Times of Islamabad

Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies inaugurated by PAF

Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies inaugurated by PAF

ISLAMABAD – Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan onFriday inaugurated its policy think tank, Centre for Aerospace and SecurityStudies.

The event was attended by former Air Chiefs, Senators, senior officers ofthe tri-services, members of the academia, prominent personalities fromvarious think tanks, and media.

Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff(Training),welcomed the distinguished guests in his opening address. Air Marshal (r)Waseem ud Din presented a broad overview of the newly established centrewhich would carry out systematic research in the Aerospace domain.

Addressing the ceremony, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief said: “Thedimensions of aerospace power continue to expand day by day and withtechnologies and vast improvements taking place in air and space platforms,it has become an instrument of first choice.”

He added that the capabilities of the aerospace domain could only beexploited with awareness and knowledge about evolving technologies, trendsand employment concepts, which would form the core of research at thisinstitution.

He also felicitated the management for a successful initiative andexpressed his desire to utilize the available expertise for future policyrecommendations in the domain of aerospace and security studies.