Thunder Jets To Pack Chinese Missiles
November 18 2010
The head of the air force has told local Pakistani media the service will buy Chinese missiles and flight systems for Pakistan's fleet of 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters, Agence France-Presse reports.
The fighters will be equipped with Chinese radars and SD-10 mid-range homing missiles, said Rao Qamar Suleman, the air chief marshal, at the annual Zhuhai Air Show in southern China.
The SD-10 is the export designation for the Chinese PL-12 missile.
Suleman also told China...
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