JF 17 Thunder

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The PAC JF-17 Thunder (Urdu: جے ایف-17 گرج‎), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; lit. 'Fierce Dragon'), is a lightweight, single-engine, fourth-generation[2][3][4] multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China.[5] It was designed to replace the A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage V combat aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).[6] The JF-17 can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance. Its designation JF-17 by Pakistan is short for Joint Fighter-17, while the designation and name FC-1 Xiaolong by China means Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon. The JF-17 can deploy diverse ordnance, including air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, including anti-ship missiles, and a 23 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel autocannon. Powered by a Guizhou WS-13 or Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan, it has a top speed of Mach 1.6.[7] The JF-17 is the backbone and workhorse of the PAF, complementing the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon at half the cost.[8] The JF-17 was inducted in the PAF in February 2010 jet vehicle aircraft airplane airplane commercial plane airplane commercial plane air passenger fighter airliner jetliner jumbo force civilian civilian boeing 737 boeing 747 707 a380 800 civilian boeing 737 boeing 747 707 civilian boeing 737 boeing 747 civilian boeing 737 army airline military commercial aircraft military aircraft military vehicle fighter jet fighter jet jet fighter jet plane military vehicle