July 2022 Edition Articles

0330 Hrs, 7 September 1965 – Two young Squadron Leaders from No 8 Squadron of No 31 Bomber Wing at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Station Mauripur (now Base Masroor) in Karachi, sat strapped in the tandem cockpit of their Martin...

Several hundred veterans stood erect, old yet still proud. Every single one of them had served their time, made their nations proud. They had served in every role possible, from combat to support to logistics. Wars had been won on...

It takes one man’s courage to turn fiction into flesh. The invention of the wheel brought the world every invention that has followed. Alan Turing’s monstrosity that was the first computer, designed to crack the Nazis’ enigma code, turned into...

A Saga of Courage, Grit and Resilience Daring aircrew of PAF’s Air Transport Wing flew some unbelievable misions during both wars with the enemy. From carrying out low-level bombing raids in their improvised ‘B-130’ bombers to paradropping special forces across...

Everybody believed that they had seen it all. For the last few days, participating bands from the three sister services had amazed the audience relentlessly. It was a musical gala that stunned the audience for days. Buglers, Trumpeters, Drummers in...

International exercises are held between host countries and allies to boost learning, share information and improve using accurate simulations of real-world military operations. Turkey’s Anatolian Eagle is all about increasing the operational skill level of the participating pilots and defence...

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...

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...

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,...

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...