Su-35 fighters for Pakistan?

According to a credible European publication, in a report datelined Islamabad, the Government of Pakistan is negotiating procurement of an unspecified number of Sukhoi Su-35 fighters from Russia.This contemporary multi-role combat aircraft could well become the most strategic military deal between Pakistan, a longtime adversary of India, and Russia, which has provided India with bulk of its major weaponry for half a century. Although a senior Pakistani official is quoted as saying that a final decision is “yet to be made,” the confirmation that discussions have taken place demonstrates Russia’s willingness to sell advanced hardware to Pakistan, despite Moscow’s traditional ties with India.

Pakistan’s interest in the Su-35 is understood to be driven by “the PAF’s need for a fighter with higher payload range than the JF-17 or F-16, giving it deep penetration capability.” This has come in the wake of Russian media reports that quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov saying that Pakistan was in talks to procure Su-35s, following a recent agreement for Russia to provide Mi-35M ‘Hind E’ attack helicopters to Pakistan, which deal was signed in June 2015 when Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif visited Russia.

Reports from Rome state that the Kuwaiti Government is likely to purchase 28 Typhoons in a multi billion euro deal with the Italian government. The deal is still in negotiation but Kuwait has indicated that it requires 22 single–seat and six twinseat Typhoons in a government-to-government agreement. Italian firm Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi division has been leading