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The PAF Chief of Air Staff (CAS) said it'll enter production in 2019 or 2020.
They're waiting because (1) some technology has not been available to the PAF, and if it is, needs some time to mature and be production-ready (i.e. AESA radar, HMD/S, etc) and (2) the PAF wants to make sure its subsystem selections work together the appropriate level right from the start.Why are we waiting until 2019?
Which one is the case?
- Is that because block-II targets are not met yet and our production lines are busy producing block-IIs? or
- Are we waiting for some technology to mature which will be used in block-IIIs? or
- Or is there a financial aspect to it?
They're waiting because (1) some technology has not been available to the PAF, and if it is, needs some time to mature and be production-ready (i.e. AESA radar, HMD/S, etc) and (2) the PAF wants to make sure its subsystem selections work together the appropriate level right from the start.
Nope they'll add more Block-IIs than originally planned. 12 Block-IIs will be built for the PAF in 2018. They might take this gap as an opportunity to build a complete JF-17 OCU unit using JF-17B. As for KSA, foreign relations matter a lot in big-ticket defence sales, that's why the US and UK will always maintain a massive hold on KSA.If this is the case, I see block-II production rate will also drop - and we may not see 24 jets produced a year - unless we are filling export orders.
And a supplementary question: why doesn't Saudi Arabia buy JF-17s? On one side, they want to use our manpower and strategic assets and on the other, they are not inducting what we are skilled to use. Is that a bad strategy on their part (as well as a bad sales pitch on our part) or do they really think JF-17s wouldn't cut for them?
What are your thoughts?
I'm not sure to be honest. The Block-III will have three-axis flight control system and 9 hardpoints, these are pretty significant and it may simply more feasible to add more Block-III-based fighters than to remanufacture old frames.Another thing I wanted to ask you @Bilal Khan (Quwa), in the future would it be possible to upgrade block-Is into block-IIIs?
3 Countries have ordered JF-17s from Pakistan .Why are we waiting until 2019?
Which one is the case?
- Is that because block-II targets are not met yet and our production lines are busy producing block-IIs? or
- Are we waiting for some technology to mature which will be used in block-IIIs? or
- Is there a financial aspect to it?
3 Countries have ordered JF-17s from Pakistan .
Nigeria
Myanmar
Senegal - Deal to be signed soon for 4 Thunders .
SO I think PAF will make thunders for these countries in this time period , Btw PAF will have 50 block 2s by starting of 2018 then PAF will go for 12 extra block 2s in this time period . So PAF will have 50 block 1s and 62 Block 2s .