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The standard time of scramble is 3 minutes and 6 minutes. After that pilots are airborne. But this is the time starting from, when “Scramble’ order is handed down by the radar operator. Now it is upto the radar operator, how early he picks up the target. All Pakistani radars are ground...

No, definetily not sir, it was to address ur apprehension. Surely, nobody will share any professional and classified knowledge here. Above discussed things are just normal. And i have learned a lot in these two to three pages.

there are no Hind type helicopter ever seen flown by Army. But, yes i hav seen pictures on Pakaviation.com, of Hinds in PAF markings.

Again thanx, yet Mirage is not an interceptor?? secondly, in case of an alert, either it is F-16 which will be sent after the intruder or F-7. Which aircraft has better chnances.

What about my earlier queries Can PAF fight back intruders at night?

Over the years , Pakistan Army is trained to fight conventional warfare with a well defined enemy, across the Inernational Border. The training is focused on employment of tanks, artillery guns, large scale manoeuvres etc. Now we are faced with a faceless enemy. The enemy within. Even US...

Why he is wearing NVG in broad daylight.

I think, attack helicopters always attack in pairs. Like a wingman concept. The lead aircarft goes for the attack, while No 2 closely follows behind, covering the lead helicopter. If the lead aircarft is fired upon, the wing man warns the leader and himself get into a position to engage the...

An Artillery gun in action at 17,000 feet.

Some other questions.. 1. What is the night interception capability of PAF. Do pilots use night vision system or not. How in the night, pilots visually identify the aircrfat,either its a frieldly or a bogey. 2. In movies, i have seen, that interceptor aircarft closes on to the...

An Army Jeep passing through snow cut track

Thanks Sir x-man, for an elaborate answer. As far as crossing by Coalition forces aircarft is concerned, I assume, there is a likelyhood, that US aviation may mount a sort of probing incursion, just to check our operational readyniess and response time. The recent statements of some of the...

If Cobras are operating at high altitude, they can be easilly targetted by SAMs. I remember, i hav read in Newsweek, account of US Iraqi veteran pilot, in which, he describes flying over hostile areas. The trick to avoid SAMs and of course Small Arms fire is to Fly Low and Fly Fast. So both...

I am really interested to know what is the scamble time of PAF. On the map, Pakistan does not hav much of strategic depth. The min average distance goes from 300-400 KM, which is not much to give our fighter intercepters to interdict the invader. Now we are facing threats from two sides:>...

Partially agreed. Instead of Russians, America may be more interested for the same cause. As far as Russians are concerned, explicitely, thay are getting diplomatically, more aggressive towards US and EU countries.

What about the price tag? Do we really need them. I have visited the Heavy Industries Texilla, complex wher all tanks and APCs are refurbished and reproduced. I think M-113s are quite capable of meeting Army's requirement.

So, i understand that, Pakistan Army is capable of fighting the insurgency. My estimate regarding Army's, shortcommings are 1. We donot have effective intelligence assets as such. This include, reliable agents and Intelligence personnel inside Taliban cadres, to give prior information of...

Troops advance with tanks for major assault: Clashes continue in S. Waziristan WANA, Jan 23: The army sent reinforcements, for the first time with tanks, to the troubled South Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday after clashes between security forces and militants intensified in the Mehsud...

What about the training on new fighter. Is there any 2 seat version or pilots from dual seater F-7P can fly it , straight?