F-16 squadron leaves for US
ISLAMABAD: The squadron of F-16 jets, a part of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) left for America today to take part in multinational armies exercises.
According to spokesman of PAF, PAF squad will participate in ‘Red Flag’ war games of multinational armed forces. The exercises will begin from July 15. Pilots, technicians and senior officers of PAF are taking part in these exercises, he added.
PM, chiefs of armed forces watch PAF’s power show
JHANG: Pakistan Air Force is displaying its power and expertise in aerial capability today in Jhang area of Thal in connection with countrywide High Mark exercises, Geo News reported Tuesday.
The fly past of the fighter jets opened the PAF’s fire power.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, the chiefs of all armed forces of Pakistan, the high-ups from the Forces’ echelons and the members of the Parliaments attended the opening ceremony.
The PAF’s JF-17s, F-16s, Mirages, F-7s, PG Aircraft, helicopters are taking part in the drills among other jets.
Various practices including mid-air refueling and air-to-land targeting with missiles and bombs are being conducted during the exercises. The refueler plane has recently been incorporated in the PAF fleet. The plane supplied fuel to two Mirages during the Drills. Moreover, the plane also displayed the feat of deceiving the enemy’s radar.
The high mark exercises include search-and-relief operation, the use of spy planes, expeditious supply of heavy apparatus by the transport planes and the ground operation with the help of the PAF in war against terrorism.
The high-mark exercises will include the display of drone planes being used in ground operation against the extremists in the ongoing anti-terror war in collaboration with the PAF.
The PAF’s chief Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said the first phase of the High Mark drills opened today and the second phase will start tomorrow, adding the Pak Air Forces is changing itself with the passage of time.
The drills are aimed at estimation of the PAF capabilities, he added.
The PAF exercises commenced in mid-March to last for another two months.
The drills happening every fifth year, are a means to assay the professional capability, expertise and war preparations of the PAF.
First Refuelling Aircraft Arrives in Pakistan: PAF
ISLAMABAD: The first Aircraft Tanker for aerial fuelling has arrived in Pakistan at Air Force base.
According to PAF sources, the first aerial refuelling aircraft has arrived Pakistan at the Air Force base. The aircraft has been purchased from Ukraine which is capable of refuelling several aircrafts in single flight.
Pakistan will receive three more aircraft tankers in the next year.
Mullen, Gen Kayani Hold Talks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at GHQ on Wednesday.
He discussed with COAS issues relating to ongoing operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, enhancing partnership between the two militaries and the overall security situation of the region with focus on Afghanistan.
Mullen seeks to reassure Pakistan’s military and civilian leadership that the Afghanistan surge is part of a long-term commitment to the region – not just a short-term fix. He arrived in Islamabad for his 14th trip as the nation’s top military officer, telling the Pakistani military that the US seeks to reverse years of what one senior official called “mistrust and betrayal”.
Mullen, Gen Kayani Hold Talks was first posted on December 16, 2009 at 1:12 pm.
PAF Fighter Jet Crashes in Chakwal
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: PAF Fighter Jet Crashes in Chakwal, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mirage fighter jet has been crashed in district Chakwal on Wednesday.
According to PAF spokesman, pilot has been ejected safely and no damage has been reported on the ground. The crash happened due to technical fault, he added.
PAF Fighter Jet Crashes in Chakwal was first posted on December 16, 2009 at 1:42 pm.
PM Gilani Formally Hands Over JF-17 to PAF
November 23, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: PM Gilani Formally Hands Over JF-17 to PAF, First JF-17 Thunder aircraft has been handed over to Pakistan Air Force.. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani says JF-17 Thunder is an important achievement towards self-sufficiency.
Air Chief Marshal says that 40 aircrafts will be built in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Talking to media after a ceremony of handing over JF-17 Thunder to Pakistan Air Force, the Prime Minister said that all the governments prolonged their tenures in the name of accountability since 1988
The PM maintained that media personnel talked about 34 politician beneficiaries of the NRO and ignored others in the list. “General Musharraf used these cases to prolong his tenure,” the PM told. Addressing the ceremony, Gilani mentioned PAF’s role in recent war against militancy. JF-17 Thunder is an important achievement towards self-sufficiency, he added.
The JF-17 Thunder a new generation, light-weight, all weather, day/night multi-role fighter aircraft with glass cockpit, hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controls and efficient man-machine interface will ensure a minimal pilot workload. The maximum speed of Mach 1.6 and a high thrust-to-weight ratio will enable it to perform well in an air defence role. An ability to carry short – as well as long-range air-to-air missiles, lends the aircraft a first shot capability of conventional as well as non-conventional arsenal.
In the surface attack role, a variety of weapons – conventional as well as precision-guided, a sophisticated avionics suite along with accurate weapon delivery system, ensure higher mission success rate. An effective ECM suite will greatly enhance survivability of the platform. Its anticipated air-to-air refueling capability will provide the JF-17 with more loiter time to safeguard the frontiers and the ability to deliver the required punch at distance. It will replace the ageing fleets of A-5s, F-7Ps and the Mirages in the PAF inventory thus fulfilling a multi-role task. In addition to that the PAC would also be able to export its surplus production in the days to come as the aircraft has received acclaims from the user like PAF.
PM Gilani Formally Hands Over JF-17 to PAF was first posted on November 23, 2009 at 2:55 pm.
