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Pakistan successfully test-fires 'extended range smart weapon', adds to JF-17 capability
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed "extended range smart weapon" from a JF-17 Thunder aircraft, adding to the multi-role fighter jet's capabilities.
A press release issued by the PAF recognised the trial as a "great milestone", saying the weapon had been developed and integrated solely through the efforts of Pakistani scientists and engineers.
With the success of this test, the JF-17 aircraft will now be equipped with "a very potent and assured day and night capability to engage a variety of targets with pinpoint accuracy", the statement said.
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan lauded the efforts of the scientists and engineers and congratulated the PAF personnel "on the achievement of this monumental indigenous capability", the press release added.
Also read: PAF ready to 'thwart any misadventure by the enemy', says air chief
The PAF chief on the occasion said that Pakistan is a peace-loving nation but "if subjected to aggression by [an] adversary, we would respond with full force".
The trial of the "smart weapon" comes two weeks after India's violation of the Line of Control (LoC) in response to which PAF jets had immediately scrambled, causing the Indian aircraft to return.
A day later, on February 27, the PAF announced that it had shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace when they tried to give chase to Pakistani jets.
One of the Indian aircraft's pilots was captured by the armed forces before Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to repatriate him as a peace gesture.
The move has largely dispelled an immediate threat of further escalations with India, but the chief of air staff has instructed PAF personnel to not let their guards down.
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Another feather on our brave air force's and army's caps!
Salute to the scientists
Good job PAF
Congratulations
Well done bravo ...
An excellent development in an ever dangerous world... Kudos!
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
Respect and administration for the team that developed this.
Excellent development
Well done Pakistan and Pakistani scientists ❤❤
@Khan, Do you people have Scientists in your country ??
Another step towards making Pakistan a massive, impregnable fortress! Thank you PAF, Pak Army...
Well done
@Manish, Didn’t your country get the aircrafts taste of our great sciencetist recently?
Great, wonderful and penetrating achievement by PAF, by far, the best Air Force in the world. Keep it up and hang on tough.
Not sure what exactly this new smart weapon does (secret?) but never the less congratulations to our engineers and scientists, keep up the good work and stay ahead of those who want to harm us, Pakistan Zindabad!!
@Manish, Do you have any doubt after the show of JF 17 thunder?
If it is indigenously developed, then we need not worry. If it is indigenously painted, then we will have to see the source.
@Manish, they visit them occasionally .
I love Pakistan and its Armed Forces.
@Manish,
"@Khan, Do you people have Scientists in your country ??"
You probably think comments like this are offensive to Pakistanis, but actually your anxiety and bitterness is just icing on the cake for us!
@Manish, "Do you people have Scientists in your country ??"
Abhinandan can tell you about it. On a serious note, since we have been under military sanctions since 1989, Pakistan has had no choice but to rely on itself
Love from Turkey! Congratulations.
@Manish, Ask Abinandan he will be more than happy to tell you !!! Hope that answers your question.
What is the Range.
Pakistan defense industry needs to modernize with state of the art 4th/ 5th generation equipment, besides setting up advanced R&D facilities to create equipment good enough to compete not only in local markets but also in the established arms exporters world. Pakistan defense industry is ripe for 51:49 privatization on international financial markets, which potentially could bring in billions of dollars worth of DFI, while maintain growth control with Pakistan defense services.
Excellent. Think out of box and be ahead in technology. Proud of PAF.
@Tayfun Gersu, Love you back to our Turkish brothers, we are really proud of you. Turkish nation in history and in current time, always give us sense of pride.
Great job PAF.
@Manish Ask Abhidhandan . He spent few days here with our soldiers and scientists.
@Manish, - come out of your dream land and accept Pakistan has brilliant scientist, engineers and pilots who are capable of developing state of the art war equipment and, know how to use them effectively. The recent encounter that resulted in shooting down two Indian fighters is a good example of our air superiority. So don't challenge our sovereignty and power to dispel any attack on our soil. Hope this will satisfy clear any illusion that people like you have, who live in cookoo land.
Great!
@Manish, this arrogance is exactly what made ur IAF loose SU30 & MIG21 plz get real & cm bk to reality. real life is not abt Bollywood fantasy Ciao!!
Congratulations.
@Tayfun Gersu, Much love back at Turkey. Pakistan and Turkey are two countries but one nation.
We need to do - What we need to do. Congratulation
@Manish,
Yes. We also have fantastic tea!
@Manish, We have provided everything to Pakistan to keep Indians silent.
Perfect timing
@Manish, Muslims had always had and have an upper hand in science - Fact check
Keep up the good work and high standards.
@Manish,
You mean Khan's country is not India. You got it right.
@Manish, Still you have doubt? Ask Abi Nadan
@Tayfun Gersu, Thanks. Bro
Did it not have night capabilities before?
@Tayfun Gersu, Thank you, my brother.
@Manish, do you ?
Indian Mig21 will break down this too.
@Manish. Your comment is an example of how your govt and media have fooled your entire nation about Pakistan. Time to wake up
@Adil108 "@Manish, Didn’t your country get the aircrafts taste of our great sciencetist recently?" A sixties aircraft chasing an eighties F16 right into your territory, you get boasting credits thanks to our older Congress government. But things are changing and fast, all the very best.
@ajay,
'If it is indigenously developed, then we need not worry.'
That is what Abhinandan thought.
@Manish, wiĺl show you soon in gazwa e hind. Wait for us
@ajay, as long as we can strike enemy we less care about source of origin
@ajay, you always doubt the ability of Pakistanis but one thing you must understand we are no different from each other we come from same backgrounds and our abilities are no different from each other. Secondly the freedom we have got from our religion makes us stronger.
@Manish, ask abhinandan and he can prove to be a witness !
@Shahryar Shirazi,
Military sanction since 1989 ? , Do you know the meaning of it ?
@Manish, Pakistan has a lot of highly trained scientists with real qualifications and demonstrated capabilities which you will keep on witnessing if Modi's doesn't stop messing around with Pakistan.
@Manish,
We have only Scientist, who can deliver result. Similar to our Pilots who can shoot down your Pilots as & when needed.
@Manish,
Your country's label as world's largest importer of foreign weaponry shows how effective your own scientists are!
@Tayfun Gersu,
Pakistanis will never forget the support we were given from Turkey last month - thank you, you have won our love and our loyalty.
We salute the commendable team work of our scientists and engineers to make JF-17 Thunder more vulnerable to its adversaries.
Indian media feeling pain
Good Job guys. This would maintain balance in the South Asian region .
Congratulation
@Manish, clearly you don't have good English teachers in your country.
@Manish, You mean like Dr Abdus Salam.
Remember Soviet Union
@Khalil, No Sir