ISLAMABAD: The ongoing Shaheen-VI Pak-China joint air exercise is in full swing with participation by Pakistan Air Force?s pilots, air defence controllers and technical ground crew, said a statement released by the PAF.

JF-17 Thunder, Mirage, F-7PG and ZDK aircraft from PAF along with People?s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-8, J-11, JH-7 and KJ-200 AWACS aircraft are taking part in the air exercise.

?The exercise will further strengthen the working relationship between both the air forces and help in learning from each other experiences,? said the PAF statement.

The exercise, Shaheen-VI, is the sixth in the series of joint air exercises with PLAAF and is conducted every year in the two countries on an alternate basis.

Last year, the PLAAF contingent visited Pakistan for the exercise. 

F7-PG aircraft parked at Korla Air Base in China. -PAFA Mirage aircraft departing for a sortie. -PAFPAF JF-17 aircraft parked at Korla Air Base in China. -PAF