Karakorum - 8 (K-8) | Jet Trainer Aircraft.

[Wingman]

Eik Aur Hi Sahi......

Thats the coolest one

 

[jamal18]

I have always thought a single seat weaponized version is long overdue.

For CAS. Almost all other similiar trainers have one.

 

[JK!]

Italy and Brazil have operated the AMX aircraft as a ground attack aircraft and for close support missions.

Given the insurgency operations Pakistan is conducting it would be ]useful to have a K8 in a role like the AMX to have alongside Cobra helicopters providing support to the army on the ground.

 

[S.U.R.B.]

what's the current strength of K-8 in PAF?
Egypt got more than 100 of them.
Hongdu JL-8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plus she is manufacturing it on her own.
Why didn't we produced K-8 in Pakistan although we did participated in it's development didn't we?

 

[wangrong]

what's the current strength of K-8 in PAF?
Egypt got more than 100 of them.
Hongdu JL-8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plus she is manufacturing it on her own.
Why didn't we produced K-8 in Pakistan although we did participated in it's development didn't we?

Will increase the cost of k8

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Alpha Jets

Nope K-8's!

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Not very keen on the colour scheme. It seems too loud and does not do justice to the clean lines of a/c specially around the nose.

Would also want to see it in the normal PAF camo or the orange tip version for trainers.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

It would be coold if the K8 can be fitted with a gun controlled by pilot's line of vision , flying at its subsonic its ideal way for it to take out jabs at enemy ground units

 

[Mani2020]

what's the current strength of K-8 in PAF?

~27 including the aircrafts ordered and still to b deliverd
Pak have the special version of it called k-8P according to web source its the most mordenized version in k-8 family

 

[x_man]

Given the insurgency operations Pakistan is conducting it would be ]useful to have a K8 in a role like the AMX to have alongside Cobra helicopters providing support to the army on the ground.

With T-37s and Ft-5s becoming older and soon to be phased out, the basic training and the fighter conversion roles will swiftly shift on the shoulders of K-8. Even right now the K-8s are extensively used in training role and in view of their limited number it will not be feasible to move them away from training role into the combat role. However as their numbers increase, we will see K-8s spared for various other operational commitments.

BTW T-37 can also carry a detachable gun and it will be rather appropriate to commit these birds for insurgency ops rather than K-8. Few South American countries have been using the attack version of T-37 known as A-37 quite successfully.

 

[bc040400065]

what's the current strength of K-8 in PAF?
Egypt got more than 100 of them.
Hongdu JL-8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plus she is manufacturing it on her own.
Why didn't we produced K-8 in Pakistan although we did participated in it's development didn't we?

Because pakistan only manufactures parts of K8... and then it is assembled in china.

 

[jamal18]

I believe the decision not to build K-8's in Pakistan was due entirely to financial reasons, it was not worthwhile. Perhaps because they are being ordered in small quantities.

 

[MZUBAIR]

K8 with L-15 ...a nice training and light attack combination. One is subsonic and other is supersonic.

 

[TOPGUN]

Is there any new news about the L-15 that if we are gona get them??

 

[Luftwaffe]

JK!...you mean K-8 for day-time missions..