Pakistan, China agree to develop airborne radar
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China have agreed to develop aircraft equipped with long-range early warning radars, the Pakistan Air Force said Friday during a visit by Chinese leader Hu Jintao. The air force said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese aviation company CETC to help develop the Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS).
AWACS. Good idea. We've had 'em for a while. A long while. | Pakistan Air Force and Chinese Aviation Industries have agreed for long-term collaboration and co-development in the fields of aircraft manufacturing... including AWACS, the air force said in a statement. The same may be delivered to Pakistan in coming years, it said without specifying a timeframe.
Pakistan is already collaborating with another Chinese aviation company to develop and build JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft. Eight JF-17s are expected to be delivered to Pakistan during 2007, it said.
That's another name for the FC-1, a light fighter on which the two countries started collaborating in 1999. |
Posted by: Steve White 2006-11-25 |