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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, twelve North American Harvard trainers and ten de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes.
The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (PAFAA) [a] is an accredited four-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates of the Pakistan Armed Forces, primarily the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). [3] Eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakistan are sent to the academy for flying training.
Air Officer Commanding, Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (AOC PAF Academy Asghar Khan), Risalpur Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) 2027 21 Nauman Waheed GD (P) Director General, Air Operations (DG AO), AHQ, Islamabad Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) 2027 22 Mehr Yar Saqib Niazi Engg
This is a list of squadrons from the Pakistan Air Force's Air Defense branch organized according to their type and role. [1] [2] [3] Command & Control Centers.
The Special Service Wing (SSW) is the newest special operations force, re-established by the Pakistan Air Force in 2004, in the wake of challenges posed by the Afghanistan war. [154] The unit was active earlier by the name of Special Air Warfare Wing and had seen action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and 1971. [155]
PAF Air War College Building, 2010. PAF Air War College Institute is the Pakistan Air Forces academic establishment located at PAF Base Faisal providing training and education primarily to mid-career officers of the air force as well as a limited number of officers from Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army and allied forces.
Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance: 2014: 13 13: Used jointly with Pakistan Army. [56] Shahpar: GIDS Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance: 2012: 6 6 [57] [58] Jasoos II: SATUMA: Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance: 2010: 46 46: Bravo+. [59] Falco: Selex ES, PAC Italy, Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance: 2007: 26 26: Produced under license by PAC since 2008 ...
The following is a list of centers and depots of the Pakistan Air Force sorted by branch. [1] [2] Engineering Depots. Unit Base Established Status Notes