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4th point will bite all who are dependent on russia for engine spares.

What makes you think WS-13 will be costlier than RD-93? Even if it is, Chinese will try to promote it for greater customer markets. Their stock for RD-93s is exclusively for current inventories in PAF. well you said countries will happily pay more. Still just like RD93, Ws13 is only for jf17...

Pakistanis are not going to be paying for it since their current program is itself running on Chinese soft loans. But countries like Nigeria, Angola, Azerbaijan have decent oil wealth and they will happily pay. Nigeria has already started inducting FC-1s in their Air Force and have already...

seems logical but who will pay for these engine swaps. Also how reliable are WS13 when compared to RD93. For most of pakistani ws13 being smokeless is enough.

it takes money, time and testing when jumping from one engine to another (also both engines are not yours).

SL to purchase new fighter-jets? Despite foreign media reports that claim Sri Lanka will be the first foreign buyer of the multi-role combat aircraft JF-17 Thunder, Sri Lanka Air Force says no decision has been made yet with regard to the procurement of the fighter jet. Air Force...

you never know what they think what do you think their af backbone is J-7 bcoz they have 186 of them.

hey DAZZLER which aircraft is the backbone of your Airforce? f-16 or jf-17