Pakistan Talk - News & Views » fighter aircraft http://www.pakistantalk.com Pakistan News, Pictures, Videos and Forums Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:48:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Zardari given briefing on JF-17 Thunder project http://www.pakistantalk.com/zardari-given-briefing-on-jf-17-thunder-project-230/ http://www.pakistantalk.com/zardari-given-briefing-on-jf-17-thunder-project-230/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:09:22 +0000 PakistanTalk http://www.pakistantalk.com/?p=230 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was given a briefing on JF-17 Thunder project in a meeting held at Presidency on Wednesday. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Federal Defence Minister Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Finance Advisor Shaukat Tareen, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed and senior officials of ministries were present in the meeting.

The meeting was informed that the aircraft would have an edge over its contemporary aircraft particularly Indian light-combat aircraft in terms of cost, early availability and supportability.

The JF-17 Thunder is a light weight, all-weather, multi-role fighter aircraft jointly developed by China and Pakistan. The aircraft has been designed for high performance at low cost.

JF-17 Thunder Pictures at DefenceTalk.com

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