melb4aust
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The new Air Chief may cancel F-16 MLU program, stop buying any more than first 42 JF, cancel the ZDK-03 contract... the list can go on.
you're taking my statement into totally different context. I would like to see J-10 in PAF colours as much as all other pakistani members on this forum
The first 36 J-10 that should be delivered late this year/early next year will not be FC-20! They will be J-10A, designated F-10A according to ex-Air Chief Tanvir M. Ahmad.
I Wish they do so.....
It also seemed unlikely that PAF would induct JF without installing western avionics, but they did. They didn't make any Western add-ons to the JF at all, why would they need to do so on the J-10? It is supposed to be more capable than JF, JF uses technology from the J-10 (according to Jane's, the JF's KLJ-7 radar is a smaller version of the J-10's KLJ-10 radar).
JF-17 and J-10 are totally different projects and Aircrafts, JF-17 is pakistan's necessity, its a joint venture and as we all know Pakistan is contributing abt50% of the whole project, they have to have to put efforts in order to make it better plane as it will become the back bone of PAF. They are still working on on it as they have to perform XYZ tests before induction.
While J-10 is altogether a different story, Pakistan would definately like to induct this plane in a premature state along with lots of improvements, rather than a plane with basic gadgets and avionics, if not par but as close as to Block-52.
Right now i dont think they are in such hurry to induct J-10 and there is such a need, when there is room to wait for further improvements as per PAF standards. Rest, god knows what will happen!