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Five F-16 aircraft added to PAF’s fighter fleet

: May 6, 2014 - : 5:24 am

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A first batch of five F-16 fighters was added to fleet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday, April 27, 2014.

Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt said that addition of new fighter aircrafts would increase the capacity of air force.

The PAF chief was speaking at the PAF Base Mushaf in Sargodha where the force received its first batch of five F-16 fighter jets from Jordan.

The air chief said that PAF was fully prepared for an operation against the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

He said that 13 used PAF jets were purchased from Jordan due to financial constraints.

The fighter jets are in good condition, the chief said in his address, adding that the air force is fully equipped to combat militants.

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