Pak in talks with US to buy F-16s: Air Chief

December 28, 2015 20:02

Pakistan is in negotiations with the US to procure the latest F-16 fighter jets and by 2020 it will phase out some of its old combat aircraft, including

Mirage, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said today.

"We are in talks with US defence officials to get some latest F-16s but the deal may take some time," the Air chief told reporters after the rolling out ceremony of the 16th JF-17 Thunder aircraft at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra near here.

Aman, however, did not specify the number of aircraft which Pakistan is keen to procure from the US.

The new F-16s would add to Pakistan's sizeable force of fighter jets which include more than 70 F-16s and dozens of French and Chinese attack aircraft.

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