Organisation
Air defense command is divided into following,
Northern Air Command (Peshawar)
Central Air Command (Sargodha)
Southern Air Command (Masroor)
Subordinate to it are four sector operations centers and subordinate to the SOC's are seven Control And Reporting Centers. The Sectors HQ are
North : Peshawar
West : Quetta
Center : Sargodha
South : Karachi
Long Range Radar Systems
FPS-89/100 It is located at ten locations. It has a search range of 350 km.
Type 514 This is a Chinese system acquired in 1985.
Condor This high-level system was acquired from UK in 1986.
TPS-43 G This is an advanced American radar system with a 275 mile range. These were commissioned in 1989
***Thompson CSF These are ATC radars that correspond to Pakistan's growing civil air traffic routes, but they are ideally placed to boost early warning from the Indian border
Low Level Radars
AR-1/15Six AR-1 radars were installed in 1968-9. They have a range of 150 km.
MPDR45 MPDRs were obtained from Siemens of Germany in 1979-80. They are controlled from six control and reporting centers which are also mobile. The three versions available with Pakistan are :
MPDR 45 (with 45 km. range)
MPDR 60 (with 60 km. range)
MPDR 90 (with 90 km. range)
Fighter Planes, Trainers, Transport