JF-17 - Updates, News & Discussion

[K2RULEZ]

I think J-35 and KAAN can live side by side. Since 60s PAF learnt hard way of relying on one supplier. We always had a two tier force (western and Chinese).

That would be awesome.

 

[Yasser76]

That would be awesome.

Yeah, issue os networking and interopertability. In the past a ground controller could send voice messages to an F-6 pilot and a F-16A pilot and both planes could fire the AIM-9.

Now as we know things are very different. We have developed a national solution in terms of a data link but in other aspects I am not sure how easy it will be to have both KAAN (A NATO standard plane with Turkish tech) work seamlessly into what is increasingly a Chinese dominated PAF ecosystem. Even close allies such as Turkiye may not allow us to open up the brains of the KAAN to interlink it with Chinese gear. If PAF can over come that, we will have one of the best fighter fleets on the planet outside of US/China