Did Pakistan buy their last batch of F-16 ?

**Loke** · 15 Feb 11,, 10:38

This was discussed in another thread and the response from esteemed members of this forum was "yes".

However the same question was also raised over at keyforum and most people there was in disagreement, e.g. "Boom" wrote:

Loke, I don't remember the exact details but PAF did pay for a second lot of F-16's back in 80's which were held up due to pressler amendment (were sold to turkey IIRC), and pakistan was given palm oil in stead for the money they had already paid!

this time around US provided the F-16s free of cost, assuming pak had already paid for it (although they had sent the equivalent in palm oil long back) as well as the upg comes from state department assistance to pakistan as 'payment' for the help in WOT.
the details should be up on US state dept site, you can check them there. US bankrolls about a third of pakistan's 6 bn defence budget annually.
this is over and above the monetary loans and aids they provide which they never ask repayment for. (so effectively it's a gift, not a loan)

**Tomluter** · 17 Feb 11,, 12:35

I dont think it is a good idea to buy more F-16 in the future.
F-35 will be a good choice to Pakistan af.
And there will be a new 5-gen stealth fighter--Thunder II for them to choose, soon. We will see the Thunder II in a few mouths. Probably

**HKDan** · 17 Feb 11,, 13:33

I really can't see a Pakistan F-35 sale. Not now, or anytime before some really major changes are made in that country. They are an embarrassment as nation and especially as a U.S. "ally" When the current conflict in Afghanistan winds down, there will be very little support for subsidizing those clowns.