PAF J-10C News, Updates and Discussion

[ZY-CN-CA]

According to US media, one feature of the J-10CE that has attracted considerable attention is the fighter's "golden canopy", which is very rare on fourth-generation aircraft, but in the J-20 and the US F-22 "Raptor". "I've seen it on a fighter jet. Under certain lighting conditions, the canopy of the J-10CE appears golden yellow due to an indium tin oxide conductive film coating between the optical glass layers. This color coating is mainly used to scatter radio waves from the cockpit to reduce the fighter's radar cross-section.

A window member composed of a transparent resin or inorganic glass with a transparent conducting film such as gold or ITO (indium tin oxide) coated thereon, is used as an electromagnetic wave shield window for stealth aircraft. Applying such transparent conducting film enables, while maintaining transparency to visible radiation, both a radio wave stealth property which scatters radio waves in various directions so as not to be detected by radar, and an electromagnetic wave shield property which prevents harmful electromagnetic waves, except for visible radiation, from invasion into an aircraft.

This feature is one of several new technologies introduced in Pakistan, the first country in the region to benefit from the technology. As the J-10CE is expected to become an elite fighter in the Pakistan Air Force in the coming years, its golden canopy symbolizes the aircraft's status.

 

[TheSolution]

Plz someone help... Give us bullet points of this uncle analysis of J-10c and Block 3.

If someone could translate the key points please

 

[RAMPAGE]

Has the PAF shown any PL-15s yet?

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Has the PAF shown any PL-15s yet?

Seems so (via PAF induction vid)

 

[RAMPAGE]

Seems so (via PAF induction vid)

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Nice. Have we decided what the range is?

 

[mike2000 is back]

Interesting. Just seeing this news.
4th generation fighter jets are quite expensive and costly to maintain. From my research Pakistan defence budget is so small, where do they get money to afford such expensive military equipment like fighter jets , frigates, submarines etc?

Seriously this silly border disputes and enmity in south Asia is really taxing for these poor countries as well. Takes alot of focus and energy off government effort in fighting poverty and focusing on economic policies for growth and draws public and institutional attention away from development policies. Unfortunate actually.

 

[WinterFangs]

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Better quality image:

 

[Gripen9]

he advocates for 04

JF-17 blk3 --- 1 slot open

 

[Nefarious]

Interesting. Just seeing this news.
4th generation fighter jets are quite expensive and costly to maintain. From my research Pakistan defence budget is so small, where do they get money to afford such expensive military equipment like fighter jets , frigates, submarines etc?

Seriously this silly border disputes and enmity in south Asia is really taxing for these poor countries as well. Takes alot of focus and energy off government effort in fighting poverty and focusing on economic policies for growth and draws public and institutional attention away from development policies. Unfortunate actually

Indeed a shame although every country has the right to defend itself rich or poor...imagine we had a several times bigger religious nutjob neighbour next door dead set on screwing us 24/7... rich or poor we would have to sacrifice regardless. Freedom isn't cheap.

"if you want peace, prepare for war" - Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

 

[Zibago]

4th generation fighter jets are quite expensive and costly to maintain. From my research Pakistan defence budget is so small, where do they get money to afford such expensive military equipment like fighter jets , frigates, submarines etc?

Devil is in the detail

Most of our airforce doesnt consist of top of the line 4.5 gen fighters but older planes and our own JF-17 to solve the problem of a tight budget

Seriously this silly border disputes and enmity in south Asia is really taxing for these poor countries as well. Takes alot of focus and energy off government effort in fighting poverty and focusing on economic policies for growth and draws public and institutional attention away from development policies. Unfortunate actually.

Well its just that centuries of unresolved issues do morph in ugly ways

 

[WinterFangs]

Indeed a shame although every country has the right to defend itself rich or poor...imagine we had a several times bigger religious nutjob neighbour next door dead set on screwing us 24/7... rich or poor we would have to sacrifice regardless. Freedom isn't cheap.

"if you want peace, prepare for war" - Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Already got France, no Wonder india and France work so well together.

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Indus Dragon

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

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Most of our airforce doesnt consist of top of the line 4.5 gen fighters but older planes and our own JF-17 to solve the problem of a tight budget


Well its just that centuries of unresolved issues do morph in ugly ways

The Wikipedia list isn't accurate, but even by its count, most of the active PAF fighter fleet is 4/4+-generation. However, the 4/4+ ratio is actually higher because we don't have that many legacy aircraft left these days.

 

[Zibago]

The Wikipedia list isn't accurate, but even by its count, most of the active PAF fighter fleet is 4/4+-generation. However, the 4/4+ ratio is actually higher because we don't have that many legacy aircraft left these days.

Can block 1 and block 2 JF-17 really be considered 4+ gen?

 

[Ali_Baba]

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J10CE is the new king - it should be in the lead !! Otherwise a beautiful picture.

Indus Dragon
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Build quality of the PAF J10CE's is excellent - perfect almost.