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JF-17 Thunder Block-II - A Beast in making.

I don't see major sales for this until it's combat proven and gains a good image, China not acquiring them doesn't give the good image for the average person and perhaps defense ministers. This is why countries rather buy Block 40/50 F-16's or Mig 29s.

Maybe they should participate in red flag with Jf-17s
 
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30 June 2014
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Well planned out design makes it easy for pilot to observe the refueling connection close to his seating / observation position
 
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India, Russia close to PACT on next generation fighter on
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mki has rcs of 20sq2
so jft can beat mki
 
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I am more pumped up for the new engine , and hopefully we get Transfer of technology on that New Engine so we can make 80-100% engine at home.

The improved engine would really be something as the plane's payload capacity will go sky high !!!
 
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well specs about weapons that Pakistan posses are always not correct.underrated as we all think jf-17 is 1.6 mach but its not true its greater than 2.0 Mach
 
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The N011M Bars radar on the MKI is stated by the vendor to detect a 5m2 target at 140 KM
If this figure of 130 KM for 5m2 target for KLJ-7v2 of the JF-17-Block2 is true, then ...

Assuming MKI has an RCS of 10.m2 and JF-17 an RCS of 3m2 clean

In a very generically assumed, over simplified and somewhat empirical terms ...

MKI will detect a JF-17 at a range R = [(3/5)^0.25] * 140 = 123.22 KM
JF-17 Block-2 will detect an MKI at a range R = [(10/5)^0.25] * 130 = 154.57 KM

Hmm ... this is quite questionable as it even exceeds the performance of APG-68v9 for the F-16 Block-52+.
Especially so when the radome aperture/space on JF-17 Block-2 is the same as Block-1 and it is less than that of the Viper. This means a smaller and less powerful radar than the Viper's radar is providing better detection ranges is a quantum leap of Chinese technology over US technology. Lets hold off on this for now.

I will tend to stick with the current figure of 105Km for KLJ-7v1 for Block-1

JF-17 Block-1 will detect an MKI at a range R = [(10/5)^0.25] * 105 = 124.87 KM
 
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