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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: پاک فِضائیہ, romanized: Pāk Fìzāʾiyah; pronounced [pɑːk fɪzɑːɪjəɦ]) [Note 1] is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when required, and a tertiary role of providing strategic ...
Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force . All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s are planned to be upgraded to Block 3 standard. Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs [ 18] and J-10CEs.
The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan ( Urdu: پاکستان فضائیہ اکیڈمی) is an accredited four-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates for the Pakistan Air Force. The eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakistan are sent to PAF Academy Risalpur for flying training.
The airborne missions of the Army Special Service Group included performing the combat parachuting at the Indian airbases with an intention of launching a ground assaults in the Indian Air Force's air stations in Pathankot, Adampur, and the Halwara.: contents [16] 180 SSG commandos boarded [17] a Pakistan Air Force's C-130 Hercules, the three ...
A military parade led contingent of army, followed by the navy and air force, in Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad in 2018. The Pakistan Armed Forces ( Urdu: پاکستان مسلح افواج; pronounced [ˈpɑːkˌɪstaːn mʊˈsəlˌle (ɦ) əfˈwɑːd͡ʒ]) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's sixth-largest military measured ...
Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder flies in front of the 26,660 ft high Nanga Parbat Pakistan Air Force JF-17 armed with PL-5 Infrared homing air to air missile Fifty-eight per cent of the JF-17 airframe, including its front fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer, is produced in Pakistan, whereas forty-two percent is produced in China, with the ...
The Central Air Command ( CAC) is one of six Major Commands in the Pakistan Air Force, reporting to the Air Headquarters at Islamabad. It is the forefront command of the PAF which handles operational activities near the Indian borders in Pakistan's Punjab province. Central Air Command is headquartered at PAF Base Lahore in the provincial ...
PAF Hawker Sea Fury two-seat trainer. The Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established on 15 August 1947 with the independence of Pakistan from British India. The RPAF began with a paper share allotment of 2,332 personnel, a fleet of 24 Tempest II fighter-bombers, 16 Hawker Typhoon fighters, two H.P.57 Halifax bombers, two Auster aircraft ...