to roll out of the production line in late 2021. The PAF has placed an order for 50 JF-17 Block 3 aircraft, deliveries of which are expected to start from early 2022. 10 JF-17 Block 3 production aircraft were photographed after their rollout at PAC Kamra in early January 2022. As of 22 February 2023, these were yet to be inducted in the PAF. Operators Myanmar Air Force: 7 delivered, 9 on order Meiktila Air Base Nigerian Air Force: 3 delivered NAF Base Makurdi Pakistan Air Force: 138 delivered, 50 on order PAF Base Masroor (Karachi) No. 2 Squadron Minhasians (2015) PAF Base Minhas (Kamra) JF-17 TEF (Test & Evaluation Flight) (2007–2010) No.14 Squadron Tail Choppers (2017) No. 16 Squadron Black Panthers (2011) No. 18 Squadron Sharp Shooters (JF-17 OCU) (2020) PAF Base Mushaf (Sargodha) CCS JF-17 Squadron Fierce Dragons (2015) PAF Base Peshawar No. 26 Squadron Black Spiders (2010) PAF Base Samungli (Quetta) No. 28 Squadron Phoenix (2018) Accidents Since its introduction in 2007, four JF-17s have crashed in accidents: 14 November 2011: A PAF JF-17A crashed during a routine training flight in the mountainous Mullan Mansoor region of Attock District while flying from PAF Base Minhas. According to the official PAF report, the crash was caused by a technical malfunction. Pakistani news reported that the pilot, Squadron Leader Muhammad Hussain, ejected but was killed after his parachute failed to open, and that there were no civilian casualties reported on the ground. The pilot's body was discovered two kilometers from the crash site. This was the first known crash of a JF-17. 27 September 2016: A PAF JF-17 crashed during Exercise High Mark in the Arabian Sea. The pilot ejected successfully and was rescued from the sea. Martin-Baker, the manufacturer of the JF-17's ejection seats, later tweeted that the 15 September 2020 crash was the first ejection from a JF-17. 15 September 2020: A PAF JF-17A crashed during a routine training flight near Pindigheb, Attock District. The pilot ejected successfully and no loss of life was reported on the ground. While the PAF did not identify the aircraft, ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker, whose seats are installed in the JF-17, said in a Twitter post, "a Pakistan Air Force JF-17 aircraft crashed earlier today during a routine training mission, the pilot ejected successfully," adding that this marked the first instance of an ejection from a JF-17 aircraft, which uses its