JF-17 THUNDER

                 JF-17 THUNDER

INTRODUCTION

      JF-17 THUNDER ⚡ IS A MULTI-ROLE 4+ GENERATION JET FIGHTER CURRENTLY IN USE BY PAKISTAN AIR FORCE 🇵🇰. 

⭕Role:MultiRole
⭕ORIGIN:PAKISTAN
⭕MANUFACTURER:CAI/PAC
⭕INTRODUCTION:March2007 
⭕PRODUCED:42% IN CHINA/58 % IN PAKISTAN
⭕QUANTITY:90(DECEMBER 2016)
⭕UNIT COST: US$ 25 MILLON For Block 1,28 MILLION For     Block 2,and 32 MILLION For Block 3.
               

JF-17 SPECIFICATIONS :

⚫Length: 14.93 m

⚫Wingspan  9.45 m

⚫Height: 4.72 m

⚫Wing area: 24.4 m²m²o

⚫Empty Weight : 6,586 kg

⚫Max Takeoff Weight: 12,500 kg

⚫Internal Fuel Capacity : 2,350 kg

    🔵Performance

⚫MAX Speed: 1,960.1 km/h

⚫Combat Radius: 1,352 km

⚫Crew :1(GONNA BE 2 IN JF-17B)
                  


Operators:
CURRENTLY The operator of this jet is Pakistan Air Force. Myanmar Air Force and Nigerian Air Force has placed the order of JF-17(s).

DEVELOPMENT :

PAKISTAN IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING 50 + MORE JF-17 THUNDER THAT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN PAKISTAN ARMY BY 2019 AND WILL REPLACE OLD JETS IN PAKISTAN AIR FORCE. JF_17 Thunder is  The second best jet fighter Pakistan Air Force has after the JF_16 Falcon.

                      

Production :     On 2 March 2007,JF-17  flew for the first time and took part in a public aerial demonstration during a Pakistan 🇵🇰 Day parade on 23 March 2007. The PAF intended to induct 200 JF-17 by 2015 to replace all its Chengdu F-7, Nanchang A-5, and Dassault Mirage III/5 aircraft. In preparation for the IN-FLIGHT Refueling of JF-17s, the PAF has upgraded several Mirage IIIs with IFR probes for training purposes.A dual-seat, combat-capable trainer was originally scheduled to begin flight testing in 2006,In 2009 Pakistan reportedly decided to develop the training model into a specialised attack variant.
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 SD-10 Active radar homing AAM.In 2005, PAC began manufacturing JF-17 components; production of sub-assemblies commenced on 22 January 2008. 


               

Special Block B :
      The Pakistan Air Force plans to induct a twin-seater version for both enhanced operational capability and training, known as the JF-17 by 2017. Preparations for a more advanced and technologically sophisticated block III version of the aircraft is underway and the AESA radar has been developed, the KLJ-7A which can track 15 targets and engage 4 targets simultaneously.

            

Operation Zarb-e-Azb :

Since its induction in 2011, the JF-17 thunder has accumulated 19,000 hours of operational flight.The JF-17 has seen active military service as it is used by the Pakistan Air Force to bomb militant positions in the Operation Zarb-e-Azb,using both unguided munitions and guided missiles for precision strike capability.

Versions: 

JF-17 Block I- JF-17 THUNDER BLOCK 1 HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE HEADING (PRODUCTION). 

JF-17 Block II—Production began on 18 December 2013 and initial testing began on 9 February 2015. These aircraft have air-to-air refuelling capability, improved avionics, enhanced load carrying capacity, data link, and electronic warfare capabilities. The construction will continue until 2016, after which the manufacture of Block 3 is planned.A Block 2 JF-17 costs approximately US$25 million per unit.Manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 25 units in a year. According to local media, PAC rolled out the 16th Block 2 aircraft in December 2015 enabling the 4th JF17 squadron to be stood up.

JF-17 Block III —Projected to feature further avionics advancements such as helmet-mounted display and sight system, a new single panel multi-functional display , an active electronically-scanned array radar paired with an infrared search and track system, and a cockpit with a flight-control stick on the side an NRIET KLJ-7A AESA radar,more use of composites,Twin engine, and a two-seater cockpit option WITH MORE HIGH SPEED. PAKISTAN AIR FORCE officials have described it as a "fourth generation plus" fighter jet. According to unconfirmed media reports the induction is expected to start around 2019.As of September 2016, the design of the JF-17 Block III has been finalized.It Is now under development and will be in air by 2019.


JF-17B: JF-17B is a twin-seater variant scheduled to be inducted into the Pakistan Air Force by 2017. It will have more speed.  Its multi-roles include use for training and enhanced surveillance and support capabilities. According to media reports, the production of the first prototype has started. YIPEE

           

At Paris Air Show :

JF-17 Thunder performance in Paris Air Show impressed the audience alot. Meanwhile Nigeria and Myanmar Air Force placed the orders of JF-17(s). Air Commodore and Pakistan Air Force officer dealing in sales and marketing, Khalid Mahmood said “A contract has been signed with an Asian country.” However the name of the country was not disclosed and deliveries are likely to begin in 2017.The report added that 80 people were promoting the JF-17 in Paris this year, reflecting a significant marketing push.

Weapons :

The JF-17 can be armed with up to 3,629 kg , and other equipment mounted externally on the aircraft's seven hardpoints.One hardpoint is located under the fuselage between the main landing gear, two are underneath each wing, and one is at each wing-tip. All seven hardpoints communicate via a MIL-STD-1760 data-bus architecture with the Stores Management System,which is stated to be capable of integration with weaponry of any origin.Internal armament comprises one 23 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel cannon mounted under the port side air intake, which can be replaced with a 30 mm GSh-30-2 twin-barrel cannon.The wing-tip hardpoints are typically occupied by short range infra-red homing AAMs. Many combinations of ordnance and equipment such as targeting pods can be carried on the under-wing and under-fuselage hardpoints. Underwing hardpoints can be fitted with multiple ejector rods allowing each hardpoint to carry two 230 kg unguided bombs or LGBs—Mk. 82. It is unknown whether multiple ejector racks can be used for ordnance such as beyond visual range AAMS. Active radar homing BVR AAMs can be integrated with the radar and data-link for mid-course updates. Short range, infra-red homing missiles include the Chinese CPL-5E and CPL-9CPL, and the AIM-9L. The PAF is also seeking to arm the JF-17 with a fifth generation close-combat missile such as the PL10E IRIS-T or A-darter. These will be integrated with the HMS/D and the radar for targeting.

Unguided air-to-ground weaponry includes rocket pods, gravity bombs and Matra Gurandal anti-runway munitions.Precision-Guided missiles such as LGBs satellite guided missiles  are also compatible with the JF-17, as are other guided weapons such anti ship, Anti Radiation Missiles.  Pakistan planned to bring the Brazilian MAR-1 anti-radiation missile into service on its JF-17 fleet in 2014.