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Correct, if the path of evolution continues, i will not be surprised if it will match or rival it. The question is will they stop at Block 3 or continue on; we see the same with K-8 where they have sat on their backside for years.JF17 is not going to be as good as F16 but JF17 ill be like a little brother of F16.
Better than which specific F16 model? A top of the line F16 today is an entirely different F16 than the ones my air force first started getting in 1979. Our surplus F16A/Bs went to Jordan. I see Pakistan obtains some F16A/Bs from Jordan. So, what is the JF-17 being compared against. And are we talking JF-17 as is today, or as will be sometime in the future?
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Interview with Raana Tanveer Minister of Defense Productions
Khabrain Epaper
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Key Points:
Rawalpindi Interview By Basharat Fazil Abbasi
News paper Roznama Khabrain.
Pictures by ILfat Shah
· So far 50 Jf-17 are given to Pakistan Air force
· JF17 jets meet all international standards
· Next year 50 more JF-17 Jets will be provided to PAF
· These 50 will be upgraded ones.
· These jets are co-produce by CHINA AND PAKISTAN
· But locally produce jets have domestic parts in majority.
· Inshahallah .Approximately 3rd Batch will be manufacture by domestic resources.
· Now Dual seat JF17 is also in production and we will upgrade it to that level that it will be equal to F-16 by performance.
· There is a big difference in the price of Jf17 and F-16
· He answer to a question that we are in talks with 5 to 7 countries for Jf-17 exports and soon will be exported
· We made a policy that next all defense deals will be on technology transfer basis so later we can produce locally
· In Pakistan , Weapons used by security forces ,against terrorists are Made in Pakistan.
· In 2013 when Present government came in power Karachi Shipyard was running in loss 14 trillion rupees . We work day and night and now it is in profit.
· On a question regarding Pakistan Ordinance Factory he replied POF is making small weapons which POF is exporting as well as fulfilling domestic requirements.
· Before these exports were of 50 Billion dollars which are now double. These weapons are exported to Germany, USA ,Europe and middle eastern countries
· Question regarding air craft industry he answer In karma We are manufacturing trainer aircrafts Mushaq, Super Mushaq .Karakoram 8 which were exported to 7 countries and with some countries we are in talks to get new orders.
· He told regarding Tank manufacturing that we are manufacturing Al-Khalid tanks and also exporting them.Alkhalid is International standard tank
· POF is fulfilling all demands of 4 provinces regarding APV vehicles and small weapons.
· 70 to 80 % requirement of FC and Rangers is also fulfilled domestically
· In weapon manufacturing all domestic products are used .which helps in saving foreign exchange
· He answer question regarding terrorism that Pak Army if successfully running operations all over the country ,due to which we can see peace in Karachi and Economic activity is increasing rapidly in city.
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"Now Dual seat JF17 is also in production and we will upgrade it to that level that it will be equal to F-16 by performance."He probably talking about blk 3 sure it will be at par to f16 .
No it won't. No it won't. No it won't. No it won't. No it won't. No it won't.No it won't. No it won't. No it won't. No it won't.
And if it is going to be equal to F-16 please give PAF a shout. Cancel buying anymore F-16s as that is waste of money.
The F-16 is pretty much finished it's evolutionary cycles .
Why Just Equal to F-16??? Why not Better then that???
I hope PAF gets out of the psyche of making "F-16" as a standard. For non-stealth planes, the standard could be EF,Rafale, Gripen NG, F-18 E/F SH, all of these are top notch fighters. There was also a time when ROSE upgraded Mirages were on par with F-16 Block 15 in capability.
This also indicates that new F-16's are not the cards so PAF wants to bring JF-17 to that standard. This will kill the need for new Block 52+. Having said that, even if today USA lightens its policies, PAF will at once absorb as many F-16's as it can, into its inventory.
It doesnt make sense to have two kinds of aircrafts having same capabilities!