zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoRussia reduces number of air strikes after losing three Su-34 jetswww.pravda.com.uaexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down116
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkRussia reduces number of air strikes after losing three Su-34 jetswww.pravda.com.uazephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareDead_or_Alive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up82·11 months agoDo you mean the J-17 which was jointly developed by Pakistan and China. Who have a vested interest in trying to sell the J-17 to other parts of the world… if so then yes that very same plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC/PAC_JF-17_Thunder
minus-squarenekandro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down38·11 months agoThe J-17 was designed for the Pakistan Air Force. Any other operators (Myanmar, Nigeria?) are operators of convenience.
minus-squareDead_or_Alive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·11 months agoI see, so the Pakistani Airforce which commissioned the design and production of the J-17 reports that it is superior to the F-16… Whatever helps the copium taste better I suppose.
Do you mean the J-17 which was jointly developed by Pakistan and China. Who have a vested interest in trying to sell the J-17 to other parts of the world… if so then yes that very same plane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC/PAC_JF-17_Thunder
The J-17 was designed for the Pakistan Air Force. Any other operators (Myanmar, Nigeria?) are operators of convenience.
I see, so the Pakistani Airforce which commissioned the design and production of the J-17 reports that it is superior to the F-16…
Whatever helps the copium taste better I suppose.