What Oman's potential JF-17 fighter jet deal means for China and Pakistan

[Cipher212]

Sure, but it is a much much more complicated picture then just that as we all know eight?

1 more export deal and JF-17 will have the same number of export clients as Gripen, and just 4 less then Rafale.

For a plane that was not meant to be exported when concieved, that is very good.

It was never meant to replace the MIG-29

It's not about meaning to or not. Neither is it competing with the Rafale. Gripen sure.

I am just pointing out how the fighter jet as a whole is not as attractive for low budget countries any more that would have been the ideal buyer for JF-17

They are all looking at the FPV drone and the Shaheds.

I'm also thinking. Let's say I'm a random African country. I scrounge up some funds and get 12 JF-17s. No PL-15, no integrated AD, nothing. Just 12 JF-17s and low hour pilots.

For the same cost how many low cost drones I could procure and even assemble locally.

 

[PK781]

it sure is an underrrated jet
PAF successfully launched and neutralized the S400 in india with the CM400AKG with the JF17 Thunders.

That's one metric i look at, in an active war zone. It went into enemy hostile territory and took out their prized AD system, and returned safely.

But as i said and its pretty much writing on the wall.......it may be a little too late for any gulfies to consider this.....thats if the American-Iran war restarts