New Delhi (Sputnik) — The visit of US defense secretary James Mattis to India has lost steam even before his arrival as it is highly unlikely that the two sides will make any significant announcement on defense deals.Sources in India’s Ministry of Defense told Sputnik that differences ...

Washington: Two top Senators have urged the Trump administration to push for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to India to build its capability to counter security threats and balance China's growing military power in the Pacific.Senators Mark Warner from Virginia and John Cornyn from Texa in a joint ...

ISLAMABAD, June 13 (APP): Pakistan aims for French/Russian Plane options after US F-16 Deal closes Secretary Defence Lt General (Retd) Muhammad Alam Khattak Monday informed a joint sitting of Senate's Standing Committees on Defence and Foreign Affairs that the purchasing of F-16 aircraft from the ...

ISLAMABAD: India has been lobbying to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Islamabad from the US. The deal was first drawn out in 2015, when Pakistan was offered to pay for US$ 699 million for eight F-16 jets. The deal was subsidized, whereby Pakistan had to shell out only US$270 million and ...

ISLAMABAD: Why Pakistan has abandoned F-16 Deal with USPakistan and US had struck a deal for 8 F-16 Fighter jets which was to be materialised by May 24, 2016.However US Congress did not approve the required funding of $430 millions which was to be provided as a subsidy to be paid by US as a partner ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said attitude of United States Senate Committee regarding purchasing of F-16 jet fighters is not appropriate and I t is just creating trouble for Obama administration.The United States should realize that Pakistan is fighting war against ...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry defended the plan of Obama administration to sell F-16 jets to Pakistan and requested an aid of $742 million for Pakistan against the fight to combat terrorism. He claimed that Pakistan is an important ally of US and Pak Army is fighting against the ...