PAF Air Refueling Capability

[fatman17]

Pakistani air force is looking to upgrade 30 Mirage-III Rose-I with refueling probes.

can we identify 'which mirage squadrons'??

 

[Arsalan]

US-Pak air forces conduct joint refuelling operation

ISLAMABAD: The US and Pakistan air force’s conducted a joint air re-fuelling exchange operation on Wednesday at the PAF Base Chaklala.

According to a US Embassy statement, the operation was conducted to enhance defence cooperation and to develop air-refuelling capabilities of both countries. US Air Force pilots and crew from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron, deployed at the Transit Centre at Manas, Kyrgyzstan arrived at PAF Chaklala to conduct the operation with the PAF and invited PAF pilots and crew aboard their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to familiarise them with US Air Force air refuelling equipment and procedures. “Events like these promote understanding and enhance our military-to-military relationships and also boost the capability and expertise of both air forces,” said US Navy Vice Admiral LeFever. “In addition, the planned arrival of more F-16s to Pakistan later this year, developing PAF’s air refuelling expertise and increasing its airborne endurance and ability is our objective to help it counter the terrorist threat in Pakistan” he said. Over the last three years, US civilian and security assistance to Pakistan totalled more than $4 billion which includes support for medical aid, school refurbishment, bridge reconstruction, food distribution, agricultural and educational projects, 14 F-16 fighter aircrafts, five fast patrol boats, 115 self-propelled Howitzer field artillery cannons, more than 450 vehicles for Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, hundreds of night vision goggles, day/night scopes, radios and thousands of protective vests and first-aid items for Pakistan’s security forces. staff report/app

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[air marshal]

 

[TaimiKhan]

So it seems, more platforms are being upgraded with the inflight refueling probes.

Nice.

 

[wangrong]

new radar?

 

[muse]

Wangrong

Why do you suggest "new radar"? What makes you think so?

 

[TaimiKhan]

new radar?

Don't think so, the nose cone is not big enough to house the Grifo Series radar which by the way are seen on Mirages with 500 series numbers, nor the Mirage has the under nose housing for the precision strike DART thingy which are on the 700 series Mirages.

But this Mirage may be the one which is used for long range strikes by using the H series long range PGM or may be even the Ra'ad CM.

The twin cockpit and refueling probe would suggest this one is for deep strike role and to carry and launch long range PGMs.

Or may be this one is the OCU purpose Mirage IIID or a VD variant.

 

[S-A-B-E-R->]

Don't think so, the nose cone is not big enough to house the Grifo Series radar which by the way are seen on Mirages with 500 series numbers, nor the Mirage has the under nose housing for the precision strike DART thingy which are on the 700 series Mirages.

But this Mirage may be the one which is used for long range strikes by using the H series long range PGM or may be even the Ra'ad CM.

The twin cockpit and refueling probe would suggest this one is for deep strike role and to carry and launch long range PGMs.

Or may be this one is the OCU purpose Mirage IIID or a VD variant.

agreed but the cone does look different and more curved than the one on odher mirages...

 

[TaimiKhan]

agreed but the cone does look different and more curved than the one on odher mirages...

Yeah it is, it may have gotten some newer avionics, as PAF would be going to upgrade those Mirages with IFR probe which would be serving well beyond 2015, or somewhere upto 2017-18, and this mirage nose cone is not big enough to have a radar, thus the only logical thing we can derive out by seeing the IFR probe is that it is for some long range PGM strike role. Even this one has the newer T shaped communication antenna installed too on the spine.

My hunch is, this Mirage is for the H series long range strike weapons.

 

[air marshal]

PAF Mirage's (Serial# 302, 583)

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

for the training purpose....

 

[airbus101]

No this is the reconnaissance A/C there are Hugh cameras in the from nose this a/c does not carry any radar.

 

[SQ8]

Recce?? :S

that is a VDA I think..
No Recce here.. unless podded.

 

[REHAN NIAZI FALCON]

for the training purpose....

it is mirage 5 , for training purpose and ground attack.......

 

[Donatello]

PAF Mirage's (Serial# 302, 583)

One of the best pictures!


We have operated them for the longest time in the world, and different variants. Why doesn't PAF release new pictures of these Mirage?