Sorry to piss on your parade but it's exactly what it is, imagination.
1) J-20 is designed for export, whereas its' watered down younger brother J-31 is.
2) But, let's for the arguments' sake assume that they're willing to let you get your hands on it (Given that Pak can afford it) it won't be inducted in PLAAF before 2020. PAK FA which made it's first flight before J-20 is still going through user trials and won't be inducted before late 2018.
3) Whereas J-20 is still a few years away. It's still flying on Russian AL-31F turbofan (same engine as Su-35) and their WS-15 is not finished and hasn't entered service yet. Not to mention weapon integration, weapon trials, getting Final Operation Clearance (FOC) and what not.
4) They're still making prototypes and are still producing Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) versions of the technology demonstrator.
What is up with these Indians using British flags on this forum all of a sudden? Feels good. The same country that did Pakistan a huge favor and freed us from barbarity.
The rest of the post is laughable. Indians lecturing others about their own hardware LMAO You know nothing about J-20, J-31 or anything else for that matter. Even your speculation sucks.
First try to get the failed LCA flying. We will argue after that. Indians are only tigers at buying off the shelf. They cannot initiate any project and when they do we all know what happens.
40 j31 will cost 8 to 10 bilion dollars including all spares, ammunition, , maintaince infrastructure, and including all training and regular maintenance over a decade. Can pakistan afford to buy. It suerly cannot induct while it is inducting j17. Unless china wants to counter india and lowers the cost for pakistan.
That's what you people also said about the JF-17. It could never become a reality. You have been repeating this old broken record for decades now. It has a certain pattern.
Indian logic:
- First, you call it fake. Denial stage;
- Then, after reality starts sinking in you start admitting that it might be for real. Gradual acceptance;
- Then, once reality has completely struck home you start arguing about origin, reliability, bla bla bla. Burnol stage;
- Last but not least. You get gobsmacked by every single argument presented. The final cry and sob stage.
You keep your economics to yourself. Pak China relation is above and beyond economics. If you are trying to comfort yourself with bogus arguments you need a reality check.
Pakistan is going to get J-31 and in great numbers. This is beyond dispute. The J-31 will counter all of India's Western acquired fighters. It will also gradually replace our F-16s in the coming years. The JF-17 will act as our numerical backbone fighter alongside J-31. This is what we call a high-low mix. The JF-17 will serve its purpose for low-end missions and the J-31 will do the same for the high-end spectrum.
