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From what Turkish members on here tell me, the Turks have been producing the F-16s for a while now, so why not?

Well, production does not mean they produce all the parts. Much like the JF-17, there are certain avionics and systems that are not made in house. In case of the F-16 the APG-68 Radar, the Interface updates and other equipment that is manufactured exclusively in the US will have to arrive before it is integrated into the aircraft. As such, the program could have been carried out by the PAF at KAMRA but security concerns did not let it happen. It would have been the same had it been carried out inhouse.

What the TAI facilities are capable of they will perform, but just as a part is missing..the aircraft will sit on the sidelines before it comes through.
 
Well, production does not mean they produce all the parts. Much like the JF-17, there are certain avionics and systems that are not made in house. In case of the F-16 the APG-68 Radar, the Interface updates and other equipment that is manufactured exclusively in the US will have to arrive before it is integrated into the aircraft. As such, the program could have been carried out by the PAF at KAMRA but security concerns did not let it happen. It would have been the same had it been carried out inhouse.

What the TAI facilities are capable of they will perform, but just as a part is missing..the aircraft will sit on the sidelines before it comes through.

Right, thanks for the info.
 
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Pakistani Air Force F-16 Pilots
38 Pakistani Air Force pilots have reached 1,000 flying hours or more in the F-16 Fighting Falcon so far.


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(Updated: 3 Sep 2011)
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Wg.Cmd. Ghazanfar Latif
(Updated: 29 Dec 2012)
| 9 sqn

Wg.Cmd. Zulfiqar "Sidewinder" Ayub
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn | 9 sqn

Air.Cmd. Ashfaq Arain (Ret.)
(Updated: 14 Sep 2011)


Wg.Cmd. Umer "Archer" Rasheed
(Updated: 17 Jul 2013)
11 sqn | 11 sqn

Wg.Cmd. Tariq Zia
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
| 9 sqn

Wg.Cmd. Ali Naeem "Baaz" Zahoor
(Updated: 13 Nov 2011)
11 sqn

Irfan Ahmed
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)


Gp.Capt. Fauad Masud Hatmi
(Updated: 22 Dec 2012)
11 sqn | 9 sqn

Wg.Cmd. M. Haseeb Paracha
(Updated: 30 Aug 2010)
9 sqn | 11 sqn

Air.Vice.Marsh. Muhammad Iqbal
(Updated: 22 Dec 2012)
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Air.Vice.Marsh. Farhat Hussain Khan
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)


Air.Vice.Marsh. Athar Bokhari (Ret.)
(Updated: 22 Dec 2012)


Air.Cmd. Khaleel Ahmed
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
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Sqn.Ldr. Haider "Tipu" Zaidi
(Updated: 20 Feb 2011)
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Wg.Cmd. Javad Saeed
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Sqn.Ldr. Khalid Mahmood (Ret.)
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)


Wg.Cmd. Bilal Hassan
(Updated: 23 Sep 2012)
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Wg.Cmd. Waqas Ahmed Sulehri
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)


Wg.Cmd. Hamza Jamil
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)


Sqn.Ldr. Omair Ahmed Najmi
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Moin "Tornado" Rana
(Updated: 29 May 2010)


Sqn.Ldr. Khalid Mehmood
(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
9 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Azman Khalil
(Updated: 1 Feb 2010)


Sqn.Ldr. Asim "Mav-Slammer" Raja
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
9 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Nauman "Hornet" Ali
(Updated: 29 Jan 2011)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Mustafa "Lightening" Orakzai
(Updated: 17 Feb 2010)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Aftab "Viper-Phantom" Zia
(Updated: 29 May 2010)
11 sqn

Sqn.Ldr. Shazib "Falcon" Mehmood
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(Updated: 17 Feb 2009)
 

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