F-16 of Pakistan Air Force

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Landing

 

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@HemlockKhalid/AeronautIR do you have any news regarding F16 upgradation?

 

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Apart from that 686 mil $ avionics upgrade, there is no other deal yet.

 

[PakistaniDefender]

Apart from that 686 mil $ avionics upgrade, there is no other deal yet.

Is PAF actively pursuing after V upgrades??

 

[AeronautIR]

Is PAF actively pursuing after V upgrades??

Above my pay grade brother. I don't know anything about it because when it comes to Americans, military deal is a single strand of a lot strings attached. So V-kits are intertwined with politics unfortunately and I can only guess about it.

 

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A shining day in the history of PAF

43 years ago, On 14 January 1983, the first 6 F-16s landed in Pakistan at Sarghoda Airbase.

Sqn ldr Shahid Lateef landed the first F-16,
Along with other five pilots.
These aircrafts were comprised of 2 F-16A and 4 F-16B.
These aircrafts were the first batch of 6 aircrafts delivered under the Peace Drive 1 deal.

Pictues deatail:-
In the first picture Air Marshal A. Rashid Sheikh greeting Sqn Ldr Shahid lateef.



In the 2nd picture ACM Anwar Shamim is standing alongside President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq,along with other six pilots who flew aircrafts to Pakistan were:
Wg Cmdr Shahid Javed
Wg cmdr Ahmad Khattak
Sqn Ldr Shahid Lateef
Sqn Ldr Sami Toor
Sqn Ldr muhammad Awais
Sqn Ldr Muzaffar Ali

 

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14th January, 1983 - Air Marshal Shahid Lateef disembarks from his F-16B Serial No 601 at Sargodha Air Base.

This event marked start of a legendary era, Vipers became part of Pakistan Air FORCE

 

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Ehhh, that's a JF-17 Patch...