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J-31 is an immature plat form and their also might be no production facility ready for its serial production. PAF has developed a habit of waiting long time to decide like india. PAF must go for FC-20 as indian's recent procurement of MIG 29k has further strengthened its air power even on sea...

If the capacity is 25 per year then only 9 birds will be left for exports. Nigerian order if 40 aircrafts could take almost 5 years. I think chinese help would be needed for boosting export numbers. What about Air commodore claim of 48 joint production and december for starting of those 48...

FC-20 is still on cards with PAF , as no easy deals for F-16 is available. Now as Russian's have agreed to sell RD-93. Mi-35 directly to Pakistan. There might also be window for AL31F engines for FC-20's. In one News PAF has again given hint of reconsidering J-10 is due to this fact. In Past...

I think total with these 5 will be 54 aircraft's. So as to make 18 birds in each squadron. One is the attrition replacement. All three squadron's will be at full power. This year 4th squadron will be raised as shown in the new book pages of air force, as we gets more JF-17's after making 3...

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is in talks with China to buy 30 to 40 of the Shenyang FC-31 twin-engined stealth fighter displayed at Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai, a senior Pakistani government official has revealed to IHS Jane's . "The discussions are beyond initial inquiries and they fit into...

PAF is already working on it for near future induction. Read interviews to IHS'Janes

By the nature of rapid development of chinese, The FC-31 will be available to PAF in next 2 years max as AESA radar technology is already in J10-b fighters and the aircraft shown with specs by AVIC IN ZHUHAI clearly shows AESA radar installed in it, the laser designator with golden window shows...

As Khalid Mehmood said our block 1 50 thunders are in process of upgrade and begin delivery of them in December, what does it mean all by December or few planes in a month or what time. Can any body answer that. Its also clear now that block 2 will start production after 50 are configured in...

By looking at pictures it seems the fuselages of these thunders are just lying on their assembly platforms and no work is being done, as no wires parts or tools are around them. Still PAF doesn't make fuselages in Kaamra. They are made in China. Wings , stabilizers and vertical stabilizers are...

New Aeronautical complex for nawabshah is not a new plan it has been in discussion for few years. As kaamra is already overwhelmed for its facilities and housing, the final decision to make new complex was finalized after attacks on kaamra. I read it in some articles that kaamra will also...

USA wont give their EDA directly now. It will open window through some other country like jordan has done. Spare and good condition F-16's wont be available that much untill F-35 is mass produced like F-16. Every country is not financially sound as were they in like 70's or 80 era. These are...

Mirages are the only ready strike air crafts after F-16's and they are in sufficient numbers too, As-30 french laser guided bomb is a battle proven weapon. Our ex Australian mirages and few other rose II mirages can fire them from 15000 ft. F-16's have multi tasks and wont be always ready in war...

Where does these retired planes go? to another squadron or new planes are added to the existing inventory

Well guys all of you missing the most important issue that PAF has with the russians. The Jf-17 ENGINE. There has been a problem few months back for its supply. Production didnt go off like it was suppose to go. Now the supplier head is here and sitting in the bird we want them to power. Its a...

As far as i know from some sources all 50 are made with one attrition. If some body remember the farnbrough air show it was reported that the aircraft on static display is not having russian engine, it was a chinese version for confirm. ws-13 or ws-13a might be. PAF is trying hard to have a...

This is good news and have cleared all doubts for the PAF ability to run this project. Stll the the project is a bit behind the schelude, as in his previous interview he stated that 42 are built and in diff phases of testing.. December 2012 was the date to built all 50 and make operational. They...