The "JF" in JF-17 stands for "Joint Fighter." It reflects the collaborative effort between Pakistan and China to co-develop this multi-role combat aircraft. The jet itself is a product of a ...

Pakistan’s JF-17 appears to be roughly as effective as Western fighter jets—at a third of the upfront price tag, and with far lower ongoing costs. Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder (or FC-1 Xiaolong) is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Analysts believe Pakistan may be arming its JF-17 fighters with nuclear-armed cruise missiles. Suspicions the JF-17 could be armed ...

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 Thunder Block III combat simulator—the first piece of [...] ...

Pakistan might incorporate the dual-capable Ra’ad ALCM on the JF-17 to take over the nuclear strike role from the Mirage III/Vs. Using photo analysis tools on the images, FAS showed that the length of ...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sits in one of the Pakistan Air Force JF-17s deployed to Baku for the ADEX defense show held Sept. 24-26. Credit: Press Service of the President of the Republic of ...

The Pakistan Air Force said it’s discussing advanced fighter jets with several Asian nations, including Indonesia, as the South Asian country looks to sell aircraft it jointly produces with China.

In early November, three JF-17 fighters of the Pakistani Air Force conducted aerial demonstrations at the Bahrain International Air Show. At the same time, China was showcasing the JF-17 at the annual ...

The nuclear balance of terror between America and Russia, and now also America and China, attracts the most concern about an atomic apocalypse. But the simmering ...