The weapons in which defects have been found, Pakistan is sending them back to China for repair.
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Goods made in China are cheap but they are not considered to be long lasting. Now, Pakistan has come to know that this may also apply to some of the weapons it buys from China. This includes critical, expensive equipment such as drones and air-to-surface missiles. A Chinese firm named ALIT manufactures the CH-4 UAV (drone). During a recent inspection, the Pakistan Army found that part of its “exhaust manifold” was broken. Another drone had a crack in its turbocharger. There are problems with the “muffler spout” attached to the engine mount.
Drones are mainly used to detect enemy soldiers and weapons and send their real time visuals. Similarly, when the “power on self-check” trials of the AR-2 air-to-surface missiles were underway, it was found that one of the missiles had failed seeker, rendering the missile non-functional as it could not reach the target. Not able to find.
Send arms back to China
The weapons in which defects have been found, Pakistan has now sent them back to China for repair. If the air-to-surface missiles don’t work, the Pakistan Air Force’s ground-attack fighters will have fewer warheads to use against targets on the ground.
Let us tell you, this news has come to the fore when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said that China is considering giving arms and ammunition to Russia for the Ukraine war. Blinken told CBS News that Chinese companies were already providing non-lethal support to Russia and the new information suggested Beijing could provide lethal support. While stating this, Anthony had also warned of dire consequences for China.
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