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J-20 No.2015 is very close to final Production version. J-20 doesnt use Russian 99M2 as most foreign 'experts' and Russia media claimed it uses improved third gen turbofan, domestic engine. J-20 No. 2015 J-20  production phase A wont have WS-15 but domestic improved third gen turbofan,  Max 14.3 metric tons thrusts  production   phase B will be fit with WS-15. J-20 deployment version will have  soft laser weapon , not to shoot down a plane or kill a ground target, but to 'kill' infrared guided missiles.

J-10B Vigorous Dragon Pictures showed that 14 J-10B fighters painted with the mark of the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAAF) were on the parking apron at the airport of the Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Co., Ltd. under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), meaning that this type of modified fighter will possibly be deployed to the aviation troops of the PLAAF, according to a recent report on the website of the Jane's Defense Weekly.  Zhang Zhaozhong, a military expert at the National Defense University (NDU), said in an interview with reporters from the China Central Television (CCTV) that the J-10B fighter is at least 30 percent better than the J-10A fighter in overall performance.  In addition, it possesses advantages as compared with the third-generation fighters of China’s neighboring countries and the 3.5-generation fighters deployed in the Asia Pacific Region by the U.S., namely the J-10B fighter possesses advantages and does no...

While the Washington press corps obsessed over Hillary Clinton’s e-mails at the State Department, reporters were missing a far more important story about government secrets. After five decades of pretending otherwise, the Pentagon has reluctantly confirmed that Israel does indeed possess nuclear bombs, as well as awesome weapons technology similar to America’s. Early last month the Department of Defense released a secret report done in 1987 by the Pentagon-funded Institute for Defense Analysis that essentially confirms the existence of Israel’s nukes. DOD was responding to a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed by Grant Smith, an investigative reporter and author who heads the Institute for Research: Middle East Policy. Smith said he thinks this is the first time the US government has ever provided official recognition of the long-standing reality. It’s not exactly news. Policy elites and every president from LBJ to Obama have known that Israel has the bomb. But American authorit...

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has expressed interest in procuring fourth generation stealth fighter aircraft FC-31 from China. Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain told Dawn on Friday the matter was being discussed with Chinese authorities. It is for the first time that a senior government functionary has confirmed talks with China over purchase of the longer-range stealth aircraft — an issue that has been a subject of speculation in defence circles since the 10th edition of the Zhuhai Air Show (China) held earlier this month, when the aircraft was unveiled. The Jane’s Defence Weekly had quoted an unnamed Pakistani official as saying that the PAF was holding talks with China for the purchase of 30 to 40 of the Shenyang FC-31 fighter planes and that discussions had gone beyond initial inquiries. The FC-31 is being developed by China primarily for the export market. Chinese officials claim that several countries have expressed interest in the aircraft believed to ...

Highly placed industrial sources have indicated  that the deal for advanced Avionics, Radar, EW suite, HMD and MICA Missiles for PAF's JF-17 Thunder jets is back on the table. The deal was postponed after India removed Rafale from its MMRCA. Now that the Rafale deal with India is over, the French are willing to sell the whole package PAF wants for its Thunder fleet. JF-17 

India is likely to buy about 60 Rafale combat jets from Dassault Aviation instead of 126 aircraft proposed in the original request for proposal (RFP) meant to be procured in under the process that began some eight years ago, highly placed sources told this writer. The decision to buy nearly three and a half squadrons (between 60-63 aircraft) of Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) was taken at the highest political level hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his three-nation tour on Thursday, the sources added. Given the huge financial and operational implication, the government thought it prudent to take a strategic decision rather than leave it to a bureaucratic process. The French are likely to be told of this decision by the Prime Minister himself when he meets President Francois Hollande in Paris on Friday. Under the new proposal, the entire process for procuring 126 combat jets would be scrapped, sources revealed. A new G-to-G (government-to-government...

Russian Ambassador Alexey Y. Dedov has welcomed the resumption of talks between Pakistan and India. Dedov is currently visiting different Pakistani cities to explore avenues of economic cooperation. He also supported Islamabad's stance on Afghanistan, saying Pakistan can contribute in stabilizing Afghanistan. He said that Russia was ready to sell MI-35 helicopters to Pakistan. Pakistan had placed an order to Russia for purchase of the latest MI-35 helicopters .

According to sources, Pakistan is reportedly planning to display up to three JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft during Paris Air Show, which will be held from 15 to 21 June 2015. One of the aircraft is also supposed to perform flight demo. Although JF-17 Program Management Office has confirmed its presence at the Paris  air show. Two Seat JF-17 Model

Pakistan bought two attack helicopters, a Chinese Z-10 and a Russian Mi-35, apparently left the US, which had previously been the major weapons supplier to the country, feeling left out. The US Department of State subsequently announced an offer to sell Pakistan 15 AH-1Z Super Cobra attack helicopters, reportedly to "support Pakistan's ability to counter terrorism." Pakistan is replacing its outdated AH-1S/F Cobra attack helicopters for missions in Waziristan to tackle Taliban militias in the region. The US is also offering arms including 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II anti-tank missiles, an identification friend or foe (IFF) system, missile warning systems, infrared radiation-emitting decoy projectiles and radar warning receivers (RWR), in all totaling US$952 million. AH-1Z Viper Pakistan was reportedly taken aback at this news. Although Pakistan has long expressed its desire to buy Super Cobra helicopters from the US to replace its fleet of Cobras, the sale ha...

Pakistan pilots with Chinese WZ-10 Pakistan pilots with Chinese WZ-10

Russia may start mass production of fifth-generation T-50 fighter (PAK FA) jets in 2016, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said Monday. “We have plans to deliver the first series of fifth-generation fighter jets next year,” Sputnik News quotes Borisov. Deputy Defence Minister is currently visiting to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant in the country’s Far East, where Russia is developing the PAK-FA fighter jet.Four more prototypes will be available for tests this year, Borisov added. T-50 PAK- FA Stealth Fighter The Russian Armed Forces began to accept into service the first T-50 jets in February. The T-50 differs from the 4 and 4++ generation of jet fighters, with the presence of modern radar stations (RLS), which can detect “stealth” technology aircraft. In addition, there is the Himalaya electronic warfare complex and an arsenal of precision weapons, which are also undergoing a series of tests together with the airplane. The new aircraft is invisible to enemy r...