Pakistan's 5th-Gen Air Force Plans Grounded by Economic Constraints and Acquisition Costs

Pakistan's bold plans to acquire 5th-generation fighter jets are facing severe financial and technological hurdles. The proposed purchase of China's FC-31 Gyrfalcon, still in development and potentially hampered by US sanctions, could strain the country's already fragile economy.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's interest in Turkey's "KAAN" program is clouded by its inability to contribute financially and the project's own engine development delays.

The scrapping of Pakistan's Project Azm, its failed attempt at an indigenous 5th-generation fighter, underscores the country's technological limitations. This reliance on foreign technology raises immediate questions about long-term affordability.

Pakistan's desire for a modern air force is clear, but the current path is unsustainable. The FC-31 deal is a major gamble, while the KAAN appears out of reach without significant investment. Pakistan must urgently address these financial and technological hurdles or risk jeopardizing its airpower modernization.

The country's vision for a fully 5th-generation fleet within 25 years relies on overcoming these barriers—a task that demands creative financing solutions, deft geopolitical maneuvering, and potentially exploring alternative engine options for the KAAN fighter.

 

[Sandeep]

Kakakakak you still believing Turks won't modified it's western aircraft parts that will be also certified and NATO standard compliant 😹😹😹
You need more rice bruh

How do you think they can modify it by replacing those NATO technology or components with their own indigenous technology or parts? If turkey knew how to do that then why do they even need those foreign technology and components? They need to use it because they don’t have the knowledge or capability to make it themselves.

 

[Pad UwU]

Kaan is Turkey's attempt at fielding a Fifth Gen aircraft. But realistically speaking, how good are chances of an islamic republic whose economic output survives on technology inflow from the mainland Europe, to develop a true blue Fifth gen fighter in its first attempt within the next 10 years?

Nah, Turks already learned something from it's collaboration with f35 program and secretly modified it's other needed vital parts in aircraft plus other military technology before they were kick out from the f35... Being a member of NATO had beneficial from Turkiye being long time init you think they already get license and had contingency plan of having alternative from most of it's needs except a fully reliable afterburner engine comparable to European and US engine technology.... That's the fruits of their long time NATO membership and a ala Pakistan mindset.... They've fully realize it when it's relationship with other NATO members got sour.... Look at their AESA technology, drones, missile, tanks and more are more advance than us... The only thing is because they had western parts, but now slowly being replaced and can be also use by it's fellow members as parts in their own needs. Turk's are exporting advance tech than us... Sooner or later they already had it's own alternative of s400...

Bruh the only thing I can really see that we are ahead of Turks is our space program and nuclear weapons 😹😹😹 the rest are mix bags IMHO 😺

 

[Pad UwU]

How do you think they can modify it by replacing those NATO technology or components with their own indigenous technology or parts? If turkey knew how to do that then why do they even need those foreign technology and components? They need to use it because they don’t have the knowledge or capability to make it themselves.

You don't know that they have a license technology transfer for it and the word "reverse engineering"????🧐🤔.... I saw it in their Turkish news that the already slowly replacing and fielding vital part in every military technology needs. Doesn't matter if they don't classify it in details because they say the foreign parts are simultaneously being use with its own alternative and it's ambition of other NATO members who got tight budgets get it without any provisions or strings attach...

For your query of why the faq they would but foreign military technology parts is maybe it's more cheaper or a bit little higher quality from them... But higher quality means high price and their comparable alternative is still bit not mature enough to supply it's whole country needs.... You just too much negative just because those sh!tty politicians like Erdogan are obsess of !slam!c Ottoman glory... We are not even different to Erdogan because we are too prideful of H!ndu Glory and most of our other commentators here are haters of !slam!c radicalism😹😹😹
Oh don't forget the Chr!stains too