No. 15 Squadron PAF

No. 15 Squadron
Cobras
Active1955–present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Armed Forces
Branch Pakistan Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleTactical Attack
AirbasePAF Base Minhas
Nickname(s)Cobras
Motto(s)اژدر شعلہ فشاں
(Urdu for 'Fire spitting cobras')
Mascot(s)A Cobra
AircraftChengdu J-10C
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Wing Commander Imtiaz Rahim Shehzada
Insignia
Patch
Patch for Zilzal-II [a]
Aircraft flown
AttackDassault Mirage VPA
FighterNorth American F-86F Sabre
Shenyang F-6
Chengdu J-10C
InterceptorChengdu F-7P
ReconnaissanceDassault Mirage-IIIRP
Dassault Mirage-VDR
TrainerLockheed T-33
Dassault Mirage-IIIDA

The No. 15 Squadron, nicknamed Cobras, is a tactical attack squadron of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The Squadron is currently based at PAF Base Minhas in Kamra, Punjab, Pakistan and equipped with Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter jets. The Squadron also carries the honour of achieving the first kill for the PAF.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ https://www.hilal.gov.pk/view-article.php?i=8342#:~:text=Exercise%20Zilzal%2DII%20serves%20as,promoting%20peace%20through%20mutual%20cooperation. [bare URL]
  2. ^ "No. 15 Squadron PAF". GlobalSecurity.org.
  3. ^ "No. 15 Squadron pt.1". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008.
  4. ^ "No. 15 Squadron pt.2". PakDef.info. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008.
  5. ^ Air Commodore Muhammad Ali (8 November 2022). "Enter the Dragon Beginning of a New Era". Second To None.
  6. ^ "Remembering the sacrifices of our martyrs". The Express Tribune. 5 September 2021.


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