It is not true that many people in BD hate Pakistan, although we have good reasons to do so, and instead, like India. It may be the opposite. The thing, as it stands, is JF-17's capabilities have not been proved in a battle.
When it is US or French new machines, the buyers trust them only because these countries have been manufacturing war planes for many decades and all their past experiences, that have been proved in battles, are incorporated into a newly designed jet.
In case of Pakistan, JF-17 is its first experiment. If this jet can prove its worth in a war, then, I think, the military generals from other countries will come forward to have a closer look at this machine.
By the way, I am not suggesting that Pakistan should start a new war against one of its neighbours to prove the capability of its JF-17.
Though a useless thread to begin with. Specially without specifying country needs, Its defence doctrine, history of Asset procurements,Trends in purchases, Available budgets and Intent of purchases etc etc. And that's why wild guesses are shooting around.
But any how since you have raised an issue which most other members also believe to be correct because of their lack of substantial knowledge on this issue, so i thought to clarify it a bit.
The concept of battle proven does not apply any more. This phenomenon, worked out very well in the past, up till early nineties. In today's rapidly changing world, new advancements are tacking place and the Technological Universe is going nuts. Each day new technologies are developed and applied . These Technologies even don't serve a quarter of their perceived lives as new one arrives and make them insignificant if not obsolete. The rate at which this is happening is Alarmingly high. A good example of this annoying situation is to note how Britain is feeling the heat for its Euro fighter as JSF is knocking on the door. Turkey also turned down The Mighty Euro fighter offer seeing JSF was already there. Similarly France and its Rafael is also a victim of this merciless reality.Plenty of more examples if one looks arround.
Regarding the issue where JF-17 has to prove its battle worthiness is applicable as much to Euro fighter, Rafael and Gripen and Every other Fighter that is new born and has not performed in a war, first hand.
Euro fighter and Rafael taking part in WoT in Afghanistan does not prove their battle worthiness, They have yet to face their match, where their actual strengths and weaknesses would be determined.
I don't agree with this phenomenon, not any more, despite of the fact that its significance in the past cannot be ignored. Where in Air war a fighter and its pilot were the only determinants on the out come. these days all that have changed, No more close combat, dogfights, To many variables have joined in, from new generations of BVRAAM, to Long range SAMs, From AWACS searching and tracking to hundreds of miles to effective ECM solutions, From satellite navigation to effective data links, etc ,etc. due the emergence of these new variables the concept of "
battle proven" has lost its significance.
In the modern times, the winner of wars will be decided who have most of these variables and who is going to use them effectively and not on basis of a platform and performance in the past alone.
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