Pakistani awam suffers from short term memory loss:
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ACM Sohail Aman in 2017:
"We are integrating our technology with friendly countries, including Turkey. We are thinking of producing the next-generation aircraft by pooling resources with them. For this, the basic framework and agreements have been made.
The baseline is that we have to develop high-end technology ourselves. Of course, the American and Western technologies are better, but if it is unavailable, then we have to make the best use of our own capabilities and our friends."
"I consider it a breach of promise on their part because the United States promised to co-fund this operation (as part of its foreign military assistance). They didn’t adhere to this promise, which is very sad. As a responsible nation, you don’t do this. American funding for F-16s would have been a win-win situation for both.
While that happened, we kept looking at other options. I think we have some of the leading options both in China and Russia. We are also collaborating with Turkey for developing a next generation aircraft."
BTW, in this same interview, ACM Sohail Aman also said:
"Pakistan definitely has to induct new aircraft. We have both Chinese and Russian options."
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Seeing how the PAF got the J-10CE, I think we can take the CAS' word quite seriously.
