Recently, the Indian media Eurasian Times quoted a Myanmar media report that due to technical failures, the Myanmar Air Force has recently grounded most of the "JF-1" fighter jets. The specific time for the resumption of to cannot be determined at present. According to reports, in 2016, the Myanmar Air Force purchased 16 "Jiaolong" fighter jets at a price of US$25 million each to improve its air combat capabilities. According to reports, cheaper than other fourth-generation aircraft is the main reason why the Myanmar Air Force chose the "Fight Long" fighter jet.
In 2018, the Myanmar Air Force received the first batch of 6 "Jiaolong" fighter jets, but the attendance rate of this aircraft has been less than ideal since it entered service. The report quoted a report released by the Myanmar Air Force as saying that the "Joinlong" fighter has structural defects and other technical problems. Some avionics equipment equipped on the aircraft cannot meet combat needs. For example, the KLJ-7 pulse Doppler fire control radar has poor detection accuracy and requires frequent maintenance. In addition, when the fuselage is under heavy pressure, the wing tip and weapon mount are very susceptible to damage.
reported that after four years of installation, the Myanmar Air Force still cannot use the "Jiaolong" fighter jet to perform missions. The "Jiaolong" fighter jet has improved its combat effectiveness to the Myanmar Air Force, which is far less than the psychological expectations of the Myanmar Air Force when purchasing the aircraft. According to reports, after the large-scale grounding of the "Fight Long" fighter jets, the Myanmar Air Force can only rely on the MiG-29 fighter and Jacques-130 light attack aircraft imported from Russia. In addition, in order to make up for the combat power losses caused by the grounding of the "Joinlong" fighter jet, the Myanmar Air Force decided to delay the retirement time of the K-8 fighter jets introduced from China.
Regarding Indian media reports, military experts said that the "Jiaolong" fighter does not have structural defects or other technical problems. Any fighter has undergone long-term verification and testing before entering mass production. If there is a problem with the structure, it will not be finalized and mass production. Even if there are some defects, it will not cause the "Joinlong" fighter jet to be grounded on a large scale.
This point can be used to refer to other countries equipped with the "Jiaolong" fighter jets. According to statistics, the number of "Jiaolong" fighter jets equipped by the Pakistan Air Force has exceeded 100, and is the main model of the Pakistan Air Force. In addition, the Pakistan Air Force has also launched a better performance Block 3 version, preparing to increase the number of purchases of the "Joinlong" fighter jets. In addition, another country equipped with the "Joinlong" fighter, Nigeria also gave a good review of the aircraft.
Military experts said that the Myanmar Air Force has grounded the "Joinlong" fighter jet on a large scale, and the only possibility is that it does not maintain the aircraft in time and in place. It is also not ruled out that it is the Indian media's slander of the "Jiaolong" fighter jet. After all, this aircraft is the main competitor of India's domestic "Glorious" fighter jets. The Indian government has always wanted to make the reputation of "Glorious" weigh " "Jiaolong " so that "Glorious" can be successfully exported to other countries.
