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A tribute to MRF Personal Keep EM FLYING
A tribute to MRF Personal KEEP EM’ FLYING
by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|03 August 2023|Articles, July 2022 Edition Articles
What does it take to strip down, overhaul and reassemble, one of the world’s most dashing fighter? It takes hundreds of professionals, expertise, precision and intuition, pushing everyone to the limit. At the MRF, the major overhaul of Mirage is...
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A Day With the Dragons A Salute to Dragon Operators
A Day With the Dragons
by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|03 August 2023|Articles, July 2022 Edition Articles
A Salute to Dragon Operators The news of the induction of the latest, Beyond Visual Range (BVR) capable, stealthy, 4.5 generation J-10C ‘Vigorous Dragon’, into the No 15 Sqn of PAF remained the top trend in mainstream and social media...
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Enter the Dragon Beginning of a New Era
Enter the Dragon
by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|02 August 2023|Articles, July 2022 Edition Articles
Beginning of a New Era It became apparent that the PAF needed a next generation aircraft and needed it fast. The ageing aircraft had to be replaced with a more potent, reliable weapon system which could counter the emerging threats,...
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PAF FLYPAST 2022 Dragons Falcons And More...
PAF FLYPAST 2022 Dragons Falcons & More…
by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|02 August 2023|Articles, July 2022 Edition Articles
On 23 March, 2022, the J-10C Dragon became a household name. The Pakistan Day parade in the federal capital this year saw the grandest fly past ever, when ACM Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff had two...
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The Game Changer Vigorous Dragon Joins the fleet
The Game Changer
by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|02 August 2023|Articles, July 2022 Edition Articles
Vigorous Dragon Joins the fleet Four decades after PAF acquired the first delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcons, a momentous ceremony in March 2022, marked yet another milestone in the glorious history of the PAF. The induction of the omni-role, 4.5...
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A Veteran Par Excellence
A Veteran Par Excellence
by S. Khalil|31 July 2023|Articles, Spring 2023 Edition Articles
A Tribute to Sqn Ldr Ghani Akbar, SJ (Retd) Every fighter pilot remembers being deployed into combat, and how special that moment was. All his life, Ghani Akbar, wanted to be a flier. Being a fighter pilot was not just...
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EL NINO & LA NINA Effects on Region and Pakistan
EL NINO & LA NINA
by Zuhaib Anwar|31 July 2023|Articles, Spring 2023 Edition Articles
Effects on Region and Pakistan El Niño and La Nina events last nine to twelve months, but at times can extend for years. However, on average, El Nino and La Nina events occur every two to seven years. The combined...
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Doing it the Crude Way
Doing it the Crude Way
by Muhammad Khan|31 July 2023|Articles, Spring 2023 Edition Articles
When Hearing was believing There was a period after the militarization of aircraft when approaching aeroplanes and bombers had a huge surprise advantage. Experts and engineers all around the world scampered to come up with a method to alert forces...
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The Himalayan Battle Lines Beyond the 1962 Indo-Chinese Border Conflict
The Himalayan Battle Lines Beyond the 1962 Indo-Chinese Border Conflict
by Air Cdre (R) M Suleman Aziz|27 July 2023|Articles, Spring 2023 Edition Articles
Background and Future of One of the Least Studied War of the Region: 1947 – 2022 Part  1 The 1962 Indo-China War is a frozen conflict. This mid-20th Century border war continues to define the contours of the 21st century...
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MAKING HISTORY A Feat to Remember and Cherish
MAKING HISTORY
by ACM Jamal A. Khan (Retd)|27 July 2023|Articles, Spring 2023 Edition Articles
A Feat to Remember and Cherish 2 Feb 1958 would always be remembered as the red-letter day in the history of Pakistan Air Force. It was on this day that young and fledgling Pakistan Air Force stunned the entire world...
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