Even Rafale buyers are still interested in JF-17
That’s the real headline.
The Rafale vs PAF Reality: Premium Jets Don’t Automatically Create Dominance
Rafale is a high-performance platform.
But dominance is not “who owns the better brochure”.
Dominance is:
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who can generate sorties
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who can scale
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who can replace losses
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who can keep weapons stocked
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who can train continuously
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who can integrate drones and ISR
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who can export what they fly
PAF is now playing the game like a manufacturer and an operator at the same time.
And when that happens, the opponent’s premium upgrades start looking like…
insurance premiums.
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