Iran, Malaysia Advance Interest
In Pakistan's JF-17 Fighter Jet
Iranian and Malaysian defence officials
visiting the IDEAS 2018 aerospace exhibition in Karachi have expressed interest
in the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet made in Pakistan with Chinese technology.
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Qasem Soleimani
visited the fighter aircraft at the exhibition, according to local media
reports Thursday.
Malaysian Royal Air Force Chief General Dato' Affendi while talking to
media said, "We are attending the IDEAS for the first time, and we are
immensely impressed by the standards of exhibition of defense products".
Malaysian military officials also held talks with Pakistan Aeronautics
Complex (PAC) officials. While the PAC has been hawking the aircraft at various
international
aerospace events, there is no definite
indication that a new customer has been found for the aircraft besides the
confirmed sales to Nigeria and Myanmar.
he JF-17s which are deployed
by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and sold to Nigeria and Myanmar have attracted
interest from countries looking for a cheaper alternative to western origin
light attack fighter jet. The approximately $60 million each plane is also
considered cheaper than competing Russian fighter aircraft.
Source: defenseworld.net
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