CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder is a Pakistani aircraft that is jointly developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. It is light-weight, single weight, multi-role combat aircraft.
It is primarily used by Pakistan Airforce, Myanmar Airforce, and Nigerian Airforce. It was mainly designed for old Pakistani aircrafts A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage IV.
JF-17 took its first flight on the 25th of August 2003 and introduced on the 12th of March 2007. It is jointly produced by China and Pakistan. There are six squadrons of JF-17 with over 100 plus jets all over the world ( Pakistan, Myanmar, and Nigeria).
Varients
Specification ( JF-17 Block II)
Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 14.93 m
Wingspan: 9.48 m
Height: 4.72 m
Wing area: 24.43 m2
Empty weight: 6,586 kg
Max takeoff weight: 12,383 kg
Fuel capacity: 2,329 kg (5,135 lb)
Payload: 1,542 kg
PL-5EII (within visual range missile)
CM-102 (anti-radiation missile)
C-802AK (anti-ship missile)
CM-400AKG (anti-ship missile)
Unguided bombs:
Mk-82 (General-purpose bomb)
Mk-83 (General-purpose bomb)
Mk-84 (General-purpose bomb)
Rockeye Mk-20 (Anti-armour cluster bomb)
GBU-10 (Laser-guided bomb)
GBU-12 (Laser-guided bomb)
GBU-16 (Laser-guided bomb)
LS-6 (GPS/INS guided bomb)
Range Extension Kit (GPS/INS guided bomb)
Others:
Countermeasures (Flares, Chaff)
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| Jf-17 block II |
It is primarily used by Pakistan Airforce, Myanmar Airforce, and Nigerian Airforce. It was mainly designed for old Pakistani aircrafts A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage IV.
JF-17 took its first flight on the 25th of August 2003 and introduced on the 12th of March 2007. It is jointly produced by China and Pakistan. There are six squadrons of JF-17 with over 100 plus jets all over the world ( Pakistan, Myanmar, and Nigeria).
Varients
- JF-17 Block I, which costs approximately 25 million per unit
- JF-17 Block II, which costs approximately 28 million per unit
- JF-17 Block III, which estimated cost will be 32 million per unit
Specification ( JF-17 Block II)
- General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 14.93 m
Wingspan: 9.48 m
Height: 4.72 m
Wing area: 24.43 m2
Empty weight: 6,586 kg
Max takeoff weight: 12,383 kg
Fuel capacity: 2,329 kg (5,135 lb)
Payload: 1,542 kg
- Engine
With this engine, it can travel with a maximum speed of 1.6 mach (2,975 km/h). The service of this aircraft is 55,500 ft and has a thrust to weight ratio of 0.95.
g limit +8/-3 (limited by the flight control system).
- Avionics
- Armaments
Hardpoints: 7
Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
PL-5EII (within visual range missile)
- Air-to-surface missiles:
CM-102 (anti-radiation missile)
C-802AK (anti-ship missile)
CM-400AKG (anti-ship missile)
- Bombs:
Unguided bombs:
Mk-82 (General-purpose bomb)
Mk-83 (General-purpose bomb)
Mk-84 (General-purpose bomb)
Matra Durandal (Anti-runway bomb)
Rockeye Mk-20 (Anti-armour cluster bomb)
- Guided bombs:
GBU-10 (Laser-guided bomb)
GBU-12 (Laser-guided bomb)
GBU-16 (Laser-guided bomb)
LS-6 (GPS/INS guided bomb)
Range Extension Kit (GPS/INS guided bomb)
Others:
GDJ-II19 dual ejector rack
Countermeasures (Flares, Chaff)
Now Pakistan has source
The first look of JF-17 Block III
The first look of JF-17 Block III
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| JF-17 Block III |
JF-17 Thunder block III prototype first revealed on the 27th of December in 2019, testing done at Chengdu Aerospace Corporation in China. Its airframe is based on its previous version JF-17 Block I and Block II. It is a twin-seater aircraft.
The most noticeable changes are done for the JF-17 Block III are, it is using Head-Up Display, widened intake to improve air-intake, the replacement of the hybrid flight control system with a new three-axis digital fly-by-wire (FBW) suite, and new flight control system.
The prototype was not equipped with radar, maybe Changdu Aerospace Corpor and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex are testing gradually step by step. It will be probably equipped with Chinese the KLJ-7A and the LKF601E but it is still unclear. Alan Warns reported that Leonardo Grifo-E is still on the table.
Leonardo unveiled the Grifo-E in 2018 as a low-cost AESA radar solution for lightweight combat aircraft. However, the Grifo-E uses gallium-nitride (GaN)-based transmit/receive modules (TRM), which are more efficient in terms of power consumption than older gallium-arsenide (GaA)-based TRMs.
Pakistan will use the same engine as it was using previously in Block I and Block II, the Kilmov RD-93 afterburner turbofan engine, so the inlet changes could be for optimizing or changing the existing engine further.
the PAF has an order of 26 aircraft, alongside 50 Block IIIs. The first two aircraft are already in the production line and will be assembled in 2020. CAC and PAC will roll-out 12 per year from 2021 to 2024.
The aircraft is set to operationally deploy with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in 2020 and all 50 planned JF-17 Block IIIs are expected to be inducted by 2024, according to the PAF Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan.
However, Pakistan Aeronautic Complex is set to produce 12 aircraft per year from 2022-2024 which is less than 16 aircraft, it indicates that it will increase production in the future depending on export order or the PAF opting to maintain a flexible outlay.
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