No. 28 Squadron PAF

No. 28 Multirole Squadron
Active	Since 28 February 2018 (6 years, 10 months and 23 days)
Country	Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch	Pakistan Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Multi-role
Airbase	PAF Base Samungli
Motto(s)	خودی کو جس نے فلک سے بلند تر دیکھا
Mascot(s)	A Phoenix
Aircraft	JF-17
Aircraft flown
Fighter	JF-17A Thunder

The 28 Multi-Role Squadron; (28 MR Squadron) nicknamed Phoenixes is a unit of the Pakistan Air Force operating JF-17 fighter jets. It is based at Samungli airbase in Quetta.[1][2][3][4]

History

The squadron was raised at its home airbase on 28 February 2018 and became the sixth squadron to be equipped with the JF-17 fighters. It was the first JF-17 squadron to be raised in the Baluchistan province hence its historic raising was celebrated with a grand inauguration which was attended by key officials including the PAF Chief, ACM Sohail Aman.[5][1]

The unit is responsible for providing Day and night cover to Pakistan's western borders with Afghanistan and Iran, particularly to the CPEC projects in Baluchistan.[1]

Operational history

Medallion of the squadron

In 2019, the squadron saw its first oversees deployment at Konya in Turkey for the Anatolian Eagle Exercises.[2]

See also

• List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons

References

1. Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). pp. 268–270. ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
2. "PAF remembers creation of JF-17-equipped No 28 MR Squadron". ETribune. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
3. Khan, Bilal (2018-02-28). "Pakistan inaugurates new fighter squadron – No. 28 "Phoenix"". Quwa.org. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
4. "Pakistan Stands Up New Fighter Squadron". The Diplomat. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
5. "PAF raises new multirole squadron equipped with JF-17 Thunder aircraft". The News International. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2024-07-15.