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| US to offer smart-bomb kits, drones |
| US to offer smart-bomb kits, drones to Pak: Report
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 3-March-2010
1:27:27 AM |
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The Pentagon will transfer sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits to Pakistan, escalating the Obama administration's recent push to better arm Islamabad for its military campaign against Islamic militants, according to a report in 'Wall Street Journal'.
The laser-guided-bomb kits could spark some unease in India, where officials have been warily watching the expanded U.S. military aid to Pakistan and wondering if the weapons would one day be turned against them. India lobbied against recent U.S. legislation giving Pakistan billions of dollars in new non-military aid, though the measure passed anyway.
US military officials said Pakistan would soon receive equipment capable of converting 1,000 traditional munitions into "smart bombs" that can more precisely strike targets on the ground.
According to WSJ, Pakistan will also soon take possession of a dozen US-made surveillance drones and 18 late-model F-16 fighter jets, sharply expanding the Pak military's ability to track and strike targets in remote, insurgent-controlled parts of the country, especially in the insurgent stronghold of South Waziristan.
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