Having said above you have accepted that your bchinki/b JF-17 is a 3rd gen fighter. Because it has still to enter service... An all aluminium airframe, underpowered engine, not fully fly-by-wire etc. Since you have already accepted, b.../b The PVs have undergone enough bestate/b (space) management to allow for additional features. The problem with addition of a new engine is the redesign of the components required in the given timeframe. The top priority is to get IOC. b.../b
