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Saturday, September 15, 2007

French missile sale to Pakistan may ultimately land in Chinese hands


FC-1 / JF-17 Thunder

Pakistan is presently negotiating with the French Government to buy air-to-air missiles and radars for its JF-17 fighter aircraft, but there are apprehensions that this European technology could fall into Chinese hands.

Experts say a possibility exists of circumventing a European arms embargo on China that has been in place since the Chinese military crushed pro-democracy protests in 1989.

According to the Jane's Defence Weekly, Pakistan is keen to get the air-to-air missile from the MBDA and radars from Thales for its new fighter aircraft, which it is jointly developing with China.

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