alimobin memon
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it might sound harsh but its reality that paf is going for the cheapest mall out there which i have no problem with because it is needed to fill the numbers but making it backbone of our air force that where problem is we need potent fighters for strike and air superiority. f 16 is good fighter and can perform both roles but its number in inventory is far to low to perform both of these role in case of war so we need either get more f 16 block 52 or any other new 4 gen fighter to fill air superiority or strike role to free current f16s from one role paf need to choose any of these two option but for god sake do something jf 17 is light weight fighter so have lot of limitation discussed many times in this thread and is only good for filling number but not meant to be our backbone fighter at least not in current state. can you name any 4 gen fighter that is operational and have specs lower then jf 17. it is most basic lowest tier 4 gen fighter out there in the market.
anyone saying we should wait for j 31 pls be realistic it will take almost 10 more year before it is ready and even then it is 5 gen fighter we cant induct it high numbers and it will also have extremely high operating cost as compared to 4 gen so we cant use it in every role even if it is meant to be used as multirole. we need good 4 gen fighter to be work horse even in year 2030.
you must be crazy saying jf17 is cheapest mall out there and is lowest 4th generation fighter. It has all the avionics of not just 4th generation fighter jet but also that of 4+. The RWR , EW Suite, Onboard Jammers are not part of 4th generation but an advanced 4th generation fighter.
People here are being so much ungrateful honestly. The reason jf17 is cheaper is because it is being inducted by its own manufacture for its own air force. Do you guys even know that for export version it is still in 25 million dollar price tag at least. the 15 million dollar cost was the early cost in 2010's now its beyond it.
With Air to Air refueling all the range issues if as suggested here are any will be cut off it can go twice or even thrice if refueler's are there to accommodate further participation in mission for jf17's.
Pakistan has 70+ F16 now these numbers are a lot for any air force to dealt with apart from jf17.
Of course India has atleast 300 4th generation fighters not all of which are to be used against pakistan india is still in bad position as it has to face Chinese forces too. Even if there is no war b/w china and india. India still has to station most of its flankers to the chinese borders with only 150 max I assure u will be the quantity of 4th generation fighters that India will be using against Pakistan. with jf17 the PAF will atleast have 130 4th generation fighters. As said by many think tanks the Ratio is decreased b.w India and Pakistan from 1:3 to 4 is now no more than 1:1.5 I dont need source u can assess it yourself.
jf17 is as capable as any 4th generation fighter the only problem would be su30 or Rafale but with company of block 52+ and Awacs PAF can achieve the superiority or at-least give enough loses to India to cancel further sorties against Pakistan.
Please enlighten the limitations apart from range ? Even the Payload has been increase to 4+ tons so I think it is a good addition and can work as back bone for PAF.
The only reason other countries are not going for jf17 is that jf17 is new to market and its manufactures are too. let it be Egypt or other countries they fear that new manufacturer's jet is inexperienced which might not be fruitful for them to induct their jet.