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| India-Pakistan |
| PAF fighter planes start patrolling |
| 2002-06-08 |
| PAF Fighter planes on Friday kept a vigilant watch in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in wake of possible attack by India. F-16's were on regular patrol in the entire independent state to monitor any aggressive move by India and violation of airspace. Expecting something, perhaps? Why weren't they patrolling before? It would seem a reasonable precaution... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Remember the USAF AirGuard griping about the maintenance cost of running interceptors 24/7 some months ago? My guess is that 90% of the third world's air forces sit on the ground 99% of the time due to this factor: repair costs. |
| Posted by: Tom Roberts 2002-06-08 10:20:18 |