India’s Tejas fighter rattles Pakistan Air Force, Islamabad building new warplane, more powerful than JF-17; Check its capabilities, features

India’s Tejas fighter jet has it seems that rattled the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), who're now reportedly building a fresh warplane, which Islamabad claims will probably be more powerful that its JF-17 fighter aircraft. In step with reports, PAF’s new fighter plane is codenamed PFX, and it can be a generation more moderen than the JF-17, which Pakistan build jointly with China.

PFX fighter jet capabilities, features

In step with the Pakistan Air Force, the PFX will probably be four.5 generation fighter aircraft boasting stepped forward stealth features, so that you only may make it not easy for radars to detect. The PFX jet can even be equipped with a passive radar, enabling it to detect enemy aircraft without transmitting anything else or revealing its own location.

Talking to Geo News, a PAF spokesperson said the PFX fighter jet will find a way to compete with the Indian Tejas fighter jet, and will probably be ready for operational use within the following four-5 years.

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Despite Islamabad’s tall claims, many experts claim that the JF-17 was a “failure”, and the new JF-17 PFX is an are attempting and build an improved, more stepped forward version of its predecessor.

As per experts, the JF-17 PFX, which is being jointly developed by Pakistan and China, will probably be an upgraded version of the JF-17 fighter jet, and fall within the identical category as India’s Tejas Mk2 fighter. The JF-17 PFX will probably be bigger, heavier, and integrated with some of probably the most as much as date technology, they said.

The PFX fighter can even feature improved avionics, a more powerful radar, and have greater payload capacity, they added.

Pakistan showcases ‘Haider’ tank at Karachi defense expo

Pakistan announced its new fighter jet program at an ongoing multi-nation defense expo being held in Karachi in which countries like Turkey, Iran, and Italy are also collaborating. Pakistan, who aims to construct the JF-17 PFX indigenously, is hoping to export the new fighter jet to other countries, akin to the JF-17.

Meanwhile, rather then announcing its new fighter jet, Pakistan also showcased its an even deal-touted battle tank ‘Haider’, moreover to its medium-altitude drone Shahpar Three, at the Karachi expo. Islamabad also displayed the models of its Al Khalid and Al Zarrar tanks.