Key facts
- An image circulating on Chinese social media indicated Pakistan's Z-10ME contract covers 30 airframes, according to the report.
- The image was shared by a blogger known as Sashoujian, the report said.
- The report said the figure was the first concrete fleet number since Pakistan inducted the helicopters in August last year.
A blogger known as Sashoujian shared an image on Chinese social media indicating that Pakistan's contract for Chinese Z-10ME attack helicopters covers 30 airframes, according to a report that did not date the event. The report said the image marked the first time a concrete number for Pakistan's fleet of the helicopters had surfaced since Islamabad officially inducted them into service in August last year.