SAC FC-31 Stealth Fighter: News & Discussions

[Doctor Death]

10 years that's along way off.
BTW yesterday in a seminar IAF chief told last week in a seminar in Delhi that IAF strength will be 34 Squadron(but more modern) and by 2020 it will have 38 Squadrons.

 

[Najam Khan]

Please delete it.

Its optional. Exactly like on the F-35:

When J-20 was unveiled, military experts considered it a first step by China in development of 5th Gen stealth fighter. They know that cyber attacks on Pentagon/LM and other such organizations have made them lose secret and vital information. But still there were not sure how much damage has been done and how much Chinese have learnt and experimented on Stealth project (which had been undergoing research since 2005/6).

When J-31 was unveiled on 31st Oct, it shook the West especially U.S and its allies badly. Creating a copy of such sophisticate technology is never easy. They know if China make it to the market before or even +3 years after F-35 than US will lose everything. China will offer a low-cost but hard hitting Stealth fighter to the world in next 5-10 years; countries planning to buy F35 will do make-shift changes or procure 4th Gen fighters as stop gap and will eventually buy J-31. So a BIG market will be lost, the decades of US research in Stealth design and years of hardwork will be lost IF China steps in this game....which it has; reports/press statements at Zhuhai 2012 are some examples.

 

[ghauri05]

If PAF can get it it will be awesome. Atleast we will have anything called"Stealth" in our fleet

 

[Mig-35]

If PAF can get it it will be awesome. Atleast we will have anything called"Stealth" in our fleet

Why would you spent so much just to call something stealth.. just wright STEALTH on JF-17 and call STEALTH

 

[ghauri05]

Why would you spent so much just to call something stealth.. just wright STEALTH on JF-17 and call STEALTH

Bcoz we dont want some BD quality level stuff. we want something real

 

[Mig-35]

Bcoz we dont want some BD quality level stuff. we want something real

Nooo!! You did not say that...nooo... You mean JF-17 your pride is of the same BD poor level... Cant believe myself reading this.... Your Imran Khan would be really mad at u for saying this in Public...

 

[ghauri05]

I have serious doubts about your understanding. I am talking about stealth. so far there is no confirmed news about jf-17 to be stealth. even blk2 has nothing stealth in it, other parameter have definitely improved. so jf-17 has a lot of potential but it is not stealth right now

 

[SamranAli]

Why would you spent so much just to call something stealth.. just wright STEALTH on JF-17 and call STEALTH

Competing with indians in trolling????

 

[Sanchez]

It's known in the Chinese forums that PAF is considering to co-develop a single engine based stealth fighter with CAC. J-31 might be the second option.

 

[Broccoli]

 

[jahangeer yousaf]

Competing with indians in trolling????

i bet ... for sure .......... even better in trolling than indian look at the excuse they made when SHE was invited to visit pakistan...

 

[SamranAli]

i bet ... for sure .......... even better in trolling than indian look at the excuse they made when SHE was invited to visit pakistan...

Indian iofluence...

 

[Cherokee]

Is this J-31 or some other Fighter ??

 

[krash]

Is this J-31 or some other Fighter ??

Guess whats coming next...."OMG OMG OMG! I knew it! the pictures of J-31s flight were actually psed when it was hanging from this crane!"

 

[graphican]

Guess whats coming next...."OMG OMG OMG! I knew it! the pictures of J-31s flight were actually psed when it was hanging from this crane!"

Somebody in the forum had mentioned that Pakistan would be looking to get twin engine jets around 2019. If this was true, J-31 might be the candidate for that. But guys before J-XX was revealed, didn't everybody talk about China's 5th Gen to be based on J-10 as its foundation platform? There were several images (even though CGs) moving around on the forum. Now question is what has happened to that Project? Pakistan getting J-10Bs and then J-10 based stealth would make more sense instead of going for J-31 which is completely different platform. OR NOT?