China 🇨🇳 has announced gift for Pakistan 🇵🇰🎁of CETC SLC-18 Low earth orbit Satellite LEO tracking P band solid-state AESA radar.
Capable of searching, detecting, tracking, measuring, orbit calculating and forecasting of space targets such as LEO satellites & BMs.
[HQ-9 Sync].
#PAF
is already deploying the tactics from new Playbook of its air power involving J-10CP.
#J1OCP
networked with ZDK-03 Karakorum eagle & SAAB Erieye AEW&C & Other Air - ground assets including UAVs.
Azerbaijan reiterates its interest to buy the JF-17 Thunder Block - III fighter jets instead of Russian fighters.Azerbaijan has also evaluated Russian aircraft such as the MiG-35 and Su-35 for its fighter fleet.
Turkiye🇹🇷SIPER Block-2 High Altitude Medium range Air Defense System range increased to 150km⚡️ with ÇFAKR AESA Radar & digital beam-forming antenna architecture.
S-400 system helped this development with reports of ToT [local production] of 40N6E & 48N6E missiles.
With the first flight of VLO Twin engine combat jet KAAN, the next step being ITAR Free power plant, Pakistan Airforce could end up operating two variants of Twin engine Low RCS 5th gen fighter jets around 2030-2035 era.
Congratulations to Turkiye.🇹🇷🤝🇵🇰
JY-27A🇨🇳 CVLO radar was spotted at PAF🇵🇰 Mianwali airbase in 2019.
3D VHF long-range radar is capable of detecting stealth aircraft at 310 miles range away with its active phased array antenna using very high frequency waves. It is jam-resistant & can guide SAM's in networking.
THE UNMANNED WARRIORS
PAF🇵🇰operates a mix of UAVs in variety of roles
- GIDA Shapar-II No 62 Squadron
-CAIC Wing Loong-II UCAV No 63 "Harriers"
-Bauraktar Akinci Combat HALE UAV in No 65 Multirole "Knights" Squadron
-TB-2 Raider armed drone 64th Special Sqd Operations Squadron
#PAF
F-16 Vipers have reduced workloads since JF-17 Thunder has taken the brunt of CAP role and 4.5 Gen Omni J-10CP taking over as Tip of Spear.
With Turk AESA addition - these beautiful birds will continue to send shivers down the spine of arch rival airwing for 2 more decades.
Pakistan Airforce 🇵🇰Fire Power got a serious upgrade 💥
All the 'right bases' covered & ticked.
Swift Retort 2.0 would be mouth watering.
-- J-10CP
-- F-16 Sukhoi Slayer
-- Jf-17C Thunder Block - 3
-- HALE Akinci UAV
F-16 Modernization ÖZGÜR
1- Aselsan Cockpit & AGB-231 Avionics Mission Computer
2-Aselsan GaN based AESA Radar 1.000 T/R modules
3-EW Suite SPEWS II AN/ALQ 178
4- Special Helmet system with hybrid (optical-inertial) system is designed as a head tracking system
Dec 2022 : With
#PAF
announcing JF-17 Thunder C Block III operational Squadron ,
to tie up with J-10CP & Akinci acquisitions -
A formidable Multi role Attack - Defense force is ready.
If the economy holds - Azm Twin engine would add up in next 7-8 years.
#TAI
#Turkiye
Bahrain starts to take deliveries of Upgraded & overhauled AH-1 Cobras. Pictures show both MLUed & New ones.
TAI Turkish Aerospace Ind & Aselsan signed in 2015 M$24 deal with Bahrain to upgrade their AH1-P Cobra mainly Mission Computers, Avionics & Roketsan weapons.
#TAI
Turkiye
TAI continues to work on SİHAs to carry up to 4 x MAM-Ls in a single station.
Thus, a 100% increase per station will be achieved in MAM-L capacity.
Pakistani🇵🇰version of Twin engine VLO manned NGFA Fighter jet KAAN with ITAR free power plant can find
-Autonomous Unmanned Supersonic Fighter Jet Kizilelma
-SAR AESA - EW Equipped HALE UAV Akinci
as combat partners in 2030.
Next-Gen Airfoce will have J-10C & JF-17D inclusive.
PAC-PAF 🇵🇰⛈️JF-17C Thunder Block-3 important upgrade is AESA radar. With Local AESA Radar assembling , it makes sense to upgrade Thunder Block 2s to AESA Standard - cost & airframe Life hours being permissible.
#PAF
#JF17
#Thunder
Block III induction official confirmation would signal that the capability over shadows the platform in form of PL-15 in air superiority domain.
F-17B Block 2 — Dual-seat variant of the JF-17 Block 2.
First flight in Chengdu, China on 27 April 2017. Serial production in China and Pakistan from 2018 to 2020.
A total of 26 aircraft built - first four at Chengdu and remaining 22 at Kamra.
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#Turkiye
HAVA SOJ
SSB , TAI & Aselsan 2023
HAVA SOJ is dedicated EW asset on Bombardier Challenger 6000 Jet, to execute EW missions at Stand off (Safe) distance.
Primary role of HAVA SOJ project is to detect & locate enemy’s electro magnetic emitters
Turbojet propelled
#Taimor
Stand off 2,500 lbs subsonic ALCM by
#GIDS
available for exports -
with IIR terminal Seeker.
Specialized for striking Naval targets as opposed to Ra'ad - II.
PAKISTAN OKAYS EXPORT OF AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE
The Global Defence Industries and Solutions (GIDS), a defence conglomerate from
#Pakistan
, has announced that it will unveil the Taimoor Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) for export at the IDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi
NASTP
TFX
#ProjectAzm
was more than what we can chew & organically stalled. Now depending upon IAF acquisition or AMCA , PAF logical choices are Chinese J-35 land version or MMU TFX Turkiye.
"A 10 Ton Atak-2 will fly in the first quarter 2023. It will have sophisticated electronic warfare systems &
1 ton of ammunition on it. Delivery in 2025"
GM Kotel
MUM-T Concept Video show Turk🇹🇷 Military Airpower demo.
Unmanned fighter jet Kizilelma takes down Rafale by BVR fired from its internal weapons bay.
Akinci launching SOM-J Cruise Missile. Upgraded F-16 in action.
Aksungur Naval Torpedo launch
The future of PAF🇵🇰
Credit Avionot
#PakNavy
🇵🇰⚓️successfully test fire Short range Surface to Air Missiles 🚀💥. CNS Admiral Amjad Niazi witnessed firing of missiles by air defence units.
The Shoulder Fired Manpad SAM and Night strike capabilities were tested against Target Drones / Training Munitions. [Continued]
J-10S rolled out from
#AVIC
#China
plant.
The Twin seater version will augment
#PAF
trainer and EW specific requirement.
Remember the dorsal spine version..!
Turkiye 🇹🇷
#Byraktar
TB-3 revealed.
Larger than TB-2 , more Ceiling / endurance & Payload. With Foldable Wings & Line-Of-Sight & Beyond-Line-Of-Sight communication capabilities - means a Specialized Naval UCAV.
The impressive Load out of Turkiye's🇹🇷 national Air to Air Missiles / weapons :
-Gokdogan BVR
-Bozdogan WVR
-Gokhan Ramjet Missile
-Akbaba HARM Missile
-Electronic Jamming Warfare Pod
#J10CP
Exactly a year ago -
#PAF
inducted New Tip of Spear to its fleet - The Dragon J-10CP.
The amazing speed of induction as well as developing tactics plus integration with other assets [Mastering the dragon]
Kudos.
DF-17 Solid Fueled Mobile Medium range 1,800-2,500 km 11 m LONG 15 Ton ballistic missile ; Equipped with a DF-ZF HGV hypersonic glide vehicle- that travels at > Mach 5 [1.6 km/sec]. First of such type in active service. HGV mounted on top of launch vehicle.
Simply Unstoppable !
PAF🇵🇰J-10C acquisition in both Air Superiority & Tactical [Attack / Maritime] camouflage livery is an indication of Platform numbers envisaged by PAF.
If economic conditions improve- the eventual numbers of this Delta Canard Omni role 4.5 Gen platform may end up between 90 - 110.
The JF-17C Thunder🇵🇰 Integrated EW Suite consists of Hybrid RWR MAWS & Panjnad.
Panjnad SPJ ECM Pod has Active Phase array, DRFM Wide band with built-in Cooling system.
Active Transmit Receive Unit & Exciter Receiver Processor helps it to protect against GB FC & Airborne Radars.
#PAF
AEW&C fleet 12 numbers.
04 x ZDK-03 Karakorum Eagles
SAAB Erie yes - Lot 1 : Total 4 in 2007
2 Damaged but Repaired successfully ; 1 damaged hence non-operational.
Lot 2 : 2017-18 All 3 nos available 1.35 billion
Lot 3: 2 delivered in 2021-22 SEK 1.553 billion [not official]
Meteor vs PL-15 is NOT a magic bullet.
Ramjet need Air for combustion i.e Lower altitude performance.The need to maintain air flow into the intake limits AoA & maneuverability.They are prone to surge on sharp turn High AoA with airflow changes.
DataLink, Seeker many things count.
"Despite facing difficult situation- The conventional deterrence, Aggressive Posture & Second strike capability reinforcements by Pakistan🇵🇰 in the last decade meant that enemy had to resort to 5th Gen warfare, sponsoring terrorists, economic terrorism such as FATF & sanctions. "
Turkiye 🇹🇷💥
On 25.12.2022 , the F110-GE-129E engines [Full afterburner Thrust : 29,500 lbf / 131.2 kN] on TFX MMU fighter jet Block -10, integrated & switched on.
The date for official launch was earlier set at 18th March 2023.
A note on WS-10B – improved variant with greater reliability and thrust; based on the WS-10A,
Thrust reported as 135 kilonewtons (30,000 lbf) Janes in 2020
and 142.4 kilonewtons with After burner (32,000 lbf) by Chinese media in 2018.
MLU of PN🇵🇰⚓️F-22P Zulfiqar class:
a) 2 x 4 Cell C-802 AShM 185km Launcher deployed at F-22P [Pic1,2].
CM-302 / YJ-12 AShM 300km studied
b) FM-90N / HHQ-7 SAM System:
Configuration: 1x8Cell
Range: 15km [Pic3]
To be replaced by FL-3000N HHQ-10 System [Pic4]
The Best Force multiplier(s) for
#PakNavy
to keep AA/AD edge against much bigger Indian Navy.
Options:-
-1500 KM Hypersonic AShBM
-LHD with Attack UAV s & Unmanned USV
-VLS Capability in Attack Submarines
- 64 VLS Light Destroyer
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#PakArmy
should integrate and deploy tactics and hardware used by UKriane to neutralize Russian mechanized Armored columns.
They are equipped with
TOW-2 Heavy Anti tank wire guided missile
HJ-8
Baktar-e-Shikan
Operation Swift Retort anniversary
#Swiftretort
Left many questions for IAF
-why Comm links were Jammed
-why Abhinandan couldn't hear instructions
-Why Raptors outgunned
-why the AD shot own helicopter
-Why complained to Sweden on AWACS deal with Pakistan.
"If we had Rafales..."
Latest Prototype of Z-10ME Attack gunship helicopter , laced with all the Bells & Whistles.
At relatively moderate cost - with vast improvements over the baseline Z-10, further improvement in power plant anticipated - Its surely a good Asset at Medium altitude & desert theater.
#Turkiye
#MIUS
#KIZILELMA
A Game changer in making.
MİUS-B will provide AIR deterrence netwroked with MMU against adversary manned fighters -
Owing to Smart fleet autonomy capability, Mach 1.5-2.0 speed, Agility due to No G issues, VLO, Super Cruise cruise & AI Communications.
"The PAF🇵🇰 has maintained a defensive posture but [Now] we have the capability to transform this defensive posture into an offensive one if the enemy dares to violate Pakistan's territory and airspace." - PAF officer.
"In modern conflicts, the Airspace is going to become increasingly contested ;
Hence Deployment Tactics, System of systems, Manned - Unmanned Teaming , UAVs, Target information, Stand off ALCMs, Networking , Cyber Attacks & effectiveness of EW Spectrum will dictate the outcome."
A Karakorum Eagle
#ZDK03
ZDK-03 AEW&C aircraft model with upgrades on display at
#Changchun
Airshow
#China
2022.
Interestingly its shown in PAF Colours .....!!!
UAE has signed a letter of intention to procure 12 L-15 jet trainers from CATIC China 🇨🇳, with possibility of increasing the quantity to 36.
Emirati Defence Ministry
L-15 is advanced training / light attack jet for 4.5 gen pilot training, with FBW & aerial refueling capability.
#PAF
played cards well in
#J10CP
. Now focussing on MLU Upgrade to older F-16 Blocks & collect Refurbished B-52 F-16s from Gulf / Europe. Investments in training, Logistics, Weapons, Spares, Infras for F-16 makes sense to keep 'em flying for 2 decade.
J-10CP remains tip of spear.
#Aselsan
🇹🇷 developments :
-Successfully tested Guided miniature bomb with IIR seeker TOLUN fired from F-16.
-Multiple Launch Range (ÇAS) Pylon
-Helmet mounted system for TFX MMU [No HUD in TFX]
- GaN based Murad AESA Radar 1000+T/R module ready for integration Akinci-B & F-16s.
#PakNavy
Modernization include Conversion of 8 Brazil Embraer Lineage 1000 to Sea Sultan LRMPA+2 AWACS. Total 10.
1st conversion of 5yr age South ChinaAir VIP Platform done. Serial
#19000453
Reg B3203.
Leonardo-Paramount MRO. Seaspray Radar Internal weapons bay Rotary magazine
#PAF
J-10CP Olive Green livery in dedicated Maritime Strike role - Armed with Anti Ship missiles & Ra'ad ALCM conversion of Haiders SqNo8.
The end numbers of
#J10CP
would be 90 - 110. Assembly ToT possibility once china finishes J-10s.
JF-17 Thunder's integration with ASELPOD & REKs were landmarks which , along with Anti Ship & BVR shot capability - ensured that a NO SANCTION True Multi Role cost effective fighter jet is at PAF disposal.
Three PAC Block II JF-17 Thunder multirole fighters, assigned to the 32nd Tactical Attack Wing's No. 2 'Minhasians' Squadron, armed with SD-10A/PL-12 beyond visual range and PL-5EII infrared-guide missiles, as well as REK-I 1000 lbs standoff-range glide bombs.
#PakArmy
Artillery
SH-15 Norinco
155 mm/52-caliber 6x6 22 Ton shoot & scoot SPH capable of firing
-High-Explosive Extended-Range Bleed Rocket-Assisted
-Local ToT VLAP with 53 KM range
-Laser-homing, satellite-guided, and top-attack projectiles.
“In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary – and sufficient – to be in a position in case of war to conquer the command of the air.” ~ Giulio Douhet
Previous years, PAF’s Vision air defence system was responsible to merge All Air & ground radars from USA, Europe & China into One Recognised Air and Maritime Picture RAMP.
Includes Chinese CETC ZDK-03 and Sweden’s Saab Erieye datalink feeds into one RAP.
@FarooqB90714421
POF started with surveillance drone 'Ababeel' with variants as MR-5 & V-5 added.
MR-10 drone can lift weapons weighing up to 10kg range 30km at 3km altitude.
Al Zarrar PA🇵🇰🪖2nd Gen tanks are upgraded Chinese Type-59s. KMDB 730HP engine drives 44 Ton tank with 125mm smoothbore gun with modern FCR & LRF. Can fire APFSDS, HEAT-FS and HE-FS rounds as well as ATGMs. Auto loaded main gun fully stabilized dual-axis stabilization.
Contd.
#PN
Harbah
An all-weather, ship-launched, medium-range, subsonic cruise missile with a land-attack capability. It uses a guidance system based on inertial navigation, aided by GNSS, DSMAC digital scene matching area correlator camera, IIR seeker,Radar seeker & radar altimeter.
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China 🇨🇳💥 FH-97A Loyal Wingman UAV
A AI-powered unmanned stealth aircraft designed to complement J-20 stealth fighter. Unlike other loyal wingman, stealthy FH-97A has a 1,000 km range with 6-hour maximum flight time.
[1/3]Dec'21 Pakistan fired indigenous medium range Babur-1b subsonic CM, turbojet propelled,TEL with+900km range & INS, TERCOM/DSMAC/GPS.
Low flying, terrain hugging,maneuverable, Stealth features,various type warhead, radar altimeter & digital IIR seeker.
"PAFs endeavor to turn
#J10CP
Potential into a Maritime Strike Fighter with Long range Anti Ship Weapons means the initial quantities of 25 would easily be surpassed to a 60 - 90 figure in total which PAF always keeps on focus when it plans for a Platform induction. "
Aerodynamics, Size, Data Link, Seeker being the same;
The Dual or Second Pulse ignition timing restriction through software is reportedly the major difference between PL-15 & PL-15E versions.
So in any No holds barred situation - The software restriction removal for PAF is ON🤔
#PakNavy
Surface Fleet plan x 20 :
4X Zulfiqar class frigates (F22p)
4X Tughril class frigates (054A/P)
4X Babur class corvettes (Milgem class)
2X Yarmook class OPVs (1900t - Damen)
2X Unnamed class OPVs (2600t - Damen)
4X Jinnah class frigates (Based on Istanbul class - 3.5t)
#Turkiye
Stand off missile SOM ALCM with indigenous parts test firing planned Feb 2023
All Critical components such as :
Turbojet Engine (KTJ-3200)
Fuze
Radar Altimeter
GNSS Receiver
Atalaxal Measurement System
IIR Detector
are now indigenous.
#PakNavy
one of the most critical project is
#Hangor
Type 039B AIP Attack submarines which would have capability to carry Babur SLCM.
Keel laying for 5th & 6th done; No official report on integration of Chinese Diesel Powerplant as replacement to German.
#PakNavy
SLCMC Stand off Capable Stealthy 76 m length 2800 ton AIP Yuan
#Hangoor
Class submarine project is on going despite issues faced in Power Plant.
The 5th Sub PNS Tasnim has keel laid. With Agotsa 90B MLUed , the Subsurface fleet would become extremely lethal in 3-5 years.
#ZhuhaiAirShow2022
China reveals 6th-Gen fighter jet concept
Powered by 110KN Huangshan WS-19 TVC medium thrust engine [Same one for J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter]
With strength of Chinese economy, the concept & power plant produced in numbers will fill the high performance gaps.
With the surface Fleet strengthened By inductions of Type -054A/P Frigates & Babur MILGEM class induction beginning expected within 2023 & Jinnah class to follow ;
The focus now shifts on AIP Attack Submarine PNS Hangor Type-039B Submarines,which are aggressive assets for PN🇵🇰⚓️
Exercise scheduled in Dahran Saudi Arabia
Spears of Victory '23
Likely to have Saudi Air Defense, Royal Saudi AF, US Air Force Central & Royal Bahraini Air Force
Viper F-16 No. 9 Sqn (Griffins)
Thunder No. 26 Sqn (Black Spiders)
will likely to participate for
#PAF
.
PL-17 is a Chinese🇹🇷 Mach 4.0+ length 6m long Ultra Long range BVR [Range 300-350km] with Low-drag profile, 4 small control fins & thrust-vectoring engine.
At its terminal phase, equipped with multimode seeker with both active AESA radar & IR-homing to track target autonomously.
#Turkiye
The Anti tank firepower onbaord UAVs
-MAM-T LG 30km
-KUZGUN-KY 40km
-SDB IIR 50km
-KUZGUN-TJ Turbojet 200km
Targeted by ASELFLIR-600T NG E/O System Boresight Unit Ground Support Equip
1280×1024 HD MWIR camera
1920x1080p HRes day camera
SWIR
Laser RF & Target Marker