Link-17 has given the PAF a network protocol that it can use with a wide range of aerial assets, such as the JF-17 Thunder.
Pakistan utilizes numerous data-link networks. The most notable one is the Link-16, a popular American TDL protocol in use by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
The PAF delivered two key capabilities in order to effectively support the Army & Frontier Corps in FATA: (1) Airborne ISR and (2) precision airstrikes.
Armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have seen relatively widespread adoption in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia this past year.