Pakistan Air Force Receives New, Upgraded F-16s from U.S., Turkey

AIN Online ^ | 2/24/2012 | AIN Online

[U-238]

The Pakistan Air Force received the last of 18 new F-16C/D Block 52 fighters from Lockheed Martin in early February. Accompanying the aircraft on its delivery flight were two PAF F-16A Block 15s that have undergone the mid-life update process in the U.S. A few days later, the PAF also accepted the first of its F-16s to undergo an avionics and structure upgrade in Turkey.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has been selected to do the work on 41 PAF F-16s, in a program named Peace Drive II. Modification of the first aircraft began in October 2010 and the last should be finished in 2014. TAI is also providing training to 72 PAF technicians, so that they can subsequently work alongside its workforce on upgrading the F-16s.

[James C. Bennett]

Supporting an Islamist terrorist-state with nuclear weapons that is Pakistan is worse than aiding Iran.

[U-238]

China is is helping with the assistance of AQ Khan(nuclear Johnny Appleseed).China has supplied Pakistan with nuclear materials and expertise and has provided critical assistance in the construction of Pakistan’s nuclear facilities.China has providing missiles and aircraft to Pakistan at the same time we are providing planes and other war material including intelligence.China wants to extend their influence into Central Asia.China naturally thinks on a grand scale.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/world/asia/03china.html?pagewanted=all

[James C. Bennett]

True.

So when the United States, in the light of the knowledge of the fact that what Pakistan gets, China gets too, sells F-16s and other modern weapons systems to Pakistan, thereby enabling a terrorist state, how can America claim less guilt?

[huldah1776]

Must have something to do with the John Nash theory of Equilibrium.