F-7 of Pakistan Air Force

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I always wonder what if F7PG upgrades, including structural upgrades, are applied to the MiG-21 Bis coupled with RD33 engine. That would have made it a formidable fighter plane for PAF. More like MiG-21-97 with F7PG updates. again i just wonder ... Chinese do have an F-7 version very close to Mig-21Bis called J/F-7D

 

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Three Pakistan Air Force Chengdu F-7P fighters fly in loose formation over arid terrain under a clear blue sky.

Foreground: serial 88-509 (tail) / 509 (nose)
Middle: serial 88-514 (tail) / 514 (nose)
Rear: serial 88-515 (tail) / 515 (nose)

All three wear overall light-grey camouflage, carry underwing missiles (including PL-9-type air-to-air missiles with red-tipped seekers on the lead aircraft), and display the standard Pakistan Air Force roundel on the rear fuselage and vertical fin.

Photographed in 1989.
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Alamzeb Khan Swati

There is a Matra R-550 Magic ( blue-grey coloured) on the second aircraft, rest are definitely AIM-9P ( series). The lead aircraft has a red-coloured training AIM-9 round. No

 

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A Chinese-built Chengdu F-7P "Skybolt" fighter-interceptor of the Pakistan Air Force taking off from Masroor Air Base in the early 1990's.

© Peter Foster

 

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Chengdu F-7P fighters of No. 2 Squadron, Pakistan Air Force, at PAF Base Masroor, February 1991.

The image shows a line of light-grey Chengdu F-7P (Chinese-built MiG-21 derivative) interceptors parked on the concrete apron at Masroor Air Base near Karachi. These aircraft belonged to No. 2 Squadron (“Minhas”), which converted to the F-7P around 1990 and operated them from Masroor until the mid-2010s.

In early 1991 the F-7P formed a major part of PAF’s air-defence force, equipping several squadrons including No. 2 at Masroor for point-defence and interception duties. The photograph captures the squadron’s aircraft on the flight line during that period.

Photograph Taken By Peter Foster

 

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Pakistan Air Force Chengdu F-7P (serial 559) after landing at Masroor Airbase in February 1991, with its brake parachute (drag chute) deployed.

This Chinese-built derivative of the MiG-21 is shown on the runway shortly after completing a mission.

Photograph Taken By Peter Foster

 

[FarhanSiddiqui]

These obsolete fighters could be used to destroy drones. Pakistan needs to retire these obsolete fighters by replacing them with J-10C and JF-17 block four.

 

[Ali_Baba]

These obsolete fighters could be used to destroy drones. Pakistan needs to retire these obsolete fighters by replacing them with J-10C and JF-17 block four.

Armed K8's would do a better job to the speed difference type issues, etc.

 

[Watandar]

Armed K8's would do a better job to the speed difference type issues, etc.

Yes but they are slow. The only advantage F7 would have is it could get to the target drone a lot faster.

Still a very expensive way of killing drones.