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China and Pakistan have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a stealth version ofa light-weight fighter aircraft being jointly produced by them.
F-17 Thunder, also known as FC-1, being jointly built by Kamra-basedPakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Aerospace Company (CAC) made its first appearance at an international air show havingflown in here after making refueling stops in Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
The plane, which has been in development in one form or another since 2000, is a symbol of cooperation between China and Pakistan and thefirst assembled version brought out by the Kamra plant, delivered inNovember last year, according to 'Show News,' a special issue ofdefence journal Aviation Week for the Farnborough Air Show.
"The two (countries) have also reportedly signed a memorandum ofunderstanding to develop a stealth variant of the JF-17 Thunder," itsaid.
The journal said that Pakistan Air Force (PAK) is expected to acquirearound 250 JF-17s, but this may be a split of 100 in the JF-17configuration, being displayed at the air show here, and 150 of thestealth multi-role combat aircraft (MCRA) between 2015 and 2025.
