Asian press: Pakistani JF-17 fighters won the Qatar Air Force Rafale during a training battle in 2021

The Chinese-designed JF-17 light fighter has been in production at Pakistan's production facilities for many years. This is a local adaptation of the FC-1 aircraft, which was created in China and, according to some observers, is rooted in the Soviet MiG-21.

As indicated in the publication Defense Security Asia with reference to anonymous sources, during the military maneuvers held in Turkey in July 2021 aviation The Anatolian Eagle hosted a mock battle between a JF-17 Block 3 and a Qatari Air Force Rafale. According to the results of the air "battle", Pakistani aircraft allegedly won with a score of 6: 2, "showing themselves well."

As noted, the exercises were held at the Konya airbase with the participation, in addition to the designated countries, of Turkey, which fielded F-16s and E-3A AWACS aircraft, and Azerbaijan, which arrived with MiG-29 fighters and Su-25 attack aircraft.

The aerial exercise provided the Pakistani Air Force with an opportunity to test the true capabilities of the JF-17. Islamabad wanted to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the machine by sending a fighter jet into a training battle with the Qatari Air Force Rafale

- noted in the Asian press.

As explained, India has also recently operated French fighters, which has given the combat simulation a practical value. In addition, the JF-17 took part in a "sparring" with the MiG-29 of the Azerbaijani Air Force, but the results of this "battle" were not disclosed.

Comments

[svp67]

Each sandpiper praises OWN swamp ... I am waiting for the return move of India or France ...

[svp67]

Quote: OrangeBigg

JF-17 Thunder will be newer.

Is this MiG-21 something newer ?????? The same aircraft is its modification

[Tomcat_Tomcat]

Quote: OrangeBigg

It is quite possible that it was so. Why not?

Quite possible. Moreover, there is no factual information - no conditions, no number of cars, no restrictions, no way the performance was calculated.

Quote: OrangeBigg

How old is Rafal? He is the same age as the Su-27 and MiG-29. JF-17 Thunder will be newer.

Little is known about the Tander, except for the statements of the Chinese themselves that it has "the best radar with AFAR" and "the best missiles." How can Chinese not be the best? Their "Thunder" with ease and the Su-35 regiment will outplay alone, and such statements will become from the Chinese.

[smart fellow]

Defense Security Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[mitroha]

Pakistan: Advertising is the engine of progress, and if you manage to troll the Indians, then it’s generally a blunder

[Serg Kam]

JF-17 is a good car.
Especially Block3, with AFAR.
It’s a pity we once closed the branch of cheap single-engine fighters, who knows what they would fly in Asia now.
It's nice that Pakistan has abandoned Chinese engines and puts ours
I wonder what version of Rafal he fought against?

[Carat]

Quote: SergKam

I wonder what version of Rafal he fought against?

Qatar has 36 Rafales: 30 single Dassault Rafale C and 6 double Dassault Rafale B.

[Orange bigg]

Against Rafale EQ or Rafale DQ.

On May 4, 2015, Qatar signed a contract for the purchase of 24 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters (18 single-seat Rafale EQ and six double-seat Rafale DQ), with an option for 12 more aircraft, becoming Rafale's second customer after Egypt. The total value of the contract for 24 Rafale, including technical and service support, training, and supplies of weapons (air-to-air missiles medium range MICA IR and MICA EM and long range Meteor, long range cruise missiles SCALP-EG and guided bombs GBU and AASM ) amounted to 6,3 billion euros.


On December 7, 2017, an agreement was signed to convert into a firm contract the option to supply the Qatari Air Force with 12 Dassault Rafale fighters in addition to the 24 Rafale aircraft ordered by Qatar in 2015. Thus, in total, Qatar should receive 36 Rafale EQ / DQ fighters. The cost and other parameters of the second contract were not announced.

Rafale EQ / DQ aircraft for Qatar are distinguished by the use of a number of improvements and new systems, including non-French production, in particular, the installation of the Israeli Elbit Systems Targo II helmet-mounted target designation system and the American Lockheed Martin Sniper XR outboard sighting and navigation containers.

On February 6, 2019, at the headquarters of Dassault Aviation in Mérignac near Bordeaux, the official handover ceremony for the Qatar Air Force of the first of 36 ordered Dassault Rafale fighters, the Rafale DQ two-seat fighter with the Qatari tail number QA202 (serial number DQ2), was held. In fact, however, on February 6, Qatar was handed over, not the first, but the second two-seat Rafale DQ fighter built for it, which made its first flight in 2017. The first Rafale DQ manufactured for Qatar with the Qatari tail number QA201 (serial number DQ1) made its first flight in Merignac on June 28, 2016 and since January 2017 has been used in the French aviation test center in Istra to test the specific equipment installed on Qatari machines.

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[riwas]

Asian press: Pakistani JF-17 fighters won the Qatar Air Force Rafale during a training battle in 2021

This is India and Indonesia bold hint.

[Mavrikiy]

In addition, the JF-17 took part in a "sparring" with the MiG-29 of the Azerbaijani Air Force, but the results of this "battle" were not disclosed.

But there must be a leak from the participants ... Let it be unprofitable for Turkey and Paki, so Azerbaijan should be flooded with a nightingale.

[Amateur]

As stated in the publication Defense Security Asia, citing anonymous sources

And anonymous sources of this defensive report that

Bey of Algiers has a huge lump under his nose

[Emergency]

"JF-17 took part in a "sparring" with the MiG-29 of the Azerbaijani Air Force, but the results of this" battle "are not disclosed" (c) Packs will remain silent so the Azerbaijanis will say.

[tralmaster]

It all depends on the gasket between the seat and the steering wheel.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Let's just say - under equal conditions (with the same level of pilots, if one side was not obviously put in a losing situation, etc.), Tandoor has no chance. Anything can happen though, of course.

[Shuev]

In addition, the JF-17 took part in a “sparring” with the MiG-29 of the Azerbaijani Air Force, but the results of this “battle” were not disclosed.

Azerbaijan refused to buy Russian MiG-35 fighters in favor of Chinese JF-17s

[TermNachTer]

If this is true, then this is a bug))) not the most successful copy of the 3rd generation, it "broke" the airplane, which is positioned as the best of 4 +.

[Dzafdet]

The main thing is the "gasket" between the steering wheel and the seat!