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Feb 6, 2022 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
#Pakistan was the eighth international customer to order Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod in May 2007. Earlier, the pod was in service with the #US Air Force and Air National Guard, as well as six other countries. Its deliveries to Pakistan started in 2008. 1/16 We will discuss the capabilities of this pod & other important aspects including its follow-up order from the Pakistan Air Force. 2/16
Feb 6, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
#ImranKham #PresidentXi Meeting Thread;
Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan visited Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese leadership from 3 to 6 February 2022 to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022. During the visit... the Prime Minister held talks with H.E. President Xi Jinping, and H.E. Premier Li Keqiang.

The text of the following joint statement was released on the occasion.
Feb 5, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
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US Approved 16 #F16 C/D Block 70 fighters for #Jordan.

The Biden administration said Thursday it has cleared a possible sale of as many as 16 F-16 fighters and related equipment to Jordan worth up to $4.21 billion. Jordan wants to buy as many as 12 F-16C and four F-16D fighters, all Block 70s, as well as 21 F100 engines, either made by General Electric or Pratt & Whitney, five of which would be spare engines. Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina,
Feb 5, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The #TAI #T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform. The T129 was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) with partner AgustaWestland. The helicopter is designed for advanced attack and reconnaissance missions in hot and high environments and rough geography in both day and night conditions.
Jan 26, 2022 • 21 tweets • 9 min read
↘️ 𝐒𝐇-𝟏𝟓 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
PCL 181, whose export name is SH15, is basically a vehicle-mounted howitzer. It was developed primarily to replace the 152mm Type 66 and 130mm Type 59 Towed artillery guns used by the Chinese military. The SH15 is based on a 6 * 6 truck chassis and there is an armored cabin for crew members. Although this 155mm vehicle-mounted howitzer was first seen in 2017, but it was made public in 2018, its regular induction in the Chinese army took place in 2018-19.