ISLAMABAD – Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Thursday has said thatproduction of the JF-17 Thunder Block III aircraft’s first batch isexpected to begin later in 2019.
According to Jane’s Defense Weekly reports, Air Chief said, “The new ActiveElectronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system is expected to beinstalled on JF-17 Block III aircraft by March 3, 2020.
The remaining three JF-17 Block II aircraft will be received at the end ofJune, Mujahid Khan said.
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) has produced 50 Block I aircraft and 62Block II JF-17s to date including the 12 Block II jets ordered in 2017.
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The PAF has currently 85 JF-17 Block I and II operationally deployed.
F-17 Block III aircraft will reportedly be fitted with a new electronicwarfare system, upgraded avionics including a three-axis fly-by-wiredigital flight control system, a helmet-mounted display and sight system,and Pakistan’s first Chinese-made AESA.
