The "Pain" of Pakistan - Too Many Want to Buy the JF-17 Fighter Jet!
On February 3, Bloomberg reported: "The JF-17 fighter jet, jointly developed by China and Pakistan, has seen a surge in export demand, with five countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia expressing purchase intentions. Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are even negotiating large-scale orders. Pakistan's annual production capacity is less than 20 aircraft, which is still difficult to meet the surging demand. Moreover, the production of the fighter jet requires coordination between China and Pakistan and is also constrained by the supply of Russian-made engines. The JF-17 has become a market underdog with its low price of 40 to 50 million US dollars and its combat achievements in the India-Pakistan air war. Pakistan hopes that its exports will help it out of economic difficulties, while China will also deeply participate in the production and cooperation matters."
[Smart] The export boom of the JF-17 fighter jet is a successful breakthrough of the South-South cooperation military model, and also signals a breakthrough in the Western monopoly of the arms trade market. From the joint development in 1999 to the current fourth-and-a-half-generation aircraft, the JF-17 has achieved a reversal against the Rafale with half the price of Western aircraft, proving the dual value of cost-effectiveness and combat capability. The shift of traditional Western arms buyers such as Saudi Arabia and Indonesia reflects the trend of diversification in global arms trade. The China-Pakistan production collaboration model avoids the shortcomings of a single country and allows developing countries to have new options for self-defense. Behind this military cooperation is the victory of technology equality sharing, and also a gentle rewriting of the hegemonic arms trade rules!
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