Islamabad, Sept.17: Air Chief Marshal Tanveer Mehmood Ahmed has said that more than 300 aircrafts, some missiles and an early warning system will be acquired by the Pakistan Air Force at the cost around nine billion dollars to modernize it.
 
In an interview with a private TV channel, Tanveer Mehmood Ahmed said that Pakistan Air Force has planned to modernize its fleet by replacement of aging aircraft and acquisition more than three hundred multi-roll combat aircraft including American F-16s and Chinese J.F-17 thunder and J-tens over the next few years.

"We are looking forward to change most of our Mirages, A-fives and F-7s," he said.

Replying to a question, he said that the basic difference between JF-17 and SE-20 is that SE-20 is slightly bigger in size, however, it has greater capacity to carry more weapon load, and more fuel and it is more endurance. (With Inputs from ANI)