Pshamim sahib ! A question : Can some of the things incorporated on the JF-17 be devolved to the F-7Ps to juice out, perhaps, another decade from then as a decently capable/competitive platform ?
I doubt it. F-7Ps will need to go throuh major structural changes. But I do hear that there are major changes proposed for later models. I do not know if it is true but rumors are that in the future, there may be two models, one strictly for Pakistan and other for export. In addition, it is also believed that JF-17 will end up as a carrier based aircraft along along with J-14 on Chinese carrier. But at this moment, it is only a serious rumor. What progress we see on JF17 along with its weapons set will give us an idea if the rumors are genuine.
By the way KD-88 were tested on PT-06 pointing to a true multirole aircraft the JF-17 will be.