AVIC Unveils AESA Radar For JF-17
With over 100 Block JF-17s built, attention is now being switched to the production of the supposedly more capable Block 3 jets
After starting production in 2008, PAC Kamra manufactures 58 percent of the JF-17 Thunder, while Chengdu Aircraft Corporation builds the remainder. The JF-17 Thunder started life as the Super-7 (which in turn is a clone of the venerable Soviet MiG-21 interceptor) in the late-80s, but sanctions by the US and its allies delayed development of the aircraft for over a decade.
There are now two Chinese contenders: one is the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology KLJ-7A being marketed by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). The second one, which was displayed at Zhuhai Air Show, China, in November by Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI) is a new air-cooling AESA known as the LKF601E. CATIC has thrown its weight behind this option and claim that not only is it the first air-cooled radar, but replacing the JF-17’s original KLJ-7 is simply a case of taking out the old system and inserting the new one. Both radars are being evaluated by the PAF.
Chinese Internet
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