| tiers | |
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| categories | | "WEG" |
| "Aircraft" |
| "Fixed Wing Aircraft" |
| "Multirole Aircraft" |
| "Pakistan" |
| "PRO_Myanmar" |
| "PRO_Nigeria" |
| "PRO_Pakistan" |
| "Air" |
| "Tier2" |
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| notes | "The JF-17 Thunder Pakistani Multirole Combat is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. It was designed to replace the A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage V combat aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force. The JF-17 can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance. Its designation "JF-17" by Pakistan is short for "Joint Fighter-17", while the designation and name "FC-1 Xiaolong" by China means "Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon"." |
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| dateOfIntroduction | 2007 |
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| countryOfOrigin | "Pakistan" |
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| proliferation | "Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan" |
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| selectedregions | |
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| checkedregions | |
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| checkedcountries | | "Myanmar" |
| "Nigeria" |
| "Pakistan" |
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| dis | | name | "JF17 THUNDER PAK" |
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| string | "01.02.165.001.015.000.000" |
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| images | | "PAC_JF-17_Thunder(A).jpg" |
| "PAC_JF-17_Thunder(B).jpg" |
| "PAC_JF-17_Thunder(C).jpg" |
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| sections | | name | "System" |
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| properties | | name | "Alternate Designation(s)" |
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| value | "JF-17 THunder" |
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|
| name | "Primary Function / Type" |
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| value | "Multirole Combat Aircraft" |
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| name | "Manufacturer" |
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| value | "Pakistan Aeronautical Complex" |
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|
| name | "Crew" |
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| value | "1 (single-seat) or 2 (dual-seat)" |
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|
| name | "Number of Engines" |
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| value | "1" |
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| units | "ea" |
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|
| name | "Number of Hard Points" |
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| value | "7 (2 × wing-tip, 4 × under-wing, 1 × under-fuselage) with capacity for dual ejector racks on each under-wing hardpoint" |
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|
| name | "Dimensions" |
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| properties | | name | "Length" |
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| value | "14.93 m" |
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|
| name | "Width (Wing Span)" |
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| value | "9.44 m" |
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|
| name | "Height" |
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| value | "4.77 m" |
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|
| name | "Wing Area" |
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| value | "24.43 m2" |
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|
| name | "Empty Weight" |
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| value | "6,586 kg" |
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|
| name | "Max Takeoff Weight" |
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| value | "12,700 kg" |
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|
| name | "Payload" |
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| value | "4,600 kg" |
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|
| name | "Automotive" |
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| properties | | name | "Engine Name" |
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| value | "1 × Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan with digital electronic engine control (DEEC)" |
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|
| name | "Number of Engines" |
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| value | "1" |
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| units | "ea" |
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|
| name | "Engine Type" |
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| value | "Afterburning Turbofan" |
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|
| name | "Engine Power" |
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| value | "50.4 kN (11,300 lbf) thrust [197] dry, 85.6 kN (19,200 lbf) with afterburner" |
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|
| name | "Maximum Speed" |
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| value | "Mach 1.6" |
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|
| name | "Cruise Speed" |
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| value | "1,359 km/h" |
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|
| name | "Stall Speed" |
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| value | "150 km/h" |
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|
| name | "Maximum Range" |
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| value | "2,500 km" |
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|
| name | "Combat Range" |
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| value | "1,352 km" |
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|
| name | "Ferry Range" |
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| value | "3,500 km" |
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|
| name | "Service Ceiling" |
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| value | "16,930 m" |
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|
| name | "G Limits" |
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| value | "+8/-3 (limited by flight control system)" |
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|
| name | "Rate of Climb" |
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| value | "300 m/s" |
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|
| name | "Main Gun System" |
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| sections | | name | "System" |
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| properties | | name | "Name" |
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| value | "Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23" |
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|
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Autocannon" |
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|
| name | "Caliber" |
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| value | "23" |
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| units | "mm" |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "1,387 mm" |
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|
| name | "Barrel Length" |
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| value | "1,000 mm" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "49.2 kg" |
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|
| name | "Barrels" |
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| value | "2" |
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| units | "ea" |
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|
| name | "Action" |
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| value | "Gas principle" |
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|
| name | "Rate of Fire" |
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| value | "3,400–3,600 rounds/min" |
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|
| name | "Muzzle Velocity" |
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| value | "715 m/s" |
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| name | "Ammunition" |
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| properties | | name | "Type" |
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| value | "Rifle, Autocannon" |
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|
| name | "Caliber" |
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| value | "23" |
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| units | "mm" |
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|
| name | "Cartridge" |
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| value | "23x115 mm" |
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|
| name | "Basic Load" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Main Missile Systems" |
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| sections | | name | "Main Missile System #1" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile" |
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|
| name | "Manufacturer" |
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| value | "Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC),
Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factor" |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "2.893 m" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "0.127 m" |
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|
| name | "Wingspan" |
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| value | "0.617 m" |
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|
| name | "Warhead" |
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| value | "6 kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)" |
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|
| name | "Detonation Mechanism" |
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| value | "Active infrared, laser proximity fuse" |
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|
| name | "Engine" |
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| value | "Solid-fuel rocket" |
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|
| name | "Operational Range" |
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| value | "16~18 km" |
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|
| name | "Maximum Speed" |
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| value | "Mach 2.5" |
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|
| name | "Guidance System" |
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| value | "Infrared homing, multi-element, dual band detector" |
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|
| name | "Main Missile System #2" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Infrared-Homing Air-to-Air Missile" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "0.157 m" |
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|
| name | "Wingspan" |
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| value | "0.856 m" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "115 kg" |
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|
| name | "Warhead" |
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| value | "11.8 kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)" |
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|
| name | "Detonation Mechanism" |
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| value | "laser proximity fuse" |
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|
| name | "Engine" |
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| value | "Solid-fuel rocket" |
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|
| name | "Operational Range" |
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| value | "22 km (PL-9C, air-to-air), > 8km (surface-to-air)" |
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|
| name | "Flight Altitude" |
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| value | "4.5k m (surface-to-air)" |
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|
| name | "Maximum Speed" |
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| value | "Mach 2+" |
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|
| name | "Guidance System" |
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| value | "multi-element infrared" |
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|
| name | "Main Missile System #3" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile" |
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|
| name | "Manufacturer" |
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| value | "Raytheon Company
Ford Aerospace
Loral Corp." |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "3.02 m" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "127.0 mm" |
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|
| name | "Wingspan" |
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| value | "279.4 mm" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "85.3 kg" |
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|
| name | "Warhead Type" |
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| value | "WDU-17/B annular blast-frag" |
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|
| name | "Warhead Weight" |
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| value | "9.4 kg" |
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|
| name | "Detonation Mechanism" |
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| value | "IR proximity fuze" |
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|
| name | "Engine" |
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| value | "Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 Solid-fuel rocket" |
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|
| name | "Operational Range" |
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| value | "1.0 to 35.4 km" |
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|
| name | "Maximum Speed" |
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| value | "Mach 2.5+" |
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|
| name | "Guidance System" |
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| value | "Infrared homing" |
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|
| name | "Bomb Weapon Systems" |
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| sections | | name | "Bomb #1" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb" |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "2.22 m" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "273 mm" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "227 kg" |
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|
| name | "Filling" |
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| value | "Tritonal, Minol (explosive) or Composition H6" |
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|
| name | "Filling Weight" |
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| value | "87 kg" |
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|
| name | "Cook Off Time" |
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| value | "approximately 2 minutes 30 seconds." |
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|
| name | "Bomb #2" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb" |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "3000 mm" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "357 mm" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "459 kg" |
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|
| name | "Filling" |
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| value | "Tritonal, Minol or Composition H6" |
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|
| name | "Filling Weight" |
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| value | "202 kg" |
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|
| name | "Note" |
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| value | "The Mk 83 is a streamlined steel casing containing 445 lb (202 kg) of tritonal high explosive. When filled with PBXN-109 thermally insensitive explosive, the bomb is designated BLU-110." |
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|
| name | "Bomb #3" |
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| properties | |
| name | "Type" |
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| value | "General-Purpose Bomb" |
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|
| name | "Length" |
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| value | "3280 mm" |
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|
| name | "Diameter" |
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| value | "458 mm" |
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|
| name | "Weight" |
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| value | "925 kg" |
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|
| name | "Filling" |
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| value | "Tritonal, Minol or Composition H6" |
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|
| name | "Filling Weight" |
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| value | "429 kg" |
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|
| name | "Note" |
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| value | "It is a streamlined steel casing filled with 945 lb (429 kg) of Tritonal high explosive." |
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|
| name | "Fire Control / Avionics" |
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| properties | | name | "Fire Control Radar" |
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| value | "KLJ-7 v2 Airborne Pulse Doppler Fire-Control Radar ( Range-150 km for 3m2 RCS aircraft.)" |
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|
| name | "Radar Warning Receiver" |
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| value | "Northrop Grumman ALR-67 Rader Warning Recever (RWR)" |
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|
| name | "Airborne Missile Approach Warning System" |
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| value | "S740 Airborne Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS)" |
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|
| name | "Tactical Data Link" |
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| value | "Link-17 Tactical Data Link and the MIL-STD-1760 data-bus" |
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|
| name | "Advanced Targeting Pod Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Targeting System" |
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| value | "Aselsan ASELPOD Advanced Targeting Pod Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Targeting System" |
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|
| name | "Protection" |
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| properties | | name | "Stealth Properties" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Heat Signature Reduction" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "Add on Armor" |
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| value | "INA" |
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|
| name | "EW Counter Measures" |
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| value | "Indra ALQ-500P Electronic Countermeasure (ECM)" |
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|
| name | "Chaffs/Flares" |
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| value | "Yes" |
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|
| name | "Jamming Pod" |
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| value | "KG300G Airborne Self-Protection Jamming Pod and
KG600 Airborne Self-Protection Jamming Pod" |
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| variants | | name | "JF-17A Block 1" |
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| notes | "Single-seat variant. Production in China began in June 2006. The first three Chinese weapons to be integrated are the PL-5E II AAM, the SD-10 AAM, and the C-802A anti-shipping missile. Block 1 aircraft had performed "better than expected" according to PAF Air Commodore Junaid. Production of Block 1 was completed on 18 December when the fiftieth aircraft—58% of which was produced in Pakistan—was delivered. A Block 1 JF-17 had cost approximately US$15 million per unit." |
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| name | "JF-17A Block 2" |
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| notes | "Single-seat variant. Production began on 18 December 2013 and initial testing began on 9 February 2015. These aircraft have air-to-air refuelling capability, improved avionics, enhanced load carrying capacity, data link, and electronic warfare capabilities. The construction will continue until 2016, after which the manufacture of Block 3 is planned. A Block 2 JF-17 costs approximately US$25 million per unit. Chairman of PAC, Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed said: "We will hand over 16 Block-II JF-17s to the PAF every year", and that the manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 25 units in a year. According to local media, PAC rolled out the 16th Block 2 aircraft in December 2015 enabling the JF-17's 4th squadron formation. The JF-17B is a tandem two seat version would start testing in September 2016." |
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| name | "JF-17A Block 3" |
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| notes | "Single-seat variant. Projected to feature further avionics advancements such as helmet-mounted display and sight (HMD/S) system, a new single panel multi-functional display (MFD), an active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar paired with an infrared search and track (IRST) system, and a cockpit with a flight-control stick on the side, an NRIET KLJ-7A AESA radar, more use of composites, a new engine, and a two-seater cockpit option, with a top speed of 2.0+ Mach. Pakistani Air Force officials have described it as a "fourth generation plus" fighter jet. According to unconfirmed media reports the induction is expected to start around 2019. As of September 2016, the design of the JF-17 Block III has been finalized. The PAF is expected to place an order for 50 JF-17 Block-III fighter jets in the first half of 2017." |
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| name | "JF-17B Block 2" |
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| notes | "Dual-seat variant, 8 of which were rolled out at PAC Kamra in December 2019. Its multi-roles include use as a (i) JF-17 conversion trainer; (ii) Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT); (iii) ground-attack aircraft; and (iv) reconnaissance aircraft. The production of the first JF-17B was initiated by Pakistan and China in 2016. On 28 April 2017, the JF-17B took its maiden test flight in Chengdu" |
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| type | "WEG" |
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| version | 1 |
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