Which is better between India’s Tejas and Pakistan’s JF 17?
Tejas Mk 1A vs JF 17: India is surrounded by many enemies. China-Pakistan are its biggest enemies. To ensure that no one looks towards India, India is working day and night to strengthen its defense system. India is now laying great emphasis on indigenous weapons for defence. He is making indigenous missiles and fighter planes. In this series, India has made Tejas aircraft. Which is equipped with many features. However, Pakistan has also made JF 17 fighter plane to compete with Tejas with the help of China. In such a situation, if there is a war then who will prevail over whom between Tejas MK 1A and JF 17.
Construction of Tejas and JF 17
The indigenous fighter plane Tejas has been jointly developed by India’s Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Tejas MK1A is an upgraded version of its predecessor Fighter MK1. This aircraft is equipped with many features. It is considered a 4+ generation aircraft. Apart from this, Pakistan’s JF 17 has been jointly developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Complex. JF-17 Block III is also considered a 4+ generation fighter aircraft. It is an upgraded variant of JF-17 Block II.
Comparison of Tejas and JF 17
Tejas and JF 17 fall in the category of light fighter aircraft. India has designed Tejas keeping in mind the needs of its Air Force. Whereas Pakistan’s JF 17 has been designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground attack. The speed of Tejas is more than 2200 kilometers per hour. At the same time, the maximum speed of Pakistan JF 17 is 1960 kilometers per hour. Many types of weapons and missiles can be loaded in Tejas. Indigenous BrahMos missile can also be loaded in it. Whereas JF aircraft is made to load ground-to-air and air-to-air missiles.
weapons used in tejas
Many advanced technologies have been used in Tejas aircraft. This technology makes it better than many aircraft. Tejas MK is equipped with 23 mm twin barrel cannon. It is equipped with Vimpel R 73, Derby BVR AAM missile. It is also equipped with BrahMos missile. It is also equipped with laser guided bombs, cluster bombs and glide bombs. Along with all these features, Tejas MK 1 is also equipped with self-protection jammers. It is capable of dodging enemy radar signals well.
Who are the buyers of Tejas and JF 17?
There is tremendous rivalry between India and Pakistan regarding their respective aircraft in the international market. India and Pakistan have presented Tez and JF 17 to the world. But currently India is lagging behind in terms of aircraft sales. JF 17, jointly developed by China and Pakistan, has been purchased by countries like Nigeria and Myanmar. Also, procurement related talks with Iraq and Azerbaijan are in the final stages. At the same time, no buyer has been found for India’s Tejas. However, many countries are very interested in buying Tejas. Negotiations are in the final stages with some countries including Argentina, Philippines, Egypt and Nigeria.
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