No. 28 Squadron PAF

The No. 28 Squadron, nicknamed Phoenixes, is a multi-role fighter squadron from the No. 31 Air Superiority Wing of the Pakistan Air Force's Southern Air Command. It is currently deployed at PAF Base Samungli in the Balochistan province, and operates the JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.[2][3][4][5][6]

No. 28 Squadron
نمبر ۲۸ سکواڈرن
Active28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
RoleMultirole
Part ofSouthern Air Command
AirbasePAF Base Samungli
Nickname(s)Phoenixes
Motto(s)خودی کو جس نے فلک سے بلند تر دیکھا
(Urdu for 'He who saw himself higher than the sky')[1]
Mascot(s)Phoenix
AircraftPAC JF-17
Aircraft flown
FighterJF-17 Block-2

History
Medallion of the Phoenix Squadron

The No. 28 Squadron was raised on 28 February 2018 at PAF Base Samungli. A special ceremony was organized for this event which then Chief of Air Staff Air chief marshal Sohail Aman himself attended along with other high-ranking officials. The Squadron was equipped with JF-17 Thunders and Wing Commander Amir Imran Cheema was appointed as its first Officer Commanding. Moreover, it was tasked with providing aerial protection to Pakistan's western borders with Iran and particularly Afghanistan besides protecting China–Pakistan Economic Corridor and other infrastructural development projects from foreign threats.[4][5][7][8][9]

Operational history

Foreign deployments

In 2019, the squadron saw its first foreign deployment to Turkey as part of Exercise Anatolian Eagle, during which a number of its JF-17s were sent to Konya Air Base.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "PAF marks creation of 'No 28 MR Squadron' equipped with JF-17s". Lead Pakistan. The motto of PAF No 28 Squadron is "Khudi Ko Jis Nay Falak Say Buland Ter Dekha", based on Iqbal's concept of self-reliance and integrity that is far higher than the skies.
  2. Abbas, Waseem (2018-03-15). "New Thunder squadron for PAF". Key Military. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. "PAKISTAN INAUGURATES NEW FIGHTER SQUADRON – NO. 28 "PHOENIX"". Quwa.
  4. "PAF achieves another milestone squadron, equipped with Pakistan's Pride JF-17 Thunder". Associated Press of Pakistan. Quetta. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  5. "PAF raises new JF-17 squadron at Samungli". Geo News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. "PAF raises new multirole squadron equipped with JF-17 Thunder aircraft". The News International. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. "PAF remembers creation of JF-17-equipped No 28 MR Squadron". The Express Tribune. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  8. "PAF marks creation of 'No 28 MR Squadron' equipped with JF-17s". Associated Press of Pakistan. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  9. "India's sinister designs against CPEC". The Nation.
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