09 February 2012

News Story: Pakistan receives 3 F-16s from US


ISLAMABAD (PTI): US has delivered three F-16 aircraft to Pakistan on Monday, including a new jet and two that were returned after being refurbished.

The new F-16 D Block 52 jet and two F-16 Block 15 jets that had undergone a mid-life upgrade arrived at the Shahbaz airbase from the US, a Pakistan Air Force spokesman said.

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F-16 delivery to Pak means military ties remains strong: US

WASHINGTON (PTI): The US Wednesday said the delivery of latest F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan this week reflects that it has maintained a strong military-to-military relationship with Islamabad, despite recent setbacks in their ties.

"The programme represented by this transfer shows that despite setbacks in the bilateral relationship last year our mil-mil cooperation remains ongoing," Pentagon spokesman Commodore William Speaks said.

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