Pakistan Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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One of the mainstream news channel is reporting that Pakistani pilots are under training for FC-31s.
As per reporting it's 'according to the sources'.
I am fully aware that in many forums I am considered one of the harshest critics of such claims, which have now escalated to the point that „Pakistan will receive its first aircraft as early as December 2025, that there is a secret cooperation agreement and licensed production, and that a total of four squadrons have been ordered“...
On the other hand, the J-35 itself is not yet in series production or in use for the PLANNA, and this will take years, and for the J-31 relevant for Pakistan, there has only been a prototype since September 2023 at best.
Consequently, in my opinion, an introduction and delivery as early as 2025 or even 2026 is simply impossible, and consequently I view all of these reports as PR and propaganda for the country's own population, especially since they are very vague overall.
Or is there a possibility that there is more to it?
I do share the same sentiments as you. I shared this because unlike the twitter accounts in the past, this time it was on a mainstream news channel.
Tho I do feel there is a remote possibility of exchange of information if PAF is going to be the launch customer and if such strategic decision has indeed been made. That may include PAF pilots and/or personnel visiting China and eventually that being dumbed down as per the usual journalistic standards when reporting on millitary hardware to come out as what was mentioned in the news.
Saab Delivers Last Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C Aircraft to Pakistan
The Swedish company Saab has handed over the last of the ordered Saab 2000 Erieye airborne early warning and control aircraft to Pakistan.
This is by the Turkish SavunmaSanayiST.com.
The last of the ordered Saab 2000 Erieye aircraft was delivered to Pakistan on July 2, 2024, at Minhas Air Base, which is the home base for the fleet of these aircraft.
With this transfer, the Pakistan Air Force now has 12 aircraft of this type, which are actively involved in patrolling the Eastern border with India.
Pakistan conducted successful training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II.
The training launch was aimed at training of troops, validating various technical parameters and performance evaluation of different sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability.
