JF-17 Thunder First air to air kill

JF-17 Thunder First air-to-air kill. On 18 June 2017, An unmanned Iranian drone allegedly on a spying mission was shot down by a PAF JF-17 Thunder fighter jet in Balochistan Panjgur area 45km inside Pak territory.

Iranian S-129  UAV  was operating deep inside Pakistani airspace. Air Defence units of the Pakistan air force spotted  Iranian drone and issued an Air Defence alert. 

JF-17 Thunder of No. 2 Sqn allocated at  PAF Base Masroor responded  to  Air Defence alert  and  shoot down UAV at 3 am in Parom area of Panjgur district

The wreckage of the Iranian S-129  UAV  was later recovered by local security forces. PAF later confirmed that JF-17 thunder has scored its First air to air kill.

The PAC JF-17 Thunder  is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft produced by Pakistan air force

Till now PAF has produced 100+ units of JF-17 thunder (block 1 and 2 ). It is a symbol of Pakistan excellence in the aviation industry. Myanmar and Nigeria have already placed the order of purchase of JF-17 thunder

 

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