24 April 2015

News Story: China to deliver 50 Xiaolong to Pakistan over 3 years


China will turn over the last batch of 50 FC-1 Xiaolong fighters to Pakistan over the next three years, said Li Pei, the former head of the aircraft project under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, in a report by the Party-run People's Daily.

Known as the JF-17 Thunder in Pakistan, the Xiaolong is a multirole fighter designed jointly by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The aircraft is a symbol of the friendship between China and Pakistan, according to Li. Pakistan is currently the only country that uses the Xiaolong.

Under the contract signed between Beijing and Islamabad, Pakistan will receive a total number of 110 FC-1 fighters from China.

Read the full story at Want China Times