CHINESE FIGHTER CALCULATIONS TO PAKISTAN
Russia allowed the re-export of its jet
Russia formally authorized the export to China of Russian aircraft to Pakistan. Permission razmorazhivaet to supply 150 Chinese JF-17 fighters to Pakistan and a contract to supply engines from Russia in the amount of $ 238 million. with the prospect of up to $ 3.75 billion The administration of President assured that supply to Pakistan will not have a negative influence on military-technical cooperation with India, Russia, which was valued at $ 1.5 billion per annum.
The fact that Russia has agreed with China to jointly build JF-17 fighters in the assembly engines RD-93 of them factory. Klimova (serially produced by the plant. St) and the sale of these aircraft to a third country, mother to the source in the Russian government. According to him, we are talking about Pakistan and some countries in Southeast Asia and Africa, where "the Chinese traditionally very strong position." "Sdelku with Chinese personally supervised Vladimir Putin, a signatory to the permissive documents, reported Ъ during the administration of President .- Received agreement of all parties concerned, including the Defense Ministry, Rosproma and Rosoboroneksporta." But approval does not mean that Pakistan will be included in the list of countries which leads directly to Russia military cooperation. This is only one contract.
Under an agreement with China, Pakistan must get 150 fighter JF-17 Thunder (FC - 1) worth $ 2.3 billion In 2005 FGUP Rosoboronexport signed a contract with China for the supply of FC - 1 hundred RD-93 engines, spare parts for them and maintenance by $ 238 million. Beijing is ready to buy up to 1000 engines if they are to be upgraded with increased traction. In this case, the total value of the contract is $ 3.75 billion The original contract for the supply for China RD-93 specifically prohibit the re-export engines to third countries. But even at the Air Dzhuhae (China) in November 2006, development director of the Chinese Aerospace Corporation CATIC Lee Pey said that the RD-93 "will be re-exported."
The first shipment of 15 engines were sent from Russia at the end of 2006. In early March, two Chinese fighter JF-17 Thunder with Russian engines arrived in Pakistan. Further supply motors plant performs them. St. The plant was waiting permission to re-export that in mid-May to send the first batch party.
Previously, experts assumed that the decision to re-export could lead to the discontent of India, with which Russia has an intergovernmental agreement on nepostavke Islamabad military equipment. A military-technical cooperation with India, Russia has more than $ 1.5 billion per annum. Adviser to the press Indian embassy in Moscow Romesh Chandra said yesterday Ъ that at the embassy for permission to re-export the "unknown". However, the administration of President RF argue that the deal with China does not violate the interests of New Delhi : "India buys planes in Russia not just the next generation, a generation of" four plus. " The fighter aircraft JF-17 is a third generation actually dopotopnaya machines. " Furthermore, for example, another supplier of arms to India-France successfully sells military equipment to Pakistan. The structure of France for a decade Pakistan took third place with € 2,085 billion