JF-17 Block-3 -- Updates, News & Discussion

[spectregunship]

Contrary to the claims, the Block-3 is being tested in Pakistan.


Aircraft
Pakistan - Air Force
JF-17 Thunder Block III
Reg.: 3001
Location & Date

Pakistan - March 2021

Yea it does show but the photographer is in fact from China. It will be hard to believe that he has captured it in Pakistan. We have enough spotters in / near PAC had it been flying around here.

 

[Chak Bamu]

Agreed! There is no 93MA for Block 3.

All the more reason to expect a Block IV - with RD-93 MA and some other upgrades that may be mustered by 2024.

Who will start a "JF-17 Block IV Updates, News, & Discussions" thread?

 

[Thorough Pro]

First Made in Pakistan Block 3 has taken its first flight.

AM (retd) Shahid Latif shared a pic yesterday of JF-17 saying Pakistan Zindabaad. Though that don't look like Block 3 from HUD but still timing of tweet was giving hint that BLK3 is around the corner.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1386757442613256200

 

[Dreamer.]

First Made in Pakistan Block 3 has taken its first flight.

Which engine did it use?

Block-3 engine could have improvements over block-1/2, but is it really MA?

@Dazzler : Yes
@kursed : No

What do you say?

 

[Dreamer.]

All the more reason to expect a Block IV - with RD-93 MA and some other upgrades that may be mustered by 2024.

Who will start a "JF-17 Block IV Updates, News, & Discussions" thread?

JF-17 Block 4

According to ACM Sohail Block 3 configuration has been finalized. Although that configuration has not been made public, information from various sources provides a reasonable idea/guess about it. Perhaps it is time to start thinking beyond that now. Start mind storming about...

defence.pk

 

[baqai]

MashaAllah great news

 

[ziaulislam]

Which engine did it use?

Block-3 engine could have improvements over block-1/2, but is it really MA?

@Dazzler : Yes
@kursed : No

What do you say?

We dont know..but timeline is tight..

If it doesnt come to current block3 then I think russia didnt start work on it earlier and just dragged their feet till something else was offered and came back to offer it(or PAF didnt ask for it untill very recently)

Hard to believe russians wont be able to develop rd93ma in 6-7 yrs(since 2014) especially since its based on rd33MK developed in 2002 and isnt much a redesign

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Any chance of 9th hardpoint on opposite side of the 8th point. I mean on the other side.

and tenth on the canopy?

 

[TheDarkKnight]

All the more reason to expect a Block IV - with RD-93 MA and some other upgrades that may be mustered by 2024.

Who will start a "JF-17 Block IV Updates, News, & Discussions" thread?

Could that be a reason why blk 3 order has been limited to ~30 for now? I remember a while back you had something to share about potential engine upgrades rd93ma/ws13 - is it possible to share now?

 

[FuturePAF]

If the IRST is to be podded, have we seen which IRST will be used. Or has the decision been made to have the IRST affixed on the nose?

Leonardo’s IRSTs would probably be the best option if we can get it on the JF-17. They are the makers of the Pirate IRST for the Eurofighter or the Skyward IRST for the Gripen (their specific Skyward-G IRST can reportedly track 200 targets out to a range of 90-100 km). I think the new Korean fighter; the KF-21 also features an IRST from Leonardo.

 

[Crimson Blue]

and tenth on the canopy?

yes, definitely. And 11th hard point can be placed on the top of vertical stabilizer.

Area over vertical stabilizer looks little ...... 'empty '

 

[Irfan Baloch]

yes, definitely. And 11th hard point can be placed on the top of vertical stabilizer.

Area over vertical stabilizer looks little ...... 'empty '

then we pray together that the plane can manage to take off with all these added hardpoints.

 

[Scorpiooo]

then we pray together that the plane can manage to take off with all these added hardpoints.

Then can fly all the way too moon , can land on it

 

[khanasifm]

Helmet mounted display ?

 

[khanasifm]

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Helmet mounted display ?

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