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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 ...
25. C-130B (5) C-130E (7) C-130H (13) All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by PAC. [31] PAF had ordered 7 ex- Belgian Air Component refurbished C-130H aircraft in 2019. [32][30] By June 2023, it had inducted all 7 aircraft into its fleet.
In 1957 the Pakistan Air Force received 100 American-built F-86 Sabres under the U.S. aid programme. Squadron after squadron in the PAF retired its Hawker Furys and Supermarine Attackers, and replaced them with F-86 jet fighters. In 1957 thirty-six-year-old Air Marshal Asghar Khan became the Pakistan Air Force's first native commander-in-chief.
Advanced Air Combat Tactics Development & Training Central Air Command PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence 16 July 1988 PAF Base Mushaf: F-16A/B MLU [27] [28] [29] CCS JF-17 Squadron Fierce Dragons: Advanced Air Combat Tactics Development & Training Central Air Command PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence 26 January 2015 PAF Base Mushaf: JF-17A/B
The No. 24 Electronic Warfare Squadron, nicknamed the Blinders, is an electronic warfare unit of the Pakistan Air Force equipped with DA 20EW Faclons. It is the PAF's only Electronic Warfare squadron and undertakes EW, ECM and ESM missions while also training Pilots, Air Defense controllers and engineering officers in EW environments. [2][3][4][5]
The ranking structure as well as rank insignia of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are primarily based on the ranking structure of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. [1] The insignia for PAF officer ranks underwent an extensive change in 2006, whereby British-influenced rank insignia were dropped for the adoption of Turkish-style insignia, while the British ranking style was maintained.
Shenyang F-6P Farmer (1980–1984) PAC JF-17 (2010—Present) The No. 26 Squadron, nicknamed the Black Spiders, is a multi-role squadron of the Pakistan Air Force 's Northern Air Command. It is currently based at Peshawar Airbase and operates the PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter jets. [2][3][4]
The No. 14 Squadron, nicknamed Tail Choppers, is an air superiority squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Central Air Command. It is one of PAF's most decorated squadrons which earned its nickname after a daring strike mission on the Kalaikunda Air Force Station during the 1965 War. Currently, the Squadron is deployed at PAF Base Rafiqui and ...