On Thursday, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) at Kamra, Attock.
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex was established in 1971 by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Most of the country’s aircraft and avionics systems are designed and built at the PAC.
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According to the Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR), COAS inspected the ongoing projects at the PAC.
COAS visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra. COAS was briefed about ongoing projects. COAS lauded achievements of PAF and PAC towards attaining self-reliance and international standards in all its projects. pic.twitter.com/U7QW5Rd0RS
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) December 12, 2019
General Bajwa praised PAC for maintaining international standards of the highest level in aircraft and avionics systems production. The Army Chief also appreciated PAC for becoming self-reliant and independent.
According to DG-ISPR, General Bajwa acknowledged the imperative role PAC has been playing in strengthening the country’s defense since its inception.
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Earlier this month on December 2nd, COAS General Bajwa and Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan flew separate F-16 fighter jets from PAF Base Mushaf as a part of combat action simulation mission.
https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/1201506463585316870
So the Army Chief and the Air chief flew F16s and became happy. They forgot that JF17 is produced in China/Pakistan and they should take a little pride in flying their own machines.
Why our Army is obsessed with F16s and not concentrating on local design and development and on the JF17 and other 5th gen programs?.