The current international tension has caused countries to continuously increase their military equipment, and purchasing new military aircraft has become the top priority for many countries. When talking about the relevant situation, the FXF has become a hot topic. According to the title of the article written by military expert Benjamin Brimero, the American media website of the 1945 website, it is roughly "The Fighter Dragon is the most popular fighter on the earth". If you add one more thing: it is made by China and Pakistani .
Americans suddenly discovered the high cost-effectiveness of the JF-11
American author said at the beginning: "When advanced American jet fighters like F-22 and F-35 receive applause and cheers from everyone, a little-known jet fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan will soon appear in the sky all over the world. Let's take a look at the JF-17 "JF-11" and it may become a popular model." It can only be said that Americans do not have much knowledge, and they did not notice the outstanding performance of the China-Pakistan "JF-11" before.
For the JF-11 fighter jet, many people once regarded it as: a low-performance fighter jet, whose performance cannot be compared with modern fighter jets, and it does not conform to the mainstream of the world. Now I suddenly find that it is popular in many countries, and it can almost be said that many countries are queuing up to buy! As for the current news, in addition to being installed in Pakistan, the JF-1 fighter jets are also delivered to Myanmar and Nigeria . At the same time, many countries are negotiating about the procurement of the JF-1 fighter jets. As far as we have learned, Argentina is seeking introduction issues, and it has clearly stated that the Xiaolong is the most suitable procurement target, and it is interested in introducing a production license to assemble and produce it in China. However, the relevant procurement has not yet been approved by the Argentine government.
Iraqis are the latest order
Egypt has always had a considerable interest in the Xiaolong. It not only wants to purchase the whole machine, but also wants to introduce production licenses. It is publicly stated: it will be part of expanding defense cooperation with Pakistan. Azerbaijan also said that she wanted to introduce the Xiaolong, which may be just a question of when the procurement plan will be approved. South American Bolivia also has a considerable interest in the FXF. Even Saudi indicates the possibility of introduction. The latest news is that Iraqi Air Force decided to order 12 Xiaolong aircraft, which will be the first batch, and additional orders will be added in the future. There are also news about participating in bidding and procurement in multiple countries, such as: Malaysia light fighter procurement plan.
Agen puts this order has been pending
At present, so many countries have expressed their interest and started negotiations. It proves that this is a very popular fighter. If you find out the reason, then there are only two aspects: price and performance. Especially in the context of the overall pattern of the world economy of and the Russian-Ukraine war, many countries hope to spend less budgets to buy more cost-effective models, and at the same time, they should not belong to American or Russian fighter jets. One is too expensive and the other suffers too much loss.
Xiaolong has a very cheap price. According to the current information, the international market price of the JF-10 fighter jet is between 15 million and 25 million, which is mainly related to the specific configuration. This price level is at a very low level, and it is almost only 1/10 of the price compared to the Rafale fighter with a unit price of US$200 million. After the JF-113, it is impossible to say that it is a low-end fighter
In addition to the cheap price, the JF-113 fighter performance is also very considerable. Low performance is completely a misleading impression. In fact, the comprehensive performance balance pursued by the JF-10 fighter is not for the sake of advancedness, but must be practical capabilities. The main way for the JF-10 fighter to reduce costs is the smaller body, and the normal take-off weight is less than 10 tons, which is the source of cheapness. Apart from this, there is no compression of performance. Especially the latest generation of improved models: "JF-17BlockIII", which is the third generation of improved models.
Compared with the early models, "JF-17BlockIII" (JF-17BlockIII) replaced almost everything that can be replaced.Including: engines, Russia provides it with the latest RD-93MA engine, with a maximum thrust increased by one ton and a reduced fuel consumption. Perhaps the maximum speed of Mach 1.6 must also be changed, which also means a larger ammunition load. Therefore, its plug-in points have been increased to 9 correspondingly. There are even greater changes in avionics. The KLJ-7A type of onboard phased array radar is equipped, the four-redundant digital fly-by-wire control system is also equipped with the same model as the pilot helmet of J20. In other words, some fifth-generation aircraft technology has begun to be adopted.
KLJ-7A aircraft-based phased array radar
Due to the large improvement, Pakistan has called the positioning of this fighter: the 4.5th generation aircraft, which can be at the same level as France's Rafale . If competition is carried out in the international market, then the "JF-17BlockIII" (JF-17BlockIII) is not afraid to fight against the F-35 fighter jets. In comparison, the F-35 only has the advantage of stealth, but does not have much advantage in other aspects. The price is too expensive, almost four times that of the Foxconn.
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 In terms of mobility, you may not necessarily take advantage of it. Poor mobility is the main disadvantage of the F-35. The nickname of "Fat Dian" is not called casually. In terms of range, the F-35's advantages are not obvious, especially in the context that both can be refueled in the air, which is not an advantage. In terms of bomb loading, the F-35 is in a disadvantageous state. When it is built-in ammunition compartment, the bomb loading capacity is really not high. Using plug-ins, it loses the stealth advantage. "Jiaolong 3" has no invisibility requirements, which can ensure a larger bomb load. Perhaps the F-35 suffers even more. The system compatibility is not strong and can only use NATO standard ammunition. The JF-10 fighter jet pays great attention to compatibility and can use Chinese and American ammunition, which is also reflected in the air show. For example: You can use the photoelectric pod made by Türkiye .
F-35 is 4 times more expensive than Xiaolong
LAND think tank researcher Timothy Heath said: Xiaolong "is not the most advanced, but it is a reliable performer." Complete different tasks to meet customer needs, which is its biggest advantage. For many countries, the more advanced the fighter jets, the better. Under the background of limited demand, the price is cheaper and perhaps more influential.
The delivery of the Xiaolong 3 will also be very fast
Since the first Xiaolong 2007, it has been put into service until October 2021, 145 were delivered. By 2022, the "Yiaolong 3" (JF-17BlockIII) has begun to be delivered. Pakistan Air Force ordered 50 at a time. Orders in other countries have not yet considered. There may be endless production orders in the future.
Many small and medium-sized countries can consider the introduction of the Fighter-Yuan, which is a very worthy fighter jet.
