Airshow Paris 2019 Le Bourget 2019 incredible The PAC JF 17 Thunder in flight from take off to land

F 17 J 17 Thunder Aerial Display At Paris Air Show 2019.

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JF-17 Thunder
FC-1 Xiaolong
Pakistan JF-17 (modified).jpg
A JF-17 of the Pakistan Air Force
Role Multirole combat aircraft
National origin China / Pakistan
Manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
First flight 25 August 2003
Introduction 12 March 2007
Status In service
Primary users Pakistan Air Force
Myanmar Air Force
Produced In China: June 2007 – present
In Pakistan: January 2008 – present
Number built 100+[1]
Program cost US$500 million
Unit cost
Block 1: US$~25 million[2]
Block 2: US$ ~28 million[citation needed]
Block 3: US$ ~32 million (planned)[2]
The PAC JF-17 Thunder (Urdu: جے ایف-١٧ گرج‎), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; literally: 'Fierce Dragon'), is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. The JF-17 can be used for aerial reconnaissance, ground attack and aircraft interception. Its designation "JF-17" by Pakistan is short for "Joint Fighter-17", while the designation and name "FC-1 Xiaolong" by China means "Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon".

The JF-17 can deploy diverse ordnance, including air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, and a 23 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel autocannon. Powered by a Guizhou WS-13 or Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan, it has a top speed of Mach 1.8.[3] The JF-17 is to become the backbone of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), complementing the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon at half the cost.[4] The PAF inducted its first JF-17 squadron in February 2010.[5][6] In 2015 Pakistan produced 16 JF-17s.[6] As of 2016, Pakistan is believed to have the capacity to produce 25 JF-17 per year. 58% of the airframe is Pakistani and 42% Chinese/Russian-origin.[7] As of December 2016 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex has manufactured 70 jets in the country for use by the Pakistan Air Force of the Block 1 type,[8][9] and 33 jets of the Block 2 type.[10]

The Pakistan Air Force plans, by 2017, to induct a twin-seater version known as the JF-17B for both enhanced operational capability and training.[11][12] Preparations for a more advanced and technologically sophisticated block III version of the aircraft are underway and the AESA radar, KJ-7A, has been developed, which can track 15 targets and engage 4 targets simultaneously.[13]

Since its induction in 2011, the JF-17 Thunder has accumulated 19,000 hours of operational flight.[14] The JF-17 has seen active military service as it is used by the Pakistan Air Force to bomb militant positions in the War in North-West Pakistan,[15] using both unguided munitions and guided missiles for precision strike capability.

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