16 more JF-17 Thunders for PAF

At a ceremony held on 16 February at Kamra, a new batch of 16 JF-17 Block II multi-role fighters was formally handed over by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for re-equipping No. 14 Squadron, earlier equipped with F-7Ps. With this, some 70 JF-17s (both Block I and Block II) have been delivered to the PAF, which now equip four squadrons plus a flight of the CCS.

A total of 150 JF-17 are on order, over three production blocks, (I,II,III), the Block III envisaged to incorporate an active electronically-scanned array radar, helmet-mounted display and sight system, and updated electronic warfare and countermeasure systems.