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India-Pakistan
China to give squadron of J10-B fighters to Pakistan
2011-07-31
ISLAMABAD: Taking bilateral defence relations to a new high, China will give Pakistan a squadron of the advanced J-10B fighter aircraft, a media report said.

The offer was made by senior Chinese military leaders to visiting Pakistan Army's Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Waheed Arshad, the Urdu daily Jang reported on Saturday, quoting defence sources.

The J-10B fighters are equipped with the latest weapons and Pakistan will be the first country, after China, to have these advanced aircraft, it said.

During his visit, Lt.Gen.Arshad was assured that the defence relationship between the two countries will reach new heights and China's efforts for the safety and security of Pakistan will be never-ending.

During his visit, Waheed called on General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of People's Liberation Army and other officials including Lt. General Ren Haiquan, the vice president of the National Defence University.

Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain

#11  second these "shoddy made aircraft of the USSR" were doing a fair job of killing your guys in nam. They have caught up since then (i.e. my comment since then 'US debt crisis') and are now overtaking you. Those migs owed you guys in comparison to number of population to plane to death ratio. Russia is poor as fuck though, aparently a threat, but i doubt. China is number one, but they're not that threatening given all there monetary superiority.
Posted by: devilstoenail   2011-07-31 23:43  

#10  1st stealth chinese aircraft out the hanger, know your enemy.
Posted by: devilstoenail   2011-07-31 23:37  

#9  Chinese-made airplanes with Chinese-made replacement parts? Are they more trustworthy than Chinese baby milk powder, Chinese toothpaste, etc.?
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-07-31 23:37  

#8  In retaliation you always need 3 aircraft carriers otherwise it's not militarily viable. 1 in repair, 1 in habour, 1 in action??? DUH! i will take the piss, now shit looks on edge.
Posted by: devilstoenail   2011-07-31 23:12  

#7  CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > CHINA SET TO MINE INDIAN OCEAN [seafloor = UW resources], DELHI WORRIED, that China will use such econ ventures to deploy or base PLAN surface warships, etc. in their backyard.

ION SINA ...

* WAFF > CHINA NEEDS [not less than] THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, SAYS PLA GENERAL, to counter the THREE EA. that both INDIA + JAPAN are anticipated to have in 2014.

IIUC, IOW China + PLAN may actually need minima 6-8, since a possib "worse-case" scenario for PLA MilPLanners would be China waging a major mil conflict agz BOTH INDIA + JAPAN IN TWO-FRONT WAR, EXCLUD THE US???

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > JAPAN REPORTS CHINA SHIP NEAR DISPUTED ISLANDS [Japan Senkakus = Chin Daoyus].

The mighty BEIDOU marine research-survey vessel strikes again - install a few modern weapons + she could be as feared as the BISMARCK.

SINK THE BEIDOU, SINK THE BEIDOU ...

* SAME > SINOPHOBIA ON THE RISE IN THE PHILIPPINES: PRESIDENT AQUINO SAYS PHILIPPINES WILL NOT BE "BULLIED" BY LARGER NATIONS.

Read, CHINA.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > IRAN TO INCREASE ECON ASSISTANCE TO SRI LANKA; + FOUR NATIONS VIE FOR RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-07-31 23:06  

#6  The Paks are whores. This will just give us an up close and personal in the event we haven't had one already.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-07-31 19:39  

#5  The J-10B.
Posted by: tu3031   2011-07-31 17:04  

#4  Took three attempts to post that time.

Anyway, Frank: a poke in the eye to India, or a poke in the eye to us? It would definately be a poke in the eye to us if we had an American president who wasn't willing to overlook Pakistan's sheltering of a mass murderer who killed 3000 people ten years ago.

SteveS: Why wouldn't they provide drivers? It's not as if we'd stop shoveling them money and what's left of our manufacturing base anyway.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2011-07-31 15:59  

#3  testing 1 2 3...
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2011-07-31 15:57  

#2  Somebody still has to fly the things. Or will the ChiComs provide "trainers and advisors" to do the driving like the Russians did for the Norks during the Korean conflict?
Posted by: SteveS   2011-07-31 15:52  

#1  another poke at India. Those jets will never be used against Taliban, Pak or Afghan.
Posted by: Frank G   2011-07-31 15:18  

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