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Great .. BTW it was not you as far as I remember .The B’s have come about with the recent ASR review. The simulators were sufficient but they required conversion to be centered around the base and added more time to the process -
Moreover, until now most Jf pilots come from other squadrons after a stint since we did not have them in numbers.
After evaluating the B it made sense to add it into the line since we will have fresh hands hitting the JF which could be rolled into the type faster with a B rather than just a simulator.
For 150 JF-17s, it could still be done through a simulator but it would take a higher number of hours. The same way it is done for the F-35.
However, having a B model gives additional flexibility especially when students may roll into the Block-3 since as mentioned by many here; the JF-17B is essentially the block 3.
JF17B is a lot more capable than any AJT. It is full fledge fighter with AESA radar so it can be & will be used in multiple roles. It is PAF which uses all resources at its disposal in new innovative ways.. If K8 can be thought of for point defence and coin operations than JF17B is more than capable of doing multirole missions.