Pakistan has unveiled its first locally built JF-17 Thunder fighter at a ceremony at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra near Islamabad.
The JF-17, the Pakistani version of the Chinese designed FC-1, and is thought to be roughly equivalent to an early model F-16 or Mirage 2000 in capability.
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The aircraft has been developed in cooperation with China, and was described at the rollout as “the achievement of an important milestone in our ongoing efforts to attain self-reliance” by Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.