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No. 28 Squadron PAF

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No. 28 Multirole Squadron
ActiveSince 28 February 2018 (6 years, 8 months and 12 days)
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleMulti-role
AirbasePAF Base Samungli
Motto(s)خودی کو جس نے فلک سے بلند تر دیکھا
Mascot(s)A Phoenix
AircraftJF-17
Aircraft flown
FighterJF-17A Thunder

The 28 Multi-Role Squadron; (28 MR Squadron) nicknamed Phoenixes is a unit of the Pakistan Air Force operating JF-17 fighter jets. It is based at Samungli airbase in Quetta.[1][2][3][4]

History

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The squadron was raised at its home airbase on 28 February 2018 and became the sixth squadron to be equipped with the JF-17 fighters. It was the first JF-17 squadron to be raised in the Baluchistan province hence its historic raising was celebrated with a grand inauguration which was attended by key officials including the PAF Chief, ACM Sohail Aman.[5][1]

The unit is responsible for providing Day and night cover to Pakistan's western borders with Afghanistan and Iran, particularly to the CPEC projects in Baluchistan.[1]

Operational history

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In 2019, the squadron saw its first oversees deployment at Konya in Turkey for the Anatolian Eagle Exercises.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). pp. 268–270. ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
  2. ^ a b "PAF remembers creation of JF-17-equipped No 28 MR Squadron". ETribune. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ Khan, Bilal (2018-02-28). "Pakistan inaugurates new fighter squadron – No. 28 "Phoenix"". Quwa.org. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Stands Up New Fighter Squadron". The Diplomat. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ "PAF raises new multirole squadron equipped with JF-17 Thunder aircraft". The News International. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2024-07-15.