Dependable Or Not? Lt Gen Khandare On Chinese Military Equipment At CNN-News18 Townhall
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The official questioned the dependability of Chinese military equipment and asked if they are tested in combat.
Lt General Vinod G Khandare, former Principal Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, hinted at CNN-News18 Defence Townhall that the Chinese military equipment may not be dependable in a real combat situation.
Citing the instance of missiles provided to Pakistan by China, Khandare questioned if those were tested in combat.
'You look at what has happened to the Chinese missile PL-15. Where was it tested in combat? You look at JF-17, which was given to Pakistan. Where was it tested in combat? Once we are able to do reverse engineering, we will get to know if there was a defect there. So many generals are being sacked in China for corruption. You have heard that in the missile, instead of fuel, there is water. If that is the weapon system, if somebody is going to give, say from China to Pakistan, that is going to make our job easier," he said.
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