Fighter Jet Activity Over Islamabad !

[Windjammer]

Lately continuous fighter jet activity has been reported over Islamabad. While this is common running up to either preparations for the Pakistan Day Parade in March or for commemorating Pakistan Defence Day which is celebrated in September but the fighter jets have been buzzing the Capital since end of October and it's been only the F-7 types. A little inquiry has revealed that these days a detachment has been deployed at Nur Khan Base which is usually home to Transport Wings.
Some of the F-7 types that have been captured over the Twin Cities in recent days.

Nov 04, 2021....PAF Base Nur Khan - OPRN, Pakistan .

 

[m52k85]

Hmm seems like LIFT and Heavy Lift are sharing a base for the moment. Whats happening at mianwali?

 

[Aesterix]

May have something to do with T20 world cup

 

[PurpleButcher]

Hmm seems like LIFT and Heavy Lift are sharing a base for the moment. Whats happening at mianwali?

J-10 renovations ?

 

[maverick1977]

flying in excitement of J10CE coming to Pakistan

 

[Bilal9]

Wah! Nice tail schemes on some of these. F-7PGs if I'm not mistaken.

We got the last variants of the type (F-7BGI) with glass cockpits, before they shut down the production line. We should have bought the production line from China and kept making FTC-2000's - should have been a great 'numbers' fighter.

Fun tidbit, FTC-2000 has larger wings, flaps and slats and the tail drag-chute housing is gone (I don't know - maybe it lands slower).

But our Air Force has hopeless leadership (totally incompetent). We should've gotten more BGI's.

 

[Zarvan]

Lately continuous fighter jet activity has been reported over Islamabad. While this is common running up to either preparations for the Pakistan Day Parade in March or for commemorating Pakistan Defence Day which is celebrated in September but the fighter jets have been buzzing the Capital since end of October and it's been only the F-7 types. A little inquiry has revealed that these days a detachment has been deployed at Nur Khan Base which is usually home to Transport Wings.
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Some of last flights before retirement

 

[Big_bud]

Lately continuous fighter jet activity has been reported over Islamabad. While this is common running up to either preparations for the Pakistan Day Parade in March or for commemorating Pakistan Defence Day which is celebrated in September but the fighter jets have been buzzing the Capital since end of October and it's been only the F-7 types. A little inquiry has revealed that these days a detachment has been deployed at Nur Khan Base which is usually home to Transport Wings.
Some of the F-7 types that have been captured over the Twin Cities in recent days.

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So these jets are flying with 2-3 Fuel tanks. Which lets us know how misfit and pathetic they are for modern day requirements! If they need to be flown with 50% hard points taken by fuel tanks, then how good is a jet flying with only 2 missiles or even 3? These jets are useless IMO, their time has long gone, we need to upgrade and upgrade fast!

 

[ziaulislam]

So these jets are flying with 2-3 Fuel tanks. Which lets us know how misfit and pathetic they are for modern day requirements! If they need to be flown with 50% hard points taken by fuel tanks, then how good is a jet flying with only 2 missiles or even 3? These jets are useless IMO, their time has long gone, we need to upgrade and upgrade fast!

This is the last year of f7PGs..i expect two squardons to be replaced in 2022 and last squardon in 2023.
So 23rd march might be there last flypass
The f7p are gone FT7 are gone with the B versions of thunders
PAF will probabaly keep ~5 squardons of mirages till 2030
But by 2023 PAF will have full 10 squardons of jf17 & 4-5 squardons of f16s

 

[Signalian]

But by 2023 PAF will have full 10 squardons of jf17 & 4-5 squardons of f16s

Which F-16s are you talking about which will form 5th Sqd ?

 

[Big_bud]

This is the last year of f7PGs..i expect two squardons to be replaced in 2022 and last squardon in 2023.
So 23rd march might be there last flypass
The f7p are gone FT7 are gone with the B versions of thunders
PAF will probabaly keep ~5 squardons of mirages till 2030
But by 2023 PAF will have full 10 squardons of jf17 & 4-5 squardons of f16s

Took us mid 90s to 2021+ to upgrade from 5 hard points to 7! BVR is coming in Block 3 which is good, AESA is good. But JF project would have secured that slight missing edge if we had a more powerful engine to mate it with! Perhaps 90s was the right time to also simultaneously invest in an engine as well in partnership with China! With Azm project being on mute for some while now, nothing can be said if PAF is working to fix this problem or not!

 

[ziaulislam]

Took us mid 90s to 2021+ to upgrade from 5 hard points to 7! BVR is coming in Block 3 which is good, AESA is good. But JF project would have secured that slight missing edge if we had a more powerful engine to mate it with! Perhaps 90s was the right time to also simultaneously invest in an engine as well in partnership with China! With Azm project being on mute for some while now, nothing can be said if PAF is working to fix this problem or not!

8- points
Yes PAF was late with thunder primarily due to lack of money

Even the first 50 were built with chinese money(800m$ financing)

Last 40 years of democracy meant that Pakistan which was ahead of china korea india vietnam bengaldesh is now compared with african countries..soon they will leave us behind too

 

[Imran Khan]

they are searching an area where they should dump these f7s

 

[Irfan Baloch]

May have something to do with T20 world cup

yea flying over to watch match in Duabi and coming back.
maybe providing security to New Zealand cricket team.

 

[GriffinsRule]

Extra fuel tanks help increase training sortie durations so I am guessing the PAF is trying to get pilots as much flight time on these airframes as possible before they are scrapped.