The Germans didn't have Glonass (or NAVSTAR) - but they still landed V-2's onto London and Antwerp in 1944.
The Royal Navy could defeat the Russian Navy within 1 week, without even putting a surface ship to sea. The Japanese would take 2 weeks to do the same job.
Read history... embrace the...
Engine, avionics and the radar on JF-17 - tell me, who is the OEM for them?
As for the production costs and intellectual property for JF-17 - I'm all ears. Do we need to add here that perhaps it's 40% Saudi?
F-35 and Rafale are termed operational - still doesn't mean I'd get in one.
JF-17 and Tejas are both fine platforms - but the point that many on here don't like to hear is Tejas is sole-sourced and developed. The JF-17 was co-produced - and the major financier and producer of that platform...