PAF J-10CE News Updates and Discussions part ll

[AeronautIR]

Would be interesting where they decide to base them - I feel Sargodha is now a bit too close for comfort to the border.

If money were no object (and it is the biggest object) along with security for the overall province having a airbase at Di Khan would be good centric point for putting both HVAAs and J-10c there.

The area provides workforce, has enough lines of communication and then also depth from most standoff systems.

While there is Nasirabad coming(whenever it does) - it might be ideal to put an actual MoB at Naal - behind the hills. So Nasirabad can work as FoB while Naal works as MoB.
Although I am sure families would be delighted to hear that "Naal ki posting ayi hai"

My guess is both squadrons in Minhas initially. The logistics setup is already set and after you train enough ground crew and have more equipment, the squadron can be shifted to a Western bases in 2-3 years.

 

[hasssanali8998]

Would be interesting where they decide to base them

karachi , need to protect karachi and navy from IN rafales
it already has a good air defence, plus u can use PNs naval camm er if need be

 

[AeronautIR]

karachi , need to protect karachi and navy from IN rafales
it already has a good air defence, plus u can use PNs naval camm er if need be

Too much bird activity in Karachi.

 

[mythbuster]

My guess is both squadrons in Minhas initially. The logistics setup is already set and after you train enough ground crew and have more equipment, the squadron can be shifted to a Western bases in 2-3 years.

Not sure about it , J35 are not too far into the future and we need some room for them.

 

[AeronautIR]

Not sure about it , J35 are not too far into the future and we need some room for them.

I don't know where J-35 will be stationed but Kamra has a huge infrastructure including PAC. Anyway, let's wait and see.

 

[Yasser76]

I don't know where J-35 will be stationed but Kamra has a huge infrastructure including PAC. Anyway, let's wait and see.

Kamra would make sense. It has all the test and evaluation facilities and J-10Cs are based there, no US equipment or perosnnel are there either, so from a security point of view a good option.

We have to remember, even if we get a downgraded or different version to Chinese forces, every western intel agency will try and gain as much info as possible on these jets

 

[Ali_Baba]

I don't know where J-35 will be stationed but Kamra has a huge infrastructure including PAC. Anyway, let's wait and see.

Kamra, with its dual runways is favorable. You can be sure that any base where these aircraft are based, will be subject to very very extensive anti-runway denial operations( we saw how Saragoda main and only runway was taken out during Sindoor, delaying flight operation capability until it was repaired(unit of hours to do that)).

The jets need to be deployed at an airbase that has survivability built into its core design with layers of redundancy and a lot of the older PAF airbases were not built with that consideration. A single runway does not cut it in 2026 given the precision of modern weapon systems, you need redundancy in the number of runways, taxiways etc. The newer ones kind of do, with dual runways in Pakistan but not the same standard we see elsewhere.

Ideally the jets go to a new airbase, but they are damn expensive to build, so an existing one should be massively expanded with redundancy(more runways) and protection systems and ideally further away from the border as well.

 

[Yasser76]

Kamra, with its dual runways is favorable. You can be sure that any base where these aircraft are based, will be subject to very extensive anti-runway denial operations( we saw how Saragoda main and only runway was taken out during Sindoor, delaying flight operation capability).

The jets need to be deployed at an airbase that has survivability built into its core design with layers of redundancy and a lot of the older PAF airbases were not built with that consideration. A single runway does not cut it in 2026 given the precision of modern weapon systems, you need redundancy in the number of runways, taxiways etc. The newer ones kind of do, with dual runways in Pakistan but not the same standard we see elsewhere.

Yeah, with assets such as these though I am really hoping we will invest in solid dispersal bases with modern HAS

 

[Aamir Hussain]

Khuzdar has a disused runway that can be expanded and brought into use with acquisition of land around to build up sustainment facilities for the air base.

 

[mythbuster]

Khuzdar has a disused runway that can be expanded and brought into use with acquisition of land around to build up sustainment facilities for the air base.

Khuzdar is good for temporary use during wartime....not suitable as permanent base , way deep in the cultural backwater for families to live and raise kids.

 

[Falcon26]

Kamra, with its dual runways is favorable. You can be sure that any base where these aircraft are based, will be subject to very very extensive anti-runway denial operations( we saw how Saragoda main and only runway was taken out during Sindoor, delaying flight operation capability until it was repaired(unit of hours to do that)).

The jets need to be deployed at an airbase that has survivability built into its core design with layers of redundancy and a lot of the older PAF airbases were not built with that consideration. A single runway does not cut it in 2026 given the precision of modern weapon systems, you need redundancy in the number of runways, taxiways etc. The newer ones kind of do, with dual runways in Pakistan but not the same standard we see elsewhere.

Ideally the jets go to a new airbase, but they are damn expensive to build, so an existing one should be massively expanded with redundancy(more runways) and protection systems and ideally further away from the border as well.

How come PAF hasn’t institutionalized highway operations like Sweden given its lack of strategic depth? We have seen PAF engage in cosmetic highway operations through mirages and F-7s but never with JF-17s, F-16s and J-10, and support aircraft.

It strikes me as a major missed opportunity given Pakistan’s extensive modern highway infrastructure. As we saw in May 2025, the enemy’s first priority will be major airbases and due to the reality of modern swarm drones and supersonic missiles, there’s nothing you can do about it.

PAF was an early pioneer of highway operations in Asia but somewhere along the way, it abandoned it.

 

[Yasser76]

Khuzdar is good for temporary use during wartime....not suitable as permanent base , way deep in the cultural backwater for families to live and raise kids.

On that note, Bolhari cant be a picnic for a permanent posting I imagine....

 

[mythbuster]

On that note, Bolhari cant be a picnic for a permanent posting I imagine....

Ask your wife if it's ok to live there.

 

[Aamir Hussain]

1 hour to Karachi and 30 minutes to Hyderabad. 15 minutes to Darawat dam, 45 min Keenjhar ........ The other infra is coming online as time goes by. The same was the case with Jacobabad when Block 52 were housed there. A lot of infra was modernized and added to including BoQ's and MoQ's and other ancillary facilities to sustain family living on the base.

 

[Ali_Baba]

How come PAF hasn’t institutionalized highway operations like Sweden given its lack of strategic depth? We have seen PAF engage in cosmetic highway operations through mirages and F-7s but never with JF-17s, F-16s and J-10, and support aircraft.

It strikes me as a major missed opportunity given Pakistan’s extensive modern highway infrastructure. As we saw in May 2025, the enemy’s first priority will be major airbases and due to the reality of modern swarm drones and supersonic missiles, there’s nothing you can do about it.

PAF was an early pioneer of highway operations in Asia but somewhere along the way, it abandoned it.

The only countries that can properly do highway operations in wartime conditions are those countries that operate the Gripen as it was designed from the outset for those kind of operations.

PAF will use highways for emergency aircraft recovery I reckon, but not much more imho.