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The JF-17 was designed and developed primarily to meet the PAF requirement for an affordable, [24] unsanctionable, fourth-generation, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft as a replacement for its large fleet of Nanchang A-5C bombers, Chengdu F-7P/PG interceptors, and Dassault Mirage III/5 fighters, with a cost of US$500 million, divided equally between Pakistan and China. [25]
7 January 2025: A Pakistan Air Force PK-8 Mushshak crashed at Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur. The pilot, Squadron leader Ahmed Faiz, was not able to eject and was killed. The crash was reported to be due to a technical malfunction. [14] 6 January 2025: A Karakorum-8 (K-8) jet trainer aircraft crashed in the Guinea Fowl area in Gweru.
The Chengdu J-20 (Chinese: 歼-20; pinyin: Jiān-Èrlíng), also known as Mighty Dragon (Chinese: 威龙; pinyin: Wēilóng, [8] [9] [10] NATO reporting name: Fagin), [11] is a twin-engine all-weather stealth [12] fighter developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]
A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage III fighter jet crashed during a routine flight. The pilot ejected. [212] 16 April Vietnam People's Air Force Sukhoi Su-22M4, 5857, c/n 38920, collided in midair with a second VPAF Su-22M4 6 nmi off Phu Quy Island. Both aircraft crashed into the South China Sea.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the U.S. Air Force's 8th Fighter Wing crashed into the Yellow Sea off the Western coast of South Korea after experiencing an in-flight emergency. The pilot ejected from the aircraft prior to the crash and was rescued from the water through efforts by the Republic of Korea Navy and Korea Coast Guard .
The aircraft is powered by the AL-31FN M1; [52] one unit was flown with a WS-10A in July 2011 but that engine was not selected for the initial production batch. [53] The aircraft's first flight occurred no later than December 2008. [54] J-10B TVC Demonstrator: A prototype fighter based on J-10B that is equipped with WS-10B thrust-vectoring ...
Two years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed on a domestic flight in China, killing all 132 people on board, accident investigators indicated Wednesday that they have not yet determined ...
In 1991, a third initiative involving the F-7 was launched; originally known as the Fighter China project, it led to the creation of the JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter. [36] The aircraft satisfied a requirement issued by the Pakistani Air Force for an affordable and modern combat aircraft, and the country is in the process of replacing its ...