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PAKISTAN CHINA Joint Air Drills Shaheen-IX Kicks Off At Operational Base of PAF At Karachi:
The PAKISTAN CHINA Joint Air Drills dubbed as Shaheen-IX Kicks Off at the Operational Air Base of PAKISTAN AIR FORCE on Wednesday, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE Director General Public Relations said in an official statement on the official Twitter account.
According to the details released by PAF, A contingent of PEOPLE’s LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE (PLAAF), comprising of fighter pilots, modern combat aircraft and Air Defense Controllers are participated in the Shaheen (Eagle)-IX Joint Air Exercise.
The opening ceremony of the Shaheen-IX Joint Air Exercise held at the Operational Air Base of PAKISTAN AIR FORCE and it was jointly witnessed by the PAKISTAN AIR FORCE Deputy CHIEF OF AIR STAFF (OPERATIONS) Air Vice Marshal Waqas Ahmed Sulehri ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE (PLAAF) Major General Sun Hong.
During the opening ceremony of Shaheen-IX Joint Air Exercise, the PLAAF ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF Major General Sun Hong said that “The Shaheen (Eagle)-IX Joint Air Exercise will improve the actual level of combat training and it will also strengthen cooperation between the two Air Forces”.
On the occasion, PAF Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal Waqas Ahmed Sulehri welcomed and greeted the participants of the exercise and said, “The joint exercise will provide an opportunity to further enhance interoperability of both the Brotherly air forces, thereby fortifying brotherly relations between the two countries.”
It is pertinent to mention that this is the ninth consecutive edition of the Shaheen (Eagle)-IX Joint Air Drills between the Air Forces of Iron Brothers, PAKISTAN and CHINA. The first ever edition of the Shaheen-IX Joint Air Exercise held back at 2011 in PAKISTAN. Since then, the exercise held alternatively in both countries, PAKISTAN and CHINA.
The opening ceremony of the exercise was jointly witnessed by AVM Waqas Ahmed Sulehri, DCAS (Ops), PAF and Maj Gen Sun Hong, Asstt Chf of Staff, PLAAF.
Gen Hong said, “The Ex will improve actual level of combat training & strengthen co-op between two Air Forces”.#PAFShaheenIX pic.twitter.com/piSoHarsJ7— DGPR (AIR FORCE) (@DGPR_PAF) December 9, 2020
This is the Ninth round of “Shaheen” series – An Air Exercise held every year in both countries alternately.#PAFShaheenIX pic.twitter.com/e3d77b7nOw
— DGPR (AIR FORCE) (@DGPR_PAF) December 9, 2020
Last month, both the Iron Brothers PAKISTAN and CHINA signed the highly significant Defense Pact to further increase the Bilateral Defense Ties between the Two Iron Brother Countries. The agreement was signed during the high profile visit of CHINESE Minister of Defense And State Councilor General Wei Fenghe.
It is pertinent to mention that both the Iron Brothers, PAKISTAN and CHINA, are strategic partners and the recent attempts by india to illegally change the geography of the region have further pushed the Two Longtime allies to each other.
The Shaheen-IX Joint Air Drills has a great strategic importance for both the Air Forces of PAKISTAN and CHINA. The recent edition of the Shaheen-IX Exercise will help to further augment and strengthen the Defense Ties and Bilateral Military to Military Relations between the ARMED, AIR and NAVAL FORCES of both the All Weather Strategic Partners and Iron Brother Countries.
