PAF chief flies Chinese fighter during Shaheen IX exercise
Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan receiving Chinese patch from Major General Sun Hong.
Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan flew an air superiority sortie during a hi-tech Chinese figher aircraft during ongoing exercise Shaheen IX.
According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday, the air chief said the Chinese Military Aviation Technology is at par with the contemporary requirements to satisfy challenges of recent warfare.
The PAF chief lauded professionalism of PLAAF pilots and said their outstanding air combat skills are reflective of strong and modern combat training programme. "It was heartening to ascertain the 2 air forces inter-operating across a good spectrum of airpower employment options”.
He said competition within the times doesn't only revolve around mastery of technology but also its artful application in strategy and tactics.
The air chief said Shaheen series will go an extended way in enhancing professional skills and operational preparedness of understanding of every other’s combat skills and promoting inter-operability.
The joint air exercise, which began on December 9, has now entered its last phase.
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