BEIJING: A Pakistani air force official has been given a flight on one of China’s new fighter jets, reported Chinese media.
Haseeb Piracha, who heads Pakistan’s Southern Air Force Command, flew one of China’s third generation fighters, the J-11BS, for an hour.
The air vice-marshal (AVM) was accompanied by Xin Xin, a vice-chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force. This marks the first time that a Pakistani top military official has flown China’s new fighter jet.
The Chinese warplane performed acrobatic maneuvers during the flight, drawing praise for Haseeb.
Haseeb is in China for the “Shaheen VI” joint military training exercises in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which involves the air forces of China and Pakistan.
The exercises include Chinese J-11 fighters, JH-7 fighter-bombers, KJ-200 AWACS aircraft and ground forces, including surface-to-air missile and radar troops.
Pakistan’s involvement includes the country’s JF-17 Thunder fighter jets and early warning aircraft.
Third generation fighter jets? You have to be kidding me. JF-17 is fourth.
lol.. Chinese 3rd generation equals 4th generation planes outside of China. Chinese categorization is different. E.g, per Chinese standard F-16s are 3rd generation planes
Allhamdulillah. We proud to our Pilots.Whole Nation pray for them.May God keep our HomeLand in his Protection&Our PAF Be in Progressive. Aameen Sum Aameen.
Lol
Pak should buy the latest J-10c
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