JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread

[timepass]

Built in Chengdu of course.

Recalling some pics of Myanmar Air Force JF-17s being developed at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra .

R-1 (Ruby-1) & R-3 (Ruby-3), i.e at least 3 Ruby's were being developed in Pakistan last year. These jets were later sent to CAC China for final finishing, installing seats and Delivering.

The project is a joint venture between PAC and CAC and every unit has to go through both plants in order to fly. PAC is responsible for making and assembling the air frame parts from zero while also manufacturing major avionics such as Radar.

Myanmar has become the first export customer followed by Nigeria and possibly many more to come.

 

[Hyperwarp]

That wouldn't make India happy.

Besides our country is p!$$ broke right now. Unless China is willing to provide them for free I don't think the general public here will respond too kindly to such a purchase.

 

[SteelBird]

Recalling some pics of Myanmar Air Force JF-17s being developed at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra .

R-1 (Ruby-1) & R-3 (Ruby-3), i.e at least 3 Ruby's were being developed in Pakistan last year. These jets were later sent to CAC China for final finishing, installing seats and Delivering.

The project is a joint venture between PAC and CAC and every unit has to go through both plants in order to fly. PAC is responsible for making and assembling the air frame parts from zero while also manufacturing major avionics such as Radar.

Myanmar has become the first export customer followed by Nigeria and possibly many more to come.

I read that the price tag Myanmar pays is 16m per aircraft. The aircraft was initially asked for 24m. Now 33.33% discount or only 2/3 of original price. I don't care if the above claim is correct or not, the aircraft find a customer and it's a good thing.

 

[plawolf]

The only country which Sri Lanka has ever had issues with is India. Since JF-17 in its design and evolution is quite India-centric from the beginning, it should make a great choice for Sri Lanka. I hope they get a squadron of JF-17 Block III or Block II with air-cooled AESA radars. This shall secure their air-space and maritime interests very well against any misadventure.

India is too close and SL too small for them to realistically be able to fend off a determined Indian attack irrespective of what aircraft they have.

For a small country on the doorstep of a much larger and powerful neighbour, good relations is the best strategy unless said small country has a more powerful backer determined to screw with the bigger neighbour.

But even then it is extremely debatable if playing cats paw and potentially making yourself cannon fodder for a big country spat is a particularly worthwhile or sane thing to do irrespective of how much cheddar you are being offered. You can't spend money if you are dead.

 

[FORBIN]

I read that the price tag Myanmar pays is 16m per aircraft. The aircraft was initially asked for 24m. Now 33.33% discount or only 2/3 of original price. I don't care if the above claim is correct or not, the aircraft find a customer and it's a good thing.

For this deal ? i know 16 birds but Block II want normaly 28 mill, 24 mill for Block I, really cheaper $

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[FORBIN]

Recalling some pics of Myanmar Air Force JF-17s being developed at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra .

R-1 (Ruby-1) & R-3 (Ruby-3), i.e at least 3 Ruby's were being developed in Pakistan last year. These jets were later sent to CAC China for final finishing, installing seats and Delivering.

The project is a joint venture between PAC and CAC and every unit has to go through both plants in order to fly. PAC is responsible for making and assembling the air frame parts from zero while also manufacturing major avionics such as Radar.

Myanmar has become the first export customer followed by Nigeria and possibly many more to come

Yes i see

Some analysis suggests PAC assembled 1701 & 1703 while CAC assembled 1702

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PAF ordered/receive each year 16 and the plant can build 25/year so possible build for Myanmar

 

[FORBIN]

 

[Deino]

So 17-01 & -02 were both build at CAC.

 

[Deino]

So 17-01 & -02 were both build at CAC.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Recalling some pics of Myanmar Air Force JF-17s being developed at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra .

R-1 (Ruby-1) & R-3 (Ruby-3), i.e at least 3 Ruby's were being developed in Pakistan last year. These jets were later sent to CAC China for final finishing, installing seats and Delivering.

The project is a joint venture between PAC and CAC and every unit has to go through both plants in order to fly. PAC is responsible for making and assembling the air frame parts from zero while also manufacturing major avionics such as Radar.

Myanmar has become the first export customer followed by Nigeria and possibly many more to come.

Most of the part are still manufactured in China and shipped to Kamra for assembling There might be some minor part built in Pakistan but the major component are still come from Chengdu
Pakistan has been trying for years to get avionic fiirecontrol, radar from the west But all of them come to naught
The production model still use Chinese avionic, firecontrol etc
I don't know why you said pakistan built their own radar
They have planned to built their own Radar in the FAR future
but the one that they have now is Chinese for sure

In November 2007, the PAF and PAC conducted flight evaluations of aircraft fitted with a variant of the NRIET KLJ-10 radar developed by China's Nanjing Research Institute for Electronic Technology (NRIET), and the LETRI

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active radar homing AAM.

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In 2005, PAC began manufacturing JF-17 components; production of sub-assemblies commenced on 22 January 2008.

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The PAF was to receive a further six pre-production aircraft in 2005, for a total of 8 out of an initial production run of 16 aircraft.

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was to be achieved by the end of 2008.

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Final assembly of the JF-17 in Pakistan began on 30 June 2009; PAC expected to complete production of four to six aircraft that year. They planned to produce twelve aircraft in 2010 and fifteen to sixteen aircraft per year from 2011; this could increase to twenty-five aircraft per year.

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On December 29, 2015, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) announced the rollout of 16th JF-17 Thunder fighter manufactured in the calendar year 2015, taking total number of manufactured aircraft to more than 66. Later, a PAF spokesperson said that in light of the interest shown by various countries, it has been decided that production capacity of JF-17 Thunder at PAC Kamra will be expanded.

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