The 9th generation fighter will come after 30 years and I am talking about the future.still BD uses f7 which is almost 60 years old tech remember?bd is way ahead to the backward.bd airforce is nothing but a joke.
It is clear you are frustrated. But F-7BGI cannot really be called 60 years old tech when the airplane has been revamped so extensively, at least in my book. Look at the points below, especially bold-marked ones.
1) F-7 BGI has a speed of Mach 2.2
2) Five Hard-points to carry Air to Air missiles , Laser guided bomb, GPS Guided Bombs, Drop tanks
3) Full glass cockpit.
4) Can carry 3000 kg Bomb including Chinese Laser Guided Bombs.
5) F-7 BGI has KLJ-6F radar Fire control Radar with 86 km+ Range which is near BVR or BVR considering what is the silver-lining between them and can track 6 and engage 2 enemy aircraft simultaneously.
6) F-7 BGI can carry C-704 Antiship Missiles (Therefore maritime also possible)
7) Afterburner: F-7 BGI (82 kN) thrust
8) Missiles procurement are currently unknown for F-7 BGI but they can fire the 70-75 km range PL-12,PL-11 and also PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, Magic R.550 and AIM-9 .
9) F-7 BGI has J-7G2 Airframe with double delta wing. This improves the lift at high angles of attack and delays or prevents stalling.
10) G-limit: +8 g / -3 g
11) Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,420 ft) for F-7 BGI
12) 3 Multi functional HUD displays and HOTAS.
13) Chinese Helmet Mounted Sights.
14) Reportedly more maneuverable than most of the Mig21s and many of the other contemporary fighters.
Granted - a lot of people have questioned Chinese avionics as 'unreliable', but that moniker can be given to a lot of tech from a lot of countries, even US ones. It all depends on maintenance, testing and overhaul on a continual basis.
I think the problem we have here in this forum is a lot of people don't take interest in actual aerospace technology or avionics and start calling a platform 'good' or 'bad' (on hearsay mostly) - but its all relative on what you want (based on your threat scenario) and how much you want to pay for it.
In my book, F7-BGI was an ultimate Bang-for-the-buck fighter, simple in design but still possessing enough electronics to be a credible air force deterrent platform. Yeah - it has become outdated very recently because more advanced platforms have been inducted in neighboring air-forces - but that is not the fault of the platform. F7-BGI is great in its 'intended' role.
You cannot go fishing for 500 pound fish (Merlin) with a kid's plastic fishing pole. Simple as that.