serenity
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As per @messiach AZM is a clean sheet Design.
I missed the post. But even 100 messiach saying this does not mean it is 100% true. All respect to the other poster.
We will see AZM. I remember in 2017 and 2018 many famous members here with "inside information" claim Pakistan army will definitely not buy VT-4. Developing clean sheet 5th generation fighter even Korea could not accomplish and has abandoned internal weapon bay already and it is still on paper only so far with some equipment being developed now. It is not always just question of ability and then industry but also a question of finance and requirement. Korea has more funding and political support to develop the KFX and also has much more support in ability. Definitely they need the fighter more than Pakistan need AZM.
I think more likely the AZM will be either FC-31 based cooperated with China for a more custom line which can hopefully be made by Pakistan itself like JF-17 or it will be Turkish TFX in place but I think the TFX will require much more western sub contracting. I guess we will see.