Your response was not required .. please wigh-in to see what is needed
just because rafel is the best europen fighter does not mean it is the best in the world
J16 and j15 are su-27/su-30 highly upgraded in china not chinses from groud up ..yes yes yes j10 has some Israeli connection lets get over it
And the JF17C, which rubs salt on European wounds" ... sorry, but that's the joke of the day! --> prove it
For Chinese and Pakistani airforce, there is nothing in Europe superior to J10CP and JF-17C. ... only to be topped by this sentence! What about Rafale & Eurofighter and surely the Gripen-E is also superior to the JF-17C! And for the J-10CE, yes, it's a formidable beast, but look at the PAF's numbers! --> i was not talking numbers but mere j10CP and european fighters offered in the table. Yes JF17C is no Gripen-E but it is right up there in the vicinity of 4++ gen fighters on the world stage. This was not possible 20 years ago where europe was leading in all aspects of technology. That is not the case
again your response was not needed try to skip things when not required. be respectful
Both statements are capable of being interpreted as biased nonsense due to the lack of context
There is no other way to say it.
The JF-17 block-3 as a package IS inferior to the Gripen-E.
But HOW is also important as the WHY-
Gripen E has a larger airframe with a complex design that provides better maneuverability compared to the JF-17 - but then the JF-17’s airframe while conventional in design is also easier to manufacture and scale - that is what the PAF needed.
The Gripen has a more powerful T/W and can supercruise but that engine is more expensive(and has strings) compared to what the RD-93 offers to Pakistan.
The Raven AESA is MORE capable than KLJ-7 AESA - but then costs an arm and a leg more
Both the Meteor with Raven and PL-15 with KLJ-7 are comparable combinations.
Both the JF-17 and Gripen E now have mostly comparable multi role munitions they can deploy.
Now, here is the main kicker -
For the PAKISTAN AIR FORCE’s Air Staff requirements which are made on very detailed intelligence and operational analysis specific to it’s environment and limitations - the JF-17C meets (and in certain cases exceeds) its needs in the COMPLETE spectrum of operations BOTH in wartime AND peacetime duties.
I cite this story because it’s to me standing next to the horse’s mouth in the case of PAF procurement during IDEAS when I asked about Gripen-C which was on the table.
The simple answer was “We don’t really want it, we have an interceptor in the JF-17 and F-16 is good for multi-role and air superiority- we need a bomber(strike aircraft) and want the M2K”
Apply that same metric today for anything the PAF has -
What would the better Gripen E truly bring from an incremental perspective that the much cheaper JF-17C does not provide the PAF for its requirements?
Or what the J-10C brings in terms of capabilities that for the PAFs needs and operating environment is not more than enough to counter the Rafale and all else it will encounter in its threat environment?
Stop living in this - This jet is better or not - instead, will this jet operating with everything around it still kill the better jet when it’s operating with all it has backing it up?
My opinion based on what I know is so long as PAF’s training and tactics are not compromised by poor leadership and overall morale - its 24/7 365 that no Rafale can have any easy day operating even near Pakistani airspace.
Indians will differ and it’s their right - that’s why they joined this forum.