Malaysia Approaching Toward Thunder

Malaysia in advance negotiations with Pakistan on the JF-17 Thunder sale for the Malaysian Air Force. Royal Malaysian Air Force already equipped with both US and Russian platforms like F/A-18 Super Hornets, Sukhoi-30 MKK and Mig-29Ms. As regional security threats evolving and neighbors building increased military arsenals Malaysia left with none but options open for its own military build ups.

Malaysia Eyeing for Pakistani JF-17 Thunder Considerably

Crest of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

Malaysia was considering as one of the option to purchase JF-17 Thunder jet fighters from Pakistan and deal in this regard would be finalised between the two countries after completing required formalities. 

This was stated by the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan, H.E. Dato' Dr. Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar here on Wednesday in an interview with APP. 

The High Commissioner said that Pakistan and Malaysia were enjoying excellent relations in the defence sector as a result of Joint Committee on Defence of both the brotherly countries which played as a very active forum. 

Responding to a question that Malaysia wanted to purchase how many JF-17 Thunder from Pakistan, the High Commissioner said that "this jet fighter is considered an excellent production of Pakistan in the defence sector and decision about numbers would be taken very soon by the Malaysian government". 

About Pakistan-Malaysia bilateral relations, H.E. Dato' Dr. Hasrul Sani expressed his satisfaction over the existing bilateral relations and said that both the brotherly countries were enjoying cordial and fraternal bilateral relations especially in the field of trade, economy and defence beside others.