According to Myanmar-based Narinjara News, the multi-role fighter jet, JF-17 Thunder, supplied by Pakistan to Myanmar have been deemed unfit for use.
The military junta in Myanmar has expressed its dissatisfaction with the situation and has sent a strong message to Islamabad demanding an explanation.
Earlier, in November 2022, reports came out that Myanmar Air Force was forced to ground these jets due to malfunctions and structural flaws.
From 2019 to 2021, Pakistan supplied Myanmar with eleven JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.
According to the report, all of these aircraft have been declared unfit for operations.
These planes were part of a deal signed in 2016 between the Burmese military junta and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation of China.
The military junta in Myanmar has expressed its dissatisfaction with the situation and has sent a strong message to Islamabad demanding an explanation.
Earlier, in November 2022, reports came out that Myanmar Air Force was forced to ground these jets due to malfunctions and structural flaws.
From 2019 to 2021, Pakistan supplied Myanmar with eleven JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.
According to the report, all of these aircraft have been declared unfit for operations.
These planes were part of a deal signed in 2016 between the Burmese military junta and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation of China.