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Whatever were the reasons, there are some facts that may be attributed to crash. Army Aviation helicopters are not equipped with emergency flotation gear, therefore they are not authorized to fly over water bodies. The ill fated aircraft was flying over water reservoir, in violation of...

What i have read about him about this episode that he was flying OH-13S (Bell 47) with another officer, near line of control. in the fog of battle, while flying, he crossed into enemy territory, and when fuel was low, landed in an Indian Army unit,thinking it a Pakistani Unit. When troops start...

Last year, on the PM's order, Multan airport runway extension project was launched. earlier, Multan airport could only take 737s and ATRs. The news of 747 is the testimony that runway extension/reinforcement is complete and now the Multan airport complex (as PAF and Army aviation also use the...

PAF complex at Kamra mainly comprised of French Mirages and Chinese F-7 and JF-17 aircraft retrofitting and overhauling facilities. It is natural, many French and Chinese engineers will be working in that complex. Also there are Mirages and F-7 squadron stationed at Kamra. Now consider...

Major Gen Raheel Sharif is the younger brother of Major Shabbir Sharrif, Nishan-i-Haider

US not controlling Jacobabad Airbase: PAF chief

Army, NDMA part of govt, jointly helping flood victims: PM :azn::azn::azn: :lazy::lazy:

Its good to have a helicopter which has been in Pakistan for more then 40 years and all three services use it. Its the main SAR helo of PAF. All three services have their own (ironically) allouette overhaul facility. So even if the airframes are old, they may undergo a kind of refurbishment and...

There is no PAF base operated by USA, including Jaccobabad or Sumungli

With due respect sir, it has been more then 6 yeras, Bell 412 are here, and for the same time, Army is involved in WOT, atleast basic dressing of a soldier should be addressed by this time, These aviator helmets are commercially available for few hunderd dollars, and not embargoed., similarly...

The person manning MG3 in B412 in the pic is wearing high altitude/snow googles, and not aerial gunner's helmet which has integral transparent and tinted visors which flips down. The advantage of wearing helmet is obvious, and visors provide wide field of view in comparison to googles which have...

Now this is an amazing feat by Afghani pilot, he has landed his MI-17 in a boggy/marshy area :victory:

well red flag is totally an airforce affair, but when PAF is participating in Green Flag, i think Army's forward air controllers should also have participated in the exercise. because till the time person on ground does not correctly identify the target and direct the incomming aircraft over...

About 2 days ago, there were news strips running on Geo and Express, qouting US ambassador that 7 helicopters are providing assistance to flood affected areas. Today, US Counsel General was quoted in a news strip that 5 helicopters are taking part in relief operations. I have been closely...

Punjab Police has its own anti terrorist training school in Lahore, why these police personnel are not send to their own school

i think Pakistan Navy is using 2 types of Allouettes SA 316B and SA 319B. SA316 is the same model as Army and Air force are also using. SA319 is a navalised version of 316, with additional features of inflateable gear and harpoon for shipdeck landing/securing. the difference is clear in...

Monday, June 14, 2010 During a recent meeting of the US House International Relations Committee, Assistant Secretary of State John Hillen came under fire for the sale of F-16s to Pakistan. Hillen, however, detailed plans for ‘safeguarding’ defence technology to Pakistan by which the US will...

PAF base Faisal, also houses Army aviation squadron, and complete Naval aviation infrastructure. Masroor has 4 squadrons of PAF. the idea of vacating Faisal and handing over Masroor to Navy is really funny. :lazy::lazy:

It is not clear whether Mahhad would be a pilot or he would join some other branch (Engineering, Airdefence etc). so it means that Mahhad is already undergoing training,he may be in the first term. He would wait for 4 years, then will go to Colorado, undergo training for another 3 years, and...

Its an armoured recovery vehicle (ARV), you can see that its towing an Abram tank. its boom may lift a weight upto 25 Tons, while it may tow a weight upto 45 ton.