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JF-17 Block III's proposed AESA Radar KLJ-7A

KLJ7A is considered as a milestone achievement of Chinese tech on AESA fire control radars: at a size of 600mm and a distance of detection over 170 km. With this capacity it could find Su-30MKI (RCS >15sq m) over 200kms and shoot PL15 BVR missiles.
The guy doing the interview hinted that the J-20 is even better - as to be expected.
 
You do not need every fighter with AESA even USAF initially had F15s with mix radar sets and perhaps even now, F18 fleet is mix A/B and C/Ds, Just because AESA is here does not mean just AESA radar is everything

first 100 JF-17 block 1/2 can stay with KLJ-7 and renaming block 3/4 with aesa. Though it did stated somewhere that KLJ-7A is evolution and there may be an upgrade kit developed which may be cheaper option than buying out right new and replacing older block1/2

Finally this is just an option no one know what the final section is , do we ?
 
Again, if this is a copy/derived from ELM 2052, it will be a superb radar. The question will be, whatother systems China will have available to JF-17 as to improve its survivability in the ew theatre and to improve its lethality? Can it offer a world class ISRT or EW/ECM/ECCM suits. Selex can, and I believe that China could but we will have to wait and see.
 
They have even kept the cropped sides:

KLJ-7 vs KLJ-7a.jpg
 
If the Indians do not have the same capability, then Pakistan will have a noticeable edge. But if the Indians have AESA, then Pakistan would be foolish for going PESA. You either be superior or match.

Our multirole platforms will have AESA and air superiority/dominance platforms will skip to DESA.
 
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