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[Ali_Baba]

It is such a shame it could not bag any Rafale kills during Sindoor - maybe next time!

 

[maxpane]

It is such a shame it could not bag any Rafale kills during Sindoor - maybe next time!

Got s400 for sure thats biggest achievement

 

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[rafale]

I dont understand your point.

RMAF links arent exclusive nor inclusive to Malaysian government friendships and so on.
Pak Mil has deep ties with US military despite ups and downs but on a general scale the state of Pakistan is not a preferred ally for the US government.

Each relationship drives a specific mechanism and leads to different gains/losses for each party.

I am not sure regarding single use - F-16s still have a very different role and provide a serious deterrent to the Indian fleet - the majority of it still being outgunned by the AIM-120 other than 33 aircraft.

@Oscar wasn't the number remaining 32?

On a side note, I think PAF will have a lot more to learn from Chinese PLAAF than anywhere else now. Wasn't the whole networked warfare and MD operations fast tracked after exercises with the Chinese?

I mean, for two similar capable air forces, it was the only example of actual successful execution of the concept, even NATO has no experience there, even though the collective networked warfare concept has been their invention since 80s.....

F-16s provided more than the platform, it offered PAF the front seat to many new concepts and trainings. But I think squeezing more value is difficult, unless you continue to be equipped with the latest tip of the spear US weapons.

 

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Usman
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The Pakistan Air Force had a major role in the development of the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) after it was founded in 1968. Some of its first commanders were deputed from PAF, along with many pilots and engineers that manned and looked after the aircraft.

The two photos below are from 1976, when Wg Cdr Salim Baig Mirza (middle, supporting sunglasses) commanded the UAEAF Mirage squadron. Mirza was a veteran of the 1971 War, where he had bagged two IAF aircraft: a Hunter (flown by F/O K.P. Muralidharan) on 4 December and a Gnat (flown by F/O N.J.S. Sekhon) on 14 December. Sekhon was awarded a posthumous Param Vir Chakra for putting up a spirited fight.

 

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Usman
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PAF pilots while on deputation with Syrian Airforce at Al-Dumayr air base during 1973.

L-to-R: Wg Cdre Yousaf Ali Khan (IAF Gnat kill during 65 war), Flt Lt's Hameed Malik, Nasir Butt and Aftab Raja.

The aircraft is a Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) MiG-21MF.

Photo courtesy of Aftab Raja.

 

[ghazi52]

During the Shah's time, the Pakistan Air Force and Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) used to conduct regular armament competitions. Th Shah was very fond of the PAF. The IIAF would show up with their F-5s, and on alternate years, PAF would take their jets to Iran.

A photo of a very one-sided scoreboard from one of those exercises, during which PAF F-6 (MiG-19) went against the IIAF F-5s.

 

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Usman
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A rare photo showing the PAF pilots who had volunteered to fight for the Egyptian Air Force during the Yom Kippur War (1973) with Hosni Mubarak, the then head of the Egyptian Air Force.

Six pilots and two air defence controllers in total.

The pilots were Wg Cdr Hatif, Sqn Ldr Bukhari, Sqn Ldr Abbas Mirza, Sqn Ldr Khalid, Sqn Ldr Akhtar, and Sqn Ldr Zahid Rashid. The two ADWC were Wg Cdr Rab Nawaz and Sqn Ldr Jahangir.

Photo courtesy of AVM (retd.) Abbas Mirza.

 

[ghazi52]

Top and front profiles of some of the Chinese-origin jets in PAF service over the years.
Done by aviation artist Rehan Siraj and in the private collection of an aviation enthusiast.

 

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Usman
@usman_cph


The Pakistan Air Force and Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) have always maintained very close relations through routine pilot exchanges, courses and exercises.

The F-5 photo, courtesy of Mazhar Islam, was taken during a Fighter Conversion Course on the F-5 at Merzifon Air Base of the Turkish Air Force in 1972. In total, twelve PAF officers completed the course; six were at Merzifon and the other six at Bandirma (preferred location). Standing left to right: Pervez M. Khan, Hamid Sultan, Talat Mahmud, Mazhar Islam. On the aircraft ladder: Salahuddin Ansari and Javed Ishaq.

The second photo shows Sharbat Ali Changezi (retired as Air Marshal), flanked by TAF pilots at Sargodha during an exercise, circa 1963/64. Notice the stones under the feet to maintain formation