Without a doubt Russian albeit supplied from China.
Thanks… so, RD-93
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First Pakistan made JF-17 to fly by end this year
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman on Saturday said that first Pakistan made JF-17 – Thunder – aircraft would fly in the country’s airspace by end of this year.He made this announcement while addressing the Graduation Ceremony of No 38 Combat Commanders’ Course which was held at Pakistan Air Force Base, Mushaf (Sargodha).
In his address to the graduating Combat Commanders, he said, The JF-17 Thunder program is on track. “We will start production of this aircraft from 30th of this month and Inshallah 1st Made in Pakistan JF-17 aircraft will fly in Pakistan’s airspace by end of this year.”
“PAF has extensively flown against the militants in Swat as well as in FATA. Application of airpower has brought about tangible results. This is a new type of warfare in which PAF has been participating for the first time during the last one year or so in support of Pakistan Army. We will continue our contribution towards our national security effort as long as it is required.”
Referring to the challenges confronted the nation, he said ‘the challenges, both internal and external, that confront us today and our responses to these have to be viewed in the broader perspective of the changes that are shaping the geopolitical landscape of the world. Apart from the traditional hostile adversary, new frontiers of conflict have lately emerged for us in the West and from within. These developments pose a great deal of threat to our national security.”
The Chief Guest awarded certificates and trophies to the graduating officers who underwent a strenuous and professionally demanding course.
The Chief of the Air Staff Trophy for the best Combat Commander was awarded to Squadron Leader Haider Shahbaz Ali while Air Officer Commanding Air Defence Command Trophy for best Combat Controller was awarded to Squadron Leader Saquib Rehman.
Earlier on his arrival, the Chief Guest was received by Air Commodore M Ashfaque Arain, Base Commander PAF Base, Mushaf. The ceremony was attended by Principal Staff Officers and field commanders of Pakistan Air Force.
http://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-made-jf-17-to-fly-20141/
Finally, with chinese or russian engine???
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actually it has the Elta E-2032 mechanically scanned array radar on board..that unit is one of the better if not the best of the mechanically scanned radars available today.
I stand with flex297… because that plane have the standard Kfic C-2 C-7 nose cone, not like the Kfir CE o C.10…

And the C.7:
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Colombia receives first Batch of upgraded Israeli Kfir Fighter
14:06 GMT, June 22, 2009 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is delivering the first batch of upgraded Kfir fighter jets to the Colombian Air Force in a ceremony held at IAI’s facilities in Israel. In attendance at the ceremony was Juan Hurtado Cano, the Colombian Ambassador to Israel, high ranking officers from the Colombian Air Force, and executives from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD-SIBAT), and IAI.
In late 2007 IAI was awarded a multi-year contract worth over $150 million to upgrade the existing Colombian Air Force Kfir jets, and to supply additional jets.
Mr. Itzhak Nissan, IAI’s President and CEO said: “IAI’s new technologies were integrated in the new Kfir jets to better their capabilities and allow longer operational service. The short delivery schedule and high quality of the aircraft were feasible thanks to IAI’s integration capability, and the knowledge and experience of Lahav and other IAI divisions”.
The Kfir fighter jet, manufactured at IAI’s Lahav Division of the Military Aircraft Group, is a multi-role, all-weather combat jet with high carrying capabilities of Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground munitions.
The additional Kfir jets, models C10-C12, have been upgraded and improved to include IAI’s latest technologies and products.
Currently, Kfir jets play an advanced role in the Air Forces of Sri Lanka, Ecuador and Colombia, and they have been used in the US Navy to act as adversary aircraft in dissimilar air combat training.
Kfir jets are also used by the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a civilian company that provides fleet tactical aircraft and services to the US military. ATAC provides airborne tactical training, threat simulation, and research & development.
Principal Deputy Director of SIBAT, Mr, Meir Shalit said: “IMOD is proud of IAI and their great achievement and cooperation with the Colombian Air Force. IMOD sees IAI as a genuine partner that promotes Israel’s quality defense export”.
Colonel Diego Sepulveda Alzate of the Colombian Air Force said: “We feel immense happiness, satisfaction, and pride for this addition to the Colombian Air Force. We are grateful to the workers at LAHAV and at IAI in general for all their hard work.”
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/8212/
Photo credit:flightglobal.com
No advanced radar a la Kfir C-10??? Or it would be added later in Colombia?
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F-110 :diablo:
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Scooter and good punch!!!
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I love the rocket plane (or widowmaker…)
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But already not in the Kfir C-10 Form…
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plain 500 lb..!!
They are 250 KG bombs, a little big than 500 lb…
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I love the loads of the F-5 family…
And those are 250kg bombs.
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For Phantom lovers…
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Oh!!! That is GREAT!!!
Thanks for all.
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Thanks, but I need something similar to:
Libya, MiG-21MF, xx units,
Libya, MiG-23MS, xx units,
Libya, Mirage 5DE, xx units,
Egypt, MiG-21F-13 xx units
Egypt, MiG-21MF xx units,
Egypt,….
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Venezuela is also interested
It´s said that it would be for Vietnam, instead of Venezuela…
Vietnam pagará US$1.800 millones por seis submarinos que Rusia planeaba vender a Venezuela
Moscú, 27 de abril, RIA Novosti. Vietnam pagará US$1.800 millones por seis submarinos que Rusia pensaba construir originalmente para Venezuela, escribe hoy el diario Kommersant citando fuentes próximas a Rosoboronexport, el grupo público que coordina la venta de armamento ruso en el mercado internacional.
Se trata de modelos de la clase Kilo (proyecto 636), uno de los submarinos de ataque más silenciosos del mundo. Serán construidos en San Petersburgo, en los Astilleros del Almirantazgo (Admiralteyskie Verfi), una empresa con tres siglos de experiencia en construcciones navales. El director de esta compañía rehusó especificar al país que encargó los submarinos y el importe del contrato de exportación que será firmado próximamente a través de Rosoboronexport, pero dos fuentes próximas a dicha entidad revelaron que el cliente es Vietnam y que el valor de la transacción rondará 1,8 mil millones de dólares, del orden de 300 millones de dólares por cada sumergible.
Actualmente, Admiralteyskie Verfi construye dos embarcaciones similares para Argelia, por lo cual no se descarta la posibilidad de que uno o dos submarinos pedidos por Vietnam se produzcan en los astilleros de la ciudad de Severodvinsk, en el norte de Rusia.
Venezuela era considerada hasta hace poco la importadora más probable de submarinos rusos de la clase Kilo. Representantes de la Armada venezolana, con los que Rosoboronexport mantenía consultas al respecto desde 2007, decían que estos equipos contribuirían al control sobre la plataforma marítima del país, donde se desarrolla la producción del petróleo. Con todo, fuentes de Kommersant reconocen que las negociaciones con Venezuela se fueron atascando poco a poco. En un principio, la parte venezolana se declaraba dispuesta a comprar nueves submarinos pero más tarde la cifra bajó a seis, y últimamente, a tres ó cuatro.
En cuanto a Vietnam, es uno de los grandes clientes de la industria rusa de defensa y un país que, según los expertos del sector, realizó últimamente importantes inversiones en equipos navales con la ayuda de Moscú. Desde 2001, Vietnam contrató en Rusia ocho lanchas militares del proyecto 1241.8, dos fragatas Guepard y un sistema de misiles antibuque Bastion.
Con 73,8 metros de eslora y 9,9 de manga, los submarinos Kilo del proyecto 636 desplazan 2.350 metros cúbicos, pueden sumergirse a una profundidad máxima de hasta 300 metros y desarrollar una velocidad de 20 nudos bajo la superficie. Su tripulación consta de 52 personas. El armamento incluye cuatro misiles, aunque este número puede elevarse, 18 torpedos y 24 minas.
Russia to build 6 Kilo-class diesel submarines for Vietnam
MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti) – Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg will build six Kilo class diesel-electric submarines for delivery to Vietnam, the Russian business daily Kommersant said on Monday.
The paper quoted company general director Vladimir Aleksandrov as saying that Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport would soon sign a contract with a foreign state, and that Admiralty Shipyards had been chosen to fulfill this contract.
Sources in Rosoboronexport later confirmed that Russia and Vietnam had been negotiating a $1.8 billion deal on the delivery of six Kilo-class submarines to the Vietnamese navy for about a year.
Admiralty Shipyards is currently building two Kilo class submarines for Algeria to be delivered in 2009 and 2010.
Kilo class submarines, nicknamed “Black Holes” for their ability to avoid detection, are considered to be among the quietest diesel-electric submarines in the world.
The submarine is designed for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface-ship warfare, and also for general reconnaissance and patrol missions.
The vessel has a displacement of 2,300 tons, a maximum depth of 350 meters (1,200 feet), a range of 6,000 miles, and a crew of 57. It is equipped with six 533-mm torpedo tubes.
As of November 2006, 16 vessels were believed to be in active service with the Russian Navy and eight submarines were thought to be in reserve. Another 29 vessels have been exported to China, India, Iran, Poland, Romania and Algeria.