Pakistan’s Defense Boom Puts Chinese-Designed Jets on the Global Market

A JF-17 Thunder fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force takes off from Mushaf base in Sargodha, north Pakistan June 7, 2013. The plane is co-developed by the Aviation Industry Corp of China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, according to local media. Picture taken June 7, 2013. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

By Saad Sayeed and Ariba Shahid

Pakistan’s defense manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted ‘combat tested’ tag in a conflict with India last year, attracting a slew of interested buyers.

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