I have a feeling that it will be all dual seaters. Unfortunately cannot see the intake. But the camo is definitely PAF style. It is to counter the MKI and Rafale. Any more pics to analyze?
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I have a feeling that it will be all dual seaters. Unfortunately cannot see the intake. But the camo is definitely PAF style. It is to counter the MKI and Rafale. Any more pics to analyze?
Looks to be J-10a.
SteelBird
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Where did you learn about that? Any source? All I know J-10B is not available even for PLA. How can it be for PAF?
timepass
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Above PIC speaks its self....
SteelBird
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First, Someone mentioned above; to give a model as a gift doesn't mean a deal will follow. Then, the model seems to be J-10A rather than J-10B. So, the deal is nowhere!
timepass
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Well I am not in argument here, as mentioned earlier PICs speaks its self so if you want to believe it’s ok if not up to you.
Is it shocking? I don't think so. We all heard since Musharraf era that Pakistan would be the first export customer. We even saw him in the cockpit. We heard more then a few times from the ACM that we will get it. So some nice folks here still deny it? China has evolved unimaginable. J10B and J20 are just the open (pretty sure they are indeed open) programs. We have probably their J30 programs which we at the moment do not see. So exporting the good old J10 is not the big risk but a big improvement for PAF. It fits perfectly in the ZDk03-JF17 combo. So handling over the model to an important PAF person might not be a big deal. I myself have the J10 book that was only given to few people. I have the gold plated J10 symbols received many years ago from the Chinese. Does that implicate anything? Nopes. So indeed getting a model is nice. But we know that PAF will get J10. Maybe not now, then surely in the near future. After all, Those big numbers of Mirages are going to be replaced by J10. Those F7's are being replaced by JF17. Just check the plane variables and you will see the link.
Let us discuss the real important factors. Which engine? Which version? Which typical PAF requirements? Which weapons? When? (I think they will switch over to the J10B any time soon). And which radar....
Let us discuss the real important factors. Which engine? Which version? Which typical PAF requirements? Which weapons? When? (I think they will switch over to the J10B any time soon). And which radar....
lcloo
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Looks like a two seater J-10A with a white new radome. If the photo is an indication of the aircraft that Pakistan is getting, then FC-20 ( export designation of J-10) is a modified J-10A with Pakistan's specification rather than J-10B. Note also that the air intake looks like same as J-10A.
J-10A is still a very capable plane. And the engine looks very domestic, like WS-10A..
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