[DAWN] Pakistain is considering a Jordanian offer to buy sixteen used F-16 jets in lieu of the eight advanced fighters it could not buy from the United States because of a financing row, but officials fear Washington could still throw a spanner in the works.
The case for the purchase of F-16s from the US is closed, "we are now going for a third party transfer of F-16s and have an offer from Jordan", Defence Secretary retired Lt Gen Alam Khattak told a joint sitting of the Senate committees on defence and foreign affairs, which had been asked by Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani to review the current state of Pak-US ties and suggest the way forward.
| Jordan bought used jets from Israel, so they can now sell their old ones to Pakistan... and so Jordan will have more money to buy used equipment from Israel, who can use the funds to buy more new stuff from America. A new triangle trade, but no rum or slaves involved. |
| Just what I want to fly, used jets with Jordanese "inshallah" maintenance... |
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