Pakistan has witnessed new defense acquisitions in this decade than any other, and in the center of it all is the new fighter which was designed by China with partial funding from Pakistan. It is formally known as JF-17 Thunder. When the fighter was in development, Pakistani online communities were jumping with excitement comparing it with its arch rival India’s modern combatants Su-30MKI, Mig-29S & Mirage-2000H. There were claims of it featuring western Radars and long range missiles, & Chinese ordering some due to its superior capabilities. But the reality is far from it. China having spent significant amount of money into a fighter which it is never going to use, most probably forced Pakistan to accept its avionics to offset some its development costs. Chinese who are known for their self reliance first and quality next, are further downgrading JF-17s capabilities with their poorly copy-pirated avionics. Along with their dubious weapons, any chance of JF
I would not pay much attention to any of this. The organization in charge of this project DRDO has a very bad record in completing projects so much so that India has become the top 5 importer of arms for the last 2 decades.
ReplyDeleteThe nuclear submarine which was "launched" in 2009 cannot start the nuclear engine even now. Agni 2 has failed most of its tests after being inducted. In 63 years DRDO produced one tank which got very few orders from the army and will not be continued. If this project was a secret it was because there is very little to show for it.
I wouldn't pay much attention to anonymous either
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