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

[ABBASIA]

View attachment 594600 Wings must be look like this...

Nops wings are not like that.

 

[Kabotar]

@messiach this is what the people want from Blk 3.


The world is moving to using drones to lessen the risk on manned fighters. So, basically, the drones will operate as decoys, AAM carriers, EW jammers, etc to stress enemy radars, sustain losses, and if possible start the SEAD process, after which the manned fighters enter. I think there is a decent chance we'll see either PAC or ID come up with a loyal wingman drone (PAC has a gen 1 target drone while ID is working on its gen 2).

Hoping blk 4 takes ques from this.

 

[ziaulislam]

I've said this before, but adding a hardpoint for pod is the most this airframe can handle. As for aero, the current shaping is almost the most optimised for this aircraft. It has reached maturity with the B variant.
Some want stealth shaping and then have provision for generous hardpoints. It's not practical.

The Chinese love to play with stealth designs, but that's limited to trainers. PAF as an actual air force won't be party to such nonsense.

currently thunder has 8 hard points(1 occupied by the gun) and will be increased 9(1 for gun, 1 for pod and 7 for other ordinance)..
its doubtful that anything beyond this would occur or is needed, given dual racks already in place for under wing hardpoints

 

[Haris Ali2140]

currently thunder has 8 hard points(1 occupied by the gun) and will be increased 9(1 for gun, 1 for pod and 7 for other ordinance)..
its doubtful that anything beyond this would occur or is needed, given dual racks already in place for under wing hardpoints

Where is the gun of F-16? Is it in the fuselage cause that's where the barrel is.

 

[Dazzler]

Nops wings are not like that.

I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

 

[StormBreaker]

I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

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You know something...

 

[ziaulislam]

I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

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both are dual seaters though

 

[StormBreaker]

I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

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And every second time i look at this thunder, the nose and under nose looks a bit similar to flanker

both are dual seaters though

Dual*

 

[Dazzler]

You know something...

Tauba ji tauba

 

[Windjammer]

I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

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Dude let me tell you, this is nothing more than a JF-17B for Myanmar.

 

[Dazzler]

Dude let me tell you, this is nothing more than a JF-17B for Myanmar.

Then why the one in the background has a different nose and a pitot tube.

 

[Windjammer]

Then why the one in the background has a different nose and a pitot tube.

Initially, the 17B appeared with a pitot tube .

https://twitter.com/x/status/981544418128879617

 

[El Observer]

Does this look similar?

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I started a thread on this around a year ago. Dont ask what happened to it. What if this turned out to be the blk 3 guys?

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Tbh , it might just be a prototype of B version

 

[Silicon0000]

IMHO, this thread should be temporarily locked till the actual Jeff blk 3 pics are officially released.

Everything that could have been said, speculated, rumored, thought, wished and explained about Jeff blk 3 has been exhaustively discussed on this thread over and over again.

There's nothing left to beat now. Let's just wait for Jeff with our expectations lowered a bit.

Unless people start behaving like a mature person.

 

[Windjammer]

JF-17B with Pitot Tube.