Pakistan cabinet has approved the proposed purchase of the latest Surveillance Aircraft - AWACS - for Pakistan Air Force (PAF) from Sweden, according to an official statement. The representatives of Defence Production Ministry informed the cabinet that Pakistan lacked in reliable early warning system of the surveillance of its air space. In order to safeguard the air defence of Pakistan, it was deemed necessary to have the latest, Air Borne Early Warning System for the PAF fitted with the state-of-the-art technology. The cabinet accorded the go-ahead to the Ministry of Defence Production for the proposed purchase of AWACS aircraft from Sweden.
