On 08 April 2019, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) released a tender requiring the “establishment of warehouse for JF-17 MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul).
The tender can be viewed on PAC’s official website.
Besides stating that the MRO warehouse is “a turnkey project”, PAC did not provide specific timelines for the project in the bid. However, the bidder is required to have previously done warehouse construction work in at least two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bases. It must also offer a warranty of items for 12 months.
In November 2017, China Aviation News (CAN) reported that the PAF sent a JF-17 to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Aircraft Maintenance Factory in Chengfei for a major overhaul. The project was a joint pilot program between PAC and AVIC ahead of setting-up a MRO facility in Pakistan.
It appears that PAC’s JF-17 MRO facility project is now in motion.
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