Lethe
Captain
Not sure why PLANAF needs any non-carrier capable tactical aircraft going forward... I suspect they will find that equipping the carrier air wings and maintaining strategic aviation assets is quite expensive enough.
Shenyang FC-31 / J-31 Fighter Demonstrator
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Not sure why PLANAF needs any non-carrier capable tactical aircraft going forward... I suspect they will find that equipping the carrier air wings and maintaining strategic aviation assets is quite expensive enough.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Japan has decided to scrap Domestic Development of 5th Generation Stealth Fighter Jet
so really now only the US, China and Russia .... India might have a prototype by 2030. For Turkey and Iran ... I don't see they would have resources (money and expertise)
SinoSoldier
Colonel
PLANAF has always had land-based assets. I don't see why that would change.
Turkey is also offering Pakistan to join TAI TFX program,
Jura The idiot
General
Lethe
Captain
Because everything else has changed and will continue to change.
And if you were set on giving PLAN land-based, non-carrier capable tactical aircraft in future, J-20 would be a far superior choice.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
FC31 looks too flat on the belly
Needs some muscle down there
Needs some muscle down there
Claimed snaps of J31V1 and J31V2 in "dog fight".
Unconfirmed reports say that one of the aircraft was flown by Chinese and other by a pilot from a "friendly" air force, which can be PAF Remember, Pakistan has plan of fifth gen jet prog jointly with China : Project Azam
Unconfirmed reports say that one of the aircraft was flown by Chinese and other by a pilot from a "friendly" air force, which can be PAF Remember, Pakistan has plan of fifth gen jet prog jointly with China : Project Azam
Unlikely to be true. It's a prototype and unlikely to be near finalised product so won't have weapons or the electronics the final product will eventually get. There's little point in flying this particular plane for PAF unless they're interested in this project. Also why would SAC risk a prototype by letting a pilot who isn't trained on this fighter fly it? A prototype is quite valuable and one of a kind.
To admit I find it funny!
He used exactly my collage of images and I posted it on Twitter ... without any additional comment, even the original poster did not mention anything in this regard.
IMO once again with a flourishing phantasy made something up...
Deino