PAFAce
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Ignore it bro, that picture is just an F-35 edited to look like JF-17. That "news" is trash, nothing more. JF-17 will never become a 5th gen fighter, but no need for PAF fans to worry - China and Pak. have it covered You should hear something about it by 2012 according to inside sources.
MZUBAIR bhai, you should be careful about quoting stuff from Wikipedia. You know that Planned Upgrades section you quoted? I know the person that wrote it - he is not an expert! If you like, you can go to wikipedia and change it to say whatever you like - anyone can, so it is not considered a reliable source.
Thanks man, but after the Mirage-2000 post, I have a hard time believing any 'news' on this forum. I do find that it's a great place to debate and discuss, and gain knowledge. This is why I wrote the above post, to start a debate on whether it is even reasonable/possible to try and upgrade a plane like the JF-17 to 5th gen status. Upgrades are certain, I don't expect PAF to just operate the same plane for the next 20 years, but I don't think there will be such a huge leap, ever.
Continuing with the topic, is it possible that Pakistan and China are taking a similar approach to 5th gen air combat as the Americans, i.e., development of 2 5th-gen aircrafts simultaneously, one for air superiority and one multirole. That would explain the 15 million different designations I have heard about the famous JXX (J-12, J-13, J-14, J-15, J-17).