JF-17
The Jf-17 is a low-cost, low-maintenance, lightweight, single-engine, fourth-generation multi-role combat aircraft designed, developed, and produced jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. Designed and built to replace the Pakistani Air Force’s 2nd and 3rd generation fighters such as the Mirage III, A-5, and F-7. The Jf-17 entered service with the PAF in 2007, in PAF service it has conducted multiple anti-terrorist operations on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Jf-17 has also entered service with the Myanmar Airforce with an order of 16 airframes (of which 7 have been delivered so far).
Capable of carrying multiple types of weapons such as the GPS guided LS-6 and GB-6 and the BVRAAM SD-10 missile it is a very capable airframe and the newest aircraft released as a module in DCS, with it’s first flight in 2003, only 17 years ago. The version we have in DCS is primarily a Block 1 with some Block II features with a removable AAR being one of the most notable examples of features from the Block II.
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Weapons List
The JF-17 is capable of carrying:
- Mk-82 series 500lbs unguided bomb
- Mk-83 series 1,000lbs unguided bomb
- Mk-84 series 2,000lbs unguided bomb
- Mk-20 cluster bombs
- Hydra 70 2.75 inch rockets
- 23mm cannon (A/A & A/G)
- PL-5IIE infrared-guided air-to-air missile
- SD-10 active radar homing air-to-air missile
- C-701IR infrared-guided air-to-ground missile
- C-701T television-guided air-to-ground missile
- GBU-10 Paveway II 2,000lbs laser-guided bomb
- GBU-12 Paveway II 500lbs laser-guided bomb
- GBU-16 Paveway II 1,000lbs laser-guided bomb
- LD-10 anti-radiation missile
- GB-6 GPS-guided glide cluster bomb
- GB-6SFW GPS-guided glide SFW-cluster bomb
- GB-6 GPS-guided glide bomb
- LS-6 GPS-guided glide bomb
- CM-802AKG air-to-ground cruise missile
- C-802 anti-ship missile
Useful links
- Chuck's guide for JF-17
- JF-17 discussion forum
- Deka Ironworks' "DCS JF-17" playlist in YouTube
- RedKite's playlist in YouTube with a collection of tutorials by Deka, Jabbers, RedKite
- JF-17 Training Missions by Rudel-Chw
