How Pakistan Might Pursue its Future Strike Aircraft Needs
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...
Pakistan Air Force News & Analysis Archives
Pakistan Conducts ‘Command Level Operation’ Exercise
On 29 November 2019, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it held a ‘command level operation’ exercise – designated ‘Hawk-Eye’ – across all three...
Promotional Video by the Pakistan Air Force
By request of the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) Directorate of Media Affairs, the following is a promotional video of the Sherdils, the PAF's aerobatics team.
Pakistan Makes Progress on Next-Gen Fighter Program
According to the Ministry of Defence Production’s (MoDP) yearbook for 2017-2018, Pakistan’s Aviation Research, Innovation and Development (AvRID) Secretariat completed the first of four “conceptual...
Pakistan Confirms Deliveries of Follow-On Erieye AEW&C
In its yearbook for 2017-2018, the Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production confirmed that the Pakistan Air Force ordered its sixth Saab 2000 Erieye airborne early...
Pakistan Rolls Out First Locally Overhauled JF-17 Fighters
On 26 September 2019, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it rolled-out its first two domestically overhauled JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighters.
IDEAS 2018: Project Azm Updates
At IDEAS 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) leadership had outlined its intentions for an indigenous, next-generation fighter. Little is known about the fighter program...
IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Air Force Updates
Besides announcing a new lead-in fighter-trainer (LIFT) program, much of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) procurement activity centers on staying the course with a pre-existing,...
IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Air Force is Seeking a Lead-in Fighter Trainer
In surprise news, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) unveiled plans for a new lead-in fighter-trainer (LIFT) with an afterburning engine. Leonardo and the Aviation Industry...
Pakistan’s Mirages: Specialists Enduring out of Necessity
In April 2018, the AFP News Agency published an article detailing its visit to the Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF) at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).[1] The...