Meanwhile, social media posts claimed that Afghan defence forces shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet and captured a Pakistani outpost in Dangarlagd in Barmal district, as well as in Dand Patan ...

Like many nations around the world with a robust military, Pakistan has developed its own fighter jets. One of its better-known is the JF-17 Thunder, developed jointly with China, which developed its ...

Pakistan's defence export industry received a noticeable platform in recent months, with the JF-17 Thunder Block III emerging at the heart of military negotiations extending to Southeast Asia, West ...

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In Dubai this month, while India’s Tejas fighter cartwheeled into the sand in front of cameras and would-be buyers, Pakistan quietly walked into the chalet row and walked out with a new export ...

Pakistan’s JF-17 appears to be roughly as effective as Western fighter jets—at a third of the upfront price tag, and with far lower ongoing costs. Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder (or FC-1 Xiaolong) is a ...