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One school of thought puts Chinese J-35 / FC-31
as an option ; Other one puts its trust behind Turkish MMU / TFX
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One school of thought puts Chinese J-35 / FC-31as an option ; Other one puts its trust behind Turkish MMU / TFX
Egypt, SAC, FC-31 procurement and TOT deal
PAF will not buy J31 till:Hi
in my opinion until IAF acquire any 5th generation until then PAF will wait & see, history of China exporting fighter
jets to other countries road goes through Pakistan
why pakistan coz it’s airforce always give feed back to China whatever they got from western sources another
way is if PAF using that particular jet it’s a force multiplier for China to export it for customers with much confidence
and way of telling them or showing them beside us another airforce is also involved
so yea whatever the circumstances at that time once IAF have it Pakistan will go for J31/35 im not speculating about J20 no chance & can’t be affordable for PAF
TWIN ENGINE J31/35 best bet until unless Turkish can offer
something at that time as Pakistan always short of money
best bet is China
thank you
PAF will not buy J31 till:
A. The PLAAF/PLAN buy them.
B. Some other nation goes ahead and buys it.
Hi arazPAF will not buy J31 till:
A. The PLAAF/PLAN buy them.
B. Some other nation goes ahead and buys it.
5th generation technology is very complex and initial research outlay is huge. The teething troubles are also likely to be more and require expensive fixes. If PLAAF/PLAN/Others buy it, the cost outlays become divided and fixes have already been achieved lowering costs and outlays.
If PAF goes for TFX, the TUAF will bear some of the costs of these developments/fixes. As many posters have pointed out engine remains a bug bear for the TFX. However from the work share POV, it remains a much better option. The Chinese at this stage of their development will not share technology but rather sell products to PAF which increases cost of maintenance. Depot level maintenance/overhauling facilities will be provided if the order is large enough. However, the Chinese are very likely to become protective of their technology as it advances and might not let PAF service key components for fear of information leaking out.
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CGJ-35
this will be best possible option for us in future , but i think we will see what happen after Jf-17 block 3 start producing
Ideal future scenario for Pakistan.
JF-17 Block 3 will be "quantity" fighter fielded in numbers strength.
FC-31 will be "quality" fighter for frontline strategic use. Bangladesh will be well advised to consider this option.
Both will have their mission applications and uses.
Yes, both JF-17 and FC-31 were created as export products by AVIC based on the same medium class range of engines.
So a fleet of JF-17s and FC-31s centered around the WS-13 engine with a future upgrade to WS-19 is a pretty rational development path.
It does look better and the "lines" flow more naturally than the F-35. Suprised they decided to go for/keep the single piece canopy for naval operations, rather than adopt a 2 piece canopy which is the trend these days.
I dont see PAF re-engining to the WS-13 - there is no value unless it offers a sufficent military advantage to make it worthwhile relative to the cost of adopting a new engine. Maybe not even WS-19. Maintenance/support costs a big factor for the PAF and the luxury of changing to an engine that gives you the same performance makes no economic sense.