Quite naive and wishful discussion last 10-15 pages.
JFT is a plane made of some metals, little bit of composite, some plastic and glass, not from rubber that it can be stretched and given any shape.
Block 3 will be its final practical version reaching 4++ Gen, and with network centric warfare , personnel training and intelligence, improvisation and use of all civil and military detection and tracking systems will provide the battle edge over a numerically larger enemy.
NCW will use all RADARS on land, surface ships, and air to provide battlefield awareness, location, detection and targeting. In NCW engagement, technologically advanced fighter jet is important but not as much as data provided by AEW&C systems, land based RADAR and all C2, and C4ISR. This full spectrum net-Centric warfare is complex and need greater skills.
PAF used a subset during Feb 27 strikes. Erieye, and No 24 blinders as posted by
@Windjammer played crucial role in denying IAF to strike PAF planes.
Members have gotten too romantic with JFT. It will be single engine light multirole fighter and will play its role as BLOCK II/III fighter AC at par with other 4 Gen fighters.
Project AZM Should be upgraded to 6 Gen fighters. Mother ships along with NCW UAV, even tankers can be equipped to provide AEW&C, Erieye, and full spectrum C4ISR are the future warfare. These are force multipliers.
Project Azm will take 10+ years even with lots of foreign cooperation, so an off the shelf deep strike fighter has to be obtained.