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| Pakistan to get F-22 P frigate from China in 2009 |
| 2007-04-13 |
| ISLAMABAD: Nisar A Memon, the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, on Thursday said Pakistan would get an F-22 P frigate from China in 2009. Addressing a press conference after the committee paid a weeklong visit to China, Memon said three more frigates would be delivered by 2013. “Three frigates will be manufactured in China and one in Karachi,” he said, adding that China would also equip these frigates with six helicopters. “During our visit, we focussed on enhancing ties with China in various fields, particularly in defence and defence production,” Memon said. Senator Dilawar Abbas, a committee member, said, “We have assured Chinese think tanks that we would not sell JF-17 aircraft to India.” He said Chinese think tanks wanted only Pakistan and China to manufacture JF-17 aircraft. The committee members also visited JF-17 Thunder aircraft manufacturing facilities at Chengdu, and Hudong shipyard in Shanghai. They also held a round-table discussion with scholars of the Institute of Strategic, National Defence University, Beijing. |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #2 Chinese think tanks wanted only Pakistan and China to manufacture JF-17 aircraft. with Russian engines? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-04-13 20:53 |
| #1 Senator Dilawar Abbas is seriously delusional. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-04-13 20:47 |