PAF road test

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) today claimed to have landed two of its fighter aircraft on a public road, taking-off again, after refueling and rearming. The Associated Press of Pakistan said the PAF ’successfully validated its concept of fighter operations from the motorways and highways when its two fighter aircraft landed at a point on motorway’. Samaa TV reported that the aircraft in question were...

SAB 2000 an AEW&C

An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft. Used at a high altitude, the radars allow the operators to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft hundreds of miles away. AEW&C aircraft are used for defensive and offensive air operations. The system is used offensively to direct fighters to their target locations, and...