Pakistan to get JSOW?

[Horrido]

While I find this article highly suspect, as well as inaccurate, assuming it's true, what concessions to risk handing JSOW to the Chinese, an eye towards Iran in the near future?

http://www.geo.tv/geonews/details.as...egory=pakistan

Pakistan gains capability to hit invisible target

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has gained what it calls ‘joint standoff weapons’ a capability through which an invisible target can be hit.

The weapon, in which integrated Global Position System and Inner-shell Management System Navigation are used, is a part of a joint programme of Navy and Air force in the U.S.

Joint airframe, guidance system and flight control is used in this programme which is designed on the modular programme and thanks to this system the missile can hit a target at range of 70 kilometers.

The missile can hit an enemy target without entering air limits of an enemy.

[Franco Lolan]

What? Is this saying the US gave them a JSOW?

[Jay]

Unlikely...

AGM-154 JSOW Wins US DoD Acquisition Award
Posted 27-Feb-2006 08:13

JSOW-C is in full rate production and achieved initial operation capability in February 2005 with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. It is currently being produced for US Navy F/A-18s and has been selected by Greece, Poland and Turkey for use on their F-16s; and by Singapore for use on its new F-15SG Strike Eagles. More than 400 JSOW-As have been used in combat operations to date.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...ward/index.php

JSOW-C is integrated on F/A-18C/D/E/F Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft and is compatible with the Joint Strike Fighter, F-15 Eagle, B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress and F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft. Weapons produced under the Low Rate Initial Production contract awarded in March 2003 began delivery in September 2004.

"JSOW-C will deploy early in 2005 and will represent a significant addition to our warfighting capability," said Capt. David Dunaway, the Navy's JSOW program manager.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...0106-nns01.htm
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In this context, PAF's planned F-16 purchase is clearly a massive boost to its sagging morale. For starters, PAF is likely to buy Block-52 F-16s, which are only surpassed by the Block-60 model currently being delivered to the United Arab Emirates. The Block-52 F-16 comes with the Northrop Grumman APG-68(V)9 multimode radar which has five times processing speed over the previous APG-68(V)7/8 radar. The F-16s also feature a new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with two-feet resolution, which enables autonomous delivery of precision, all-weather, standoff weapons like the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and the Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW), both of which are rumored to be on offer to Pakistan.
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/001598.html

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PAF does not have that many C/D Falcons, other than 2 or odd planes that US gave them recently.

[Franco Lolan]

Thank you.