Pakistan on Wednesday go ahead with sale of three JF-17 Thunder aircraft— a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat fighter jet—to African country Nigeria for a sum of $184.3 million.

As per details acquired, the Economic Coordination Committee has approved summary of issuance of a certificate of sovereign guarantee in this regard.

The summary was tabled by Ministry of defence.

It is pertinent here to mention that as many as six JF-17 aircraft have been exported to Myanmar also.

The PAC JF-17 Thunder, or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong, is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation of China.