Is US selling F-16 to Pakistan?

Amidst stiff opposition from India and top American lawmakers, the US government has formally published federal notification for the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. It added that the Government of Pakistan had requested for this sale.

How many F-16 does the Pakistan have?

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Aircraft	Manufacturer	Total
Combat Aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin	85
JF-17 Thunder	PAC, CAC	138
Mirage III	Dassault	135

Did Pakistan buy F-16 from Jordan?

In February 2014, Pakistan had signed a deal with Jordan to purchase 13 F-16 aircraft, of which 12 were ‘A’ models and one was the ‘B’ model. When the first batch of aircraft from Jordan was delivered to the PAF at Mushaf Air Base in Sargodha on 27 April 2014, a photograph of the ceremony was released to the press.

Is Pakistan planning to buy F-16s from Jordan?

Islamabad is considering the purchase of 16 used F-16 from Jordan, according to Pakistan’s Defense Secretary.

Will PAF buy more JF-17 Thunders from Jordan?

Should the F-16 deal with Jordan go through, rather than opting for another foreign fighter aircraft, the PAF will likely purchase additional Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (PAC/CAC) JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft of which it already operates around 60. You have reached the limit of 5 free articles a month.

When will F-16s be delivered to the RJAF?

Delivery of the F-16 aircraft began in April 2015. The defense secretary admitted during his briefing that the aircraft offered by Jordan are of inferior quality and standard in comparison to the F-16s offered by the United States. The RJAF F-16 aircraft were built in 1989/90 and underwent a major upgrade in the early 2000s.

Are Jordan’s block-30 F-16s the same as block-52s?

Secretary Khattak conceded that the used Block-30 F-16s being offered by Jordan were not of the same quality and standard as the Block-52 that were originally intended to be bought from the US.