PAF's Exercises from around the World.

[Najam Khan]

...and PAF thought that pictures and accounts of this exercise will remain confidential

Good photo BTW!

 

[khanasifm]

...and PAF thought that pictures and accounts of this exercise will remain confidential

Good photo BTW!

is there a better resolution version of this pic available? what is the source on the web for this pic?

 

[Najam Khan]

is there a better resolution version of this pic available? what is the source on the web for this pic?

TaimiKhan posted the picture. I haven't found one.

 

[TaimiKhan]

is there a better resolution version of this pic available? what is the source on the web for this pic?

Found it on one of the Chinese Defence Forum

 

[mjnaushad]

Found it on one of the Chinese Defence Forum

And did they mention when this was taken and where (Pakistan or China).......??

 

[Manticore]

March 28, 2011, Lahore, Pakistan the Fick Air Force base. China - Pakistan Air Force joint training. Yang Chen photo

http://txjs.chinamil.com.cn/junshity/2012-01/17/content_4770632.htm

 

[Windjammer]

And did they mention when this was taken and where (Pakistan or China).......??

it was during Shaheen-1 exercise when China sent it's J-11s to Pakistan last year.
I believe Rafiqui air base hosted the Chinese contingent.

 

[Windjammer]

PAF F-16s lining up to launch during Red Flag.

 

[mylovepakistan]

PAF F-16s in Anatolian Eagle 2012.

photo courtesy: PAFwallpapers

 

[Last Hope]

PAF F-16s in Anatolian Eagle 2012.

photo courtesy: PAFwallpapers

Leader is F-16A and wingman is F-16B of No.11 Squadron.

PAF F-16s lining up to launch during Red Flag.

This picture is from last Red Flag exercise, not 2012.

 

[Windjammer]

This picture is from last Red Flag exercise, not 2012.

That's why i never mentioned the year dear.

 

[Najam Khan]

AE2012-2 Photos by Ali Mithat Özdoğan

 

[Najam Khan]

AE2012-2 Photos by Zafer Buna

 

[tallyho]

Continued.....

Was Mirage a better air superiority fighter than the F-4 or were we better trained in air combat than the F-4 crews we had engaged? Even the F-4 crews were surprised at our dexterity. Informal discussion with the F-4 squadron pilots revealed that the particular squadron we were dealing with had reconnaissance and strike as their primarily roles. Air combat manoeuvres were restricted primarily to defensive manoeuvring. No wonder, we had outperformed that lot of F-4 pilots in the air combat role.

Now a word of advice and caution from an old sinner to my younger colleagues. Exercise Midlink was one of the very few occasions when I had deliberately violated the rules and was fortunate to get away with it. In my 28 years of active service with the PAF where I flew practically all the fighters in the PAF inventory for about twenty years, I was not involved in a single accident, major or minor. Either I was fortunate or I really was not a habitual rule breaker. The fact that I was and will always remain a fighter pilot at heart and that we were engaging the world’s premier air force pilots in combat led me to believe, wrongly I realise now, that PAF’s honour had to be protected at any cost. Perhaps we were fortunate or perhaps we had the necessary skill to engage in low level combat without flying into the ground. A bit of both I think and the fact that I had just completed the Combat Commanders’ Course where we had trained for low level combat. My fervent appeal therefore to my young friends is not to indulge in any activity for which you have not been specifically trained, or which is strictly forbidden.

I took part is Shahbaz 78. I was commanding a radar in Karachi and was controlling our own fighters.

 

[Last Hope]

I took part is Shahbaz 78. I was commanding a radar in Karachi and was controlling our own fighters.

Do share your experience and personal comments. What are your opinion on exercises with Pakistan as compared to other Air Forces?