Pakistan fails to find solution to Myanmar’s military junta JF-17 nightmare

By: Web Master | Date: 30 August 2023

In what could be good news for the resistance movement and Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), there appears to be shimmering tensions between Islamabad and Naypyitaw over the supply of a set of newly acquired JF-17s fighter planes.

Military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is said to have expressed his displeasure to none other than Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and military chief, General Asim Munir as the aircrafts - JF-17 Thunder, a multi-role combat aircraft – which Pakistan has supplied to Myanmar between 2019 and 2021 have all been declared “unfit for operations.”

The newly acquired JF-17 Thunder, a multi-role combat aircraft from Pakistan had to be grounded owing to malfunctioning of the planes. The newly delivered planes are part of a deal which the Burmese military junta signed in 2016 to purchase JF-17 produced jointly by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation of China.

But soon after the delivery of the aircrafts the Burmese Air Force were forced to ground the planes as malfunctions and structural flaws were detected. A similar problem resulted with the new acquired fleets in 2022. There are a total of 11 JF-17 fighter jets but none are currently operational due to technical glitches.

Now after a couple of futile attempts by Pakistani engineers who made a secret visit to Myanmar in September 2022 to fix the problems, the military junta is fuming and if what sources say is to be believed, it has sent out “a stern message” to Islamabad to answer for the mess.

While at the same time it has been egging Beijing to intervene. A recent visit by the Myanmar’s Chinese envoy to Naypyitaw is said to have carried a message from the CCP’s top leadership to Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

According to sources, Pakistan is trying hard to renegotiate the deal with newer versions of the JF-17s. In all likelihood these new variants are will be developed by the same combination of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation of China.

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Update on some procurement that had been approved by the Indonesian Ministry of Finance:



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Singapore gets Amraam 120- D3 missiles aka F35s Amraam (it can be carried by other US combat jets).

Export variants are known.as Amraam 120 C-8. The missile is currently only sold to allies and close defence partners.
https://euro-sd.com/2023/06/news/32434/rayt...mraam-contract/

https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2023/0...m-configuration

Effective combat range (not max range) has been quoted to be in excess of >180 km. These numbers are classified.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...m-120-specs.htm

The FMS recipients of AMRAAMs under this contract are Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

https://euro-sd.com/2023/06/news/32434/rayt...amraam-contract

In other news - SG's F16Vs are now using the Python 5 and EL/L-8212 ECM pod:

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/miss...6-mlu-no-aim-9x

Leopard 2 tanks are doing very well in Ukraine..much better than Russian tanks.



Leopard tanks are surprisingly resilient

Also:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/...sh=47f2df8185b1

The RGW 90 (Matador) rocket launcher has emerged as a game-changer in modern warfare. Its success in combat, as demonstrated by the IDF during Operation Cast Lead, has garnered respect and admiration. Furthermore, its vital role in supporting Ukraine's war effort showcases its adaptability and effectiveness in different conflict scenarios. With its lightweight design, versatile capabilities, and notable impact on the battlefield, the RGW 90 proves to be a formidable asset for ground forces worldwide.

Also it is interesting to note that the Ukranian Leo 2s are not equipped with any APS like Trophy or Amap ads which will be equipped on Sg's 200+ leo 2sg in times of conflict.

This point lends to the contention that Leo 2 basic arnour plates and overall tank chassis are doing well against Russian anti tank weapons.

It is not invincible but the BMW of the world of tanks is a damn good tank.

Unlike Trophy-LV, EFA and Iron Curtain, ADS uses a directable countermeasure, which can be fired within a certain arc to each direction. This allows ADS to defeat top-attack and, thanks to the to the overlapping countermeasures, to defeat multiple threats fired at exactly the same spot. Supposedly current versions are limited to "only" three threats hitting exactly the same spot.
The true nature of this countermeasure has not been revealed by either Rheinmetall or IBD. Most times it is cryptically described as "directed energy". It has been mentioned that the countermeasure is free of fragmentation and thus it cannot utilize any sort of shaped charge warhead or metal plates as part of the defeat mechanism. According to Rheinmetall, the system is also no pure HE-blast either, which means that there has to be anything else. The Armada magazine described the countermeasure of ADS as "focused blades ofconcentrated energy".