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Pakistan To Upgrade Its C-130 Hercules Military Transport Aircraft

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has informed the United States Congress about request to upgrade the Pakistan Air Force's C-130 Hercules turboprop military transport aircraft under a deal worth  $100 million.

Under this proposed deal C-130 B/E Hercules of the Pakistan Air Force will receives avionics, engine management and mechanical upgrades as well as cargo delivery system installation, and replacement of outer wing sets on six of the C-130 Hercules turboprop military transport aircraft.

Pakistan Air Force's C-130 aircrafts are being used to air-lift the essential food supplies for the people stuck in the drought stricken areas of Tharparker.
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14 Helicopters and 2 C-130 Transport Aircrafts Taking Part in Relief Work

Over 2000 soldiers, 14 transport helicopters of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corp and 2 C-130 transport aircraft of Pakistan Air Force are participating in relief work in Awaran. Transport helicopters has flown over 134 sorties to affected areas for transportation of relief items including 962 tons rations and 370 tons of relief goods.
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Six JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets Escort Chinese Premier’s Boeing 747


JF-17 Thunder fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) escorting the Air China Boeing 747 aircraft of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. 

Jointly developed JF-17 Thunder received the honourable guest as soon as his aircraft entered into the  Pakistani air space.
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PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base Terrorist Attack: Post Attack Images

Terrorists shot dead by the Pakistani security forces after militants stormed the PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base 

Police, Rangers and PAF security officers on high alert after the terrorist attacks.
IL-78P Multi Role Tanker Transport Aircraft
C-130 Transport aircraft at PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base
JF-17 Thunders 
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PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base Under Terrorist Attack: Post Attack Situation



  • Pakistan Air Force (PAF) used one of its C-130 transport aircraft equipped with the FLIR Systems Star Safire III EO/IR sensor ball to track the movement of terrorists.

  • Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt has called in the meeting of the senior staff of the PAF to assess the situation and is likely to meet the army and naval chiefs later today.
  • Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt has ordered investigation of the terrorist attack on PAF base.

  • One member of the security force of the Pakistan Air Force have embraced Shahadat during the operation against the terrorists as per PAF spokesperson.
  • Terrorists were using Ak-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, hand grenades and other weapons.
  • Chinese engineers were present at the PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base.
  • All seven terrorists involved in the attack has been killed by the Pakistani security forces headed by the Special Operations Force of the Pakistan Air Force, Special Service Wing (SSW).
  • One of the dead terrorist is believed to be a foreigner.
  • None of the aircraft was damaged during the attack by the terrorists (this news has been contradicted by the PAF spokesperson and it has been confirmed that one aircraft was damaged in RPG attack by the terrorists)
  • Earlier its was reported that all aircrafts are safe but PAF spokesperson has said that one of the aircraft of Pakistan Air Force was damaged in RPG attack by the terrorists. It is yet not clear if damaged aircraft was IL-78P Mulit Role Tanker or C-130 Transport aircraft.
  • RPG was fired from outside the airbase.
  • Base commander of the PAF Minhas Airbase / Kamra Air Base Air Commodore Azam Mahmood was injured when he visited the frontline of the operation.

  • Metting headed by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt and attended by the senior PAF officials have just ended.
  • 8th Terrorist Killed 
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    US Transport Aircraft Lands at Shamsi Air Base For Evacuation

    Two transport aircrafts of the United States Air Force has landed at the Shamsi Airbase in Balochistan to evocate their personal and equipment from the Pakistani airbase.

    The troops has also started dismantling their equipments which confirms that Pakistani government is no longer ready to let US forces and CIA operate from this airbase.
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    A Closer Look At Indo-US Defense Deals


    Long list of Indian defence deals with the United States includes 16 C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, 512 CBU-105 sensor fuzed weapons, 99 F414-GE-INS6 power plant for LCA, 24 L-model Harpoon Block II, 22 AH-64D Block III Apache helicopters, 812 AGM-114L-3 HELLFIRE LONGBOW missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 HELLFIRE II missiles, 245 STINGER Block I-92H missiles, 12 P-8I Maritime Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft.
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