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There is no JF-17 contract or even anything indicating Azerbaijan’s intention of buying JF-17, only random rumors. JF-17 talk has been around since late 2000s, when Pakistani websites mentioned the name of Azerbaijan among “potential buyers” alongside several other countries. I haven’t seen a single serious source about it.
As for the real news:
“The Azerbaijani delegation visited Russian military plants manufacturing Su-35 and MiG-35 combat aircraft. During meetings with representatives of one of the leaders of the global arms market in Russia, the "Rosoboronexport" Company and the leadership of military plants, our country expressed its interest in purchasing the most advanced Russian-made combat aircraft.
The Azerbaijani delegation was presented with briefings on the characteristics, combat capabilities, armament of combat aircraft, as well as the production, operation, and maintenance of air assets.
The Russian side, in turn, expressed its readiness to deliver combat aircraft to our country in a quantity that meets the needs of the Azerbaijan Air Force.
Azerbaijani military pilots have performed practical flights on MiG-35 aircraft at Russian military airbases.”
https://mod.gov.az/en/news/azerbaij...ises-manufacturing-combat-aircraft-30605.html
There were official news of Azerbaijan being in the final negotiations for purchasing JF-17 Block 2+ and was only selecting AESA radar, and that was a year ago, fair to assume contract has been signed some time ago.