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Global demand for Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft increased following the jet’s involvement in the India–Pakistan conflict of May 2025. Pakistan’s military and government are trying to present a slew of JF-17 export deals as an economic success that can help turn the country’s stumbling economy around.
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