All-Green
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If you have the feeling that we experience the slightest bit of worry witnessing your nation procure JF-17s and swiftly induct them, then you're gravely mistaken.
JF-17 is nothing but a cheap alternative to modern day fighters, a wanna be in the F-16 league. You're merely trying to satisfy yourself that your APC is a Battle tank and even fantasizing battle scenarios about it.
Now since the French avionics are on hold, everyone seems to be praising the Chinese avionics ..The forum members seem to know more about technology and Chinese capability than PAF itself, which is why it made the mistake of approaching the French for avionics.
I have come to realize that this is just a support system used to satisfy your insecurities.
JF-17 is credible enough to be inducted by PAF, it is a modern design and fully capable of fulfilling its role as a fighter jet in today's environment.
Cheap only due to competitive pricing offered by current manufacturers as opposed to huge profit margin of the current aviation market leaders.
Low price is not a bad thing if the product is sound.
The initial news was the PAF shall not induct the JF-17 with below par systems, if it was inducted with Chinese avionics then i am sure there was a certain degree of confidence associated with the available Chinese systems meeting PAF needs.
The western avionics package is still an option, can be exercised with Italy if not France, the point is that this plane can be fitted with a lot of avionics and weapon systems manufactured by countries other than China, that gives a lot of flexibility to meet intended customer needs.
The electronic warfare and countermeasure capability of this plane is supposed to be very good, however this falls in the realm of unconfirmed specs.
On the other hand we do have certain confirmed features.
The modern Glass cockpit, LERX, BVR capability makes the JF-17 a modern fighter design...certainly not a wannabe.
There is a disparity between IAF and PAF nowadays.
IAF already has a host of modern fighters so it has the technological edge, PAF will be upgraded a lot in next 5 years and replace its F-7s, A-5s with JF-17s, which is an entirely different class of airplane.
Certainly not something the IAF planners can ignore, however if they are not worried then good for them...and us as well.