Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Enters Service With Myanmar

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Credit: Shimin Gu
KUALA LUMPUR—Myanmar has put into service four Sino-Pakistani JF-17 fighters, becoming the type’s first export customer. The four aircraft, called JF-17M Dragons by Myanmar, were commissioned together with two ATR-72-500 transporters and one Airbus Dauphin helicopter on Dec. 15, the military says...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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