JF17s For New Afghan Air Force?

[Ahmet Pasha]

What are the prospects of Pakistan selling new Government in Afghanistan JF17? As they build a new economy?

Edit: This thread seeks to project scenario where we fast forward 3-5 years.

 

[RAMPAGE]

What are the prospects of Pakistan selling new Government in Afghanistan JF17? As they build a new economy?

None. Pakistan would not want Afghanistan to have a strong air force.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

None. Pakistan would not want Afghanistan to have a strong air force.

Why not bro?

 

[Khan vilatey]

What are the prospects of Pakistan selling new Government in Afghanistan JF17? As they build a new economy?

None we would not arm Afghanistan with anything that can be used against us

 

[Khanate]

You are likely to see more Afghan cadets at PMA and PAF Academy.

Afghanistan neither have the capacity nor the experience or the budget to sustain an air force and absorb jets like JF-17. The entire economy is roughly $20 billion and there are nearly 40 million people in the country. Bread & butter issues and rebuilding will be their major concern.

 

[Bawag]

What are the prospects of Pakistan selling new Government in Afghanistan JF17? As they build a new economy?

"Afghans are good warriors/fighters but they make bad soldiers" heard it in an interview

 

[Bossman]

What are the prospects of Pakistan selling new Government in Afghanistan JF17? As they build a new economy?

Mashaks first

 

[RAMPAGE]

Why not bro?

Because the new Afghan state has yet to prove that it would adhere to international norms of cooperation and diplomacy. Once the new Afghan state has been integrated into the international community via economic and strategic relations, and it proves itself sufficiently cooperative and dependable, Pakistan can help develop the new air force. For now, no new government, whether exclusively Taliban or comprising a coalition, can be trusted with weapons which can be used as leverage against Pakistan.

There are safer and more lucrative opportunities for Afghan-Pak cooperation.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Because the new Afghan state has yet to prove that it would adhere to international norms of cooperation and diplomacy. Once the new Afghan state has been integrated into the international community via economic and strategic relations, and it proves itself sufficiently cooperative and dependable, Pakistan can help develop the new air force. For now, no new government, whether exclusively Taliban and or consisting of a coalition, can be trusted with weapons which can be used as leverage against Pakistan.

There are safer and more lucrative opportunities for Afghan-Pak cooperation.

Oh yeah my thread essentially is fast forwarding 3-5 years. I should edit it.

 

[RAMPAGE]

Oh yeah my thread essentially is fast forwarding 3-5 years. I should edit it.

Your post is, forgive my bluntness, naively optimistic. There is no certainty that there will be a stable, uncontested Afghan government in the near future. If there is military resistance against the Taliban from other Afghan stakeholders, Pakistan will never arm the Taliban. It cannot bear the repercussions so long as EU and the US remain its biggest trading partners, which they will for the foreseeable future.

Expect Pakistan's interaction with the IEA, in all domains, to be very tentative for the time being.

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

One scenario Pakistan can explore is leasing Afghanistan's bases to house some PA and PAF assets, but that would depend on whether Rawalpindi still believes in 'strategic depth'. But Lt. Gen (Retd) Tariq Khan said that idea lived and died with Gen Mirza Aslam Beg. So, I guess not? (@SQ8)

 

[Bossman]

Your post is, forgive my bluntness, naively optimistic. There is no certainty that there will be a stable, uncontested Afghan government in the near future. If there is military resistance against the Taliban from other Afghan stakeholders, Pakistan will never arm the Taliban. It cannot bear the consequential repercussions so long as EU and the US remain its biggest trading partners, which they will for the foreseeable future.

Expect Pakistan's interaction with the IEA, in all domains, to be very tentative for the time being.

Don’t count on it. Pakistan has trained Taleban pilots in the past. Their cadets might already be in our academies. Taliban officials were present at the last PMA passing out parade.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

One scenario Pakistan can explore is leasing Afghanistan's bases to house some PA and PAF assets, but that would depend on whether Rawalpindi still believes in 'strategic depth'. But Lt. Gen (Retd) Tariq Khan said that idea lived and died with Gen Mirza Aslam Beg. So, I guess not? (@SQ8)

Don't know about strategic depth but Gen Hameed Gul seemed to stipulate that Afghanistan goes hand in hand with Pakistan. Whatever happens there will have huge impact here.

A joint base couldn't hurt I suppose. Pakistan in future will need to embark on a massive relationship building exercise. If we don't want Indians returning to Afghanistan.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Should be a good deal. JF-17 Block 3 is a beast.

 

[RAMPAGE]

Should be a good deal. JF-17 Block 3 is a beast.

How so? Any more news?