JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread

TheFuture_NoMore

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Does anyone know if the JF17 Block III is scheduled to operate the PL15E at anypoint - or is it maxed out at SD-10's ?

Also - a shame that PAF did not opt to upgrade the 3 x MFD's with a single large MFD. Is a Single large MFD still an option for other operators if they want it ?

Would be an interesting capability upgrade for PAF to operate 1 PL15E and 1 SD10A on the same dual ejection rack !!!
 

Deino

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Does anyone know if the JF17 Block III is scheduled to operate the PL15E at anypoint - or is it maxed out at SD-10's ?

Also - a shame that PAF did not opt to upgrade the 3 x MFD's with a single large MFD. Is a Single large MFD still an option for other operators if they want it ?

Would be an interesting capability upgrade for PAF to operate 1 PL15E and 1 SD10A on the same dual ejection rack !!!


Surely it will get the PL-15E ... that's one of the main premises for the new AESA radar. ... and why both a PL-15W and a PL-12/SD-10?
 

Blitzo

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Does anyone know if the JF17 Block III is scheduled to operate the PL15E at anypoint - or is it maxed out at SD-10's ?

Also - a shame that PAF did not opt to upgrade the 3 x MFD's with a single large MFD. Is a Single large MFD still an option for other operators if they want it ?

Would be an interesting capability upgrade for PAF to operate 1 PL15E and 1 SD10A on the same dual ejection rack !!!

Block III will be able to operate PL-15E, that's a given and is confirmed.

3x MFDs is fine for Block III; if anything the original JF-17 MFD configuration and design was actually fairly competitive and future proof.

Aircraft like J-10B/C and F-16V have a similar configuration for their cockpit displays (the almost identical same in the case of J-10B/C), and carrying over the same future proof cockpit design helps to reduce development time and reduce need for more testing.
They have quite a bit of screen real estate to work with already, so changing to a single wide screen isn't that important.

More important are the upgrades in mission computers and processing which I'm sure the Block III will be much more capable than Blocks I/II in.
 

TheFuture_NoMore

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Surely it will get the PL-15E ... that's one of the main premises for the new AESA radar. ... and why both a PL-15W and a PL-12/SD-10?

Given the speed that these engagements happen at, if you have fired off a volley of PL15Es, and determined if they hit or not, then the range would have closed so much that potentially you would only need SD-10's at that point if not successfull with the first round ? Yes, you could use the PL15Es and have a bigger NEZ for the 2nd volley - it is a tactical decision / strategy thing i guess etc.
 
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