JF-17, Growing popularity with Asian-African countries

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/SAT5MZQHN_I/AAAAAAAAAeg/aBD8lRWf76M/s1600-h/300px-JF-17_testing.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/SAT5MZQHN_I/AAAAAAAAAeg/aBD8lRWf76M/s320/300px-JF-17_testing.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189546661969868786″ border=”0″ //aOne of the more obvious avenues is tied to the way the two countries continue working together to promote their arms industry. Earlier this year, at the Singapore Air Show, there was much interest in the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet jointly produced by Pakistan and China.br /br /According to the authoritative Jane’s Defence Weekly, up to 20 countries from the Asia-Africa region expressed an interest in purchasing the JF-17 aircraft, attracted not only by its high quality but also the very attractive price. Some analysts claim the JF-17′s price could be about one-thirds the price of a comparable aircraft produced by leading manufacturers of fighter planes in Europe and the United States.br /br /Source:br /a href=”http://watandost.blogspot.com/2008/04/pakistan-china-relations.html#links”Inside News About Pakistan and its Neighborhood: Pakistan – China Relations/a