GK – PAKISTAN AIR FORCE General Information Founded 14th August 1947

Size 65,000 full-time personnel including 3,000 Pilots. 10,000 Reserves and 973 Aircrafts

Headquarters AHQ Islamabad

Training Academy PAF Academy Risalpur

Motto Farsi: Sehra ast k darya ast, teh bal o par ma ast

English: Let it be deserts or rivers, they all lie under my wings

Anniversary 7th September (Air Force Day)

Engagements Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Rann of Kutch Skirmishes 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965,

Six-Day War 1967, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Yom Kippur War 1973,

Soviet-Afghan war 1979-89, Kargil Conflict 1999, India–Pakistan standoff 2001–02,

Operation Rah e Rast 2009, Operation Zarb e Azb 2014.

Websites Inductions: www.joinpaf.gov.pk General: www.paf.gov.pk

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman

Rank Structure There are total 10 ranks as commissioned officer in PAF.

1. Pilot Officer – O-1, BPS-17

Abbreviated as: P Off

2. Flying Officer – O-2, BPS-17

Abbreviated as: F Off

3. Flight Lieutenant – O-3, BPS-17

Abbreviated as: Ft Lt

4. Squadron Leader – O-4, BPS-18

Abbreviated as: Sqn Ldr

5. Wing Commander – O-5, BPS-19

Abbreviated as: Wg Cdr

6. Group Captain – O-6, BPS-19

Abbreviated as: Gp Capt

7. Air Commodore – O-7, BPS-20,

1 Star Officer

Abbreviated as: Air Cdre

8. Air Vice Marshal – O-8, BPS-21,

2 Star Air Marshal

Abbreviated as: AVM

9. Air Marshal – O-9, BPS-22,

3 Star Air Marshal

Abbreviated as: AM

10. Air Chief Marshal – O-10, BPS Apex,

4 Star Air Marshal

Abbreviated as: ACM

Inventory

Fighter Jets Name Origin Manufacturer Introduced Total in Service

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

United States of America

General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

1983 76

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder

China & Pakistan

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group / Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

2007 90

Dassault Mirage III France Dassault Aviation 1968 75

Dassault Mirage 5 France Dassault Aviation 1973 82

Chengdu F-7 (F-7PG) China & Pakistan

Chengdu Aircraft Corporation / Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation

1988 184

Trainers Name Origin Manufacturer Introduced Total in Service

Cessna T-37 Tweet United States of America

Cessna - 69

PAC MFI-17 Mushshak Sweden & Pakistan

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex 1970s 151

Hongdu K-8 Karakorum & K8P

China & Pakistan

Hongdu / Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

1994, 2003 & 2011

60

Helicopters and Transport Name Origin Manufacturer Introduced Total in Service

Aerospatiale Alouette III Helicopter

France Sud Aviation / Aerospatiale 2005 95

Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Soviet Union Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Kazan Helicopter Plant

2002 45

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

United States of America

Lockheed / Lockheed Martin 1960 18

1. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

2. CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder

3. Chengdu F-7 (F-7PG)

4. Dassault Mirage III

5. Lockheed C-130 Hercules

6. PAC MFI-17 Mushshak

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