Source: http://www.janes.com/article/57014/nigeria-to-become-first-jf-17-export-operator
I don't talk without backing sources cause people go absolutely savage on news without source
MKI availability was half last year,cause i read an article stating that half of mki fleet is not ready at any...
Nigeria paid 25million$ for 3 JFT and 12.5 million$ for 10 mushuk aircraft in their 2016 budget whereas Blk 2 is for 30mil$ a piece so soft loan might be it
Keep in mind deal was signed or MOU back in 2014 when the first visited the facility. They might have been since than but nothing fancy was...
60-70% availability rate,so do the maths yourself.PAF has adopted a complex log system which greatly enhances the availability of jets,not many af do that.JFT was made from ground up to be cheaper and easier to maintain.RD 93 tho suggests against it.
One squadron has 18 jets,so around 26...
JFT needs the least time of all the aircraft in our inventory but still i suspect 50 is not possible,40ish.
56 jets as of now are present in AF,1.5 squadrons worth of jft are in kamra going through post production checks and testing,PAF urgently needs them but also also wants to export it...
After assessing all the videos and review on the forums,I have come to the conclusion that these POF clones of H&K mp5 are remarkable in performance and reliability the only cons everyone suggested was poor packaging(which honestly no gives a bat shit about),poor finish,spray painted type,rough...
Manufacturing SU35?
Russian said when they were letting Indians and Chinese modify their planes to buyer needs was like selling their mother to them.It was not russian cup of tea but due to falling economy and to save the design bureau go ahead was given,TAI type F-16 facility might be made in...