Article Posted on : - Nov 17, 2010

The RD-93 engines will power the China-Pak joint fighter aircraft.

MOSCOW (BNS): Russia is finalising a deal to sell additional RD-93 engines to China which will power the FC-1 Fierce Dragon fighter aircraft.

Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport is preparing the contract to sell a total of 100 RD-93 aircraft engines for the FC-1, also called JF-17 Thunder, being jointly developed by China and Pakistan.

“We are holding new talks with the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) on another option for additional 100 RD-93 engines,” Deputy General Director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheyev, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti during the ongoing Airshow China 2010 being held in Zhuhai.

“We hope that this contract will be signed,” Mikheyev added.

China had inked a deal worth $238 million with Russia in 2005 to get 100 RD-93 engines which have already been supplied to it.

The country was also planning to buy up to 1,000 modernised versions of the engine for over $3 billion.