PAF Base Murid

PAF Base Murid, (Urdu: پی اے ایف بیس مرید) is an operational flying base of the Pakistan Air Force located near the village of Murid in the Chakwal District of Punjab. It houses the UCAV and UAV fleet of the PAF.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

32°54′36″N 72°46′26″E / 32.91000°N 72.77389°E / 32.91000; 72.77389TypePAF BaseSite informationOwnerMinistry of Defence (Pakistan)OperatorPakistan Air ForceControlled byNorthern Air CommandOpen to
the publicNoConditionOperationalSite historyBuilt1942 (1942)Built byBritish RajIn use1942 – presentGarrison informationGarrison

• No. 42 Flying Wing

Airfield informationElevation540 metres (1,772 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
N14/32	3,584.4 metres (11,760 ft) Asphalt

Source: Scramble.nl^[7]

History

The airfield was established by the British in 1942 as an RIAF Air Station. After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the airfield was renamed as the No. 784 Readiness Flight and served as a Forward operating base for the PAF.^[4]

Gradually, the airfield was installed with Airfield Lightening Systems (AFLS) and PAR systems. In 2013, the airfield was re-structured and subsequently named PAF Base Murid with it's operational status being upgraded to Main operating base in December 2014. As the PAF's drone fleet expands, the No. 42 Flying Wing has been established at the base with major infrastructure plans to transform the base.^[4]

Units

Various UAV and UCAV squadrons of the No. 42 Flying Wing operate out of Murid Airbase.^[4]

• No. 60 Strategic Squadron — Operates Shahpar-1 UAVs
• No. 61 Strategic Squadron — Formerly operated 5 NESCOM Burraqs. Currently undergoing training on Shahpar-Is.
• No. 64 CUAS Squadron — Operates Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs.
• No. 65 MR UAS Squadron — Operates Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı HALE UCAVs.

See also

• List of Pakistan Air Force bases

References

External links

• Pakistan Aviation
• Chart at Pakistan Aviation
• Pakistani Nuclear Forces at Global Security
• Global Security