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As of December 2022, PAF lists the following positions: [1] Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) – DCAS(O) ... This page was last edited on 14 June 2024, at ...
Name Branch Position Decorations Year of Retirement; 1 Hamid Rashid Randhawa GD(P) Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), AHQ, Islamabad Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
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.
2022: Unknown Unknown [50] [51] [52] Wing Loong II: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group: China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance: 2021: 3 3: 47 on order [53] CH-4 Rainbow: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation: China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance: 2021: 12-24 12-24: CH-4A and CH-4B. [54] [55] Burraq: NESCOM Pakistan MALE ...
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]
Date Established Base Aircraft Notes No. 3 Squadron Angels: AEW&C Northern Air Command 33 Tactical Wing 1 July 1957 PAF Base Minhas: Saab 2000 Erieye [2] No. 4 Squadron Karakoram Eagles: AEW&C Southern Air Command 32 TA Wing 15 August 1959 PAF Base Masroor: ZDK-03 [3] [4] No. 53 Squadron Hawks: AEW&C Southern Air Command 41 Tactical Wing 1 July ...
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) TI(M) (Urdu: ظہیر احمد بابر سدھو) is a Pakistani military officer who serves as the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, in office since 19 March 2021.