PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence
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|dates= 22 February 2016 – present
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|type= Wing / Airpower and Air Warfare Research, Planning, and Development Establishment
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The PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence or PAF ACE is an airpower and air warfare research, planning, and development facility of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) based at PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://quwa.org/2016/05/30/pakistans-airpower-centre-excellence-ace/|title=Pakistan's Airpower Centre of Excellence (ACE)|date=May 30, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/paf-airpower-centre-of-excellence/OTg5.html|title=PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence|first=Web Spider (pvt) Ltd|last=www.webspider.pk|website=www.hilal.gov.pk}}https://insider.pk/national/defence/airpower-centre-of-excellence-a-historic-milestone-for-paf/
Operationally, PAF ACE has the status of a Wing under the PAF's Central Air Command (CAC), with three fighter squadrons of the PAF's Combat Commanders' School (CCS) under its command.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/pakistan/pakistan-air-force|title=Orbats|website=www.scramble.nl}}
PAF ACE is geared primarily towards the research, planning, and development of airpower and air warfare doctrines and strategies
and linking airpower research and air combat doctrines and strategies with air combat operations to orchestrate effective military air campaigns.
History
Earth-breaking of PAF ACE was done at PAF Base Mushaf on 22 February 2016.https://insider.pk/national/defence/airpower-centre-of-excellence-a-historic-milestone-for-paf/
In 2016, the PAF's Combat Commanders' School (CCS) was placed under the operational command of PAF ACE.
Mission
PAF ACE is tasked with the research, planning, and development of airpower and air warfare doctrines and strategies, and towards building a country's capacity to undertake effective air warfare operations. Specifically, PAF ACE aims to build the capacity of air forces to effectively utilize their intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and precision-strike assets and capabilities in an effective manner.
PAF ACE is also open to air forces from countries deemed friendly to Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/100374-PAF-Airpower-Centre-of-Excellence-to-be-set-up|title=PAF Airpower Centre of Excellence to be set up|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}