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China Pitching JF-17 Thunder To Argentine Air Force, Can China Deliver Jets?
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Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet Is Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia
Pakistan Air Force is heavily dependent upon the JF-17 fighter jet whose Block-III version’s production in Pakistan was announced last week. The Block III version will feature an AESA radar, a targeting pod, and electronic […]
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Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft
Iraq has signed a contract with Pakistani company to purchase an unspecified number of aircraft, believed to be JF-17 Block III. “We signed a contract with a Pakistani company to purchase aircraft,” Iraqi Defense Minister […]
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Pakistan Quietly Grounded All JF-17 Block I Fighters
According to a Pakistani report, 40 percent of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force is grounded due to multiple reasons. Most grounded aircraft are Block I variants. In 1999, when Beijing and […]
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Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer
The Pakistan Air Force now faces serious difficulties. Its frontline fighter, the JF-17, developed with the help of the Chinese, has maintenance problems that are getting worse every day. The key reason cited for JF-17’s […]
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JF-17 Exposed: Why Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Fighters Are Inoperable?
Co-produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the JF-17 Block III fighters will complete the trial by 2021. Pakistan has already built over 100 JF-17 fighters for its air force, […]
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Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?
On-going violence in Afghanistan has raised demands to sanction Pakistan for its support of the Afghan Taliban. Countries, which want a stable Afghanistan and believe in human values, must consider the option of such sanctions […]
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Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines
Pakistan will not replace the JF-17’s Russian-made Klimov/Sarkisov RD-93 power plant with a new Chinese engine in the foreseeable future despite Chinese reports to the contrary, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reveals. The Pakistan Air Force […]
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Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III
ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Iraqi government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan and has reportedly set aside more than $600 million in funding for the purchase of the said aircraft, […]
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Argentina Ditches MiG-35, Opt-in For JF-17 Block III
Argentina has rejected Russia’s offer to buy MiG-35, instead Argentina intends to purchase 12 JF-17 Block III fighters from Pakistan according to a draft budget presented to the nations congress. The Government of Argentina has […]