Pakistan's Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircrafts

[fatman17]

one final point the nation should whole-heartedly thank the efforts of AC - Virjee who was Project Manager for both the Erieye and ZDK03 systems. a brilliant and dedicated officer in the PAF.

 

[Areesh]

^^^

Good for us Karachiites that both JFT and ZDK-03 would be based in Karachi. Who is this Mr Virjee?

 

[Jango]

last nite met the OC of the ZDK03 Squadron which will be based at Karachi - Masroor AFB. the AESA radar is confirmed and the operator is very happy with the performance of the AWACS system. its AOR is going to be the southern coastal area from rann of kutch to gwadar. the PAF crews spent ~6 months in China, testing, evaluating and training. the 3rd JFT squadron most likely will be also based at Masroor in order to 'data-link' the fighter with the AWACS.

JFT will be based at Karachi? A strange development. Dedicated to naval operations or simply Data-linking?

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

last nite met the OC of the ZDK03 Squadron which will be based at Karachi - Masroor AFB. the AESA radar is confirmed and the operator is very happy with the performance of the AWACS system. its AOR is going to be the southern coastal area from rann of kutch to gwadar. the PAF crews spent ~6 months in China, testing, evaluating and training. the 3rd JFT squadron most likely will be also based at Masroor in order to 'data-link' the fighter with the AWACS.

many thanks for the update!

 

[fatman17]

^^^

Good for us Karachiites that both JFT and ZDK-03 would be based in Karachi. Who is this Mr Virjee?

Air Commodore Virjee is a dedicated and brilliant Parsi officer in the PAF.

 

[mymeaningislion]

i hope these aircrafts could detect american or nato crafts. otherwise no need for this.

 

[Tehmasib]

Air Commodore Virjee is a dedicated and brilliant Parsi officer in the PAF.

is Air Commodore is raletive of Urd Sher Kosjee..........????

 

[Najam Khan]

last nite met the OC of the ZDK03 Squadron which will be based at Karachi - Masroor AFB. the AESA radar is confirmed and the operator is very happy with the performance of the AWACS system. its AOR is going to be the southern coastal area from rann of kutch to gwadar. the PAF crews spent ~6 months in China, testing, evaluating and training. the 3rd JFT squadron most likely will be also based at Masroor in order to 'data-link' the fighter with the AWACS.

Thanks sir, any details about squadron's number? No.2 Sqn's F-7s are near the end of their service...if they aren't replaced then some of them have to be overhauled, 8 Sqn Mirages were inducted in late 70s they can be replaced. If No.7 Sqn is re-equipped with Thunders, then PAF has to change roles of at-least one Mirage squadron.

 

[SBD-3]

is Air Commodore is raletive of Urd Sher Kosjee..........????

.....well that would not be necessarily true Bhaijee

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JFT will be based at Karachi? A strange development. Dedicated to naval operations or simply Data-linking?

Mirages are being used in NAVAL role, Its very likely that JFTs will replace them in Naval roles. However, Naval role will be an addition since the JFT is a MR fighter means it can also perform the role of F-7s in interception mode.....I strongly feel that a couple of tankers should also be deployed here which would essentially make JFT a long range maritime strike fighter, thus a strong deterrence to IN over the sea...

 

[Dazzler]

JFT WILL replace Mirages. Thats why it is being tested with C-80X missiles and and is already compliant with ZDK-03 AWACS. Confirmed! We at Karachi will soon see it flying daily in place of Mirages and F-7s

 

[Jango]

.....well that would not be necessarily true Bhaijee

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Mirages are being used in NAVAL role, Its very likely that JFTs will replace them in Naval roles. However, Naval role will be an addition since the JFT is a MR fighter means it can also perform the role of F-7s in interception mode.....I strongly feel that a couple of tankers should also be deployed here which would essentially make JFT a long range maritime strike fighter, thus a strong deterrence to IN over the sea...

Nabils post confirms my hunch.

Get a Midas there, and we will be really fine there TBH.

 

[farhan_9909]

JFT WILL replace Mirages. Thats why it is being tested with C-80X missiles and and is already compliant with ZDK-03 AWACS. Confirmed! We at Karachi will soon see it flying daily in place of Mirages and F-7s

and this also means that the testing of PT-06(c-80X) were actually for the current 50 aka the third squarden

==Block 2 is something else undergoing process in a secret place ?

==or it is true design phased of block 2 is passed now(recently as per the Dubai airshow) and the work is yet to start/started?

 

[Areesh]

Air Commodore Virjee is a dedicated and brilliant Parsi officer in the PAF.

Oh. OK. Thanks. Definitely Air Commodore Virjee should be thanked by the Pakistani nation for his efforts and hard work.

 

[Areesh]

JFT WILL replace Mirages. Thats why it is being tested with C-80X missiles and and is already compliant with ZDK-03 AWACS. Confirmed! We at Karachi will soon see it flying daily in place of Mirages and F-7s

Now that's the best part. It was boring to see same Mirages everyday.

 

[SBD-3]

and this also means that the testing of PT-06(c-80X) were actually for the current 50 aka the third squarden

==Block 2 is something else undergoing process in a secret place ?

==or it is true design phased of block 2 is passed now(recently as per the Dubai airshow) and the work is yet to start/started?

There appears to be a confusion among the posters, PT-06 is prototype for FC-1 the presence of YJ-83 on its wings suggest that there may have been a chance of JF-17 complementing JH-7As in martitime strike role. PAF's IMHO has its own separate testing and integration program. The only reason that we dont know anything about it is that there is no wall climbing party in Kamra...