JF17 42 in service under two squads. but LCA 0 in service
Happy ? i hope you will be.
here is the other side.
The two sqn that use JF 17 are
No. 16 Sqn Panthers
No. 26 Sqn Black Spiders
they were using A5 fighter and they were replaced, it is not Mirage III or F16 that JF 17 replaced. it has relaced A5.
A5 is a Mig 19 derived relic - Basically a Bomber , not fit for air to air combat in current scenario
Powerplant: 2 × Liming Wopen-6A turbojets
Dry thrust: 29.42 kN (6,614 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 36.78 kN (8,267 lbf) each
Maximum speed: Mach 1.12 [16][17] (653 knots, 752 mph)
Thrust/weight: 0.63
if you take that to a dog fight an AJT like Hawk will kill it easily..
Its flying hours is also less i.e. PAF had few hundred hours left in each airframe by 2005 itself..
A5 equivalent of indian airforce is Ajeth/Gant and Marut.. all are now in museums only
let us consider the lowest specification Aircraft in IAF
MiG21Bis 56
MiG21Bison 138
MiG21M/MF 56
Mig 21 -- its a kind of rocket for the pilots.
Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky R11F-300, 37.27 kN (8,380 lbf) thrust dry, 56.27 kN (12,650 lbf) with afterburner each
Performance
Maximum speed: 2,125 km/h (1,385 mph)
Maximum speed: Mach 2.05
Mig crashes a lot due to its age, that can not be discounted, but to replace this aircraft we need a plane that is much more good than this one.. so that why every one call LCA as Mig++ etc..
it will take its time to mature we can wait and we will..
the day a JF17 replaces a morden block 52 F16 squad in PAF and if LCA tejas is not delivered by then , then i will call LCA is failure