[🇵🇰-Airforce] Pakistan to Get Chinese-Made Shenyang J-35 Fifth-Gen Fighter Aircraft Within 24 Months

[Krishna with Flute]

So - India is getting F-35s finally? F-21s as well?

US Pushes “F-22, F-35 Fusion” To Indian Air Force Under Make In India; Lockheed Boss Meets PM Modi

Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 18. The discussions were about localization in the Indian defense industry. Lockheed Martin has made big-ticket offers on the F-21 fighter jet, Sikorsky naval utility helicopter, and shoulder-fired anti-armor weapon...

www.eurasiantimes.com

US never sales F22. I don't know who publish this news.

 

[steppeWolff]

US never sales F22. I don't know who publish this news.

You realize F21 is a variant of F-16?

 

[Krishna with Flute]

You realize F21 is a variant of F-16?

Yes, so what?

 

[Bilal9]

You realize F21 is a variant of F-16?

Yes, so what?

There was a plan to build/assemble F-16Vs (meaning F-21) in India....Tata Aerospace was involved.

F-21: The F-16 Fighter That Could Be Built Specifically for India

What You Need to Know: The F-21, an advanced iteration of Lockheed Martin’s F-16, has been offered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a tailored “Make in India” opportunity in partnership with Tata. -Showcasing features like an F-35-style cockpit, AESA radar, and compatibility with IAF’s Russian...

nationalinterest.org

 

[steppeWolff]

Yes, so what?

Now read the article again.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

There was a plan to build/assemble F-16Vs (meaning F-21) in India....Tata Aerospace was involved.

F-21: The F-16 Fighter That Could Be Built Specifically for India

What You Need to Know: The F-21, an advanced iteration of Lockheed Martin’s F-16, has been offered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a tailored “Make in India” opportunity in partnership with Tata. -Showcasing features like an F-35-style cockpit, AESA radar, and compatibility with IAF’s Russian...

nationalinterest.org

Yes but we don't want that. It didn't perform well in MMRCA competition. We wanted either Eurofighter or Rafale. We are facing engine issue. We should work on it. Now we have the ability to make really world class aircrafts. We just need engine nothing else.

 

[Mainerik]

I don't think Chinese care much about KAAN.

Saudi Arabia choose Kaan

 

[Jiangnan]

Saudi Arabia choose Kaan

ah. Looking forward to seeing Saudi Air Force KAAN.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

ah. Looking forward to seeing Saudi Air Force KAAN.

KAAN is a so called stealth fighter Saudi Arabia won't buy it.

 

[Bilal9]

KAAN is a so called stealth fighter Saudi Arabia won't buy it.

That is a pretty bold statement!

What do you base that on - if I may ask? Meaning the so-called Stealth fighter part - I don't care what Saudis buy or don't buy.

The entire NATO considers that as a problem for non-Chinese stealth aircraft competition.

TAI TF Kaan: Turkey’s New 5th-Generation Fighter Is a Dagger Aimed at the Heart of NATO

Summary and Key Points: Turkey’s relations with the West have declined, partly due to the refusal to sell Patriot missile batteries and exclusion from the F-35 program. Turkey has instead developed its own fifth-generation fighter, the TAI TF Kaan, with advanced stealth and avionics, to replace...

nationalinterest.org

The fact that they have this is something. And probably will be ten years ahead of the AMCA.

@LegionnairE your kind thoughts.