SLAMABAD, 24th May, 2014 (WAM): Pakistan and China have begun their third annual joint air exercises, code named "Shaheen-III" at an operational base in Pakistan, a PAF spokesman told Dawn.com on Saturday.
"A contingent of People?s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), comprises combat pilots, air defence controllers and technical ground crew besides a Pakistan Air force (PAF) contingent are participating in the exercises," said Air commodore Tariq Mehmood. He said the PLAAF contingent is comprised of J-10 and J-7 combat aircraft where as JF-17 Thunder, Mirage and F7 PG combat aircraft of PAF are participating in the exercise. Shaheen-III is the third in a series of multidimensional joint air exercises with PLAAF conducted annually on alternate basis in both the countries. Shaheen-II was conducted in China last year. The air exercise is being conducted in "near real scenario" and will provide an opportunity to combat crew of both the air forces to accustom themselves with the latest concepts and practices.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2014.
