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The JF-17 project By Ali Abbas Rizvi 2/8/2008 The JF-17 Thunder is a light combat aircraft, a single-engine fighter with all-weather capability, which Pakistan has developed with the help of the Chinese. It is a third-generation fighter that has been so designed that it can take on the fourth-generation fighter aircraft. The JF-17 fighter project would soon see serial production at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. In this connection, a ceremony was recently held at the aeronautical complex, presided over by the chief of the air staff, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood. According to the JF-17 project director, the PAF...

Co-Production Of Pak-China Thunder Jet JF-17 Begins In Pakistan [] 1/22/2008 6:12:00 AM The co-production of Pak-China Joint Fighter-17 (JF-17) Thunder jets, also known as the Fighter China-1 (FC-1) Fierce Dragon in China, has officially begun at the Kamra Aeronautical Complex in Pakistan. Air Chief Marshal Tanveer Mehmood inaugurated the project at Kamra on Tuesday. The single-seat multirole fighter JF-17 thunder jets can also be upgraded to carry conventional and non-conventional weapons. The JF-17/FC-1 is designed to be a cost-effective fighter plane, which can meet the tactical and strategic, needs of the Pakistani Air Force. Till now, it has been...

Pakistan considers mix of Chinese, French weapons for its JF-17s By Reuben F Johnson 29 November 2007 The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) may operate a mixed fleet of JF-17 fighter aircraft with some using Chinese radars and missiles and others operating French radars and air-to-air missiles, according to senior Pakistani officials. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) is currently considering an offer from France's defence procurement agency (Délegation Générale pour l'Armement - DGA) to supply Thales RC 400 radars and MBDA MICA air-to-air missiles for integration onto the JF-17 fighter, which is being produced co-operatively with China's Chengdu Aircraft Industries Group. The...

Pakistan seeks missiles, radar from France: Report PARIS, Sept 13 (AP) - Pakistan is seeking to buy missiles and radar from France for a fighter plane that it is developing jointly with China, Jane's Defense Weekly said Pakistan is talking to France about getting air-to-air missiles from the MBDA company and radars from Thales for its JF-17 fighter, it said. Those missiles and similar radars also equip Taiwan's French-built Mirage fighters, defences that could be compromised if Pakistan transfers the technology to China, according to Jane's. Asked Thursday about the report, Defence Minister Herve Morin replied: “To my knowledge, there...

Home-grown JF-17 aircraft better than existing F-16: Tanvir KARACHI, Aug 7 (APP): Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir M. Ahmed has said that JF-17 aircraft being manufactured in collaboration with China will be a sound fighter aircraft which in some respects is better than the existing F-16. Talking to media at a book launching ceremony of ‘PAF Over The Years’, he said about 60 to 70 per cent manufacturing of the aircraft is being undertaken in Pakistan. The engine is presently coming from Russia but later it will be developed by China, he informed. Air Chief Marshal...

JF-17s welcomed at Kamra By Our Correspondent ATTOCK, March 12: It was a historic day for Pakistan when two FJ-17 Thunder fighter aircraft arrived from China at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra on Monday. An arrival ceremony for the two aircraft, jointly manufactured by Pakistani and Chinese engineers, was held with a great joy. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, was chief guest on the occasion. Senior officers of the Pakistan Air Force and members of the Chinese delegation attended the ceremony. The air chief inspected JF-17 Thunder aircraft and met with pilots,...

ISLAMABAD: The prototype of a new Pakistani fighter plane developed in cooperation with China is ready for its maiden flight, a senior air force official said on Saturday. The JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft is scheduled to have its first test flight within three or four days, Air Vice Marshal Shahid Lateef told reporters. Pakistan's air force has an annual budget of US$500 million. It operates 500 aircraft including several Chinese built models. The two countries have cooperated on a number of projects, and China is Pakistan's main defense supplier. Lateef, who is also the chief project manager, said that JF-17...