PAF J-35AE - News, Updates and Discussions

[Toxic]

People underestimate the felon too much. So much talk of exposed rivets and rcs translates into just ridiculous cope of it not being a proper 5th gen. Its behind in many ways but calling it non-stealth is just in poor tatse

The exposed rivets were on the prototypes.

 

[Yasser76]

I think the J-35 will not grace existing PAF bases. I think there will be special facilities built for it deep into Pakistan, behind significant air defence. Having a premier asset in range of Indian LACM's, which did get through to an extent is suicide.

Agreed, also major issue of keeping assets away from US personnel

 

[RAMPAGE]

New Update here:

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The aircraft is still wrong.

 

[ety]

"On May 21 this year, Pakistan and China will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their formal diplomatic relations"

75 years of an iron-clad friendship between China and Pakistan - People's Daily Online

On May 21 this year, Pakistan and China will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their

en.people.cn

Anyone thinking what I am think?

Pakistani PM will be visiting China in May to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Maybe many new agreements including some defense ones will be signed then ?

 

[Yasser76]

Pakistani PM will be visiting China in May to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Maybe many new agreements including some defense ones will be signed then ?

I think the signing has already happened. Maybe the official delivery of first batch on that date?

 

[ety]

I think the signing has already happened. Maybe the official delivery of first batch on that date?

Maybe to set a possible delivery date.

 

[RocketLaw]

The aircraft is still wrong.

I think it is pretty much close

Still look like J-35AE, good enough for now

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Apr 13, 2026

I can't wait until this thing lands in Pakistan.

It'll ensure Pakistan's air dominance for the next decade.

What a beauty.

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[Waz]

Agreed, also major issue of keeping assets away from US personnel

They for sure will go no where near it.

 

[Mobius]

First time in history that the balance of air power will actually be massively in Pakistan's favour.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Agreed, also major issue of keeping assets away from US personnel

What are 60 US personal (private contractors (Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services LLC, Fairborn, Ohio)) going to do when their sole job is to monitor 75 F-16s while they themselves are constantly monitored by Pakistan?

 

[KingQamaR]

I think the J-35 will not grace existing PAF bases. I think there will be special facilities built for it deep into Pakistan, behind significant air defence. Having a premier asset in range of Indian LACM's, which did get through to an extent is suicide.

Pakistanis will need to build hardened shelters not only protect against submunitions and drone attacks but also against the weather brother. The stealth coatings of 5th generation aircraft are notoriously, fickle. Even without an external threat, having such bunkers to protect aircraft makes economic sense: or we could follow Israel it is rumoured they have built underground shelters for there f35s. And OFC let’s not forget Irans legendary underground bases.. lol

 

[Corax]

That would be a fleet made up of absolutely obsolete Western aircraft alongside a modern high-tech Chinese aircraft.

Doesn't make sense. Why not just go with the 3Js?

JF-17
J-10
J-35

Get rid of rest of the clutter, and only fly the latest and best the Chinese have to offer.

No, that would be idiotic. What you're proposing is to get rid of a platform, i.e. the Viper, that remains relevant and plenty of life life in the airframe, and one in which we have invested a significant amount of training, doctrine, and infrastructure.

 

[Waz]

Pakistanis will need to build hardened shelters not only protect against submunitions and drone attacks but also against the weather brother. The stealth coatings of 5th generation aircraft are notoriously, fickle. Even without an external threat, having such bunkers to protect aircraft makes economic sense: or we could follow Israel it is rumoured they have built underground shelters for there f35s. And OFC let’s not forget Irans legendary underground bases.. lol

100%.

 

[puttputt]

What makes it an "export variant"?

Probably some elements downgraded

Not necessarily downgraded, but hooks for the customer's preferred TDL and other configuration options.

 

[KingQamaR]

Aircraft shelters also great for denying intelligence, shelters help but they don’t help against local informant's . w/Salam till tomorrow …,