Breaking News JF-17 to be inducted in next two days

[monitor]

 

[monitor]

Any specification outline officially ?

 

[MilSpec]

PAF has the largest number of AEWCS air crafts which means its the only air force which has a FULL spectrum territorial early warning and control coverage in S.Asia.

3 SAAB S-band Awacs 450KM range; 2 ZDK S band unconfirmed range = full spectrum territorial coverage?

Indian AF doesn't have full spectrum territorial coverage yet.
PAF is the ONLY LINK-16 [world's fastest datakink] operator in S.Asia.

Link 16 is a 35 year old system with transfer speed of 1mb/s at frequency range of 960–1,215 MHz... hardly the fastest datalink in the neighborhood!

PAF is the only air force in S.Asia with two types of dedicated anti radiation missile inventory. It means that our DEAD capalities are better than the IAF.

Ahem....
R27Ep- Anti radiation A2A missile
Kh-31P Anti Radiation A2G missile
AS-37 Martel- Anti Radiation Missile

And, PAF is the only AF in S.Asia with 3 'operational' air launched cruise missiles in its fleet. IAF is yet to get its first.

Fact check:
IAF Air launched Cruise Missile :
SS-N-22 Moskit (Supersonic)
Kh-35U (Sub sonic- Harpoonski)
Kh31A/P (Air Launched Supersonic)

Well you need to understand that some of those aircrafts were destroyed by terrorists on ground.

IAF uses the Martel and the Krypton...so we are as good as you in the ARM field

Yeah cruise missile is a field that we lack in...but we might catch up sooner or later

BTW we also have Datalink II which is a home made datalink system using the same MIL-STD as the Link 16 that you are proud of. But the major flaw you didnt point out is that the Link 16 cannot be installed in the Chinese aircraft that forms the backbone of your fighter fleet.

Lets not discuss Datalink II

 

[OCguy]

Congrats, Pakistan. Not an easy feat.

 

[air marshal]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152118997909919

 

[ejaz007]

Pakistan launches production of new fighter jet

KAMRA: Pakistan on Wednesday launched the production of a new version of combat aircraft JF-17, which features upgraded avionics and weapons system.

The plane, to be called Block-II JF-17, will be manufactured at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex west of Islamabad, which has so far produced 50 older-model Block-I JF-17s for the air force. The complex on Wednesday formally handed over the 50th indigenously produced Block-I JF-17 Thunder aircraft to the air force at a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The JF-17 Thunder has been co-developed and co-produced with the China National Aero-technology Import and Export Corporation.

“The indigenous manufacturing of JF-17s will not only lead to self-reliance and industrialisation but will also further strengthen Pakistan’s friendship with China,” Nawaz told the ceremony. “The first Block-II JF-17 will be ready by June next year,” chief project director Air Vice Marshal Javaid Ahmad told AFP. The Block-II will have improved versions of avionics sub-systems, air-to-air refuelling capability, additional weapons carriage capability and some extra operational capabilities.

Ahmad said several countries in Central Asia, South America and Africa had shown interest in buying the new plane. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex has the capacity to roll out 16-25 aircraft per year. While speaking on the occasion, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt highlighted the importance of JF-17 aircraft for the PAF. He said that the aircraft had been designed to fulfil PAF’s operational needs and its induction would help PAF to replace its aging fleet of fighter aircraft. The air chief highlighted the fact that there was close cooperation between the aviation industries of China and PAC, and the JF-17 project was the strongest link in this context. agencies

http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\12\19\story_19-12-2013_pg1_4

 

[Ra'ad]

Raad ALCM looks a lot like french Scalp. How do both compare?