asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Another nice photo of Y-9
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this is a good photo, i never can tell the difference between the ZDK-03 AWACS platform that Pakistan Air Force got and this plane, they both look the same to me, yet they always say it is a “modified Y-8 platform”
never the less this is a good aircraft and should be a candidate for Pakistans new fleet of transport aircraft, i think if we can buy 12 of these machines this would give a good airlift capability to the Special Service Wing (SSW) which is an independent commando division of the Pakistan Air Force, It is an elite special operations force and newest military division of the Special Forces Command of Pakistan Armed Forces
they are very highly trained and equipped, used to drop in behind enemy lines to carry out operations deep inside foreign territory, what they lack is an independent airlift capability which can deploy them anywhere at anytime
having 12 x Y-9 aircraft would allow Pakistan to drop battalion sized force
Pakistan Special Service Wing (SSW)
![800px-Pakistani_F2000.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/aziqbal/800px-Pakistani_F2000.jpg)