Bilal Khan (Quwa)
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Don't get caught up on whether Project AZM is/can be FC-31, TF-X, etc.It has always been medium category sir, if you didn’t knew it.
It will host 2 RD-93 category engines (WS-13E/WS-19)
Just for info sake,
FlightGlobal people are nill in terms of chinese knowledge... Many a times, I have found their articles with typos and bogus info.
@Deino Still no EOTS mounted, HUD on the first one, Seems similar to Block 3.
Makes me wonder deeply, Who manufactures HUD ? Does CAC and SAC have their own models ?
Coz the one on J-10C and the one on J-20, both aren't similar to Block 3, so we have 3 different HUDs. So, SAC makes HUDS, Any images of the latest models ? Coz if the HUD is from SAC (Least likely as Thunder is a CAC product but still possible since PAC is involved), That would mean SAC and PAC are cooperating, What if Block 3 or the Thunder program might have something to do with FC-31 in the future ? Like sort of a testbed or maybe future collaboration with FC-31 being the interim fighter to counter the meteor threat and a possible super sukhoi upgrade with K-77s ?
And since China is already working on PL-21 (Miniaturized RAMJET for Internal Bays), This would be useful for FC-31 as well. And since PAF apparently is only stuck at 50 Block 3s, doesn’t explain how they can wait till at least 2035-38 before inducting AZM. Mirage upgrade is for Ground roles but something stealthy to country S-400, Meteor and Super sukhoi....
Maybe AZM Project could have a NGF in the long term but a licensed FC-31 FGFA in the short term, 2 types of fighters, Hands on experience of operating and upgrading/producing Fifth gen fighter (FC-31) before AZM NGFA.
@Bilal Khan (Quwa) @aliyusuf @Blacklight @Mangus Ortus Novem @araz
Quote my post in the PAF thread so as to keep this thread clean
Ultimately, the PAF will work with a big industrial power -- i.e., China -- (just as Korea relies on the US) to source the most difficult/complex parts of the fighter.