Mysterious buyer of JF-17 THUNDER BLOCK 2

[ArsalanKhan21]

Same confusion here

The eagerness to export JF-17 that are desperately needed by the PAF may have another reason: illegal commissions that the defense contracts comes with. The PAF purchase for badly needed F-16s from US also involved corruption and commissions by the senior officials. Now again may be the illegal commission and corruption comes before national interests.

 

[Imran Khan]

it was known fact since day one man nothing surprise

 

[Windjammer]

We didn't "make" Mashaq and Super Mashaq... We assembled them using Swedish kits!

A military version designated originally Saab-MFI 17 was flown on 6 July 1972 and differed from the Safari by being equipped more specifically for use as a military trainer, or for artillery observation or forward air control and liaison.; this version was later named Saab Supporter.[1] In August 1978 Saab flew a prototype version of the Safari with a 157kW Continental flat-six turbocharged engine; designated Safari TS, it did not enter production. A trainer based on the Safari's design was built in kit form for assembly in Pakistan as the Mushshak, with 92 aircraft delivered to the Pakistani air force. A later batch of 120 aircraft was built entirely in Pakistan.[2]

Saab Safari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[razgriz19]

If true, its a double celebration, Sri Lanka is considered a friend after all.

General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke, this morning (08 June 2015) at Air Force Headquarters Colombo

JF-17 WITH SRI LANKAN AIRFORCE ROUNDEL IN THE BACK!!!!!!

So SLAF is the buyer.

 

[LonE_WolF]

General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke, this morning (08 June 2015) at Air Force Headquarters Colombo

JF-17 WITH SRI LANKAN AIRFORCE ROUNDEL IN THE BACK!!!!!!

Yep the patch on the wing is of SL Air Force

 

[Sunan]

 

[LonE_WolF]

link plz.

 

[unleashed]

So Pakistan also makes and even exports fighter jets? never knew that.

Congrats though.

Kis jungle m rehte ho bhai..?

 

[Sunan]

Cockpit View of J F17 Thunder in Paris Airshow

link plz.

 

[ziaulislam]

We didn't "make" Mashaq and Super Mashaq... We assembled them using Swedish kits!

no, they are built from scratch after receiving exclusive rights.
initial examples were build from kits. the super mushaq was completely design (modified) by PAC

 

[vizier]

Not only a low cost light fighter but also it has high potential to develop as a semi stealth mainline fighter if conformal weapon bays and dsi are included in future versions as well.A great start as a product of Pakistani Chinese friendship.

 

[Penguin]

It is first reported by filghtglobal.
flightgloba host |news|articles|paris-jf-17-wins-first-export-order-413480

PARIS: JF-17 wins first export order - 6/14/2015 - Flight Global
That article doesn't mention Sri Lanka.

 

[New World]

what about Argentina, they were in hurry to get fighter??

 

[Sunan]

 

[I M Sikander]

The eagerness to export JF-17 that are desperately needed by the PAF may have another reason: illegal commissions that the defense contracts comes with. The PAF purchase for badly needed F-16s from US also involved corruption and commissions by the senior officials. Now again may be the illegal commission and corruption comes before national interests.

Support your argument with substance or better keep a silence.
Pakistan and china have been marketing jf17 since 2010 and finally they got success.