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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]
Based on Y-8F600. Reassigned to transport role from AEW&C role in 2024 after removal of AESA radome and AEW&C equipment due compatibility issues and standardization of PAF's AEW&C platforms with additional Saab 2000 AEW&C aircraft. 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.
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.
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.
PAF Base Shahbaz: F-16C/D Block 52+ [3] [10] No. 7 Squadron: Bandits: Tactical Attack Southern Air Command 32 TA Wing June 1960 PAF Base Masroor: Mirage III ROSE I: No. 8 Squadron: Haiders: Tactical Attack Southern Air Command 32 TA Wing 11 May 1960 PAF Base Masroor: JF-17C Block lll [11] No. 9 Squadron: Griffins: Multi-role Central Air Command ...
The Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College (FRPMC) is a Private medical College which is located in PAF Base Faisal, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a constituent college of Air University, Islamabad of Pakistan Air Force. [1]
The No. 14 Squadron was the PAF's first fighter-bomber squadron, which was raised on 1 November 1948, at RPAF Base Peshawar and operated the Hawker Tempest fighters which were inherited from the RIAF but were later re-equipped with newly acquired Hawker Fury fighter-bombers after being number-plated for some months.