In house enhancements would have produced a fleet more suitable to the requirements of the PAF plus the relevant changes in house might have brought in more expertise under Chinese technicians in the initial phases. Whether the life of the frames was worht the effort or not is something I do not know.
Pg has a double cranked delta wing, which in itself is a huge structural change over the p. Than comes avionics, radar, cockpit etc.
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Offensive Counter Air (Ground).. it's a support role for main strike package and ensures to prevent enemy aircrafts from taking off to intercept your main strike flight. This usually involves doing a low level bombing run over the runways or taxiways
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Range is the issue brother. It cannot fly far or for long, CAS aircraft need to remain in the air for long time, precision strike aircraft need for carry large loads for long distances, F7PG is ill suited for both. PAF knows how to best use it, and that’s as an interceptor. Which is what it does right now.
How many are currently in service and not retired?
Nearly 60 I believe. @Windjammer may know exact squadrons and numbers.
I know this question sounds a bit daft, but can J-7s be "converted" to JL-9s? They're practically the same aircraft, so can parts from JL-9, like nose cone, side vents and other fuselage parts be fitted into the F-7PGs we have? It has been done with the
I mean just look at it:
Could breathe fresh air into the PGs, maybe throw in some MFDs? We could refit these at PAC Kamra, considering how long we've spent tinkering around with F-7s.
Dorsal fuel tanks allow for increased range. Larger nose cone allows for better radar, extra space occupied previously by the single inlet can be used for better avionics and computers, having MFDs allows for ground attacks using precision guided munition.
