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To: sageb1

Thanks, will pass that along to the authors.


14 posted on 12/13/2005 9:56:15 AM PST by johnqueuepublic
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Just today, the US government began delivering F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan:
US delivers two F-16s to Pakistan
Islamabad, December 13, 2005

The United States on Tuesday delivered two F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan, the country's air force said.

"The two F-16s are of the same category, which are already operating with Pakistan Air Force," it said in a statement.

The purchase of these F-16s from the US was finalised a few months ago, it said.

Pakistan was expected to buy 75 F-16s from the US in a multibillion-dollar deal. However, the two countries reached an understanding in early November, allowing Islamabad to delay it at least until April next year.

The two planes, which have been flown to Islamabad on Tuesday, are upgraded versions of the old aircraft that Pakistan had received in the 1980s and would be added to the existing fleet of more than 30 F-16s.




17 posted on 12/13/2005 10:03:42 AM PST by jamese777
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