Pakistani air force chief Gen. Mohammed Abbas Khattak has declared himself in favour of purchasing 32 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters. "We have no choice but to buy French aircraft, even though they are very expensive," he told Pakistani newspaper Dawn. The country is unable to buy Lockheed F-16s, as its nuclear-weapons programme resulted in a US arms ban, and Russia has apparently not made a formal offer of its Sukhoi Su-27. Pakistan already operates around 100 Mirage IIIs and Vs.
Source: Flight International
