JF-17 Block-3 -- Updates, News & Discussion

[mingle]

Hi

in this F16 drama the US slipped and fell for no reason.

Totally agree I Beleive PAF will go for more F16s like they resume military training hastily like when US feels the heat sometimes

 

[devil302]

What HOBS missiles does China have for HMD ?

PL-10E ?


Don’t copy me

why would i do so i saw his comment on previous page and replied him ther then jumped to ne y page and saw that u replied the same

 

[Umar Nazir]

Not much except for spine and CFT

exactly but at the same time latest block of mighty F-16s become atleast 10 times more lethal and powerful than the earlier blocks. Same will be the case with JF-17 blocks.

 

[devil302]

Not much except for spine and CFT

there are only minor changes nothing else its just our keyboard warriors fantasies who wanted a whole new structure

 

[aliyusuf]

Whatttttttt who says its taking off look at wing flaps which fighter takes off with flaps in this direction

Brother why so incredulous? I did say I maybe wrong. I posted what I thought was right. If I am wrong, then correct me.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Hi

it did not work that way.

we got better ew package for the blk2—that allowed us to stretch the production of blk3 further down again to get better ew pkg.

in the blk 3 we will have some equipment better than the j20 in service—-basically we got the next tier up equipment.
It is like a left and right foot advancement.
Like J 20
Blk3

next blk J20
Blk4

so technically we will be a step agead of some of the gadgets on the J20

So both us and the chinese will fine tune the current ew pkg on Blk 3 and that will go into the next batch of J20

But there are some equipments in J 10C which are better than Blk 3

ew pkg

I have heard that EW Suite will be Turkish

 

[Thunder.Storm]

PAF will be receiving complete batch of 50 Blk3 by 2025. And yes, atleast three foreign nations are interested in acquiring block 3.

Despite of facing severe economic restrictions, Blk3 still provide advance capabilities nascent in South Asia.

copied:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1210993331183984640

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

I think it took more time because we also planned jf 17b in between as well

And two crashes (10-127 & 15-209).

 

[ziaulislam]

Totally agree I Beleive PAF will go for more F16s like they resume military training hastily like when US feels the heat sometimes

At current price no.
That should have been cleared when USA offered f16s at good price (~700m) and we walked away.
PAF would rather get 3 squardons of block 3 than just 6-8 f16s on amount of foreign exchange it spents.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Totally agree I Beleive PAF will go for more F16s like they resume military training hastily like when US feels the heat sometimes

AH 1Zs will be priority over F 16s

 

[Haris Ali2140]

AH 1Zs will be priority over F 16s

We have alternatives for AH 1Zs but not for F 16s. So in my opinion F 16s will get priority.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

MK u think PAF will look another type like more F16 s or Russian option after blk 3???when military training programs is resumed hastily by US??? MY gut feeling we will see more F16s too very soon blk 3 will make American think again to open Up.

F-16 is a medium-weight fighter and JF-17 Thunder is a light-weight fighter. Pakistan needs both weight classes.

Further F-16 inductions can't influence Thunder productions for 300 light-weight requirement.

 

[MastanKhan]

can any senior member explain how much externally F-16 changed from block-15 to latest block 70 ??????

Minimal change.

Blk upgrades are minimal cgange outside.

Major Structural change is like between Grippen c/d and Grippen NG.

you dont change the established physical parameters in Minor Upgrades

 

[MAB]

I was of the view that no physical changes would take place but the nose does seem different to be. The nose underside of the nose does not curve at much as it does on BLK 1/II. Probably due to requirement for the new radar.

 

[MastanKhan]

But there are some equipments in J 10C which are better than Blk 3


I have heard that EW Suite will be Turkish

that can happen too. Depends on the space, size and need.