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Re: JF-17 obsolete and cheap aircraft, ideal for Pakistan
KLJ-7/10 Fire Control Radar (FCR) (China) - Jane's Avionics
KLJ-7/10 Fire Control Radar (FCR) (China), Airborne radar systems
The KLJ-7 Fire Control Radar (FCR), also referred to as Type 1478, employs a mechanically-scanned, phased-array antenna and is the main radar set for the Chengdu Aircraft Industries/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex FC-1/JF-17 fighter aircraft. A derivative of the KLJ-7, and likely employing a larger diameter array, the KLJ-10/J-10A, is believed to have been installed in the Chengdu J-10 fighter aircraft.In terms of development, the J-7 is reportedly similar in basic design to Phazotron N010 Zhuk family of radars; both Phazotron NIIR and rival radar house NIIP have worked closely in the past with Chinese radar design bureaux and provided technical assistance as well as operational models of Russia-made radar sets that were used as benchmarks in the process of Chinese firms developing their own designs. Nanjing have also reportedly drawn on the Galileo Avionica/Finmeccanica Grifo and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta-2032 in developing their own radar designs. While the basic configuration of the J-7 may be similar to that of the Zhuk family, Nanjing utilises Chinese-made electronic components, multi-layered circuit boards, etc.The J-7 has multiple modes, both Beyond Visual Range (BVR) and close-in air-to-air modes, ground surveillance and a robust anti-jamming capability, according to Chinese sources. The radar can reportedly manage up to 40 targets, monitor up to 10 of them in Track-While-Scan (TWS) mode and can engage two targets simultaneously at BVR. The detection range for targets with an radar-cross section of up to 3 square metres is 75 km look-up, or 35 km in look-down mode.
I don't want to go off tangent but i will agree Chinese developed(from Russia Zhuk) their own radar something India has not done. But it is not an AESA radar and most reports say it is comprable to western planes from 1980-1990's. Pakistan has refused the Chinese radars on their planes , radar on older Pak F-16's were reportedly better than
the chinese radars. Almost all Indian warplanes have AESA radar except LCA(ELTA?)
What are you talking about?????
Read slowly buddy, we are talking about JF17 cost.
JF17 does not have AESA radar. Hence, it is useless to talk about AESA radar.
JF17 has klj7 radar.
Its similar version klj10 is installed on J10
Both klj7 & klj10 were developed and mass produced in china.
Hence, they did not develop the JF17 radar from scratch.
Hence it is possible that its cost may be low.
Is it clear now?????
KLJ-7/10 Fire Control Radar (FCR) (China) - Jane's Avionics
KLJ-7/10 Fire Control Radar (FCR) (China), Airborne radar systems
The KLJ-7 Fire Control Radar (FCR), also referred to as Type 1478, employs a mechanically-scanned, phased-array antenna and is the main radar set for the Chengdu Aircraft Industries/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex FC-1/JF-17 fighter aircraft. A derivative of the KLJ-7, and likely employing a larger diameter array, the KLJ-10/J-10A, is believed to have been installed in the Chengdu J-10 fighter aircraft.In terms of development, the J-7 is reportedly similar in basic design to Phazotron N010 Zhuk family of radars; both Phazotron NIIR and rival radar house NIIP have worked closely in the past with Chinese radar design bureaux and provided technical assistance as well as operational models of Russia-made radar sets that were used as benchmarks in the process of Chinese firms developing their own designs. Nanjing have also reportedly drawn on the Galileo Avionica/Finmeccanica Grifo and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta-2032 in developing their own radar designs. While the basic configuration of the J-7 may be similar to that of the Zhuk family, Nanjing utilises Chinese-made electronic components, multi-layered circuit boards, etc.The J-7 has multiple modes, both Beyond Visual Range (BVR) and close-in air-to-air modes, ground surveillance and a robust anti-jamming capability, according to Chinese sources. The radar can reportedly manage up to 40 targets, monitor up to 10 of them in Track-While-Scan (TWS) mode and can engage two targets simultaneously at BVR. The detection range for targets with an radar-cross section of up to 3 square metres is 75 km look-up, or 35 km in look-down mode.
I don't want to go off tangent but i will agree Chinese developed(from Russia Zhuk) their own radar something India has not done. But it is not an AESA radar and most reports say it is comprable to western planes from 1980-1990's. Pakistan has refused the Chinese radars on their planes , radar on older Pak F-16's were reportedly better than
the chinese radars. Almost all Indian warplanes have AESA radar except LCA(ELTA?)
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