The Pakistan Air Force no longer has new-built F-16s on its modernization roadmap, but F-16s may still arrive, but in the form of used and surplus fighters.
According to the Pakistan Air Force’s commander, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, the next-gen fighter will be driven by building indigenous capacity
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is in talks with Turkish Aerospace Industries to upgrade 74 F-16A/B & C/D. Specific details have not yet been disclosed
The PAF delivered two key capabilities in order to effectively support the Army & Frontier Corps in FATA: (1) Airborne ISR and (2) precision airstrikes.