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Apologies if this has been posted before since I have been away for some time. If that is the case, simply delete this thread. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra has updated its website. Check it out at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Notice the updated information about...

Two dead as plane crashes into house during aerobatic display Two Indian pilots were killed during an aerobatic display on Wednesday when they lost control of their plane and crashed into a residential home. The plane had gone into a plunging dive fifteen minutes into the display but could...

A Perspective on Regional Air Power According to media reports India has recently embarked on the most ambitious air power modernisation programme in its entire history. The proposals include the 126 MMRCA for US $10 billion, ten C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft worth $2.4 billion, eight...

Iran tests home-made stealth fighter TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian air force commander said Sunday that Iran has successfully tested the prototype of its first domestically-built stealth fighter, the English-language satellite Press TV reported. "The plane, due to its physical...

Pakistan Eyes Acquisition of Chinese Training Aircraft L-15 Buy Likely Would Phase Out 2 Other Trainers By Usman Ansari Published: 1 February 2010 Print | Email ISLAMABAD - Pakistan may acquire the Chinese L-15 supersonic jet trainer aircraft to equip a unit to transition pilots to...

Obama proposes $1.2 bln to aid Pakistani military WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday proposed $1.2 billion in funding next year to help train and equip Pakistani security forces to fight Taliban militants. Created by Congress last year, the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability...

Arms: France is well placed for a Mega contract with Pakistan PARIS (Dow Jones) - Following a call for tenders, Pakistan has retained the French ATE integrator for a contract valued at more than 1 billion euros to help equip and electronics missiles between 50 and 100 fighter aircraft JF-17...

NA Body appreciates performance of PAC ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence Production has appreciated overall performance and professionalism of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra which carries out the manufacturing of fighter aircraft JF-17. The Committee...

A long but nice read about the emerging asian fighters and requirements. SINGAPORE 2010: Asian fighter requirements continue to grow The Asia-Pacific fighters market will continue to be the world's most active over the next decade, with the countries likely to buy more than 500 aircraft...

We have been having some serious discussions here, but on a lighter note. Goof-up as India govt ad features ex-PAF chief In a major goof-up, the Indian government's Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) issued a full-page ad on the occasion of the National Girl Child Day...

Early Warning - The Phalcon “Phallacy” Analysis of this Threat [Air Commodore (Retd) SHAHID KAMAL KHAN] Here we go again. Keeping up with the Joneses! If the Indians are bent upon hurting themselves, why should we be left behind? And, if they are planning to hurt themselves a little bit...

Pratt & Whitney delivers first F100-PW-229 EEP to Pakistan November 16, 2009 (by Erin Dick) - Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first Pakistani Air Force F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) engine to Pakistan this week, for installation in their F-16 Block 52 aircraft The engine...

PLAAF to Fly 5th Generation Fighter Nov 15, 2009 Reuben F. Johnson/Show News Dubai Airshow China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) says it will soon fly a prototype of its 5th-generation fighter, and that the aircraft will enter service within ten years--much earlier than...

Pakistan may have second strike N-capability: report * CRS says Islamabad now has deeply buried storage and launch facilities, air defences around strategic sites, and concealment steps Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: Pakistan may have developed a second-strike capability — and nuclear...

Pakistan can secure India-like civil N-deal with US: Reidel Monday, June 01, 2009 NEW YORK: US President Barack Obama’s key Adviser on South Asia Bruce Riedel has said Pakistan, too, can secure a civil nuclear deal with the US, similar to what Washington recently had with India, but it...

US lab introduces super laser SAN FRANCISCO: A US weapons lab on Friday pulled back the curtain on a super laser with the power to burn as hot as a star. The National Ignition Facility's main purpose is to serve as a tool for gauging the reliability and safety of the US nuclear weapons...

PAF Airborne

28th May 2009: Passing out Parade at PAF Academy Risalpur

Updated at: 1551 PST, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Bison' plane crashed near Jodhpur on Wednesday but the pilot ejected safely. The warplane, which had taken off for a routine sortie in the forenoon from the Jodhpur airbase, crashed on a barren stretch...