Pakistan has Exported About 100 Locally Assembled Aircraft in 2017

[Muhammad Omar]

Pakistan is making immense progress in manufacturing defense products and is becoming the center of attention in the international market, said the Ministry of Defense Rana Tanveer Hussain.

About 100 small aircrafts “made in Pakistan” have been exported to various countries.

Pakistan has great potential when it comes to manufacturing defense products and introducing them worldwide.

Rana Tanveer said, “we are fulfilling the requirement of law enforcement agencies regarding the provision of defense-related equipment”.

This year in May, the Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industries (SSM) gave Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) a contract for the sale of 52 MFI-395 Super Mushshak military training aircraft. The deal was made in this year’s International Defense Industry Fair, Istanbul. This deal was considered as PAC’s largest export order.


“If we make it [commercial aircraft] cost-effective, with sustained logistics and maintenance, it is going to be attractive to international customers”, says Air Marshall PAC Ahmer Shahzad told the media at 2017 Dubai Air Show.

Although MFI-395 Super Mushak was the major export, various countries like Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Nigeria, the Philippines, Venezuela and Zimbabwe showed great interest in JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft which was designed and built in cooperation with the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) China.

“This is the model we have to learn from the United States of America, engineering in our security sectors must be leveraged for commercial opportunities and commercial applications so that it becomes a multiplier for national development.” Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal said.

For now, PAC and CAC have delivered almost 70 JF-17s with 14 additional aircraft expected to be manufactured by the end of 2017.

Not just that, PTDI has also signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to aid in marketing and technical support for N219.

By far, Turkey is Pakistan’s major trade partner in aircraft. If they keep up the pace, Pakistan’s defense products, especially aircrafts, could gain international recognition and help increase the country’s dwindling exports.

 

[war&peace]

Though we have not made an official farcical policy of "make in Pakistan", still we are faring much better in the export of defence equipment.

 

[UKBengali]

Though we have not made an official farcical policy of "make in Pakistan", still we are faring much better in the export of defence equipment.

Pakistan is doing very well bearing in mind it's resources.

 

[war&peace]

Pakistan is doing very well bearing in mind it's resources.

Pakistan can fare much better if we get a corruption free govt/system. These organisations are under military control where corruption and mismanagement are reasonably under control. In 1960's, Pakistan was exporting world class engineering equipment but ZAB's unthoughtful nationalisation policy jeopardised all that.

The ray of hope is that the nation/state has realised the need for change and getting rid of the corrupt system. Once we get through this process, Pakistan will embark upon the autobahn of development and progress and then we will be in better position to help our brotherly countries (incl. Bd)

 

[YeBeWarned]

Once the Aviation City at Kamra is Operational , we will be selling more Mushaks and thunders ..

 

[salarsikander]

What 100 different aircraft have been assembled ?

 

[Taygibay]

“This is the model we have to learn from the United States of America, engineering in our security sectors must be leveraged for commercial opportunities and commercial applications so that it becomes a multiplier for national development.” Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal said.

That is the strength of the Pakistani PAC approach
probably in part "helped" by the scarcity of funds.

Pakistan choose to accept the learning path for high
end products ( owning, maintaining, designing, developing )
as the pay-off may never come but seriously hurried
production where a market already existed ( as in
buying the plane and plans ) and money was ripe.

What Pakistan couldn't afford to do was endlessly pour
money on a constantly evolving dream that wasn't huh
clearly guaranteed a return on investment. Wise choice!

Great day all, Tay.