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[hassan1]

 

[IrbiS]

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Could you kindly try to look for their soft copies in near future?

 

[nomi007]

 

[PakEye]

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unique picture from which occasion ?

 

[IrbiS]

unique picture from which occasion ?

Should be Al-Saqoor

 

[IrbiS]

 

[IrbiS]

World Air Forces 2015 FLIGHT International

 

[HRK]

HM King Hamad receives PAF Air Chief

Manama, Jan. 26 (BNA)-- His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Safriya Palace today the Air Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt.

The Pakistani official conveyed to HM the King the greetings of Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as their best wishes of further progress and prosperity to Bahrain and its people.

HM the King welcomed the Pakistani military commander and asked him to convey his greetings to the Pakistani President and Premier as well as his best wishes of more progress and prosperity to the Pakistani people.

HM the King took pride in the distinguished level of bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation and their progress in various fields. He also voiced Bahrain's keenness to further boost cooperation with Pakistan mainly in the military and defence field.

HM King Hamad underlined the importance of exchanging such visits and maintaining consultation and coordination to further promote bilateral cooperation for the best interests of both countries. He also discussed with the Pakistani official regional and international issues of common concern.
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PAF chief visits Bahrain defence HQ

ISLAMABAD - Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, visited the General Headquarters of Bahrain Defence Forces on Monday.

He is visiting Bahrain on the official invitation of Royal Bahrain Air Force. On his arrival, he was presented with the Guard of Honour by a smartly turned out contingent.

The Air Chief called on Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Forces. The Air Chief also called on Brig General Hamad Bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa, Commander Royal Bahrain Air Force.

During the meetings, the matters pertaining to mutual professional interest came under discussion. They also expressed satisfaction on the current level of cooperation between the two Air Forces and agreed to explore new avenues to enhance bilateral professional cooperation.

 

[Najam Khan]

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Few of my digital illustration artwork (on 1971 war) and PAF historic photos are published in this book "Sentinels in the sky". Attached is its acknowledgements page.

 

[Windjammer]

K-8 Over Centre Point, Karachi.

 

[fatman17]

Few of my digital illustration artwork (on 1971 war) and PAF historic photos are published in this book "Sentinels in the sky". Attached is its acknowledgements page.

Nice job sir

 

[fatman17]

Air-Launched Weapons

Pakistan tests Ra'ad ALCM

Rahul Udoshi, Bangalore and James Hardy, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

02 February 2015

Pakistan test-fired its Ra'ad (Haatf 8) air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on 2 February, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Source: ISPR

Pakistan successfully tested what it described as the "indigenously developed" Ra'ad air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on 2 February, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement.

The 4.85 m-long, nuclear-capable Ra'ad was launched from an undisclosed air platform and was the fifth successful test firing to be announced. All previous tests, the most recent of which was on 31 May 2012, were conducted using an upgraded Dassault Mirage III ROSE aircraft.

The 350 km-range missile enables Pakistan to achieve "strategic standoff capability" on land and at sea, the Pakistan Army said.

Lieutenant General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, director general of the Strategic Plans Division, described it as a major step towards strengthening Pakistan's full spectrum credible minimum deterrence. This is aimed at achieving strategic stability in the region, he added.

The test took place two days after India tested a canister-based version of its nuclear-capable Agni 5 missile, which has a range of 5,000 km.

COMMENT

IHS Jane's Air Launched Weapons describes the Ra'ad (also known as the Hatf 8 or Hatf VIII) as "part of Pakistan's wide-reaching strategic missile development programme that includes short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles".

Air Launched Weapons also notes that the Ra'ad bears a resemblance to several proposed South African stand-off weapon projects such as MUPSOW and Torgos, and that Pakistan and South Africa have previously worked together in advanced weapons development. "Kentron (now Denel) has already supplied its Raptor powered glide bomb to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the extension of that relationship to include more advanced weapons would seem to be a logical step," it notes.

The first Ra'ad test launch was announced on 25 August 2007. It was conducted over the Rawalpindi test range. Pakistan television footage showed the missile under a Mirage IIIEA ROSE-1 during take-off and in flight. Missile release and engine start were shown, followed by in-flight filming of the missile. It is not known if this test represented the first flight of the weapon, or was simply a point in an ongoing test programme. A second launch was reported in May 2008, a third in April 2011, and the fourth in May 2012.

 

[DrWatson775]

Integration of this ALCM on JF17s would be a big boost. I wonder if they can carry two - one under each wing.

Painting the missile grey or black would be better.

 

[syed_yusuf]

Integration of this ALCM on JF17s would be a big boost. I wonder if they can carry two - one under each wing.

Painting the missile grey or black would be better.

Once integrated JF-17 will be able to 2 -3 of them in one go under 2 wing hard points an done under the belly.

it is not integrated yet.

PAF has close to ~39 mirage 3 rose 1 that can carry Ra'ad to any location 700KM from the base. some of these mirage 3 rose 1 are upgraded with IFR that cna extend the range to ~1100+ KM