Pakistan will stick to RD-93 to power JF-17

A representative from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) told Jane’s that there are no plans to switch to a Chinese-made engine for the JF-17.

Pakistan Air Force Pakistan JF-17 Thunder Bidini-1
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan is so satisfied with the Russian engine that it is willing to pour resources into establishing a full-scale servicing and overhaul facility.

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