Pakistan's Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircrafts

[Quwa]

True or not true remains to be ascertained. I have shared my source at least. Kindly do the same. Or share your credentials to be accepted as an authoritative source like @Quwa .

Thanks, but @farooqbhai is a solid source.

 

[Ali Yusuf]

Thanks, but @farooqbhai is a solid source.

Thank you for the heads-up on @farooqbhai .
Your vouching for him is good enough for me.

 

[Yasser76]

Well, 10 AWACS makes PAF largest AWAC operator after USA and China!? Think Russia only has 12 left!

 

[Ali_Baba]

Well, 10 AWACS makes PAF largest AWAC operator after USA and China!? Think Russia only has 12 left!

AEW&C surely - not AWACS ?

 

[Quwa]

AEW&C surely - not AWACS ?

AWACS = USAF terminology for AEW&C.

But my favourite is "Awacas" from Pakistani media in 2004.

 

[FuturePAF]

AWACS = USAF terminology for AEW&C.

But my favourite is "Awacas" from Pakistani media in 2004.

You also got to love every plane Pakistan buys from China is now reported as “JF-…”

We got to have some kind of mechanism from PDF that just puts out a press release when something new develops, so our media can report it with some credibility.

 

[Yasser76]

Still, even if you deduct ZDK, 10 AEW/AWACS is a hell of a lot for a country of Pak's size. It would help maintain a constant 24 hour patrol of 3 in the air at anytime during war/crisis, but in peacetime we will not be using most of these birds I imagine

 

[White Privilege]

Yes.

Will the airframes be completely retired, or converted to some other special roles?? Surely we don't need another kind of transport...

 

[Zephyrus]

Will the airframes be completely retired, or converted to some other special roles?? Surely we don't need another kind of transport...

From what i have heard the airframes will likely be retained and relegated to other uses.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Can the Radar sensor be converted for land use? There has to be some value in the sensor ?

 

[White Privilege]

Can the Radar sensor be converted for land use? There has to be some value in the sensor ?

It is likely that performance issues and/or lack of economical upgrade for radar was the core reason for early retirement.

 

[Yasser76]

Can the Radar sensor be converted for land use? There has to be some value in the sensor ?

I think the issue in their retirement shows there may be very little value in the sensor. I think probably primarily due to integration and clutter issues.

 

[FuturePAF]

Is it possible the PAF will set the planes back to China to have the Radar swapped out an export approved version of the AESA on the KJ-500?

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[Ali_Baba]

I think the issue in their retirement shows there may be very little value in the sensor. I think probably primarily due to integration and clutter issues.

There maybe little value in the sensor on a plane, looking down due to "clutter issues". But - how does it perform against a clean sky(clouds included). If that performance is ok - then there is value ? How would the sensor function as a ground based radar. And is this not the sort of stuff that NASTP can look at ?

 

[SD 10]

Is it possible the PAF will set the planes back to China to have the Radar swapped out an export approved version of the AESA on the KJ-500?

China's Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It

China’s path to fielding airborne early warning aircraft wasn't straightforward, but has yielded big results that speak to a wider strategy.

www.thedrive.com

whats the range difference between a kj500 and saab ER awacs?