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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
PAF launches ‘High Mark-2010’ to enhance operations
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday launched its countrywide exercise ‘High Mark-2010’ to enhance its multilevel operational capacity to conduct operations in varying conditions.
A PAF statement said, “High Mark-2010 is aimed at conducting operations in near-realistic tactical environment while integrating new inductions and providing role-oriented training to combat and support elements of the PAF.”
It said Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has disseminated the Air Tasking Orders (ATO) to all PAF units to give a green signal for the start of the exercise. The exercise would be held over the entire area of the country from Skardu to the Arabian Sea and it would include joint operations with the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy to further enhance joint operations, integration and cooperation amongst armed forces.
The exercise is designed to achieve stipulated objectives with special emphasis on exposing PAF combat crew to simulated air battles based on contemporary concepts. New inductions such as the JF-17 Thunder aircraft and force multipliers such as Saab-2000 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft and Air-to-Air Refueller aircraft would be available during the exercise. This exercise would be PAF’s biggest operational event in five years.
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