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There is a chance that the previous blocks would eventually be upgraded in-house with the upgrade systems, of Chinese or non-Chinese origin, customised for the existing airframes. This may be a locally developed upgrade.
Exatcly, Now it make sense why PAC is developing an AESA in house. We can't purchase AESA and RD-93 MA for for 100+ JF-17 to upgrade them to block-3 standard. Not to mention replacement of spanish EW in Block-1 and 2 with something that can be integrated with Chinese AESA.
Economy of scale dictates PAF/PAC makes a functioning AESA radar which is 40-50% as good as the chinese one in Block-3 or in J-10 C and install it on 100+ JF-17 along with EW systems that can be integrated with it and keeping RD-93 intact in the 100+ JF-17 due to cost factor