MastanKhan
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Gripen is a whole new story, still better agility, avionics, EW suite, radar, Yes if we replace JF-17 with Gripens still there is need for Heavy or medium category fighters.
Number of hard-points have to do with more A2A missiles a jamming pod, precision guided bombs.
What will you do when you have to engage multiple bandits. You'll think twice while firing a missile you'll have to conserve weapons.
In BVR combat you are not 100% sure your missile is gonna hit the mark you'll give your position and end up in dog fight OR when you have to defend against incoming missiles how do you gonna do that with low agile jet.
Tell me if BVR missile always hit the target..
F-16, Rafael, EFT can outgun JF-17 because they carry more deadly arsenal.
Hi,
There is no guarantee that a wvr missile would hit the target either---.
Your agility is not going to do much if the missile has a proximity fuse---.
The need for a medium or a hwy fighter is there but it does not mean that they negate the utility of a light fighter---.
Gripen has nothing extraordinary to a comparable BLK 2 JF17---.
Our enemy has M2k's SU30's MIG29's ---. We compete against them and not the F16 and the Typhoon.
When they get their new aircraft we will also have a new aircraft.
11 hard points loaded F16 has barely 5 G capability---.
Alot depends on what you are carrying---.
Checkout the comments on this link---specially the last one
https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/130405-g-limits-on-f-15-and-f-16