US EditionPakistan strikes $4 billion deal to sell weapons to Libyan force, officials say
The $4 billion deal includes 16 JF-17 fighter jets and covers joint training and multi-domain equipment to boost Libya's eastern forces, expanding Pakistan’s defence export market.
- Last week, Pakistan finalised a weapons deal worth more than $4 billion with Libya's eastern Libyan National Army after a Benghazi meeting between Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saddam Khalifa Haftar.
- Marketing the JF-17, Islamabad has emphasized, `Our recent war with India demonstrated our advanced capabilities to the world,` military chief Munir said on Sunday.
- A copy of the deal lists 16 JF-17 fighter jets and 12 Super Mushak trainer aircraft, with delivery over 2-1/2 years including land, sea and air equipment, officials said.
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Pakistan strikes $4 billion deal to sell weapons to Libyan force, officials say
Pakistan has reached a deal worth over $4 billion to sell military equipment to the Libyan National Army, four Pakistani officials said, despite a U.N. arms embargo on the fractured North African country.
Pakistan would have concluded an agreement of more than 4 billion dollars for the supply of arms to the Libyan National Army, despite the embargo imposed by the UN since 2011. The news after a meeting held last week in Benghazi between General Munir and the leader of the Libyan faction. The Pakistani army chief cited "efficiency" shown by the JF-17 in the clashes with India last May.
Pakistan to sell $4 billion of arms to Haftar’s Libya force
Pakistan has reached a deal worth over $4 billion to sell military equipment to the Libyan National Army, four Pakistani officials said, despite a UN arms embargo on the fractured North African country. The deal, one of Pakistan's largest-ever weapons sales, was finalised after a meeting last week between Pakistan military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saddam Khalifa Haftar, deputy commander-in-chief of the LNA, in the eastern Libyan city o…
Pakistan Expands Arms Trade with Controversial Libya Agreement
NEWS BRIEF Pakistan has finalized a massive arms deal valued between $4–$4.6 billion to supply the Libyan National Army with fighter jets, trainer aircraft, and other military equipment, according to officials, despite a standing U.N. arms embargo on Libya. The agreement, struck during a meeting between Pakistan’s military chief and the deputy commander of the […] The post Pakistan Expands Arms Trade with Controversial Libya Agreement appeared f…
Pakistan Clinches Massive $4 Billion Arms Deal With Libya
Pakistan has clinched a 4 billion dollar arms deal with Libya’s Libyan National Army, marking one of the largest defense export agreements in the country’s history and a significant expansion of its footprint in the global arms market. The agreement positions Pakistan as a key defense supplier to North Africa and signals a strategic shift […] The post Pakistan Clinches Massive $4 Billion Arms Deal With Libya appeared first on TechJuice.
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