Myanmar's junta sends stern message to Pakistan and China for 'unfit' JF-17 fighter jets delivery
The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground the planes as malfunctions and structural flaws were detected. Myanmar angry with Pakistan over 'unfit' fighter jets supplied by Islamabad The Myanmar junta dictatorship has issued a harsh warning to Islamabad for selling "faulty" multi-role fighter fighters, which is yet another humiliation for Pakistan. Narinjara News, a Myanmar-based publication, said that Pakistan had signed a contract to produce JF-17 fighter jets for Myanmar. According to sources, a contract for at least 11 multi-role fighter jets was inked in 2016. Following that, between 2019 and 2021, Islamabad provided combat planes to Naypyidaw. However, the junta grounded all of the jets after declaring them "unfit for operations." According to There port, Chengdu Aircraft Industries Corporation in China and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex collaborated to produce the jets. But soon after the planes were delivered, the Burmese Air Force was compelled to