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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.
Zaheer Ahmad Babar. 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. On 19 March 2021, Babar took over command of the Pakistan Air Force from his ...
The Chief of the Air Staff ( Urdu: سربراہ پاک فضائيہ) ( reporting name: CAS) is a military appointment and a statutory office held by an Air Chief Marshal in the Pakistan Air Force, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and final confirmation by the President of Pakistan. [2] The CAS is the highest-ranking officer of ...
No. 81 Squadron "Kangaroos". Pakistan Air Force Base, Peshawar is an airbase of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the operational site of the PAF's Northern Air Command, located to the east of Bacha Khan International Airport, which is shared by both civil aviation flights and military flights.
1950–1958: the jet age. PAF Attackers from the No.11 Squadron (late 1950's) Although the Royal Pakistan Air Force had limited funds to use and markets to choose from, it entered the jet age quite early. Initially it had planned to acquire US-built F-94Cs, F-86s, or F-84s and produce its order in Pakistan.
Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force . All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s are planned to be upgraded to Block 3 standard. Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs [18] and J-10CEs.
Air Headquarters, Islamabad. Unofficial names. Deputy Air Chief. Deputy. Assistant Chief of the Air Staff. Website. www .paf .gov .pk. Deputy Chief of the Air Staff ( DCAS) refers to several principal staff officers of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), reporting under the Vice Chief of the Air Staff. As of December 2022, PAF lists the following ...
CCS F-7PG Squadron (No. 23 Squadron) Talons. Advanced Air Combat Tactics Development & Training. Central Air Command. PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence. 16 March 1961 (transferred to CCS from 31 AS Wing (Western Air Command), PAF Base Samungli (Quetta) in February 2023) PAF Base Mushaf. F-7PG/FT-7PG.