Considering its professional and operational preparedness, ‘Operation SwiftRetort’ was a piece of cake for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), according toformer Chief of Air Staff (PAF), Sohail Aman.
In a recent exclusive interview with ProPakistani, the former Air Chiefsaid that PAF was prepared for a much larger challenge on 27 February 2019and the Indian Air Force (IAF) was no match to it.——————————
He added that PAF conducted the retaliatory attack inside Indian airspaceand once again proved its operational, professional, and psychologicalsuperiority over the adversary in the 27 February retaliatory strike.
Recalling PAF’s operational preparedness under his command after the Uriincident in 2016, the former Air Chief noted that PAF was ordered to go onthe offensive in case India breached Pakistani airspace.
He added that PAF effectively cautioned IAF which deterred it fromperforming any false flag operation in the Pakistani airspace after the Uriincident.
As for the challenges and achievements of PAF during his time as the AirChief, Sohail Aman noted that indigenizing without seeking militaryhardware from others was the biggest challenge PAF faced back then.——————————
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In order to overcome this challenge, the former Air Chief connectedacademia with industry which resulted in the creation of JF-17 fighter jetsand other high-grade military weapons.
The initiative has served as a blueprint for an ‘Aviation City’ whereacademia and industry will share the same platform and create valueaddition military weapons.
Besides, the former Air Chief also felt that there was a lack of relevanteducation among the youth. In this regard, on his directives, PAFestablished 2 medical colleges and 3 engineering universities to impartrelevant education to the youngsters.