Which fighter jet is better JF-17 or Tejas?

The HAL Tejas is fully indigenous made fighter jet, while the JF-17 is a Pakistan-China jointly developed jet. The HAL Tejas is both faster, lighter than the JF-17 and has a more powerful engine too. The payload carrying capacity is more than the JF-17 too.

Is JF-17 better than Rafale?

When it comes to operational range (max distance the aircraft can travel from the operating base) Rafale is far superior to both J-20 and JF-17 Thunder. The French aircraft can fly up to a spectacular range of 3,700 km, which could be further increased by refuelling it mid-air.

Is JF-17 a failure?

China-Pakistan’s all-weather multi-role fighter JF-17 turns out to be failure. In 1999, Pakistan and China had inked an agreement to jointly develop and produce the JF-17 “Thunder”. They had also decided to share the development cost.

Is JF-17 a good fighter jet?

The latest, upgraded version of the JF-17 fighter jet has recently been spotted equipped with China’s most advanced air-to-air combat missile that is also used by China’s J-20 stealth aircraft, with military observers saying on Thursday that the weapon will give the China-Pakistan jointly developed light fighter the …

Is JF-17 better than Tejas?

This is significantly lower than that of the Tejas Mark 2. Its GE F-414 engine, with 35 per cent more thrust than the F-404, will deliver a robust 60 kN of dry thrust and 98 kN with afterburner. The JF-17 is likely to be upgraded to the Chinese WS-13 engine, but its development is clouded in uncertainty.

Is Tejas better than Rafale?

1 x General Electric F404-GE-IN20 afterburning turbofan engine developing 12,100lb of thrust dry and 20,200lb thrust with reheat….Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

Did JF-17 shoot down an Su 30MKI?

Indian officials acknowledged that one IAF jet was lost. Indian officials also claimed to have shot down a PAF’s F-16 jet…

Is PAF better than IAF?

The IAF currently has a ratio of 1.5 pilots per aircraft as against 2.5 pilots per aircraft for the PAF, top sources in the defence establishment told ThePrint. Effectively, this implies that the PAF can carry out day and night operations more efficiently than the IAF in case of a full-scale war.

How many JF-17 does Pakistan have?

PAF currently operates nearly 120 JF-17 fighter jets. “The state-of-the-art avionics, optimally integrated sub-systems, computerised flight controls and capability to employ latest weapons provides a decisive advantage to JF-17 over adversaries of the same class,” according to PAF.

Does China use the JF-17?

As the JF-17 is one of China’s “clean slate” designs, this bodes well for the reliability characteristics of the current generation of Chinese aircraft. However, the JF-17 still uses a Russian engine, and the PAF rejected offers to use Chinese engines in their JF-17s in 2015.

Did Pakistan shoot down a SU 30?

The other IAF military aircraft were said to be Sukhoi Su-30MKI according to Pakistani media. However, Indian officials rejected Pakistani claims of shooting down IAF Su-30 MKI jets and said that they were an attempt by Pakistan to cover-up the loss of its F-16. However, Pakistani officials rejected India’s claim.

What’s the difference between a JF-17 and a Tejas?

Unlike the Tejas, JF-17 lacks a digital FBW and sports an electro-mechanical system to control the jet. This is one the several compromises made to reduce cost. This limits JF-17’s performance to certain degree. 4th JF-17 prototype with 2 PL-09s, 4 AGMs and 3 drop tanks.

What kind of tail does the JF-17 have?

The JF-17 thus ended up with a cropped delta wing with blended LERX. A conventional horizontal tail was provided for controlling the pitch of the aircraft. As the design was supposed to be single engined from the onset, it is powered by a single RD-93 engine a variant of the RD-33 which powers the MiG-29.

What’s the difference between JF-17 and LCA?

While LCA was never made to be India’s Sukhoi but it does gives the platform to India for further modification and development of new projects Whereas Pakistan’s JF-17 is a modification of many previous technologies.

What kind of radar does the JF-17 have?

In terms of fire control radars, the LCA Tejas Fighter (FOC) is equipped with an EL/M-2032 mechanical scanning pulse Doppler radar developed by Israel Elta and the JF-17 Thunder Block II fighter is equipped with KLJ-7 mechanical scanning pulse Doppler radar which has basically the same performance.