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There are a few things which cannot be disclosed on an open forum, at least i don't want to be the one doing it. PAF will not be going for any more Chinese platforms, JF-17 will mature with Block 3 and that will be the end of the joint fighter jet development with China. Our future is project Azm which is now in advance stages of design and will start bearing fruit for everyone to see in the next 3-4 years.
In the current scenario of shooting from as far as possible, we do not need heavy fighters which will appear on enemy radar earlier than they appear on ours. We already outgun India in the department of BVR range, with the gigantic size of their SU-30's and Mig-29's actually going in our favor and with the new Chinese BVR Missiles like PL-15 we will be improving on that with our existing JF-17s.
There will be no need to use fighter jets for deep strike role, we have cruise missiles for that. PAF has what it needs for now until the launch of Project Azm.
In the current scenario of shooting from as far as possible, we do not need heavy fighters which will appear on enemy radar earlier than they appear on ours. We already outgun India in the department of BVR range, with the gigantic size of their SU-30's and Mig-29's actually going in our favor and with the new Chinese BVR Missiles like PL-15 we will be improving on that with our existing JF-17s.
There will be no need to use fighter jets for deep strike role, we have cruise missiles for that. PAF has what it needs for now until the launch of Project Azm.