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Pakistan to induct three F 16 fighter planes

June 26, 2010 12:23 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 09:05 pm IST - Islamabad

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A pair of F-16 Block 52 C fighter jets. The U.S. will hand over three of these aircraft in the firsts phase to Pakistan. File photo

A pair of F-16 Block 52 C fighter jets. The U.S. will hand over three of these aircraft in the firsts phase to Pakistan. File photo

Three more F-16 fighter jets will be inducted in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Saturday, officials said.

Defence officials Friday said that in the first phase the US would hand over three F-16 Block 52 C fighter jets to Pakistan that would be equipped with latest weapons and technology. Pakistani pilots would fly the three F-16 fighter jets from America.

The U.S. will formally hand over these jets at a ceremony to be held Sunday, Online news agency reported.

In the second phase five F-16 fighter jets would be handed over to Pakistan in one and a half month. Overall a total of 18 fighter jets would be inducted in the PAF fleet by this year end.

The officials said talks are on with US authorities for another 15 F-16 jets. After the induction of 18 jets, the PAF fleet of F-16s would swell to 63.

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