The engineering section of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully carried out a complete overhaul of the country’s 50th C-130 here on Wednesday.
In a ceremony held at PAF Base Nur Khan to mark the rollout of the 50th C-130 aircraft, the PAF engineering team handed over the indigenously refurbished aircraft to PAF Air Chief Marshall Sohail Aman who was the chief guest at the ceremony.
Defence attaches of friendly countries also attended the rollout ceremony.
Addressing the ceremony, Air Chief Marshall Sohail Aman lauded the PAF’s achievement and stressed that the challenges faced by the country demand focus on indigenous capabilities.
“The Pakistan Air Force has maintained balance of power in the region and if faced by any challenges, it will always fulfill the nation’s expectations,” he said.
“It is because of the confidence and professional excellence of the PAF personnel that a number of programmes aimed at indigenisation have been initiated,” he said.
The air chief marshall also referred to the PAF’s role in the war against terror and said that besides fighter jets, C-130s also contributed significantly in the campaign.
