파키스탄, 사우디아라비아에 공군기 파견

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파키스탄이 물주인 사우디에 공군 전투기들을 보내네요. JF-17과 C-130, Il-78 마이더스 급유기같은 지원기를 포함, 18기를 보낸다고 합니다. 

파키스탄 공군, 사우디 기지에 전투기 및 지원 항공기 파견 

파키스탄 공군, 사우디 기지에 전투기 및 지원 항공기 파견 작성자: Gabriele Petrauskaite 2026년 4월 12일 국방 Asuspine / Wikimedia Commons 파키스탄 공군은 사우디 국방부와 새로 체결한 국방 협정에 따라 사우디아라비아에 전투기와 지원 항공기를 파견했습니다. 

보도에 따르면 이번 배치는 동부 주에 위치한 킹 압둘아지즈 공군 기지에 기반을 둔 최대 18대의 전투기와 지원 항공기를 포함합니다. 

정확한 기종은 공식적으로 밝혀지지 않았으나, 파키스탄 공군(PAF)은 방공, 타격, 호위 임무가 모두 가능한 JF-17 썬더와 F-16 파이팅 팔콘을 포함한 다목적 전투기 혼성 기단을 운용하고 있습니다. 

지원 자산으로는 록히드 C-130 허큘리스와 같은 수송기와 IL-78 마이다스와 같은 공중 급유 플랫폼이 포함될 가능성이 높으며, 이들은 작전 범위를 확장하고 출격률을 유지하며 본국 기지에서 떨어진 곳에서의 장기 작전을 가능하게 하는 데 사용됩니다. 

공중 배치와 병행하여 파키스탄은 약 13,000명의 군 병력도 파견한 것으로 알려졌으며, 이는 지속적인 합동 작전, 기지 보안 및 지상 기반 군수를 지원하기 위한 광범위한 노력을 나타냅니다. 

이번 배치는 2025년 9월 17일 리야드에서 셰바즈 샤리프와 무함마드 빈 살만이 서명한 전략 상호 방위 협정에 따라 수행되고 있습니다. 이 협정은 양국 중 어느 한 쪽이라도 공격을 받으면 상대국에 대한 공격으로 간주하기로 약속하여 공유된 방위 시스템을 구축하고 잠재적 위협을 억제하는 능력을 강화합니다. 

관련 내용 파키스탄 공군 시험에서 미라주 IIIE, 타이무르 크루즈 미사일 발사 

또한 이 협정은 양국 간의 군사 협력을 심화하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 여기에는 이슬라마바드와 리야드 사이의 수십 년간 지속된 기존 국방 유대를 바탕으로 한 합동 작전, 훈련 및 더 긴밀한 전략적 조율이 포함됩니다.

PAF sends fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi base - AeroTime

PAF sends fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi base - AeroTime

Pakistan sends fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi base

ByGabriele Petrauskaite

April 12, 2026

Defense

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The Pakistan Air Force has sent fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia under a newly established defense agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Defense.

The deployment reportedly includes up to 18 fighter jets and support aircraft based at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Province.

While the exact aircraft types have not been officially disclosed, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) operates a mixed fleet of multi-role fighters, including the JF-17 Thunder and F-16 Fighting Falcon, both capable of air defense, strike, and escort missions.

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Support assets are likely to include transport aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and aerial refuelling platforms like the IL-78 Midas, which are used to extend range, sustain sortie rates, and enable longer-duration operations away from home bases.

In parallel with the air deployment, Pakistan has also reportedly sent around 13,000 military personnel, indicating a broader effort to support sustained joint operations, base security, and ground-based logistics.

The deployment is being carried out under the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed on September 17, 2025, in Riyadh by Shehbaz Sharif and Mohammed bin Salman. The agreement commits both countries to treat any attack on one as an attack on the other, creating a shared defense system and strengthening their ability to discourage potential threats.

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The agreement also aims to deepen military cooperation between the two countries. This includes joint operations, training, and closer strategic coordination, building on decades of existing defense ties between Islamabad and Riyadh.

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파키스탄 군인들이 가 있는 곳이 이란의 공격을 받아 사상자가 발생하면 과연 파키스탄은 어떻게 할지...

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만약 파키스탄과도 척지면 이란은 양면전선 개방이라 최대한 타격을 피할 것 같긴 합니다. 파키스탄이 이 사태에서 캐스팅보트를 쥘 수도 있을 것 같은데, 최근 미국과 사이가 영 껄쩍지근한 게 문제네요.