August 2023

One C-130 cargo plane carrying about 18, 000 lbs of bombs destined for a bridge. This was the initial test of the offensive against an enemy five times the size. Would it achieve its objective? The answer thundered over India...

International Air Force exercises always prove to be an excellent tool of mutual learning between air forces of participating nations. Turkey entered this high-stakes arena a couple of decades back with the famous exercise named ‘Anatolian Eagle’. Ever since, the...

For more than quarter of a century, the A-5 III served the PAF as the front line low-level tactical attack aircraft. Although it didn’t participate in any all-out war, however, it remained a potent weapon system for years. Let’s take...

The ‘Star Wars’ sci-fi movies predicted it all. However, nobody could believe that we’d see it in our lifetimes. Futuristic looking aircraft flying with unbelievable speeds, spaceships and weapons being controlled by Robots and laser weapons dissecting the enemy aircraft...

The Dubai Airshow has quickly grown to be an event of magnificent proportions. With attendance going into tens of thousands and deals being made worth billions of dollars, the airshow has established itself as a benchmark of international aviation cooperation....

ACES Meet is designed with the goal of enhancing capabilities, elevating combat expertise and increase cooperation and interoperability between participating air forces. Orchestrated by PAF ACE and attended by the air forces of Turkey, Uzbekistan and the UK, we bring...

Twice in the calendar year, young aviators at PAF Academy Asghar Khan climb the stairs at Falcons’ Hearth to join the ranks of men in blue who have safeguarded the aerial frontiers of their beloved country since its inception. From...

Every year, PAF observes 7 September as the ‘Martyrs’ Day’ and this year was no exception. In one of its finest traditions of paying tribute to the Shuhada, Ghazis and Veterans of PAF, several solemn and prestigious ceremonies are held...

We live in strange times. Technological progress has broken all predictable levels of advancements. Everyday humans are now able to do tasks on a daily basis which would’ve been considered witchcraft even a few decades ago. However, this luxury does...