Michael
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So far, we have not seen any official news from Pakistan regarding the export of FC31 to Pakistan (the internal speech of the senior military officer cannot be considered as an official announcement). We have not seen any official announcements from the Chinese side either.
Based on the statements made by senior Pakistani military officers, PAF should have approached FC31 and been in contact with SAC about the deal, and the two sides should have reached some verbal agreement. But there should be no official signing yet, otherwise, there should be an official official announcement.
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As for when FC31 will arrive in Pakistan, there is a very simple way to judge.
Pay close attention to the changes in the PAF base, whether the airfield is being expanded and new hangars are being built (the stealth skin of the fifth-generation fighter requires a custom hangar). If one of the PAF airports starts working on this kind of hangar, it means that FC31 is really coming soon.
As for the production of the FC31, there is no particular concern. The FC31 was originally positioned as an export air force fighter, and has undergone many test flights, and many of its advanced technologies are directly transplanted from the mature J20. So. The FC31 is not a fighter from scratch, and its flight test work is much simpler than that of the J20.
Based on the statements made by senior Pakistani military officers, PAF should have approached FC31 and been in contact with SAC about the deal, and the two sides should have reached some verbal agreement. But there should be no official signing yet, otherwise, there should be an official official announcement.
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As for when FC31 will arrive in Pakistan, there is a very simple way to judge.
Pay close attention to the changes in the PAF base, whether the airfield is being expanded and new hangars are being built (the stealth skin of the fifth-generation fighter requires a custom hangar). If one of the PAF airports starts working on this kind of hangar, it means that FC31 is really coming soon.
As for the production of the FC31, there is no particular concern. The FC31 was originally positioned as an export air force fighter, and has undergone many test flights, and many of its advanced technologies are directly transplanted from the mature J20. So. The FC31 is not a fighter from scratch, and its flight test work is much simpler than that of the J20.