MZUBAIR
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Ur underestimating JF-17. At the moment it can be compare with F-16 Block 40, soon it will be furthur improved to comapre with Block 52 F-16 and ultimate goal is Block 60, F-16.I think that info is wrong, cause the trials will start between this and next month and a decision will be announced at the end of 2010, or beginning 2011. Production in India will start around 2014 but in the meantime the first squad will be in production outside of India.
A solid backbone yes, but but only at the lower end of PAF! You must admit that it won't be as good as J10 or F16 block 52 and these will be the quality fighters of PAF. The quantitative edge might be reduced a bit, but with MKI, MMRCA and already inducted AWACS and in development 5. gen fighter the qualitatively edge will stay clearly on IAF side.
IMO PAF is counting on the wrong aircraft and should build numbers of J10 instead of JF17.
So Approach is different as ur thinking. I feel that PAF planned it to counter MKI.
250 JF-17 vs 250 MKI.
I am not comparing which is best or which is not , but Pakistan is making it to counter MKI.
I agree that MKI is batter then JF-17 at the momment but
Pakistan's ultimate goal of Jf-17 would be to counter MKI.
JF-17 has great potentail to improve.
Thats Y Pakistan is still looking for new engines, avoinics and radar for JF-17.
F-16's are planned for mig 29
46 F-16 vs 56 Mig29
and J-10B for Indias MRCA deal.
Mirage 2K, Jaguar, Mig27 Mig 21 vs Mirage 3, Mirage 5, F-7PG.
J-10B is different sort of fighter, Its not a light air craft as JF-17 ...It would have more enhanced capabilities then JF-17.....ofcourse there may be many similarities in JF-17 n J-10B coz JF-17 been taken from Chinees technology.
Well, in the end I wuld say that Pakistan is progressing in the field of Air craft....so the more success on JF-17 will launch new rooms for 5th or 6th generation fighters. JF-17 is just beggining but Pakistan's ultimate goal is to achieve production capability of craft.....Pakistan is looking for future plans for 5th generation air craft.
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I hope this clears u many things.
I think at the moment PAF is going on right track.