1: Like any other Navy, Sea Going Ships require protection while patrolling Pakistan`s Coastal waters.
2: Ship has onboard defence systems but to stop an Air Attack on your ships, Navy needs an Air Arm
3: During the 13-Day war of 1971 between Pakistan and India, Pakistan Navy lost 2 ships, PNS Muhafiz and PNS Khyber, 7 gun boats, 1 minesweeper and 2 destroyers.
4: After war Pakistan Navy laid out a plan for Pakistan Naval Aviation (PNA).
5: Pakistan Navy got 4 Alouette IIIs and were flown by Pakistan Army Pilots in 1972.
6: Alouette are capable trainers and have secondary role of Search and Rescue (SAR).
7: In 1975 Pakistan Navy Bought 6 Brand New Sea King MK 45 Anti-Surface warfare (ASuW) and Anti-Submarine (ASW) Helicopters.
8: Then again in 1975 Pakistan Navy Bought 3 BR1150 Atlantic Long-Range Maritime Patrol aircraft.
9: Pakistan Navy started making its Naval Aviation Doctrine to provide Navy with Air Support.
10: Next Purchase came from with in when PN purchased PIA Fokker F27 and converted it in to MPA
11: 5 More Fokkers were purchased and last one recently in April 2008.
12: In 1993 second-Hand Lynx HAS3 ASW helicopters were acquired, they came along with 6 Type-21 frigates that Pakistan Navy bought from UK.
13: But the biggest purchase was of P-3C Orion. Which Pakistan Bought and later upgraded.
14: In 2009 6 Z-9EC ASW Helicopters were bought from China. That was a very good buy for PN.
15: Then in 2010 Pakistan Navy Bought Hawker 850XL for ELINT purpose. It’s a multi mission aircraft
16: Today Pakistan Naval Aviation (PNA) is bigger than ever with around 50 helicopters and fixed wing aircrafts from China, America and France.
17: Pakistan`s P-3C-II Orions are equipped with Harpoon Missiles and are capable of firing All-Weather standoff Cruise Missiles.
18: On August 10,1999 indian air force MiG-21 shot down 1 Pakistan Navy`s Atlantic. You know why?
19: That was just 3 months after IAF had lost 2 Fighter jets, MiG-21 and MiG-27 in Kargil.
20: we lost 16 Naval men. Pakistan later used its Atlantic plane for Electronic intelligence (ELINT)
21: But These Atlantics can be used as MPA even today thanks to AM39 Exocet missiles and up to 8 torpedoes inside its bomb-bay.
