million a unit F-16 Block-52+ bringing to the Pakistan Air Force?
The Pakistan Air Force is intending to buy another 10 new F-16 Block-52s in addition to the 8 it has recently requested from the U.S.
It is possible that the PAF is considering used F-16s as a means to both plug nearing operational gaps as well as steadily …
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Sohail Aman confirmed to numerous Pakistani media outlets that the PAF was in negotiations with the U.S for “the latest” F-16s
22 October 2015
By Bilal Khan
In the backdrop of a possible civilian nuclear energy deal between the U.S and Pakistan (which I intend to write about in the coming days), the U.S government just cleared the sale…
By Bilal Khan
The Iraqi Air Force just deployed its newly delivered F-16s to combat against the group known as ISIS. Lieutenant General Anwar Hama Amin, the commanding officer of the Iraqi Air Force, said “Fifteen air strikes were carried out in the…
Turkey inks a $10.67B deal for UK Typhoon jets, plus it’s buying F-16s. But what does this mean for its own next-gen KAAN fighter program?
Pakistan’s renewed clashes with Afghanistan mark a shift in Islamabad’s security posture — from eastward deterrence toward a westward, US-aligned focus once again.