Oh,dang...I guess the "J" went to its "Shoshur bari" lol
SHHHHHHH,YOU LET THE SECRET OUT! AAAAAARRGGGGGHHHH!!
FC-01/JF-17? Umm,its better than BG1s...FC-01/JF-17 can be armed with
- CM-400AKG ( Air Launched version of CX-01 supersonic cruise missile )
- C-802 ( The Air Launched version )
- Raptor II/H-4 Joint Standoff Weapon
- MAR-1 Anti-Radiation Missile
- Ra'ad/Hatf VIII ALCM ( Air Launched Cruise Missile )
While F-7 BG1's maritime strike capability is limited to two air launched versions of C-704...
But upcoming Su-30 MKK/MK2 would have superior maritime strike capability compared to JF-17/FC-01 but I highly doubt that the navy is getting Sukhois...For the navy,I'd prefer JF-17/FC-01 or F/A-18 Hornet.Air Force deserves better.The Air Force evaluated SAAB JAS-39 Gripen,F/A-18 Hornet,Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-35,Sukhoi Su-30,F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon,J-10 and others,but only MiG-35 and Su-30 are the possible new birds...
@Mentee
I rekon 128 of them being already delivered...