China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pak

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ In a major boost for the Pakistan Air Force, China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad as part of a project undertaken by the two countries over a decade ago for the development and manufacture of the aircraft.              

China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago.  Beijing delivered the first batch in 2007 and a number of them were later commissioned by the PAF.     

After a decade of use, it was time for the first JF-17s to undergo overhauls, the report quoted military analysts as saying, adding that the first overhaul started in November 2017 after a contract was signed between the two sides in 2016.       

Changsha 5712 Aircraft Industry Co Ltd under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China reassembled the jet and delivered it to its Pakistani client in March.