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PAKISTAN Faisal Colony KASHMIR

Organisation

Air defense command is divided into following,

Northern Air Command (Peshawar)
Central Air Command (Sargodha)
Southern Air Command (Masroor)

Subordinate to it are four sector operations centers and subordinate to the SOC's are seven Control And Reporting Centers. The Sectors HQ are

North : Peshawar
West : Quetta
Center : Sargodha
South : Karachi

Long Range Radar Systems

FPS-89/100 It is located at ten locations. It has a search range of 350 km.
Type 514 This is a Chinese system acquired in 1985.
Condor This high-level system was acquired from UK in 1986.
TPS-43 G This is an advanced American radar system with a 275 mile range. These were commissioned in 1989
***Thompson CSF These are ATC radars that correspond to Pakistan's growing civil air traffic routes, but they are ideally placed to boost early warning from the Indian border

Low Level Radars

AR-1/15Six AR-1 radars were installed in 1968-9. They have a range of 150 km.
MPDR45 MPDRs were obtained from Siemens of Germany in 1979-80. They are controlled from six control and reporting centers which are also mobile. The three versions available with Pakistan are :
MPDR 45 (with 45 km. range)
MPDR 60 (with 60 km. range)
MPDR 90 (with 90 km. range)

Major Bases

These bases are fully functional and support the airforce in both peace and wartime.

1. PAF Chaklala, Rawalpindi

2. PAF Kamra, Kamra

3. PAF Masroor, Karachi

4. PAF Mianwali, Mianwa li

5. PAF Peshawar, Peshawar

6. PAF Rafiqui, Sharkot

7. PAF Risalpur, Risalpur

8. PAF Samungli, Quetta

9. PAF Sargodha, Sargodha

10. PAF Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi

FORWARD BASES

These bases become fully operational during wartime.

1. PAF Lahore, Lahore

2. PAF Mirpurkhas, Mirpurkhas

3. PAF Multan, Multan

4. PAF Murid, Murid

5. PAF Nawabshah, Nawabshah

6. PAF Pasni, Pasni

7. PAF Risalewala, Faisalabad

8. PAF Shahbaz, Jacobabad

9. PAF Sukkhar, Sukkhar

10. PAF Talhar, Talhar

11. PAF Vehari, Vehari

Advanced Attack Bases

These bases are of minimal use. They are only used in war.

1. PAF Bhagtanwala, Bhagtanwala

2. PAF Chander, Chander

3. PAF Chuk Jhumra, Chuk Jhumra

4. PAF Gwadar

5. PAF Kohat

6. PAF Ormara, Ormara

7. PAF Rahim Yar Khan, Rahim Yar Khan

8. PAF Rajanpur, Rajanpur

9. PAF Sindhri, Sindhri

Pakistan Motor Way

as a base for surpise attack. This 340 Km long provides PAF a tactical edge.

Air to Air Missiles

AIM-9P

Length: 120.0 inches
Diameter: 5.0 inches
Wing Span: 22.0 inches
Weight: 122.0 Lbs
Propulsion: Solid Rocket Motor
Warhead: 26 Lbs High Explosive Fragmentation
Guidance : I R Homing

AIM-9L

Length: 113.0 inches
Diameter: 5.0 inches
Wing Span: 25.0 inches
Weight: 191.0 Lbs
Propulsion: Solid Rocket Motor
Warhead: 20.8 Lbs High Explosive Annular Blast Fragmentation
Guidance: I R Homing

Air to surface Weapons

BL-755

Length: 2.75 meters
Diameter: 16.0 cm
Wing Span: 66.0 cm
Weight: 90.7 Kg
Propulsion: Solid Rocket Motor
Warhead: 3.3 Kg High Explosive
Guidance: I R Homing

EXOCET

Length: 4.7 meters
Diameter: 35.0 cm
Tail Span: 101 cm
Weight: 652.0 Kg
Warhead: 165.0 Kg High Explosive Shaped Charge
Propulsion: Solid Propellant
Guidance: Inertial / Active Radar

GBU-12

Length: 2.21 meters
Diameter: 27.3 cm
Tail Span: 38.3 cm
Weight: 241.0 Kg
Warhead: 87 Kg High Explosive
Guidance: LASER

AGM-65B MAVERICK

Length: 2.49 meters
Diameter: 30.5 cm
Tail Span: 72.0 cm
Weight: 210.0 Kg
Warhead: 57 Kg Shaped Charge Propulsion: Solid Propellant Guidance: TV

MK-82 Snake Eye

Length:                 2.21 meters
Diameter:              27.3 cm
Tail Span (Closed): 38.3 cm
Weight:                 241.0 Kg
Warhead :              87 Kg High Explosive

PAF Project Super Seven, Formally FC-1

Over View:

Project Super Seven, which is formally known as FC-1 is designed to further meet Pakistan Air Forces tactical and strategic needs with the least reliance on imports from other countries. In addition to that to design a plane that meets its on requirements with lots of room for upgrades and with export options. Super Seven is considered to be Medium-tech or possibly low-high-tech class .

History:

The project was initiated in February 1992, by China Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) who officially invited the PAF to invest in the Super-7 program. In return for full participation in design and development phase, with exclusive co-production rights. After careful consideration Pakistan Air Force (PAF) decided to go ahead with is project and got the Government approval in October 1994.

Joint Venture:

This project is a joint venture between Pakistan Air Force and China Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation. This multi-million dollar project is financed up to 50%-59% by government of Pakistan. Its estimated cost will be around 20 million US dollars which makes it excellent option for export market.

Technical Details:

Super Seven is a light weight, multi-role day-night, all weather fighter with max TO weight 12,700kg, max speed 1.7M, ceiling 16,500m, max weapon load 3,900kg, range 3,000km. It uses Russian RD-93 turbofan, which is an upgrade of RD-33, this RD-93 turbofan is also used in Russian MiG-29 it is claimed to 70-80% as capable as American F-16.

The aircraft will also be fitted with an in-flight refueling probe and a deck arrester hook. This increase its sticking range far beyond 3,000km. According to some credible Chinese sources it might be fitted with fire control radar, for the export version include state of the art GEC-Marconi Blue Hawk, Thomson-CSF RDY, Phanzotron Kapyo and Fiar Grifo S7. In addition to that it will include a 25° field of view HUD, two multi-functional displays and INS/GPS ( Global Positioning System).

Weapon Systems:

Super Seven is designed to be fitted with vast array of weaponry. Weapon load includes short and medium range AAMs (Anti-Air Missiles) like AIM-9P/PL-9/Magic 2 and PL-11/Aspide/AIM-7E etc. In addition to that it includes new FBW system and a true BVR attack capability, which will allow Pakistan Air Force to have a major strategic upper hand over Indian Air Force.

Additional Information:

Work on Super Seven is underway and it is all set to fly by June 2003.Full scale mockups were also constructed earlier in 2001. Pakistan Air Force has already shown its interest in its initial first order of 150 planes. Its looking to full-fill its 60-70% needs in future with this plane. At the same time Chinese Air Force is initially interested in ordering up to 200 of these planes.

Once the work is completed on this deadly plane, it will create a new dimension in air combat standards. It would allow Pakistan to not only build this plane with its own recourses within the country but opens a huge export market. In addition to this further changing the balance of Air Power in Pakistan favor.