that is big assumption...thus even if PAF is going to stick with jf-17 it has to prolong its legs by giving it 20-25% more range, the only way i see this being achieved is with better engine and CFTs..we are all but sure that f16s arent coming and neither are any smart weapons with them..next best option is simply jf-17, buy su 30 is simply too expensive
Mig 35 not much expensive. Can be used for special roles.
blk 3 is expected to reach close to $50 million with an AESA radar. Still an excellent price for export, you can't even get any block 60+ F-16 without an AESA with this price tag.
really do not understand why aricraft become so much expensive adn still going!??
Due to software driven aircrafts which requires hundreds of thounds hours to write the codes for aircraft ... previously attaching a bomb with aircraft was an easy job but attaching a smart missile to aircraft and its integration is a time taking exercise ...really do not understand why aricraft become so much expensive adn still going!??
I recall F7/J7 was easy to maintain and very cheap as well.
Users of F7/J7
Operators[edit]
Chengdu J-7 Operators 2010 (former operators in red)
Current[edit]
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Air Force: 12 × F-7BG interceptors and 4 × FT-7BG two-seater fighters delivered in 2007. Additional 16 advanced F-7 BGI fighters delivered in 2012.[17] Earlier deliveries of 16 F-7MB and 8 FT-7MB trainer aircraft now retired from service.[18]
China
- People's Liberation Army Air Force: 290 × J-7 plus 40× J-7 trainers remained in service (As of February 2012).[19]
- People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force: 30× J-7D/E remained in service (As of February 2012).[19]
Egypt
- Egyptian Air Force: 74 × F-7 in service,[20]
Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force: 20 × F-7 in service.[21]
Myanmar
- Myanmar Air Force: 62 aircraft were received by the year 1990 to 1999 .24× F-7M and 6× FT-7 trainers remained in service (As of February 2012).[19]
Namibia
- Namibian Air Force: 6 × F-7NM and 2 × FT-7NM in active service. A total of 12 F/FT-7NM aircraft were delivered between 2006-2008.[22]
Nigeria
- Nigerian Air Force: 12 × F-7 and 2 × FT-7.[23]
North Korea
- North Korean Air Force: As of February 2012, 180 × F-7 remained in service. However, reports of dire levels of serviceability suggest an airworthiness rate of less than 50%.[19]
Pakistan
- Pakistan Air Force: As of February 2017, 139 × F-7P/PG plus 7 × FT-7 remained in service.[24]
- No. 19 Squadron Sherdils – Operated F-7P/FT-7P from 1990 [25] until April 2014.[26] Replaced by F-16A/B Block 15 ADF.[27]
- CCS Dashings – Operated F-7P from 1992 until January 2015. Replaced by JF-17 Block 1.[28]
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan Air Force: 9 × F-7/GS/BS and 1 × FT-7 trainer remained in service (As of February 2012).[19]
Sudan
- Sudanese Air Force: 20 × F-7 in service.[29]
Tanzania
Former[edit]
- Tanzanian Air Force: Originally having had 11 × F-7 in service,[30] Tanzania replaced them with 12 new J-7's (single-seat) under the designation J-7G and 2 dual-seat aircraft designated F-7TN in 2011. Originally ordered in 2009, the deliveries were completed and the aircraft are now fully operational at the air bases in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. The new aircraft are equipped with a KLJ-6E Falcon radar, thought to be developed from the Selex Galileo Grifo 7 radar. The J-7G's primary weapon is the Chinese PL-7A short-range infrared air-to-air missile.[31]
Albania
- Albanian Air Force: Total 12 F-7A in service from 1969 through 2004, now retired.[32][33][34]
Iraq
- Iraqi Air Force: 80× F-7, all retired.
Mozambique
United States of America
- United States Air Force [35] (Foreign Technology Evaluation: MiG-21F-13)
Zimbabwe
- Air Force of Zimbabwe: Had 7 × F-7 in service. Now stored.[36]
All human nations should become a community of destiny, building the so-called Earth Federation, and humans can build spaceships and fight aliens.
