*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s now battle tested JF 17 fighter Jet with Block IIIBatches is going to be marketed to the World.*
*Defence analyst, Air Marshall (Retd) Shahid Latif has said that JF-17Thunder would now be marketed to the world.*
Shahid Latif who has served as first chief project director of JF-17Thunder, said by downing Indian aircrafts, JF-17 Thunder had establishedits worth before the world.
JF-17 Thunder was jointly developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complexand the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China.
He said it took 10 years to design the fighter jet, but Pakistan hadcompleted it in three years.
“The global community has become well aware of its abilities now,” he said.
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I’m often asked if JF-17 Thunder can be a substitute of F-16 or RafaleJets. Yes, after all this was the idea behind its development before weinitiated its manufacturing in 2001. Like other technologies, this toowould need a timely upgrade to meet all of our future requirements.Twitter Ads info and privacy link
Shahid Latif said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed has alsoexpressed his interest in buying the jet.link
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Before his departure, the Malaysian premier got a detailed briefing onJF-Thunder fighter jets by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials.
He also inspected the aircraft, which has indigenously been manufactured byPakistan with the collaboration of China.
On March 12, the PAF had successfully test-fired indigenously developedextended range smart weapon from JF-17 multi-role fighter aircraft.
“The weapon has been developed, integrated and qualified solely throughindigenous efforts of Pakistani scientists and engineers,” theInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had said.
“Successful trial has provided JF-17 Thunder a very potent and assured dayand night capability to engage variety of targets with pinpoint accuracy,”the military’s public affairs wing had said.
Myanmar, Nigeria, Malaysia and some Gulf and Central Asian States haveexpressed interest in Pakistan JF 17 fighter jet because of its potency andprice both.
