JF-17 related news.

[Armchair]

This info has some mistakes - like PAF fighters don't have PESA radars - they have pulse doppler mechanically scanned array radars.

 

[Blackbirdz!]

How Thunder (JF17) Born: From dream of the nation to reality

Full story of JF17 project by none other then AVM Shahid Latif First CPD of JF17 Thunder program and its longest as well 2000-2007.

 

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Credits; Abid Andleeb and My-Analogous from PDF.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

What the heck is block 4 and since when did this happen? All I was aware of is that the JF program ends at block 3 because that's the only block that was stated from the start. Nothing after block 3 has ever been talked about.

 

[Scorpio]

What the heck is block 4 and since when did this happen? All I was aware of is that the JF program ends at block 3 because that's the only block that was stated from the start. Nothing after block 3 has ever been talked about.

When JF program started , it was supposed to add 250 jets, divided in block and each block consists of 50 jets apx

Each block to fix short coming of previous block

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

When JF program started , it was supposed to add 250 jets, divided in block and each block consists of 50 jets apx

Each block to fix short coming of previous block

Well we see thats didnt really go to plane, now did it?

 

[Scorpio]

Well we see thats didnt really go to plane, now did it?

Lets see block 3 is late, but did not mean total plan of 250 apx jets for replacement gone

 

[Armchair]

Watched the interview and it is very enlightening. One takeaway - Pak is going to call its next fighter PF-something. This next aircraft will be a 5th generation aircraft and will take 10 years to develop.

Thinking aloud, if this project started in 2017, then it will be flying by 2027...

 

[Armchair]

he is talking about F16C/D Block 52+ which have PESA radars called APG68V-9

That is not a PESA radar...

 

[Araz]

he is talking about F16C/D Block 52+ which have PESA radars called APG68V-9

That is a PD radar not a PESA.
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[Blackbirdz!]

Watched the interview and it is very enlightening. One takeaway - Pak is going to call its next fighter PF-something. This next aircraft will be a 5th generation aircraft and will take 10 years to develop.

Thinking aloud, if this project started in 2017, then it will be flying by 2027...

Point to be noted is that its being build around an advanced version of WS15 engine of China.

 

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