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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: پاک فِضائیہ, romanized: Pāk Fìzāʾiyah; pronounced [pɑːk fɪzɑːɪjəɦ]) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when required, and a tertiary role of providing strategic airlift ...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) (Filipino: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP under ...
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare. It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory. PAF has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization ...
Dassault Mirage III EA, Dassault Mirage 5 PA. [27] [28] 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.
The prefix Royal was removed when Pakistan became a republic on 23 March 1956. It has since simply been called the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Pakistani F-86 Sabres lined up at Masroor Base during a ceremony. In 1957 the Pakistan Air Force received 100 American-built F-86 Sabres under the U.S. aid programme.
Pakistan Air Force Base, Masroor ( ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province. [1] The base was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur . PAF Base Faisal is the other Pakistan Air Force base in Karachi.
The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan ( Urdu: پاکستان فضائیہ اکیڈمی) is an accredited three-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates for the Pakistan Air Force. The eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakistan are sent to PAF Academy Risalpur for flying training.
PAF Base Mushaf. / 32.04861°N 72.66528°E / 32.04861; 72.66528. Pakistan Air Force Base, Mushaf (formerly PAF Base Sargodha ), IATA: MSF, ICAO: OPMH ), is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase situated at Sargodha in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" or "MOB" by the PAF.