JF-17B Updates, News & Discussion

[aziqbal]

JF17 Block II + JF17B

Great shot

Now lets see formation flying

2 x JF17B with IFR flanking a JF17 Block III on Parade day

 

[AMRAAM]

Clearly, JFT-B has a wider nose to host an AESA radar.

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

Clearly, JFT-B has a wider nose to host an AESA radar.
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Who told you that you need a wider nose to host an AESA Radar?

 

[AMRAAM]

Who told you that you need a wider nose to host an AESA Radar?

Learn from a number of messages by senior members in this same thread.

 

[The Raven]

Who told you that you need a wider nose to host an AESA Radar?

No, it's not clear at all, certainly not from that pic. AESA radars have been tested on PT04, one of the early JF-17 prototypes, so you don't need a larger nose. The nose on the B model may be slightly larger, but that's probably due to the relocation of certain subsystems to accommodate the second seat, rather than for an AESA.

 

[Deino]

Clearly, JFT-B has a wider nose...

I don't think so... most likely only an optical illusion due to distortion.

 

[AMRAAM]

I don't think so... most likely only an optical illusion due to distortion.

It can be.

Will JFT-B host an AESA radar too?

 

[Tamiyah]

It can be.

Will JFT-B host an AESA radar too?

Depends on airforce requirement.

 

[Pandora]

It can be.

Will JFT-B host an AESA radar too?

JF thunder has no need for an AESA radar considering its role. If a growler version is introduced then AESA might be an option.

 

[Shabi1]

JF-17B does have a slightly beefier nose but carries the existing KLJ-7V2 radar.

 

[Pandora]

Clearly, JFT-B has a wider nose to host an AESA radar.


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Wider nose has nothing to do with AESA. It could be to accommodate Electronics considering two seats have taken much space. It could also be to introduce stability in design considering several changes had to be made to air frame.

 

[Goenitz]

can infra red search and tracking can be employed? in future... or some pods can do that job?

 

[Deino]

JF-17B does have a slightly beefier nose but carries the existing KLJ-7V2 radar.

Honestly, this is neither confirmed nor proven and it also makes no sense. Given that both types are manufactured side by side, using the same FCS, it is highly unlikely that the B-model uses a larger radome, since this this would require a wider different front fuselage. And again, the usage of an AESA does not require a wider radome. I really don't know why this - similar to "the B has a wider span" - is stil reposted so often?!

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Windjammer]