Pakistan Promotes JF-17 Block-III to Iraq

In a promotional video launched on 20 August, the Pakistan Air Drive (PAF) reported that an Iraqi delegation led by the nation’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) “expressed a powerful curiosity” within the JF-17 Thunder, a multi-role fighter collectively produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complicated (PAC) and Aviation Business Company of China (AVIC).  

At the moment, there isn’t any order from Iraq. Nevertheless, the report signifies yet one more try on the PAF’s half to market the Thunder. This follows its ongoing efforts to land a big-ticket sale to Azerbaijan in addition to a follow-on order from Nigeria. 

A sale to any of those three international locations could be a boon for PAC, which is able to quickly end the present order of 30 JF-17C Block-IIIs by the PAF. In lieu of a further PAF order, a big-ticket export shall be key to holding PAC’s prod