IDEAS 2014: Nigeria 'close to signing up' for JF-17

[Saifullah Sani]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is close to finalising an order for the purchase of one or two squadrons of the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft co-produced by Pakistan and China, a senior Pakistani Ministry of Defence official told IHS Jane's on 2 December.

Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2014 in Karachi, the official said the NAF finalised its recommendation for the purchase of 25-40 JF-17s after NAF chief air marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu visited Pakistan in October. AM Amosu's engagements in Pakistan included a visit to the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) at Kamra, north of Islamabad, where the JF-17 is manufactured.

IDEAS 2014: Nigeria 'close to signing up' for JF-17 - IHS Jane's 360

 

[jarves]

Congratulaions to Pakistan.

 

[rockstar08]

that is Good news , hope that more countries will buy JF .. so we can utilize these Funds in upgrading Jf's to higher standards ...

 

[Burhan Wani]

Good news. Boost up exports and capture entire market.

 

[Zarvan]

Finally GOOD news but now where will the funds come to inrease rate of production

 

[Rafi]

Hopefully our first sale.

 

[Kompromat]

PAF has worked with NAF, helping them and upskilling them to operate their F-7s. Their pilot errors and crashes have declined ever since PAF dispached their crew.

If this deal is done, our cooperation with NAF will extend to next 30 years. We'd be glad to help them build their air power. I'm sure NAF pilots will be looking forward to training with PAF's flyboys.

 

[EagleEyes]

Great news for Pakistan if this materializes.

 

[Zarvan]

PAF has worked with NAF, helping them and upskilling them to operate their F-7s. Their pilot errors and crashes have declined ever since PAF dispached their crew.

If this deal is done, our cooperation with NAF will extend to next 30 years. We'd be glad to help them build their air power. I'm sure NAF pilots will be looking forward to training with PAF's flyboys.

But we would have to increase rate of production

 

[ziaulislam]

first lets see whether it materializes, i am skeptical about it. it could just be nothing like in the past. though no doubt Nigeria seriously needs a good aircraft for its current situation

 

[Rafi]

It is only a matter of time, and once the first sale is made the floodgates will open.

 

[Jungibaaz]

This is big news, huge. If this goes through it will be another game changer in the story. Brings me back to this:

Pakistan offers services of defence industries to Nigeria

 

[A.Rafay]

Good news for PAC. I am sure they will make deliveries on time.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congrats to Pakistan & China & Russia

 

[Bratva]

Some related news


"The United States has long refused to provide arms to the Nigerian military, citing human rights violations, including financial fraud and torture in the military, that legally prevent them from offering such aid. Despite these claims, the United States has previously provided military assistance to other countries facing claims of human rights violations, including Uganda, where a contingent of U.S. Special Forces are conducting a quiet hunt for Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group notorious for its use of child soldiers. Although the United States has offered Nigeria other forms of aid, including training sessions for the military and the deployment of special intelligence units, the Obama administration's refusal to provide military equipment has heightened political tensions between the two countries.

Hillman told FP that Nigeria, which has the largest military in West Africa, can have American assistance, but the ball is ultimately in their court for defeating the insurgents. "The government of Nigeria leads the effort and has ultimate responsibility for countering the threat posed by Boko Haram inside Nigeria," she said. "Our efforts focus on assisting the Nigerians so they can effectively secure their nation."

Economic tensions have also strained Washington's relationship with Jonathan's administration. The United States announced in July that due to an increase in domestic production, it would no longer buy crude oil from Nigeria, which worsened the country's ongoing financial crisis.

Jonathan, who announced his candidacy for reelection last month, has faced months of criticism for his failure to stop the group's momentum or find the missing girls. The U.N. estimates at least 700,000 Nigerians are internally displaced due to the group's violence, with tens of thousands more having fled for neighboring Chad and Cameroon. Despite extensive intelligence-sharing and other aid from the U.S., Israel, China, and other countries, meanwhile, the girls have still not been located. Boko Haram leaders have said the missing girls had been converted to Islam and married off to its fighters.

In a November speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, Nigerian Ambassador Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye asked "how and why, in spite of the U.S. presence in Nigeria with their sophisticated military technology, Boko Haram should be expanding and becoming more deadly." His office did not respond to multiple phone calls on Tuesday"

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