HariPrasad
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But block 70 is not available for us ... we can compare it with block 52 only ... so what good it is for us ?
Thunder block 3's avionics are much advanced then block 52 ...
Furthermore the range of equipments and weapons and flexibility we have with thunder f16 do not provide that flexibility ...
In actual comparision with t129 ... t129 despite being much advance and lethal currently the pace at which chinese are upgrading their equipments is phenomenal and it cannot be matched by anyone except for US .
South Africa and Israel are key example ... they are also technology advanced but they dont have financial muscles like china therefore their weapon system upgradation are limited ... israel focus is on defensive equipments similar will be the case with turkey ... however china having huge budget is working on a lot of fields and providing new techs at much faster pace ...
Good analysis though I disagree with some points.
We have same power engine in less than half weight chopper. Turkey chopper weights less than half. Do not talk about power but talk about power to weight ratio.What does the Block 70 have that the J-10C does not? Granted, much of the technical parameters of both platforms are unknown, but since you exude so much confidence in your statement you should be able to provide an answer.
The purported engine for the Z-10ME, rated at 1200 kW output, already matches or exceeds that of the T129 (1100 kW output) in terms of power.
Then, there are the WZ-10 and WZ-16 engines in the pipeline, at 1600 and 1300 kW, respectively.