Pakistan has acquired the first of four airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft from Sweden, an air force spokesman said on Wednesday. The Saab-2000 AWACS aircraft was handed over to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday, Reuters reported. "The aircraft landed at one of the PAF"s main operating bases, marking the achievement of a major milestone in the overall modernization plan of PAF," the spokesman said in a statement. India acquired the first of three AWACS aircraft from Israel in May.