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India’s strategic position has changed dramatically over the past decade. Traditionally fixated on its chief rival, Pakistan, India is now concerned about the striking and rapid modernisation of China’s armed forces. With a weak air force that is under-strength, an army still bogged down with strategic ideas formed in the last century and a navy that looks good on paper but is being comprehensively outclassed by China’s navy, India is finally coming to terms with its own inadequacies. Aft...

WHY IS PAKISTAN’S JF-17 FIGHTER A FAILURE? Agencies 16th January, 2021 04:33:23 In 1999, Pakistan and China signed an agreement to jointly develop and produce the JF-17 “Thunder” and equally share the development cost. The JF-17 was planned to be a low cost, light-weight, all-weather multi-role fighter with a Chinese airframe, equipped with Western avionics and powered by the Russian Klimov RD 93 aero-engine. Pakistan envisaged a fighter aircraft comparable to the Su-30MKI, Mig-29 and M...

Chinas JF-17 fighter mostly relies on Russian engine supplies even then Pakistan hopes it will give its Air Force an edge over the Indian Air Force(IAF). Pakistan Air Force(PAF) is all set to induct Chinas JF-17 fighter aircraft manufactured by Pakistans aeronautical company. According to reports, Pakistans Aeronautical Complex(PAC) headquartered in Kamra, Punjab has delivered 14 JF-17 jets to the PAF. Watch: Pakistan Air Force fleet in a ceremony on Wednesday.  The fighter is jointly pr...