Pakistan's Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircrafts

[Rocky rock]

Any credible lead if someone have about pairing Zdk with jf17 ?

The major Similarity is home grown Data-Link 17 which they also pronounce as "Rabta". This same Data-Link is being used in both of these Aircraft's Which make them connected and work as combined force by staying connected with C&C on Ground to Perform any operation while staying Airborne.

 

[Taha Samad]

Good News, it seems PAF has regained or will soon regain its original strength of 4 AWACS + 1 Transport / Trainer Saab-2000.

PAF took delivery of another Saab-2000 AWACS in 2016. There was news of this delivery on Civil Aviation websites also. @Bilal Khan 777 confirmed that it was meant as replacement of one of the completely destroyed Saab-2000 with a new Radar & other Equipment ordered from Sweden.

We know from past posts, news & released pictures that:

040 was operating soon after Kamra attack in an exercise.
025 was repaired extensively(As seen in Wajahat Saleem's show & pictures of 23rd March 2016 Parade Rehearsals)
One of 045, 049 was damaged beyond repair while other was damaged slightly and repaired.(as per statement of defense secretary in parliament).

So it appears 019 will act as replacement and be converted to AWACS, while 029 will act as Transport / Trainer.

PAF Saab-2000s
Saab J-029
ACM Interview with PTV in March 2017
Saab J-029 with PAF: https://goo.gl/19q5dX

Hopefully they are protected better this time around.

 

[fatman17]

ZDK03

 

[khanasifm]

Good News, it seems PAF has regained or will soon regain its original strength of 4 AWACS + 1 Transport / Trainer Saab-2000.

PAF took delivery of another Saab-2000 AWACS in 2016. There was news of this delivery on Civil Aviation websites also. @Bilal Khan 777 confirmed that it was meant as replacement of one of the completely destroyed Saab-2000 with a new Radar & other Equipment ordered from Sweden.

We know from past posts, news & released pictures that:

040 was operating soon after Kamra attack in an exercise.
025 was repaired extensively(As seen in Wajahat Saleem's show & pictures of 23rd March 2016 Parade Rehearsals)
One of 045, 049 was damaged beyond repair while other was damaged slightly and repaired.(as per statement of defense secretary in parliament).

So it appears 019 will act as replacement and be converted to AWACS, while 029 will act as Transport / Trainer.

PAF Saab-2000s
Saab J-029
ACM Interview with PTV in March 2017
Saab J-029 with PAF: https://goo.gl/19q5dX

Hopefully they are protected better this time around.

it may be the case that 019 may be converted to spares and used to repair the damaged one. Mounting radar on the top required extensive strengthening the roof of the aircraft

 

[Taha Samad]

it may be the case that 019 may be converted to spares and used to repair the damaged one. Mounting radar on the top required extensive strengthening the roof of the aircraft

True, but none the less bottom line being, it seems PAF will regain its original strength of 4 + 1 Saab.

 

[fatman17]

 

[aziqbal]

Wouldn't be surprised if PAF picks up a 4th Erieye

If you want eyes in the sky then to have one bird in the air 24/7 you need 4

1 on patrol
1 on the ready to take off when one comes down
1 in overhaul/maintenance
And 1 in training

If you have 3 then it doesn't work which is why they also bought ZDK-03 in 4s

AWACS needs a lot of ground work and also sucks up a lot of resources dividing all the work on 3 units will wear them down quick this way the work is split between 4 units longer lifetime per aircraft

A good move I hope PAF go for 4 x KJ-500 AWACS

Northern, Eastern and Southern command covered

 

[Cornered Tiger]

Wouldn't be surprised if PAF picks up a 4th Erieye

If you want eyes in the sky then to have one bird in the air 24/7 you need 4

1 on patrol
1 on the ready to take off when one comes down
1 in overhaul/maintenance
And 1 in training

If you have 3 then it doesn't work which is why they also bought ZDK-03 in 4s

AWACS needs a lot of ground work and also sucks up a lot of resources dividing all the work on 3 units will wear them down quick this way the work is split between 4 units longer lifetime per aircraft

A good move I hope PAF go for 4 x KJ-500 AWACS

Northern, Eastern and Southern command covered

Sir ACM Sohail Aman in his recent interview has said that PAF has repaired the both the damaged Erieyes locally. So we can assume that PAF has deployed all of the four again. Plus PAF has also taken the delivery of another Saab-2000 in 2016, Dont know what role it will assume.

 

[nomi007]

 

[Basel]

https://twitter.com/x/status/858304450544455681

 

[nomi007]

Saw it on PTV News in basic colours of previous operator Polet Flight. The aircraft is sporting Anguilla registration VP-BPL with PAF serial number probably J-029 and Pakistan flag on vertical stabiliser.

The aircraft is in passenger configuration and flew from PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala, to PAF Mushaf, Sargodha, with Chief of Air Staff of PAF Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman in PTV News programme.

Departure from PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala.

Departure from PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala.

Aircraft cabin.

Aircraft cabin.

Arrival at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha.

Arrival at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha.

Arrival at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha.

 

[khanasifm]

Was not j019 the non awacs Saab 2k in paf ? Is this the new acquisition ??

 

[khanasifm]

https://m.planespotters.net/airline/Pakistan-Air-Force

 

[Safriz]

Why PAF has bought this new SAAB 2000?
It only costs 700 USD per hour to fly, parts and fuel included and very cheap to buy second hand but why PAF has bought it?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Likely something coming down the pipeline