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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.
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.
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.
Pakistan Air Force. The ranking structure as well as rank insignia of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are primarily based on the ranking structure of the United Kingdom 's Royal Air Force. [1] The insignia for PAF officer ranks underwent an extensive change in 2006, whereby British-influenced rank insignia were dropped for the adoption of Turkish ...
Pakistan National Guard is a military reserve force and a component of the Pakistan Army. Functioning as a "second line of defense" alongside the Pakistan Army Reserve and the Civil Armed Forces, the National Guard's primary roles include internal security, disaster relief and wartime support for the regular army.
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 ...
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 ...
Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command (AOC SAC), Karachi Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) 11 June 2025 2 Salman Abbas Shah: Engg: Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Engineering (DCAS-E), AHQ, Islamabad: Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) 11 June 2025 3 Muhammad Irfan: Engg: Managing Director, Avionics Production Factory (MD APF ...