SARGODHA: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday organised a formal ceremony to include five F-16 fighter jets from Jordan into the national forces fleet here at at Mashaf Airbase.
The fighter jets arrived from Pakistan’s middle eastern friendly country Jordan and were included in PAF fleet today.
According to sources, 13 F-16s will be inducted into the service next month.
With this, the strength of PAF F-16s will reach 76. The fighter aircraft have been purchased from Jordan and they were in the use of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF).
Air chief Marshall Tahir Rafiq Butt presided over the ceremony.
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