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I was going to post this News, Anyways have a look at this.
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The book will continue the series of the books on PAF from1947. I hope it covers the JF-17 program in detail, and also focuses on any other developmental and acquisition programs. The international author will probably give the book a better structure than previous one.
The previous books were:
- The History of the Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1980
- The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988 - 1998
More information about the book will be appreciated. I have to order my university library to get is ASAP.
The previous books were:
- The History of the Pakistan Air Force 1947 - 1980
- The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988 - 1998
More information about the book will be appreciated. I have to order my university library to get is ASAP.
Whole of PAF made nuclear: Air Chief
ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (APP): Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed on Tuesday said that the whole of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been made nuclear with the aim to giving it the status of a real deterrent force. We have made the whole of PAF a nuclear force, he said while talking to media after launch of a book titled A new dawn of PAF on PAF development during a decade till 2008.
The PAF has achieved such a deterrence level that no one can cast an evil eye on the motherland, he said.
Air Chief‑designate Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman (Deputy Chief of Air Staff perations), who will take over the PAFs command on Wednesday was also present with the Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on the accession.
Air Marshal Rao is architect of an effective strategy to deal with the Indian threat of carrying out surgical strikes against Pakistan. Due to this strategy the adversary had to shelve its nefarious plan of surgical operations.
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmmod Ahmed said that the country achieved nuclear power back in 1998 with the aim that the defence of the country be made impregnable and over the years PAF has been able to successfully achieve the target.
We fought two wars with India in 1965 and 1971 and prevented three imminent wars in 1998, 2002 and in recent days in the aftermath of Mumbai attacks. India had threatened Pakistan of undertaking surgical strikes against her but seeing the level of preparedness and alertness of PAF the looming dangers from the adversary were averted effectively,
which showed that the attainment of nuclear power has helped in achieving peace in the region.
It helped deter any misadventure in the region. he said.
Answering a question, he said 95 % of PAF personnel and officers are not out to earn livelihood but they joined PAF with the passion to defend the motherland through obtaining mastery over the machine and ammo.
Talking about the last ten years, the Air Chief said the PAF today is much more effective and potent force than what it was in 1998 and it shall continue to excel further with the passage of time.
Earlier, making remarks at the book launching, the Air Chief termed all the sanctions imposed by the west from time to time in the past a s blessing in disguise saying this helped us a lot to achieve indiginization of technology. It has brought us at the higher pedestal.
We would have not gone nuclear. We are now a nuclear state and it is all due to the sanctions, he said. The co‑production with China of a modern fighter aircraft like JF‑17 Thunder is also an outcome of the sanctions. We achieved all that with minimal spending while living within our limited financial resources.
About the book he said the author Alan Warne (Editor of UK based Air Forces Monthly) has written the book on his own as the PAF had facilitated the writer to carry out his work with an unbiased approach independently.
He appreciated the efforts of the writer for creating a masterpiece within a short span of about 15 months. He said the book covers past, present and future of the PAF, presenting salute to heros of the force besides shedding light on future plans.
He also appreciated the services of former Director Public Relations (Air) Air Commodore Sarfraz Ahmed Khan for facilitating the author for accomplishment of his task. He also mentioned the DPR (Air) Air Commodore Humayun and his able team in the Directorate.
Earlier, the author of the book said that the PAF during the last 40 years had been undergoing sanctions and despite all that what it has achieved is highly appreciable. PAF is the only air force of the world which has been co‑building modern fighter aircraft like JF‑17 Thunder, he said.
Chairman International Relations Department of Quaid‑e‑Azam University Islamabad Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed and Assistant Professor of Strategic Studies Quaid‑e‑Azam University also spoke about the book.
A large number of senior officers of PAF attended the function.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Whole of PAF made nuclear: Air Chief
ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (APP): Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed on Tuesday said that the whole of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been made nuclear with the aim to giving it the status of a real deterrent force. We have made the whole of PAF a nuclear force, he said while talking to media after launch of a book titled A new dawn of PAF on PAF development during a decade till 2008.
The PAF has achieved such a deterrence level that no one can cast an evil eye on the motherland, he said.
Air Chief‑designate Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman (Deputy Chief of Air Staff perations), who will take over the PAFs command on Wednesday was also present with the Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on the accession.
Air Marshal Rao is architect of an effective strategy to deal with the Indian threat of carrying out surgical strikes against Pakistan. Due to this strategy the adversary had to shelve its nefarious plan of surgical operations.
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmmod Ahmed said that the country achieved nuclear power back in 1998 with the aim that the defence of the country be made impregnable and over the years PAF has been able to successfully achieve the target.
We fought two wars with India in 1965 and 1971 and prevented three imminent wars in 1998, 2002 and in recent days in the aftermath of Mumbai attacks. India had threatened Pakistan of undertaking surgical strikes against her but seeing the level of preparedness and alertness of PAF the looming dangers from the adversary were averted effectively,
which showed that the attainment of nuclear power has helped in achieving peace in the region.
It helped deter any misadventure in the region. he said.
Answering a question, he said 95 % of PAF personnel and officers are not out to earn livelihood but they joined PAF with the passion to defend the motherland through obtaining mastery over the machine and ammo.
Talking about the last ten years, the Air Chief said the PAF today is much more effective and potent force than what it was in 1998 and it shall continue to excel further with the passage of time.
Earlier, making remarks at the book launching, the Air Chief termed all the sanctions imposed by the west from time to time in the past a s blessing in disguise saying this helped us a lot to achieve indiginization of technology. It has brought us at the higher pedestal.
We would have not gone nuclear. We are now a nuclear state and it is all due to the sanctions, he said. The co‑production with China of a modern fighter aircraft like JF‑17 Thunder is also an outcome of the sanctions. We achieved all that with minimal spending while living within our limited financial resources.
About the book he said the author Alan Warne (Editor of UK based Air Forces Monthly) has written the book on his own as the PAF had facilitated the writer to carry out his work with an unbiased approach independently.
He appreciated the efforts of the writer for creating a masterpiece within a short span of about 15 months. He said the book covers past, present and future of the PAF, presenting salute to heros of the force besides shedding light on future plans.
He also appreciated the services of former Director Public Relations (Air) Air Commodore Sarfraz Ahmed Khan for facilitating the author for accomplishment of his task. He also mentioned the DPR (Air) Air Commodore Humayun and his able team in the Directorate.
Earlier, the author of the book said that the PAF during the last 40 years had been undergoing sanctions and despite all that what it has achieved is highly appreciable. PAF is the only air force of the world which has been co‑building modern fighter aircraft like JF‑17 Thunder, he said.
Chairman International Relations Department of Quaid‑e‑Azam University Islamabad Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed and Assistant Professor of Strategic Studies Quaid‑e‑Azam University also spoke about the book.
A large number of senior officers of PAF attended the function.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Whole of PAF made nuclear: Air Chief
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PAF goes nuclear
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Air chief says $9 bn being spent on upgrading
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been made nuclear for giving it the status of a real deterrent force.
He expressed these views while talking to the media after launching of a book, titled A new dawn of PAF. Air Chief-designate Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman was also present on the occasion.
Tanvir said: We have made the whole of PAF a nuclear force. He said the PAF had achieved such a deterrence level that no one could cast an evil eye on the motherland.
He added that the country achieved nuclear power back in 1998, aimed at defending the country. Over the years, he said, the PAF had been able to successfully achieve the target. We fought two wars with India in 1965 and 1971 and prevented three imminent wars in 1998, 2002 and in the recent days in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, he added.
India had threatened Pakistan of undertaking surgical strikes but seeing the level of preparedness and alertness of the PAF, the looming dangers were averted, which showed that the attainment of nuclear power helped in achieving peace in the region.
It helped deter any misadventure in the region, he said. Answering a question, he said 95 per cent of the PAF personnel and officers were not out to earn livelihood, but they joined the PAF with the passion to defend the motherland through obtaining mastery over the machine and ammo.
He said at the moment, the PAF was a much more effective and potent force than what it was in 1998 and it would continue to excel further with the passage of time. Earlier, making remarks at the book launching, he termed all the sanctions imposed by the west from time to time a blessing in disguise. It has brought us at the higher pedestal.
He said: We would have not gone nuclear. We are now a nuclear state and it is all due to the sanctions. The co-production with China of a modern fighter aircraft like the JF-17 Thunder was also an outcome of the sanctions, he added.
We achieved all that with minimal spending while living within our limited financial resources, the air chief said. About the book, he said the author, Alan Warne, the editor of the UK-based Air Forces Monthly, had written the book on his own, as the PAF had facilitated the writer to carry out his work with an unbiased approach independently. Earlier, the author, Alan Warne, said the PAF had been undergoing sanctions during the last 40 years and despite all that, what it had achieved was highly appreciable.
Meanwhile, in an interview with a TV channel, the air chief said that during his tenure, several agreements, worth $9 billion, were reached with different countries to modernise the PAF.
He said the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) was being obtained from Sweden and China.
He said agreements had been reached with the US to provide electronic warfare system, smart bombs and long-range missile system. He said air-to-air refuellers were being modified and after some time, its pilot programme would be matured.
He said the PAF was the only institute in the public sector, which was totally online. Responding to a question, he said the PAF had almost 550 aircrafts, including helicopters and transport aircrafts.
The number of fighter planes was around 350, he added. At the moment, he said, there were 46 F-16 aircrafts in the PAF, including 14 F-16 aircrafts obtained from the US almost free of cost.
PAF goes nuclear
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Air chief says $9 bn being spent on upgrading
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been made nuclear for giving it the status of a real deterrent force.
He expressed these views while talking to the media after launching of a book, titled A new dawn of PAF. Air Chief-designate Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman was also present on the occasion.
Tanvir said: We have made the whole of PAF a nuclear force. He said the PAF had achieved such a deterrence level that no one could cast an evil eye on the motherland.
He added that the country achieved nuclear power back in 1998, aimed at defending the country. Over the years, he said, the PAF had been able to successfully achieve the target. We fought two wars with India in 1965 and 1971 and prevented three imminent wars in 1998, 2002 and in the recent days in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, he added.
India had threatened Pakistan of undertaking surgical strikes but seeing the level of preparedness and alertness of the PAF, the looming dangers were averted, which showed that the attainment of nuclear power helped in achieving peace in the region.
It helped deter any misadventure in the region, he said. Answering a question, he said 95 per cent of the PAF personnel and officers were not out to earn livelihood, but they joined the PAF with the passion to defend the motherland through obtaining mastery over the machine and ammo.
He said at the moment, the PAF was a much more effective and potent force than what it was in 1998 and it would continue to excel further with the passage of time. Earlier, making remarks at the book launching, he termed all the sanctions imposed by the west from time to time a blessing in disguise. It has brought us at the higher pedestal.
He said: We would have not gone nuclear. We are now a nuclear state and it is all due to the sanctions. The co-production with China of a modern fighter aircraft like the JF-17 Thunder was also an outcome of the sanctions, he added.
We achieved all that with minimal spending while living within our limited financial resources, the air chief said. About the book, he said the author, Alan Warne, the editor of the UK-based Air Forces Monthly, had written the book on his own, as the PAF had facilitated the writer to carry out his work with an unbiased approach independently. Earlier, the author, Alan Warne, said the PAF had been undergoing sanctions during the last 40 years and despite all that, what it had achieved was highly appreciable.
Meanwhile, in an interview with a TV channel, the air chief said that during his tenure, several agreements, worth $9 billion, were reached with different countries to modernise the PAF.
He said the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) was being obtained from Sweden and China.
He said agreements had been reached with the US to provide electronic warfare system, smart bombs and long-range missile system. He said air-to-air refuellers were being modified and after some time, its pilot programme would be matured.
He said the PAF was the only institute in the public sector, which was totally online. Responding to a question, he said the PAF had almost 550 aircrafts, including helicopters and transport aircrafts.
The number of fighter planes was around 350, he added. At the moment, he said, there were 46 F-16 aircrafts in the PAF, including 14 F-16 aircrafts obtained from the US almost free of cost.
PAF goes nuclear
ISLAMABAD ( 2009-03-17 23:31:57 ) :The outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed has said that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has achieved such a deterrence level that no one can cast an evil eye on the motherland. At a book launching ceremony "A new dawn of PAF" relating to the PAF development during a decade till 2008 on Tuesday, he told media that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has evolved into a nuclear force with the aim to giving it the status of a real deterrent force.
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed said that the country had achieved nuclear power back in 1998 with the aim that the defence of the country is made impregnable and over the years PAF has been able to successfully achieve the target.
"We fought two wars with India in 1965 and 1971 and prevented three imminent wars in 1998, 2002 and in recent days in the aftermath of Mumbai attacks." India had threatened Pakistan of undertaking surgical strikes but seeing the level of preparedness and alertness of PAF the looming dangers from the adversary were averted effectively. This clearly showed that the attainment of nuclear power has helped in achieving peace in the region. "It helped deter any misadventure in the region."
Responding to a query, he said 95 percent of PAF personnel and officers are not out to earn livelihood but they joined PAF with the passion to defend the motherland through obtaining mastery over the machine and ammo.
Talking about the last ten years, the Air Chief said the PAF today is much more effective and potent force than what it was in 1998. The PAF shall continue to excel further with the passage of time.
Earlier, making remarks at the book launching, the Air Chief termed all the sanctions imposed by the west from time to time in the past as blessing in disguise saying "this helped us a lot to achieve indigenization of technology. It has brought us at the higher pedestal."
"We are now a nuclear state and it is all due to the sanctions. The co-production with China of a modern fighter aircraft like JF-17 Thunder is also an outcome of the sanctions. We achieved all that with minimal spending while living within our limited financial resources, "he stated.
Sharing his views on the book, he said the author Alan Warne (Editor of UK based Air Forces Monthly) has written the book on his own as the PAF had facilitated the writer to carry out his work with an unbiased approach independently.
He appreciated the efforts of the writer for creating a masterpiece within a short span of about 15 months. He said the book covers past, present and future of the PAF, presenting salute to heroes of the force besides shedding light on future plans.
He also appreciated the services of former Director Public Relations (Air) Air Commodore Sarfraz Ahmed Khan for facilitating the author for accomplishment of his task. He also mentioned the DPR (Air) Air Commodore Humayun and his able team in the Directorate.
Earlier, the author of the book said that the PAF during the last 40 years had been undergoing sanctions and despite all that what it has achieved is highly appreciable. PAF is the only air force of the world which has been co-building modern fighter aircraft like JF-17 Thunder, he said.
Air Chief-designate Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman (Deputy Chief of Air Staff operations), who will take over the PAF's command on Wednesday was also present with the Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on the accession.
Air Marshal Rao is architect of an effective strategy to deal with the Indian threat of carrying out surgical strikes against Pakistan. Due to this strategy the adversary had to shelve its nefarious plan of surgical operations.
Meanwhile, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed paid a farewell call on President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday. President Zardari appreciated the services rendered by him for Pakistan Air Force and wished him success in his future. The outgoing Air Chief thanked the president.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday launched a book titled The Pakistan Air Force 1998-2008: A New Dawn, authored by UK-based journalist Alan Warnes, at PAF Complex, Air Headquarters.
A large number of PAF officials, foreigners and diplomats attended the book launch ceremony, outgoing Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed being chief guest.
This is a pictorial book, highlighting achievements of PAF. The author and photographer Alan Warnes captured different fighter jets on camera. Different photographs were taken during Kargil war and others showed the age of counterterrorism (2001-2008), women in PAF, different air bases, monouvering aircrafts etc.
Speaking on the occasion, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Ahmed said launch of the book was an idea of Air Commodore Sarfraz and the author. Its a wonderful job done by Alan. Im going home and will definitely thoroughly go through this book, he said.
For common man, this book got to be a colourful and interesting because all photographs tell you everything in a flash of time, Ahmed said.
Authour Alan said his passion for writing a book on PAF developed when in 2001 he met PAF chief and formed working relationship with PAF. PAF is the only air force in the world that is co- designed, co-developed, and co-engineered with the UK, he said.
Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed of Quaide Azam University (QAU) said the book was a comprehensive account on professionalism of PAF.
Air Commodore Sarfraz Ahmed Khan said PAF just facilitated Alan but not dictated him. This is a wonderful book written by a foreigner for PAF. Our infrastructure has not been exposed to him, he said.
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Can someone post the complete information about the book, including the ISBN number and the actual name of the author (everyone seems to be spelling it differently). Also, does anyone know when the book will become available worldwide?
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this book will be alble in urdu in info ?????????????????????:
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Iam sure he was given the same resources inside and outside cockpit like Peter Steinmann and Johr Fricker. It would be so good if this book is published by PAF book Club too
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