A LOOK INTO NIGERIA PURCHASED JF-17s FIGHTER JETS

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The recent purchased of the JF-17s fighter jets soon to be delivered by the Nigeria defense from Pakistan is indeed a step forward on strengthening the air power of the Nigeria air force with military expenditures exceeding billions of naira you would expect a modernization of the Nigeria armed forces from the era of using dead military hardware's to a 21st century game changer hardware's on the on going war against terrorism with the alpha jets nearly obsolete the Nigeria air force needs to maintain it's air superiority 

A look into JF-17s Capabilities

Country of origin     China / Pakistan
Entered service     2007
Crew     1 men
Dimensions and weight
Length     14 m
Wing span     8.5 m
Height     5.1 m
Weight (empty)     6.4 t
Weight (maximum take off)     12.7 t
Engines and performance
Engines     1 x Klimov RD-93
Traction (dry / with afterburning)     49.4 / 84.4 kN
Maximum speed     ~ 2 200 km/h
Service ceiling     16.7 km
Ferry range     3 000 km
Combat radius     1 350 km
Armament
Cannon     1 x 23 mm or 30 mm
Missiles     PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles; PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, AIM-9P short-range air-to-air missiles
Bombs     free fall or laser-guided bomb

 


Nigerian Air force (NAF) is expected to take an order of three JF-17 Thunder fighter jets after the Pakistani government provided a $184 million government guarantee to cover production.

In a statement, Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved the $184.3 million sovereign guarantee for the production of three Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)/Chengdu JF-17 fighters-intelligentbrief.com

With the addition of the JF-17s into the Nigeria air force you can be well assured that the Nigerian sky is protected  but much effort is still required, for Nigeria to be a major player as a regional power it needs to be able to protect it's airspace and be able to protect the region
The Jf-17s is one of the sophisticated iron birds in the sky and it's sure a game changer

A look at the arsenals of the Jf-17s




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