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Agreement soon Pak to acquire Ukraine BVR missiles
Aroosa Alam
link:http://www.pakobserver.net/200407/08/view/?page=1&id=8
Islamabad—Pakistan and Ukraine will soon be signing an agreement for the acquisition of Beyond Visual Range air to air missiles to be fitted on state of the art fighter jet Thunder JF-17, well placed defence sources told Pakistan Observer Wednesday.
Thunder JF-17 is being developed jointly by China and Pakistan and the two sides have conducted a number of test flights of the fighter during last months.
Thunder is now getting into serial production and at least three prototypes of the fighter are conducting dozens of sorties everyday for the validation of various systems.
Pakistan and China recently signed an MoU for the avionics that are to be fitted on the aircraft but two sides have remained quite over the weapon systems that were to be mounted on Thunder.
Chief of the Thunder Project in PAF Air Vice Marshall Shahid Lateef during a recent press briefing, hinted at Pakistan acquiring a BVR missile system for Thunders. He, however, refused to give out the details saying that deal was still under negotiation. Sources told Pakistan Observer that Pakistan and Ukraine have now reached an agreement on the procurement of BVRs under transfer of technology arrangements.
Kamara would be rolling out 16 JF-17 Thunders by end 2006. Eight would be inducted into PAF while remaining 8 will go to China as per agreement of fifty fifty sharing of this winder jet. By year 2007 Kamara would be rolling out 20 Thunders every year and PAF will be requiring bulk of weapon systems which also include BVR air to air missiles.
Every Thunder will be equipped with BVRs. This will be for the first time that Pakistan Air Force will be teethed with this technology which has been long denied by West.
Although not fully confirmed that what kind of BVR Pakistan is acquiring from Ukraine, well placed sources said that it is most likely that Ash (AA-5) will be the choice for PAF.
Medium range air-to-air intercept missile Ash is solid propellant rocket motor. It can carry high explosive blast warhead. At the speed of Mach 1.5, the missile has the maximum range of 30 km.
PAF sources confirmed that deal has been finalized. They, however, don’t give out the financial outlay of the agreement. These sources however described it as a big break for PAF which has been living on edge for more than last one decade due to the absence of a high tech fighter.
PAF sources confirmed that Pakistan is not really well placed to receive F-16s from USA and the country would have to work on other options. Pakistan is very keenly looking towards Russian and Central Asian sources. PAF has already equipped three prototypes of Thunder with Italian FIAR radar system and it is very likely that rest of the Thunders may also be equipped with the same radar. Pakistan under ToT is already producing these radars.
Aroosa Alam
link:http://www.pakobserver.net/200407/08/view/?page=1&id=8
Islamabad—Pakistan and Ukraine will soon be signing an agreement for the acquisition of Beyond Visual Range air to air missiles to be fitted on state of the art fighter jet Thunder JF-17, well placed defence sources told Pakistan Observer Wednesday.
Thunder JF-17 is being developed jointly by China and Pakistan and the two sides have conducted a number of test flights of the fighter during last months.
Thunder is now getting into serial production and at least three prototypes of the fighter are conducting dozens of sorties everyday for the validation of various systems.
Pakistan and China recently signed an MoU for the avionics that are to be fitted on the aircraft but two sides have remained quite over the weapon systems that were to be mounted on Thunder.
Chief of the Thunder Project in PAF Air Vice Marshall Shahid Lateef during a recent press briefing, hinted at Pakistan acquiring a BVR missile system for Thunders. He, however, refused to give out the details saying that deal was still under negotiation. Sources told Pakistan Observer that Pakistan and Ukraine have now reached an agreement on the procurement of BVRs under transfer of technology arrangements.
Kamara would be rolling out 16 JF-17 Thunders by end 2006. Eight would be inducted into PAF while remaining 8 will go to China as per agreement of fifty fifty sharing of this winder jet. By year 2007 Kamara would be rolling out 20 Thunders every year and PAF will be requiring bulk of weapon systems which also include BVR air to air missiles.
Every Thunder will be equipped with BVRs. This will be for the first time that Pakistan Air Force will be teethed with this technology which has been long denied by West.
Although not fully confirmed that what kind of BVR Pakistan is acquiring from Ukraine, well placed sources said that it is most likely that Ash (AA-5) will be the choice for PAF.
Medium range air-to-air intercept missile Ash is solid propellant rocket motor. It can carry high explosive blast warhead. At the speed of Mach 1.5, the missile has the maximum range of 30 km.
PAF sources confirmed that deal has been finalized. They, however, don’t give out the financial outlay of the agreement. These sources however described it as a big break for PAF which has been living on edge for more than last one decade due to the absence of a high tech fighter.
PAF sources confirmed that Pakistan is not really well placed to receive F-16s from USA and the country would have to work on other options. Pakistan is very keenly looking towards Russian and Central Asian sources. PAF has already equipped three prototypes of Thunder with Italian FIAR radar system and it is very likely that rest of the Thunders may also be equipped with the same radar. Pakistan under ToT is already producing these radars.
