The Pakistan Air Force conducted a command level Night operational exercise with participation of all types of PAF aircraft and Air Defence assets.
On 06 November 2019, Germany’s Rheinmetall test-fired an artillery round from a South African Denel Land Systems G6 howitzer and achieved a range of 76, the highest achieved range for a 155 shell.
On November 29, the christening of a patrol ship for the Dutch National Police took place at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem.
On 02 February 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it established an instrumented Weapon Test Range (WTR) at the Sonmiani Firing Range.
02 December 2019: The Pakistan Army’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Base Mushaf, Sargodha.
In an interview published on 02 December 2019, the head of Turkey’s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB), Dr. İsmail Demir said the sale of 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters to Pakistan is still proceeding.
Offered by the UAE-based company Calidus, the B-250 is a turboprop-powered light combat aircraft for primarily counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT) missions. In 2019, Calidus secured its first contract from the UAE for 24 B-250 aircraft for $620 million US.
For the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), dedicated long-range attack aircraft have neither been available nor affordable. However, it has sought to build conventional deep-strike capabilities for decades, and with the market not responding, the PAF is looking in-house to find a solution.
For the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), dedicated long-range attack aircraft have neither been available nor affordable. However, it has sought to build conventional deep-strike capabilities for decades, and with the market not responding, the PAF is looking in-house to find a solution.
On 29 November 2019, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it held a ‘command level operation’ exercise – designated ‘Hawk-Eye’ – across all three of its Regional Commands.