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The PAF's Central Air Command (CAC), the Combat Commanders' School (CCS), and the PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence (PAF ACE) are based at PAF Base Mushaf, PAF Base Mushaf is the most elite and widely operational base in Pakistan, consisting of the highest equipped aircraft and squadrons and the best trained pilots and commanders.
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.
2021: Unknown Unknown: Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan. [49] Bayraktar TB2: Baykar Turkey MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance: 2022: Unknown Unknown [50] [51] [52] Wing Loong II: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group: China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike ...
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]
PAF Formation Aerobatics Team: Sherdils: Aerobatics Display Air Defence Command College of Flying Training 17 August 1972 PAF Academy Asghar Khan: K-8P: PAF Falcons: Falcons: Aerobatics Display College of Flying Training 1956 - 1966 PAF Base Mauripur: F-86 Sabre: Paybills: Aerobatics Display 1952 - 1958 PAF Station Drigh Road: Supermarine Attacker
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.
PAF Base Multan: Multan: PAF Base Risalewala: Faisalabad: PAF Base Chandhar: Gujranwala: PAF Base Vehari Vehari: PAF Base Rahimyar Khan: Rahimyar Khan: PAF Base Lahore: Lahore: PAF Base Bahawalpur: Bahawalpur: PAF Base Sukkur: Sukkur: Southern Air Command PAF Base Talhar Badin: PAF Base Sindhri Mirpur Khas: PAF Base Nawabshah: Shaheed ...
The USAF and PAF's F-16s head out for a training sortie at a PAF operational base in Peshawar. This was a first exercise since 2019. The military establishments of the two countries have cooperated to take action against militant groups involved in the wars in Afghanistan and Bosnia , although there is no consensus on issues such as dealing ...