Wikipedia The PAC JF-17 Thunder (Urdu: جے ایف-١٧ گرج), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; lit.: 'Fierce Dragon'), 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"
| A JF-17 of the Pakistan Air Force | |
| Role | Multirole combat aircraft |
| National origin | Pakistan / China |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group / |
| Pakistan Aeronautical Complex | |
| First flight | 25-Aug-03 |
| Introduction | 12-Mar-07 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Pakistan Air Force |
| Myanmar Air Force | |
| Nigerian Air Force | |
| Produced | In China: June 2007 – present |
| In Pakistan: January 2008 – present | |
| Number built | 120+[1][2] |
| Program cost | US$500 million |
| Unit cost | US$25-32 million (2017)[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Crew: 1 (single-seat) or 2 (dual-seat) | |
| Length: 14.93 m (49 ft 0 in) | |
| Wingspan: 9.44 m (31 ft 0 in) | |
| Height: 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in) | |
| Wing area: 24.43 m2 (263.0 sq ft) | |
| Empty weight: 6,586 kg (14,520 lb) | |
| Max takeoff weight: 12,700 kg (27,999 lb) [197] | |
| Fuel capacity: 2,330 kg (5,137 lb) internal fuel; 1 x 800 kg (1,764 lb) centre-line dr | |
| Payload: 4,600 kg (10,100 lb) external stores | |
| Powerplant: 1 × Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan with digital electronic engin | |
| Performance | |
| Maximum speed: 1,909 km/h (1,186 mph, 1,031 kn) | |
| Maximum speed: Mach 1.6[200][201] | |
| Cruise speed: 1,359 km/h (844 mph, 734 kn) | |
| Stall speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn) | |
| Range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) | |
| Combat range: 1,352 km (840 mi, 730 nmi) | |
| Ferry range: 3,500 km (2,200 mi, 1,900 nmi) with 3 external drop tanks | |
| Service ceiling: 16,500[202] m (54,100 ft) | |
| g limits: +8/-3 (limited by flight control system) | |
| Rate of climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min) | |
| Thrust/weight: 0.95 with RD-93 (with 50% internal fuel and 2*SRAAM) ,0.97 with | |
| Armament | |
| Guns: 1 × 23 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel cannon or 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-2 twin-barrel cannon | |
| Hardpoints: 7 (2 × wing-tip, 4 × under-wing, 1 × under-fuselage) with capacity for du | |
| Missiles: | |
| Air-to-air missiles: | |
| PL-5EII (within visual range missile) | |
| PL-9C (WVR missile) | |
| AIM-9L/M Sidewinder (Short-range) | |
| PL-8 (Short-range) | |
| PL-15 ( Very Long range Beyond Visual range missile) | |
| R-Darter (beyond visual range missile) | |
| SD-10A (PL-12 export version) (beyond visual range missile)[207] | |
| Air-to-surface missiles: | |
| CM-102 (anti-radiation missile)[207] | |
| LD-10 (anti-radiation missile) | |
| MAR-1 (anti-radiation missile) | |
| Ra'ad (Nuclear Stealth Cruise missile) | |
| Ra'ad MK-2 (Nuclear Stealth Cruise missile) | |
| Anti-ship missiles: | |
| C-802AK (anti-ship missile)[207][208] | |
| Exocet (anti-ship missile) | |
| C-803 (sea skimming anti-ship missile) | |
| CM-400AKG (anti-ship missile)[208] | |
| Bombs: | |
| Unguided bombs: | |
| Mk-80(General-purpose bomb) | |
| Mk-82 (General-purpose bomb) | |
| Mk-83 (General-purpose bomb) | |
| Mk-84 (General-purpose bomb) | |
| 250 kg Pre-fragmented bomb | |
| Matra Durandal (Anti-runway bomb) | |
| AWC HAFR-2 (Anti-runway bomb) | |
| AWC HAFR-1 (Anti-runway bomb) | |
| AWC RPB-1 (Anti-runway bomb) | |
| CBU-99 (Anti-armour cluster bomb) | |
| CBU-100 Cluster Bomb (Anti-armour cluster bomb) | |
| Guided bombs: | |
| GBU-10 (Laser-guided bomb) | |
| GBU-12 (Laser-guided bomb) | |
| GBU-16 (Laser-guided bomb) | |
| LT-2 (Precision-guided bomb) | |
| JDAM (Precision-guided bomb) | |
| H-4 SOW Stand off weapon (Precision-guided glide bomb) | |
| H-2 SOW Stand off weapon (Precision-guided glide bomb) | |
| Takbir (GPS/INS guided glide bomb) | |
| LS-6 (GPS/INS guided bomb)[204] | |
| Others: | |
| Range Extension Kit (GPS/INS guided bomb)[205] | |
| GDJ-II19 dual ejector rack[206] | |
| Countermeasures (Flares, Chaff)[198] | |
| Up to 3 external drop tanks (1 x 800 kg (1,764 lb) centre-line drop tank; 2 x 800 kg (1,764 lb | |
| Avionics | |
| KLJ-7 v2 Airborne Pulse Doppler Fire-Control Radar[209] ( Range-150 km for 3m2 RCS aircr | |
| Northrop Grumman ALR-67 Rader Warning Recever (RWR) | |
| S740 Airborne Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) | |
| Indra ALQ-500P Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) | |
| Link-17 Tactical Data Link | |
| MIL-STD-1760 data-bus | |
| Externally mounted avionics pods: | |
| Aselsan ASELPOD Advanced Targeting Pod Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and | |
| KG300G Airborne Self-Protection Jamming Pod[204] | |
| KG600 Airborne Self-Protection Jamming Pod | |
| Forward-looking IRST pod | |
| WMD-7 Day/Night targeting pod | |
| KZ900 Electronic reconnaissance pod. | |
| Blue Sky (navigation pod) for low altitude navigational and attack | |
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