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November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) In the Pakistan Air Force , Air Marshals are equivalent to general officers of the army. At present, the Air Force has 1 Air Chief Marshal (ACM), 9 Air Marshals (AM) and 40 Air Vice Marshals (AVM).
4: 4 Based on Y-8F600. Reassigned to transport role from AEW&C role in 2024 after removal of AESA radar radome and AEW&C equipment due to compatibility issues and standardization of PAF's AEW&C platforms with additional Saab 2000 AEW&C aircraft [citation needed]. Saab 2000: Saab (Saab) Sweden Turboprop Transport, Training: 2008: 7: 7
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 PAF Academy holds an All-Pakistan Declamation Competition, one of the biggest annual events. Some forty teams from major higher education institutes in Pakistan are invited to take part. The event takes place over four days during which a number of rounds are held. The PAF bears all the expenses of travel and accommodation of the teams. [38]
1 January 1949 PAF Base Shahbaz: F-16 AM/BM [13] No. 14 Squadron: Tail Choppers: Air Superiority Central Air Command 34 TA Wing 1 November 1948 PAF Base Rafiqui: JF-17A [14] [8] [9] No. 15 Squadron: Cobras: Multi-role Northern Air Command 33 TA Wing 5 June 1955 PAF Base Minhas: J-10C [3] [15] No. 16 Squadron: Black Panthers: Multi-role Northern ...
Pakistan Air Force Airmen Academy Korangi Creek (PAAK) is called the "Home of Airmen" of the Pakistan Air Force. [1] [2] [3] It was PAF Base which imparted only technical training to Aero Apprentices and training of non-technical trades was going on another PAF Bases, so PAF needed to train all airmen at one place.
However, in March 2024, the incumbent chief was controversially given a one year extension in his tenure. [4] In November 2024, the term length was increased to five years. [ 5 ] The Chief of the Air Staff is based at the Air Headquarters , and the current chief is Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar.
The squadron was established in June 1960 as No. 7 Light Bomber Squadron under the command of Squadron Leader Ali Quli Khan Yusufzai. It was based at PAF Base Mauripur, equipped with the Martin B-57 Canberra light bomber and assigned to airfield strike and deep interdiction roles.