Pakistan reportedly closed the sale of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft to Sri Lanka on 05 January 2016. This marks the second finalized overseas JF-17 sale for Pakistan, the first likely being Myanmar
Last week an article emerged on Ceylon Today outlining not only a possible sale of 10 JF-17s to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), but additional news about mounting Indian objections against the deal.
In the race to develop a next-generation Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), the focus is often on the stealthy airframe. But the platform’s true effectiveness – and its greatest vulnerability – lies in a component that is frequently overlooked: its tactical data-link.
Pakistan’s Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) was present at the 2025 Latin America Aerospace & Defence (LAAD) exhibition, which ran from April 01 to April 04, 2025, at the Riocentro Exhibition & Convention Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.