No. 61 Squadron
Strikers
"Chup Hamla"
Silent Strike
Active
📅Formed: April 2007
Base
PAF Base Murid →Role
Armed Reconnaissance
Current Aircraft:
NESCOM BurraqShahpar-I
Armed UAV squadron operating Burraq and Shahpar-I drones with strike capability. Part of No. 42 Wing.
History
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Formed in April 2007
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Part of No. 42 Wing
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Based at PAF Base Murid
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Operates Burraq armed UAVs
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First armed drone capability
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Counter-terrorism strike missions
Notable Operations
War on Terror - Precision strikes
Counter-terrorism operations in FATA
Armed reconnaissance missions
Targeted elimination operations
Achievements
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First armed UAV squadron
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Indigenous Burraq platform
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Precision strike capability
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Effective counter-terrorism tool
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Reduced pilot risk in operations
Squadron Insignia
Striking eagle with talons, representing armed precision