Either Pakistan had already Chinese versions or it is a matter of time that they will get it. Why would they risk their defence? With China linking Pakistan to its economy (Gwadar) and doing everything to improve defence (El Khaled/ Fregat 22p/Fc1/J10/K8 etc) I doubt the US can provide more. They will just see it as a way to eradicate potential adversaries in the east (Iran/Afghanistan). About Pakistan and India. In reality their isn’t much anger compared with posters sentiments on this forum. There is development on Kashmir, there is development in Pakistan being a transport route for India and China… You don’t make a nation radiating or unstable if it is just near you and it is a route for your energy for the next decades. It is not in India’s intrest to make it worser. Let me show the latest on that:

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Natwar Singh (R) during a meeting in New Delhi February 21, 2005. Kharrazi said on Monday that India had taken an encouraging and positive stance with its decision to consider joining a proposed gas pipeline project running from Iran to India, through Pakistan. REUTERS/B Mathur

SAme tihin with Afghanistan and we all know about the oil foelds in former Russian republics…

Afghanistan to export gas to India, Pakistan: Karzai
Feb. 21, 2005

Afghanistan plans to export its abundant gas resources to India and Pakistan through the proposed gas pipeline project linking the Central Asian Republic of Turkmenistan with the Indian subcontinent, President Hamid Karzai has said. Afghanistan also hoped to regain its predominant position as the largest supplier of fruits and dry fruits to the world, the official Bakhter News Agency quoted the president as saying in an address to an international economic conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Leaders from 25 countries attended the conference on Sunday. Afghanistan is also ready to play its “historic role” as a connecting bridge of all countries and world civilisations, Karzai said and noted that his country had been a key link in the ancient Silk Route that served as a conduit for knowledge, education and merchandise from Asia to the heart of Europe. Karzai said besides natural gas, Afghanistan had large deposits of copper, iron and precious stones. Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who also addressed the meet, praised Karzai and said under his leadership ties between Islamabad and Kabul had expanded considerably. “We are pleased to have a country like Afghanistan as our neighbour,” he said.

I think it is ok for India to get it if Pakistan gets it. And besides that, defence weapons are just fine.

I remember jonesy showed that it was not only impossible to go mach 2.8 all the way but also funny. Something not funny is the remark to ones language. It is just a funny signature. Nothing else. So mr Hurry… Don’t be offendend.

This means that SD10 and other will be easily integrated into Fc1. Same avionics and radar did bring this advantage. Super picture.

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Even for a mockup a very nice plane. Very nice ordnance. There was news about a new prototype in february. I hope they will use this scheme.

Restraint urged in small arms export

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18: Declaring its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday appealed to the arms-exporting countries “to exercise the highest responsibility in small arms and light weapons transactions” in accordance with international law.

In a statement read after the 15 council members and more than 20 other UN member states debated a report from the secretary-general on weapons, the UNSC called for international cooperation “in identifying the origin and transfer of small arms and light weapons in order to prevent their diversion, in particular, to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups”.

“The Security Council recognizes that the dissemination of illicit small arms and light weapons has hampered the peaceful settlement of disputes, fuelled such disputes into armed conflicts and contributed to the prolongation of such armed conflicts,” said the statement read by Ambassador Joel W. Adechi of Benin, which holds the rotating presidency for February.

The Council encouraged states to undertake vigorous actions aimed at restricting the supply of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to areas of instability. It supported once again the decision by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) to strengthen its 1998 “moratorium on the import, export and manufacture of small arms and light weapons, and to replace it with a mandatory convention”.

It welcomed the European Council’s decision of last December to support the initiative significantly and urged states and organizations to assist Ecowas in its endeavour.

In post-conflict situations, it stressed the importance of a comprehensive international and regional approach to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants that was not restricted to the political and security aspects, but also addressed its social and economic impacts, including providing for the special needs of child soldiers and women.

At the outset of the council session, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Nobuyasu Abe said cooperation among states in observing weapons sanctions and tracing the movement of small arms had improved, but more needed to be done.