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Pakistan eyes arms from Russia - PM Imran Khan

Pakistan eyes arms from Russia & better ties with Moscow in ‘changing’ world – PM

Published time: 13 Jun, 2019 07:42Edited time: 13 Jun, 2019 07:59

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Islamabad wants to procure weapons from Russia and develop military-to-military relations, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, adding that he is happy Pakistan is moving “closer” to Russia in the “changing” world.

“Yes, we are looking for arms from Russia, and I know our military is already in touch with the Russian military,” Khan told Sputnik News on Thursday.

Although the Pakistani military has relied on Western and Chinese suppliers for decades, its interest in Russian weapon systems has grown over the years. Recently, there have been reports that Pakistan is looking at an array of fighter jets and attack helicopters, including the Sukhoi Su-35 and Mi-35M.

Pakistani troops have also been taking part in Russian war games, while a number of their officers have been trained at military academies in Russia.



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You may be disappointing at least half a dozen members on this thread who already have listed how many SU-35 planes they want lol.

Pakistan does not have the money, nor the infrastructure/experience with Russians jets, they have serviceability issues and they simply won't sell such high ticket items due to loss of revenue from India.
I want Russia to invest in Pakistan... Only this way we can get their technology and few birds on our choice
 
We don't want there planes India is enjoying there fighter who are maintanance and spare hungry. Half of Indian Russian fighter are on ground. Only SAM are better option.
 
We don't want there planes India is enjoying there fighter who are maintanance and spare hungry. Half of Indian Russian fighter are on ground. Only SAM are better option.
The main problem is Russian planes is there engines maintenance ....
I think we have developed a good management /overhaul mechanisms for
Russian engines ....
 
The main problem is Russian planes is there engines maintenance ....
I think we have developed a good management /overhaul mechanisms for
Russian engines ....
Go read Indian problems with their planes I don't regard them higher they have literally milked India in weapon purchase and it's maintenance.
 
We already operate two system western and Chinese adding another one with it's support system and integration will make our system complex and uneconomical which we can't afford so only thing which we can go for are SAM...
 
come on guys be realistic, PM said he don't want to be in any Arms race and want to put his and country's effort towards human development . but if Military to Military ties increase , we can look for more Mil-35's , and some SHORAD's at most ..
 

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