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JF-17 Thunder
![Is Malaysia Inching Toward Purchasing the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Fighter? Is Malaysia Inching Toward Purchasing the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Fighter?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_17-10-32.jpg)
Is Malaysia Inching Toward Purchasing the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Fighter?
By Ankit Panda
Malaysia is getting closer to making a final call on the JF-17 as two competitors loom.
![Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet to Be Upgraded With Chinese Radar Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet to Be Upgraded With Chinese Radar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-27_20-10-55.jpg)
Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet to Be Upgraded With Chinese Radar
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The JF-17 will reportedly be upgraded with a Chinese-made active electronically scanned-array radar system.
![Pakistan Stands Up New Fighter Squadron Pakistan Stands Up New Fighter Squadron](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_17-10-32.jpg)
Pakistan Stands Up New Fighter Squadron
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Pakistan Air Force inaugurated a new JF-17 fighter squadron in Quetta last month.
![Pakistan Still Eying JF-17 Thunder Fighter Sale to Sri Lanka Pakistan Still Eying JF-17 Thunder Fighter Sale to Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_17-10-32.jpg)
Pakistan Still Eying JF-17 Thunder Fighter Sale to Sri Lanka
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pakistan is trying to convince Sri Lanka to purchase the JF-17 fighter jet, despite Indian pressure.
![Pakistan to Order 50 More Fighter Jets in 2017 Pakistan to Order 50 More Fighter Jets in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_17-10-32.jpg)
Pakistan to Order 50 More Fighter Jets in 2017
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Pakistan military is likely to place an order for an additional 50 JF-17 fighter jets this year.
![Azerbaijan's Growing Military Cooperation With Pakistan Azerbaijan's Growing Military Cooperation With Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_17-10-32.jpg)
Azerbaijan's Growing Military Cooperation With Pakistan
By Fuad Shahbazov
Baku is seeking out increased defense imports from Pakistan, including JF-17 aircraft.
![Confirmed: Pakistan Air Force Now Operates 70 JF-17 Fighter Jets Confirmed: Pakistan Air Force Now Operates 70 JF-17 Fighter Jets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-27_20-10-55.jpg)
Confirmed: Pakistan Air Force Now Operates 70 JF-17 Fighter Jets
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new number was released by Pakistan’s National Assembly in early December.
![Sri Lanka Mulls Purchase of New Fighter Aircraft Sri Lanka Mulls Purchase of New Fighter Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-14_13-16-32.jpg)
Sri Lanka Mulls Purchase of New Fighter Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Sri Lanka Air Force intends to procure 8-12 new combat aircraft replacing its obsolete fleet of aging fighter jets.
![Meet Chengdu's Ace Fighter Designer Meet Chengdu's Ace Fighter Designer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-20_21-04-22.jpg)
Meet Chengdu's Ace Fighter Designer
By Benjamin David Baker
Yang Wei might be an unfamiliar name to most observers, but his aircraft, and his underlying philosophy towards designing them, isn't.
![Revealed: Why Sri Lanka Backed Off the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder Revealed: Why Sri Lanka Backed Off the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-24_13-15-01.jpg)
Revealed: Why Sri Lanka Backed Off the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder
By Ankit Panda
Did India play a part in scuttling a JF-17 deal between Sri Lanka and Pakistan?
![Sri Lanka to Buy 8 Sino-Pak JF-17 Fighter Jets Sri Lanka to Buy 8 Sino-Pak JF-17 Fighter Jets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-13_14-52-06.jpg)
Sri Lanka to Buy 8 Sino-Pak JF-17 Fighter Jets
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Sri Lanka and Pakistan agreed to the deal on the second of day of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Colombo.
![The Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Might Have Another Buyer in Asia The Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Might Have Another Buyer in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-27_20-10-55.jpg)
The Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Might Have Another Buyer in Asia
By Benjamin David Baker
Malaysia recently expressed an interest in the JF-17 Thunder.
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