Pakistan to get 14 American F-16 jet aircraft: air chief
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, March 28, IRNA -- Pakistan will get 14 American F-16 fighter planes till December, the country’s Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said on Saturday.
The air chief told reporters that in June this year, the U.S. authorities would start delivery of planes.
He added that the U.S would also provide Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles along with the jet planes.
The air force chief said that the Pakistan Air Force is focusing on its preparedness and is taking stock of it preparations according to the modern trends.
He said Pakistan Air Force is capable of thwarting both conventional and unconventional threats from enemy.
On March 24, Pakistan and the U.S. held strategic dialogue and the latter wants to improve ties with Pakistan.
The news about the provision of F- 16 planes to Pakistan came at the time when India tested two types of short-range ballistic missiles.
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has repeatedly said that it is the policy of Pakistan to keep minimum deterrence and strategic balance in the region.
**1424
End News / IRNA / News Code 1026143
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