ISLAMABAD: A three ship formation of JF-17 Thunders landed at an operational PAF Air Base on Monday after participating in the Zhuhai Air Show (China).
These JF-17 Thunders had participated in the static as well as aerobatic segment of the Air Show.
According to PAF, the Thunders had flown more than 3000 Nautical Miles (5500 Kilometers) and crossed the snow-covered Himalayas en-route to Pakistan.
The Zhuhai Air Show in China attracted thousands of visitors from across the globe and the JF-17 Thunders remained the "Star of the Show" yet again.
The Pakistan Air Force along with CATIC, jointly won the coveted "Aerospace Laureate Awards 2012" for working together on a successful aircraft development and production program.
Pakistan Air Force has not only been holding joint exercises with Air Forces of the friendly countries but also regularly participating in various Air Shows of the world.
This is the second consecutive occasion that PAF has participated in Zhuhai Air Show.
It is pertinent to mention that JF-17 Thunder has taken part in Farnborough Air Show, UK (June 2010), Zhuhai Air Show, China (Nov 2010), Turkish Air Show (Hundred years celebration of Turkish Air Force) at Izmir, Turkey (May 2011) and Dubai Air Show, UAE (Nov 2011).
The co-produced JF-17 Thunder is a true depiction of Pak-China friendship and is rightly termed as Pakistan?s pride.
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