JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread

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Totoro

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Some of those jh7a will be mere 15 years old then.

Also, by then j7 and j8 will also have been retired. That's possibly another 300 planes. 550+ counting in jh7 too. 3 years worth of procurement is not going to match those 550 planes.
 
siegecrossbow

siegecrossbow

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Totoro said:
Some of those jh7a will be mere 15 years old then.

Also, by then j7 and j8 will also have been retired. That's possibly another 300 planes. 550+ counting in jh7 too. 3 years worth of procurement is not going to match those 550 planes.
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You don't need to replace on one to one basis, especially for J-7/J-8.
 
FairAndUnbiased

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Totoro said:
Some of those jh7a will be mere 15 years old then.

Also, by then j7 and j8 will also have been retired. That's possibly another 300 planes. 550+ counting in jh7 too. 3 years worth of procurement is not going to match those 550 planes.
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If J-16 is more capable in every way then you don't need to replace 1:1. Based on current production rates you can get

Some money can be recouped by selling the planes. North Korea, Pakistan or Iran might find them very interesting as it is perfectly suited for antiship in complex environments such as the constricted Yellow Sea and Persian Gulf with a mountain backdrop of the Zagros or Korean peninsula.
 
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supersnoop

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That timeline seems too soon?

Based on the video of the woman pilot, she has only been flying for a short period of time after changing.

Assuming she was qualified for something like J-10 (which is newer), why waste the time/money to train her for JH-7?
 
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