Pakistan Air Force totals eight JF-17 Thunder aircrafts
| Aug 06, 2008 | Comments 75
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) now has a total of eight JF-17 Thunder aircrafts. Six more aircrafts were recieved this March while two were recieved last year for the celebration of Pakistan Day during the same month.
All of the eight aircrafts according to the officials will be used for testing and evaluation purposes for the air force and are not meant to be inducted as of yet. Four or more JF-17 Thunder aircrafts will show up on the March 23rd, Pakistan Day parade.
JF-17 Thunder aircraft is an advanced multi-role light combat aircraft jointly developed by Chengdu and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex under a strategic collaboration project. The aircraft is designed to be cost-effective and can meet the tactical and strategic needs of the Pakistan Air Force, and various other air forces.
The production facilities have been setup for the aircraft in Pakistan. The first batch of 50 JF-17 Thunder aircrafts will be equipped with the Chinese/Pakistani avionics and missiles, while the later aircrafts are to be equipped with more advanced radars and missiles.
France has offered Pakistan its RC-400 radar and MBDA MICA missile for the aircraft. However, rumour suggests that AESA radar of different choices may finally be the later choice of the Pakistan Air Force and the MBDA Meteor missile too is on the cards.
The serial production of JF-17 Thunder has already started and the production capacity would be gradually taken to 25 aircraft per year by 2011.
The Air Cheif Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force has said that about 60 percent of the aircraft’s frame and 80 percent of its avionics would be manufactured in Pakistan by 2010.
Pakistan has begun negotiations with British, Italian, and French defence firms over potential avionics and other systems for the JF-17 Thunder aircrafts.
Pakistan Air Force hopes to induct 150 aircraft into its inventory in the first phase, under an agreement with the Chinese company, and the total induction could go up to 250 aircrafts.
The JF-17 will form the backbone of Pakistan to replace aging Pakistan’s MiG-21-derived Chengdu F-7, Nanchang A-5 and Mirage III/V currently in service which are being crashed at an alarming rate. Just today, on March 18 another Mirage III/V fighter plane has said to be crashed in eastern Punjab province. The pilot of the plane ejected safely and no loss of civilian life or property has been reported on ground
The JF-17 Thunder is said to be the main attractive aircraft for the future of the air forces with different high-med tech packages available. Thirteen countries have so far expressed interest in purchasing the JF-17 aircraft are Azerbaijan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Sudan.
PAKISTAN’S FUTURE AIRCRAFTS
(01) FC20 36 on order
(02) F16 block 52+ 24 on order
(03) F16 AM/BM 46 on order
(04) JF17 thunder (250)
(05) F7-pg (55)
(06) mirage upgraded rose program 127 for naval sport
(07) saab 2000 05 on orders earlly warning & controle
(08) ZDK-03 AEW&C joint production of PAK-CHINA
(09) Ilyushin IL-78
Airborne Refueling Aircraft 4 on orderd
(10) Lockheed Martin C-130B/E (24) transport aircrafts
(11) CN-235 (04)curent transport aircrafts
(12 ) K-8 Karakorum(60) trainer
Chengdu FC-20[65] 36 Advanced Multirole & Air Superiority
Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block 52+[ 24 Advanced Multi-Role
Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM 46 Advanced Multi-Role
PAC JF-17 Thunder[67] 250 Advanced Multi-Role
Chengdu F-7PG/T Skybolt-G 55 Interceptor
Dassault Mirage ROSE Upgrade 138 Naval and Ground Support
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C 5 Airborne Early Warning & Control
ZDK-03 AEW&C 5 Airborne Early Warning & Control
Ilyushin IL-78 Airborne (Refueling Aircraft 4 Airborne Aerial RefuelingTanker)
Lockheed Martin C-130B/E 24 Medium-Lift Transport
CN-235 4 Light-Lift Transport
K-8 Karakorum 60 Intermediate Jet Trainer
pakistan airforce
Attack Q-5, Mirage 5
Fighter F-7 Skybolt, FC-20, F-16 Fighting Falcon, JF-17 Thunder,Mirage III
Helicopter Alouette, Mi-17
Interceptor F-7PG Skybolt, Mirage ROSE-I
Reconnaissance Mirage-IIIRP
Trainer K-8, King Air, MFI-17, MFI-395
Transport CN-235, C-130
i want to say that we shall proud our air force the war can’t win by weapons but if we have a good and latest weapons we all negotiate with other countries better manner so i urge all of my authorities that they should get j 10, f 18
and we should also work on anti missile defense system
Have you seen the newly promotion of J-10?I think its much better than F-16.
I love my Army and specially AIRFORCE i always wished to join it but unfortunatlly i can’t it because of some problem because i m now abroad but i love my country and our Army and its all catageries i proud it Allah keep our country and army strong and powerful in both things Eeman and weapons and fullfil their all needs Aameen
why we are still lokking for the bloody f-16s,no doubt its a master piece but technology does not end up here,we must go for more advanced aircrafts like J-10. J-11B ,J-XX, sweden’s grippen. eurofighter typhoon,
they r well equiped with latest technology and will definately decrease our dependability on US.which never had been reliable to us.
all my prayers for pakistan forces,i wish long live pkistan . aamin.
I think that Pakistan open the import of CNC machine in Pakistan without any duty – and also Banks will pay the amount for importing the latest machines in Pakistan – If Pakistan import the CNC Machines and we build here a lot of factories who cover domestic, international and military requirements, we can lead the world without any assistance – to develop a Aircraft in the Country is very necessary – Pakistan should work on Helicopters, Transport Aircrafts, and Military Aircrafts but all these things required the tools, machinary and trained people – so we must develop a mechanism to tackle the situation.
Muhammad Khurram
General Manager
Muneeb Book House
1-Turner Road, Lahore
Bhaijan, our great nation Pakistan is running on donation from US and you are day dreaming!!!! Unless, we stop fooling ourselves by saying terroism against India and Pakistan is no different (by heart), this extreme Islamism would lead us nowhere and our great nation would be divided by US and India….think.. think…don’t just give me emotional retaliation…
Jf17 thunder is a great machine for pakistan air force to destroy the india.
pakistan defence capability is better than that of India.Pakistan has one of the best, most combat ready airforces in the world. They have to; their neighbour to the east is huge, and the two nations, have a long history of hostilities. For Indian war planners, the Pakistan air Force is their worst fear. Pakistani pilots are respected throughout the world, especially the Islamic world, beause they know how to fly and fight
都有J-11B了……………….
Pakistan is good!
how can we join Pakistan air craft industry
PAF is best force…..But I really want to say that PAF should need to get plane like Su-30, F-22 etc……F-16 and JF-17 can be used for dog fight……..
I think Pakistan Air Force is the best force in the world . All the men power including flying, engineering ,admin are fully dedicated . They are working with full devotion for a cause to save the nation . Requirment of the time to nation is to search and find the ways to decrease our dependability on US , Becoz we can not trust on US( friend of india). I wish long live pakistan air force long live my pakistan
we proud to be pakistani.and i think jf1 thunder is better than otherz aircraft.and had no worries about our nation bcoz our shaheen is alive./.thank u pakistan.THANK U PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
The bravery of PAF can never b called into question. our pilots r second to none. our PAF has played ever dominating role ever. Analls of history r repleated with such un matched examples. v need more FIGHTING FALCONS in order to make our front line defence more and more defensive and hard. In future FC-20 and F-16 will play an important and miraclous role on LOC and our defence . At last salute to our hard hitting and daring PILOTS of P.A.F. thanks ALOT. ADIEU. FOR More INFORMATION DIAL 03366909809 OR VISIT MY id mohsin_scientist@yahoo.com
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JF 17 is advance air craft but we should buy mig27 and F18 aircrafts….
Dear Kets
I thought w were discussing PAF and its future acquirements. Where does the terrorism and India come from. I think this forum should be used only to discuss Air Force and not politics.
we are brother
if pakistan can aquire drone and joint projects with china for developing jf17 then why its geting late in technology like stealth 5th generation fighters
pakistanis must make full efforts for the mission of islam for wat it is made .InshaAllah khailafat will be implemented in pakistan