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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Pakistan-China joint venture JF-Thunder aircraft takes off Today


A prototyped fighter aircraft JF-Thunder-17 (FC-4) a joint venture of Pakistan and China is scheduled to take off from People's Liberation Army Air Force airbase here Wednesday.

It will be a maiden operational flight, enabling the two countries to formally start its production. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed who has arrived here along with other members of his delegation will witness the flight operation.

In the beginning, the aircraft equipped with advanced electronics and weapon systems will be manufactured at Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) in China's Sichuan province. Later, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra will start production of the aircraft in June 2007, said an official of the Pakistan Air Force.

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