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CATIC president Ma Zhiping is confident that the JF-17 will appear at Dubai air show, which runs from 13-17 November. Citing strong interest in the JF-17 from countries in Africa and the Middle East, he said several countries have had test flights of the low-cost aircraft. A new...

India’s plans to modernise its ageing air force have triggered a tit-for-tat Pakistani programme that could exacerbate strategic tensions in South Asia, officials and analysts told "The National". Defence analysts said the planned air force expansions were part of an arms race between India...

F-17 Thunder of the Pakistan Air Force on static display at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow. Image via Wikipedia According to press reports the Chinese are handing over the Block II version of the JF-17 Thunders to Pakistan. There might me more to this story than the headlines seem to suggest...

SLAMABAD, Pakistan: U.S. and Pakistani officials marked the latest chapter in the growth of the Pakistan Air Force with the delivery of three additional new F-16 aircraft to the Government of Pakistan from the United States during an induction ceremony today at Shahbaz Air Base near Jacobabad...

Pakistani fighter Catic JF-17 Thunder has been demonstrated at an airshow in Farnborough. It has attracted the interest of a number of countries including Azerbaijan. JF-17 Thunder fighter was initially developed by Chinese engineers for the needs of the Pakistani army. First fighters...

The Organizer of Airshow China 2010 is glad to announce that the preparatory work for the show is well under way with major achievements in terms of space sales and aircraft display. The total exhibition space has far surpassed that of Airshow China 2008-leading to the erection of a 3000 sqm...

Eight Pakistan Air Force pilots, each experienced in the F-16A/B, recently learned to fly newer C/D model aircraft at the 162nd Fighter Wing, the international F-16 training unit at Tucson International Airport. They will be honored at a graduation ceremony at the Pima Air and Space Museum...

The United States appears to have realised the importance of strengthening Pakistan’s conventional defence while also enhancing its capability to fight extremists.In doing so, senior US officials also recognised Pakistan’s concerns about India and conceded that Washington’s growing ties with New...

A second Khalid-class (Agosta 90B) submarine of the Pakistan Navy is to be retrofitted with a MESMA (Module d'Energie Sous-Marine Autonome) air independent propulsion (AIP) system from 2011, according to French shipbuilder and systems specialist DCNS.A DCNS spokeswoman told Jane's on 20 April...

Pakistan Embassy has announced the participation of Pakistan Navy in DIMDEX 2010. Two ships and a submarine will be arriving at the Doha Port on March 28 to participate in the exhibition and seminar. Units participating include PNS Zulfiquar, a frigate recently commissioned in Pakistan Navy. The...

he United States government donated five maritime interdiction patrol boats to Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) at the Karachi shipyard on Saturday, significantly enhancing the agency’s coastal interdiction and patrol capabilities. U.S. Anny Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata, US. Office of the...

US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed $1.2 billion in funding next year to help train and equip Pakistani security forces to fight Taliban militants.Created by the US Congress last year, the Pakistan Counter-insurgency Capability Fund set aside some $700 million in 2009 to train and equip...

Army is going in for a major induction of BrahMos Block-II land-attack cruise missiles (LACM), which have been designed as "precision strike weapons" capable of hitting small targets in cluttered urban environments. Sources say the defence ministry will ``soon'' approach the Cabinet Committee on...

Pakistan has made huge strides in the development of its UAVs–Mukhbir, Uqqab, Jasoos, Ubaabeel and others. Pakistani made UAVs: Uqaab & Jasoos. Up to now the technology was used purely for reconissance purposes, however since 2001, there is an empetus to emulate Predator and Reaper type of...

China, which has not found a Western supplier, has decided to buy Russian engines for its FC-1/JF-17 Xiaolong multirole fighter plane, a rival of Russia's MiG-29 in developing countries.In late December 2009, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed a contract with China to deliver 43...

:tup:China intends to supply FC-1 multipurpose fighters to Azerbaijan, Izvestia daily reads Nov.19 referring to the information that design was made with the assistance of Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG”. According to the source, the contract for FC-1 production was signed by...

n a ceremony in Linköping Saab and the Pakistan Air Force celebrated the start of the final tests of the new Erieye AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft. The aircraft is currently undergoing system tests in Sweden and will continue with follow on testing in Pakistan later this...

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman will leave for the United States in a few days to attend the Pakistan F-16 Peace Drive I inauguration ceremony and a luncheon at the Lockheed Martin aeronautics company, the manufacturers of the state-of-the-art aircraft. “The...