My standard post for JF-17 vs Su-30MKI comparison !
JF-17 Thunder
Crew: 1
Unit cost: US$ 15 million (estimated)★
Max takeoff weight: 12,700 kg
Powerplant: 1× Klimov RD-93 turbofan
Maximum Speed : Mach 1.8
Radar: Italian Grifo S-7 ?
Range: 3,000 km
Thrust/weight: 0.99
Rate of climb: 175 m/s ?
Service ceiling: 16,700 m
G-limit: +8.5 g
hardpoints: 7 hardpoints being increased to 9 !
UNIQUE FEATURES
+Ra'ad ALCM is planned to be integrated with and launched from JF-17.
+The EW suite is also linked to a missile approach warning (MAW) system to help it defend against radar-guided missiles.
+NRIET KLJ-7 radar's multiple modes allow surveillance and simultaneous engagement of multiple air, ground and sea targets, of which a total of 40 can be managed. Using the track-while-scan (TWS) mode, the radar can track up to 10 targets at beyond visual range (BVR) and engage 2 of them simultaneously with radar homing air-to-air missiles. The operation range for targets with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 5 m2 is stated to be ≥105 km in look-up mode and ≥85 km in look-down mode.
Latest developments
Remaining production aircraft may also be equipped with European avionics, radars and weaponry. Pakistan had begun negotiations with British and Italian defence firms over potential avionics and radars for JF-17 during initial development. Some of the radar options for JF-17 are the Italian Galileo Avionica Grifo S7 and the French Thomson-CSF RC400 (a variant of the RDY-2), along with the MBDA MICA IR/RF short/medium range air-to-air missiles. The Vixen 500E AESA radar has also been offered to the PAF for installation on the JF-17 by the British company SELEX, but the PAF may be looking for a more advanced AESA radar
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Crew: 2
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Unit cost: US $40 million
Max takeoff weight: 38,800 kg (85,600 lb) ★
Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-31FP turbofans with
thrust vectoring, 131 kN (29,449 lbf) each ★
Maximum speed: Mach 2.35
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Radar: N011M Bars (Panther) (PESA)
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Range: 5,000 km and 8,000 km at a cruise height of 11 to 13 km with air refueling system.
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Thrust/weight: 1.07 (at loaded weight & 1.15 with 50% fuel) ★
Rate of climb: > 355 m/s ★
Service ceiling: 17,300 m
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G-limit: 9+g / 9.5 g
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hardpoints: Su 30 MKI has
12 hardpoints.which can be increased to
14 by using multi-payload racks.
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UNIQUE FEATURES
+ canard increases the aircraft lifting ability and allow high angle-of-attack (AoA)
+ avionics sourced from Russia, France, Israel and India
+ N011M has a
350 km search range and a maximum 200 km tracking range The radar can track
15 air targets and
engage four simultaneously. These targets can even include
cruise missiles and motionless helicopters. The
Su-30MKI can function as a mini-AWACS as a director or command post for other aircraft. The
target co-ordinates can be transferred automatically to at least four other aircraft. The
radar can detect ground targets such as tanks at 40–50 km.
+ radar range of 60 km in the rear hemisphere
+ A modified Su-30MKI is being used to carry
BrahMos cruise missiles with range 300 km.
+ Novator K-100
(Range-possibly 300–400 km )missile was designed to shoot down AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft whilst keeping the launch platform out of range of any fighters that might be protecting the target.
+N011M can function in
air-to-air and air-to-land/sea mode simultaneously while being tied into a high-precision laser-inertial or GPS navigation system.
+Su-30MKI aerodynamic configuration is an unstable longitudinal triplane. The canard increases the aircraft lifting ability and deflects automatically to allow high angle-of-attack (AoA) flights allowing it to perform Pugachev's Cobra. The integral aerodynamic configuration combined with thrust vectoring results in extremely capable maneuverability, taking off and landing characteristics. This high agility allows rapid deployment of weapons in any direction as desired by the crew. The canard notably assists in controlling the aircraft at large angles-of-attack and bringing it to a level flight condition.
Latest developments
UAC together with HAL has been developing fifth generation fighter features such as
internal weapons carriage and
radar absorbent material for IAF Su-30MKIs by modifying their airframes to make them stealthy, converting the existing ‘Bars’ into an Active Phased Array Radar, enhancing the situational awareness by
incorporating active electronically scanned transmit/receive arrays on the aircraft’s wings and pumping up the defensive-aids suite by installing a combined radar/laser warning system and a missile approach warning system.
- please correct me if I am wrong with Specifications
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