Its designation “JF-17 Thunder” by Pakistan is short for “Joint Fighter-17”, while the designation “FC-1 Xiaolong” by China means “Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon”.
It can carry a variety of missiles and bombs, including air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, supplemented by a 23/30 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel autocannon. It is powered by a RD-93 afterburning turbofan, and has a top speed of Mach 1.6.
