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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 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 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
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 ...
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 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.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–89, Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004 General characteristics Crew: 2-3 Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in) Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) Wing area: 11.9 m 2 (128 sq ft) Airfoil: NACA 23012 mod Empty weight: 646 kg (1,424 lb) equipped Max takeoff ...