Russia Clears Chinese Jets for Pakistan – Vladimir Radyuhin

From The Hindu:

Russia has given the green light to the supply of Chinese jet fighters powered by Russian engines to Pakistan, government officials said here.

Moscow has issued a formal permission to China to re-export Russian-made engines to Pakistan, the Kommersant daily reported on Thursday.

Quoting a Russian government source the paper said Russia and China had reached an agreement on “The joint assembly of the JF-17 fighters equipped with the Klimov factory’s RD-93 engines and their marketing in third countries.”

The source said the planes will be sold to Pakistan and some countries in South-East Asia and Africa where “The Chinese have traditionally had strong positions.” [Full Text]

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