thinkingcap81
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Hi,
I think that i should not really be bumping this thread, but i wanted to ask some questions. Members may please point me to relevant posts where they have been answered.
We have seen the J-20 being recently revealed for limited public consumption. As we all know, 5th gen fighters are complex machines and China seems to have progressed far beyond the drawing board.
Jf-17 is currently 4th gen and PAF seems to be scouting for Western avionics and missiles. But since China must be having quite modern avionics and missile tech due to the J-20 design, why can't the Jf-17 benefit from the same especially since China offers sanction proof weaponry?
Is it because PAF does not want to keep all eggs in one basket or is the J-20 still lacking tremendously even compared to the Russian PAKFA? Is the J-20 still a fuselage kind of concept where the aerodynamics need to be tested and not the avionics as yet?
I still find it surprising that China, even though at least a decade ahead of India technology wise, can come up with such advanced stuff. But then even US has begun to have worries over recent Chinese military progress.
I am not too aware of 5th gen technologies and so i hope my queries are not taken as a troll post.
I think that i should not really be bumping this thread, but i wanted to ask some questions. Members may please point me to relevant posts where they have been answered.
We have seen the J-20 being recently revealed for limited public consumption. As we all know, 5th gen fighters are complex machines and China seems to have progressed far beyond the drawing board.
Jf-17 is currently 4th gen and PAF seems to be scouting for Western avionics and missiles. But since China must be having quite modern avionics and missile tech due to the J-20 design, why can't the Jf-17 benefit from the same especially since China offers sanction proof weaponry?
Is it because PAF does not want to keep all eggs in one basket or is the J-20 still lacking tremendously even compared to the Russian PAKFA? Is the J-20 still a fuselage kind of concept where the aerodynamics need to be tested and not the avionics as yet?
I still find it surprising that China, even though at least a decade ahead of India technology wise, can come up with such advanced stuff. But then even US has begun to have worries over recent Chinese military progress.
I am not too aware of 5th gen technologies and so i hope my queries are not taken as a troll post.