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China-Pakistan s low cost, all-weather multi-role fighter JF-17 turns out to be failure ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 05:57 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 6 (ANI): Pakistan s JF-17 Thunder , which was supposed to a low cost, light-weight, all-weather multi-role fighter with a Chinese airframe, has now become a liability for Islamabad due to its high Operations and Maintenance cost as compared to the modern weapon systems.
In 1999, Pakistan and China had inked an agreement to jointly develop and produce the JF-17 Thunder . They had also decided to share the development cost.
Pakistan had believed that the JF-17 would be at par with the Su-30MKI, Mig-29 and Mirage-2000. It was supposed to be equipped with Western avionics and powered by the Russian Klimov RD 93 aeroengine .
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While attempting to retaliate against India's airstrike on a Pakistani terrorist group in February 2019, the JF-17 had performed poorly against IAF Mirage-2000
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