Zahid
Junior Member
50 units of Block II are intended for PAF. Incidentally Block II is the first export offering as well. The production run could go higher than 50 provided there are export orders.
JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread
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50 units of Block II are intended for PAF. Incidentally Block II is the first export offering as well. The production run could go higher than 50 provided there are export orders.
blk 2 prototype??
I think the sun from the behind makes it look like IFR but it is just the canopy. I do not think we already have it since it is said by officials that first plane will be inducted in june 2014.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
blk 2 prototype??
Tough one but I will have a go
Definitely Kamra, see that wall which is behind the aircraft that surrounds the JF-17 factory and also MRF so certainly it's Kamra and it's nearby the factory
However I am almost 100% that is Block I by the outline of the body
So I would say, Kamra facility has a JF-17 Block I in yellow primer which is undergoing some sort of tests and evaluation judging by the white vans and vehicles, those vehicles usually house the test equipment and monitors which gather data and information from the aircraft and various compartments
So not a Block II
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
JF-17 a true multi role aircraft, weapons and mission profile
thunderchief
Senior Member
Is JF-17 really certified with all those weapons , especially with H-4 JSOW and Ra'ad ? Or these are only plans for Block II ?
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Both Block I and Block II will carry all of the above plus CM-400AKG
Also thing to note is that PAF has said they will enter Block II in mid-2014 and that Block III will enter in 2016 and we know they will build 50 Block II units
Does this mean they will build 25 units per year? If so that's a huge rate, they built 16 x Block I in 2010 so I don't doubt they could manage 25 to 30 per year as they have stated before
Anyhow something to look out for how quickly they will produce the Block II, I guess they will replace the F7 Sqaudrons
first blk 2 will replace naval mirages, see the symbolic gesture in the pic where its parked with mirage 5PA carrying C-80xx.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
I know I have no idea why I said F7, I have myself said for ages that this would be the case
Zahid
Junior Member
Asif, I believe we have the capability to produce more than 20 air craft per year. But that would happen only if we have export orders, so that the program sustains some of its costs through export earnings. Scaling up production should not be a problem provided the financial situation supports it. The rate of production was low because of financial reasons. With our economy doing a little bit better (government figures), we could do better next year onwards.