Pakistani JF-17 Thunders are already flying without the French parts. The new parts would have enhanced the capability of the aircraft. The PAF has learned its lessons from various US embargoes and now uses a plethora of equipment from various countries for the enhancements. Islamabad does not depend on any one country. The JF-17 Thunder is built from scratch on exact Pakistani needs and most of the equipment, frame and electronics are indigenous. France like the US has never been a reliable supplier for Pakistan. In the 70s the French canceled a Nuclear processing plant that had been signed between the two countries. is there an Israeli connection to this hold? Some blame Frances latest chicanery on the Jewish origins of President Sarkozy who has taken all of France to the right of centerabandoning traditional French neutrality on many issues. France has vehemently opposed Turkeys admission to the EU tying it to Israels admittance.
Three is a disjunction between private and public French posturing. Islamabad is used to French double-dealing, duplicity, and equivocation. This latest sleight-of-hand scurvy trick is typical of Frances subterfuge and deceitful fakement. The recent French turpitude on putting a $1.6 billion deal for Pakistan on hold is being seen as silly surreptitious trickery by Sarkozy and gang to secure the lucrative Bharati (aka Indian) deal first and put then pressure on Pakistan to force Islamabad to buy the Augustas rather than the German 214 Submarines.
France sells arms to anyone and everyone. This new found streak of logic-chopping insta-conscience may have been nurtured to please Delhisecure the $2.2 billion deal with with Bharat to upgrade its aging and archaic fleet of Mirage 2000 fightersand then approve the Pakistani parts.
In a carefully crafted tergiversation France said that it had put the Pakistan deal Its a deal thats not ready from the Pakistani side, the source said, without giving further details. For now, the state of the dossier doesnt allow us to carry on with it.
A consortium made up of French company ATE, arms group Thales (TCFP.PA) and missile manufacturer MBDA was supposed to produce the equipment, Le Monde said. Thales declined to comment. Reuters
Not ready from the Pakistani side? What does that mean. There is no check attached with the dossier? What does state of the dossier mean? Are the kicbacks not working?or is it a tactic to place pressure on Pakistan to deal with those that killed the French Engineers working on the Augustas in Karachi.
Analysts beleive that pettifoggery may be linked to slowing down Pakistans indigenous plane capability which will directly impact the sale of French Mirages to the third world.
Paris may be looking to better safeguards on its technology and a better price from Pakistan.
The French ruse may also be a tickler for Delhis MCRC $10 billion deal. With Delhis relations with Washington at their lowest ebb, and souring, the French team may be working to get their foot in the door on the $10 sale of aircraft to Bharat.
New Delhi: The France government held up its 1.6 billion dollars sale of arms to Pakistan, reportedly under pressure from India.
The military hardware was to be used for Pakistans JF-17 combat aircraft. The sale of electronics and missiles, under the first part of a six billion euro deal, was signed with Islamabad.
Paris is said to be concerned over whether Pakistan would be able to pay-off the huge deal amount or not. And, also worried over the safety of the sophisticated technology.
However,
experts are not willing to accept India would be able to exert pressue on France to hold the deal for long.
I dont really know how much pressure India can really exert on France because in the past we have seen that America has tremendous influence on their policies, said Hamid Gul, former DG of ISI.
Americans have supplied us already. They have committed to supply us 18 F-16 aircraft. Any aircraft that France can put out it can be outmatched by what the Americans can do.
We have very good relations in this field with China and we have developed JF-17 Thunder. We dont see any immediate possibility of war. Therefore we have time in which we can develop technology, he added. IBN and agencies.
In 2008 Pakistan Navy under chief of naval staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir made efforts for including German 214 Class submarines in its fleet and owing to Navys persistent efforts, the government had approved plans for acquisition of these submarines to be built at Karachi Shipyard under transfer of technology programme.
The details were later worked out between the two countries when a Pakistan Navy delegation visited Germany in April.
However recently quoting Pakistani government sources, the Financial Times Deutschland says
President Asif Zardari may overrule his militarys preference for the German subs to take up a better offer from France.
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