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The problem might have escalated from cargo plane not following the assigned route for civil aviation/airliners Or may be it wasn't listed to use that airspace on the given timeline. The case will be same if PAA helicopter/liaison aircraft move from Base A to Base B without following the right...

The Message isn't the first of its kind. Both India and Pakistan give such possible test brackets to each other. It is necessary (and safe) for both sides to relay it to related organizations (that include airlines, Defence forces, Maritime etc.). What isn't acceptable to release such...

This is something better than its predecessor. The hype created by Indian Media on Pakistani ICBM test was a hoax call. Indian Foreign Office should not have sent the 'Official word' on test timings to media. That information was for only Indian foreign office and related organizations.

My friend what your talking about is the common forum mathematics. I don't want to comment on the number, all i can say is things aren't the same now. The greater sqn strength means more training and more airdef missions.

There is no restriction. Generally people from admin and air def branch join SSW.

I was referring to the latter one and PAC in general. There are no financial issues in raising a new Sqn, 25 TA Sqn moved to Rafiqui in 2010, all they had do was to re-innovate the place and plan some postings.

Not much on it. Its shaping up at Kamra along with 16 MR Sqn. Apparently PAF has increased the squadron strength which is causing delay. The good thing is that the financial issues have been sorted out at PAC ;)

The future of air-warfare will rely on un-manned systems, Eurohawk, Heron UAS are some examples. The dedicated AEW/EW aircraft have their plus points on Multirole electronic aircraft and unmanned systems. High endurance, better sensors, good jamming capability, Low Probability of Intercept...

There is no-accurate information as of now. If your question is valid then all i can say is that impact point of the lightning strike matters. A strike on fuel carrying compartment (could be wings or fuselage) might have ignited the fire.

After watching the eyewitness's statement it looks the cause of crash is a lighting strike. The electricity dis-chargers on wings and tail do help in most cases but what can't be controlled is the sudden shock wave created as a result of its impact.The unfortunate airliner was low on altitude...

This incident is the worst of its kind. The rescue operation will become more complex if weather isn't suitable. May God have mercy on these souls. Why it took us one day to call for such assistance? It should have been called the moment the dimension of avalanche was measured. Engg...

Role of strategic tanker in PAF Posted on April 9, 2012 by Najam Khan The Air-to-Air refuelling (AAR) became a norm in air operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. During air operations in recent Afghanistan/Iraq missions, the U.S. and its allies had continuous support of airborne air-to-air...

On your asking again, i contacted a source. His reply was not less than a horrible news, JF-17 is not gonna be a feature this year. Till Jan FB'2012 was on the list...God knows what happened after that:undecided:

The latter.

On a side note, presence of a dedicated EW aircraft to distribute the work load of combat aircraft pilots is the other solution.

Maintenance Programs of Pakistani Falcons Posted on April 5, 2012 by Najam Khan Pakistan Air Force (PAF) inducted F-16 Fighting Falcon in January 1983. This provided a quantum leap to the PAF. It was PAF’s first experience of handling such a modern day fighter aircraft. From 1986 to 1988...

Tea is great for work...5-7 cups a day should be one's max limit:D

In our country, PM selects his cabinet. Personal likes/dislikes and loyalties to the ruling party/coalition partners are given precedence over knowledge and experience in the field. Yes it will.

Its not just that. F-16s are getting new life with MLUs, so its better to use them instead of wasting service life of Mirages or JF-17s.

Unfortunately our Defence Minister is the biggest jerk ever to take charge of MoD. He is basically a businessman, with decades of experience in shoe making but no past experience of handling defence issues and military trades. By no means his statement can be considered authentic (unless he is...