PAC/CAC JF-17 Thunder fighter

Conflict Usage

2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes

Side: PakistanRole: Retaliatory strike fighterstrike

In the 2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes, ThePrint's OSINT analysis placed JF-17 Block I/II aircraft in Pakistan's Operation Swift Retort package and described the JF-17 as the aircraft used to fire Mk-83-based GIDS REK glide bombs at Indian military targets.

PAC/CAC JF-17 Thunder fighter Images

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