JF-17 Thunder First air-to-air kill. On 18 June 2017, An unmanned Iranian drone allegedly on a spying mission was shot down by a PAF JF-17 Thunder fighter jet in Balochistan Panjgur area 45km inside Pak territory. Iranian S-129 UAV was operating deep inside Pakistani airspace. Air Defence units of the Pakistan …
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According to Nirmala Sitharaman”provisions for Tejas Mk-2 are being made,” making it absolutely clear that “we are not ditching” the Tejas. Significantly, when asked whether the government now believed the next-generation variant of the Tejas would be as capable as the Gripen and F-16, Ms Sitharaman responded positively stating that …
Read More »JF17 thunder Block 3 Major Changes
Read more interesting news on Defense Headlines Following are JF17 thunder Block 3 Major Changes Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) RadarThe integration of an AESA radar is perhaps the most important development in the JF-17’s upgrade path. AESA radars are complex and expensive systems, but they are a standard feature …
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