Engineering:List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force. Template:Pakistan Air Force

List

Aircraft Manufacturer Image Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total (acquired) Notes
Combat Aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics,
Lockheed Martin 		200px United States Jet Multirole 15 January 1983[1] 75[2] 85[3] F-16A MLU (31)[2]

F-16A ADF (9)[2]
F-16B MLU (23)[2]
F-16B ADF (4)[2]
F-16C Block 52 (12)[2]
F-16D Block 52 (6)[2]

J-10 Vigorous Dragon Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) 200px China Jet Multirole 11 March 2022[4] 20[2] 20[2][5] J-10CE. Total 36 aircraft ordered.[5][6]
JF-17 Thunder Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC),
CAC 		200px Pakistan,
China 		Jet Multirole 18 February 2010[7] 175[2] 180[2] JF-17A Block 1 (50)[2]

JF-17A Block 2 (62)[2]
JF-17B Block 2 (26)[8][2]
JF-17C Block 3[9] (42 delivered, 8 on order)[2]

Mirage III Dassault Aviation 200px France Jet Multirole 1968[10] 49[2]
 135 Mirage IIIB (2)[2]

Mirage IIIOD (7)[2]
Mirage IIIEP (30)[2] Mirage IIIRP (10)[2]

Some upgraded by Project ROSE. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs.[11][12][13]

Mirage 5 Dassault Aviation 200px France Jet Attack 1970 37[2]
 139 Mirage 5PA/5PA2 (25)[2]

Mirage 5PDA/5PDA2 (2)[2]
Mirage 5PA3 (10)[2]

Some upgraded by Project ROSE. All Mirage 5s being replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs.[13][12]

F-7PG CAC 200px China Jet Interceptor 2002 53 60[14] All F-7PGs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs.[15]
Trainer Aircraft
K-8[16] Hongdu,
PAC 		200px China,
Pakistan 		Jet Intermediate Jet Trainer 1994 58 60 K-8 (12)

K-8P (48)[16]

Produced under license by PAC, designated as Karakorum-8 (K-8).[17]

T-37 Tweet Cessna 200px United States Jet Basic Jet Trainer 1962 69 73 T-37B/C.[18] Older T-37s to be eventually replaced with K-8Ps.
MFI-17 Mushshak PAC 200px Pakistan,
Sweden 		Turboprop Primary Trainer 1974 145 151 MFI-17 Mushshak (115)

Super Mushshak (30)

Some MFI-17 Mushshaks being upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[19]

Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueling Aircraft
Il-78 Ilyushin 200px Russia Jet Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueler 2009[20] 4[2] 4 Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.[21][22][23][24]
Transport Aircraft
C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin 200px United States Turboprop Medium transport /Tactical airlift 1963 18[2] 25[25] C-130B (5)[2]

C-130E (9)[2]
C-130H (4)[2]

Seven purchased second-hand from Belgium.[26]

L-100 Hercules Lockheed Martin United States Turboprop Medium transport /Tactical airlift 1[2] 2[25] L-100-20 (1)[2]
Saab 2000 Saab 200px Sweden Turboprop Medium utility 2008 6[2] 6
CN-235 CASA,
Indonesian Aerospace 		Spain,
Indonesia 		Turboprop Medium utility 4[2] 4 CN235M-220 (4)[2]
Y-12 Harbin Aircraft Industry Group 200px China Turboprop Light transport 1993 3[2] 3 Y-12(II) (3)[2]
Super King Air Beechcraft United States Turboprop Light transport 2[2] 2 King Air 350i (2)[2]
208 Caravan Cessna United States Turboprop Light utility 2[2] 2 208B (2)[2]
Citation Excel Cessna United States Turboprop Light utility 2[2] 2 560XL (2)[2]
M600 Piper Aircraft United States Turboprop Light utility 2[2] 2
A319 Airbus France Jet Multirole (Peronnel transport, ISR, HADR, SIGINT/ELINT July 2022 1 1 A319-112[2]
Gulfstream IV Gulfstream Aerospace 200px United States Jet Personnel transport December 2005 2[2] 2 Gulfstream IV-SP (2)[2]
Falcon 20 Dassault Aviation France Jet Personnel transport 1[2] 1 20E (1)[2]
Phenom 100 Embraer 200px Brazil Jet Personnel transport 2009[27] 6[2] 6
Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C Saab 200px Sweden Turboprop AEW&C 2011 9 10 Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system.[28][29][30]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft
ZDK-03 Shaanxi 200px China Turboprop EW, ESM, ECM 2011 4 4
Global 6000 Bombardier 200px Canada Jet EW, ESM, ECM 2022 1 1 Purchased in 2022 in business jet configuration. Being converted into EW, ESM, ECM Stand-Off Jamming (HAVA-SOJ) platform by Turkey's Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Aselsan in 2025.[31][32][33][34][35]
Falcon DA-20 Dassault Aviation 200px France Jet EW, ESM, ECM 1986 3 3 DA-20F.[2] Modified EW version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.[36]
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bayraktar Akıncı Baykar 200px Turkey HALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2023 7 7 [37][38]
Shahpar-II Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) 200px Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 Unknown Unknown [39]
Anka Turkish Aerospace Industries,
NESCOM 		200px Turkey,
Pakistan 		MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 Unknown Unknown Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan.[40]
Wing Loong II Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group 200px China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 3 3 47 on order[41]
CH-4 Rainbow China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 200px China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 12–24 12-24 CH-4A and CH-4B.[42][43]
Burraq NESCOM 200px Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2014 13 13 Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[44]
Bayraktar TB2 Baykar 200px Turkey MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2022 24 24 [45][46][47][48]
Shahpar-III GIDS Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Reconnaissance, Strike 2026 Unknown Unknown Being integrated as of 2026.[49]
Shahpar GIDS 200px Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance 2012 6 6 [50][51]
Jasoos II SATUMA Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance 2010 46 46 Bravo+.[52]
Falco Selex ES,
PAC 		200px Italy,
Pakistan 		UAV Reconnaissance 2007 26 26 Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.[53][54]
YIHA-III Baykar, NASTP 200px Pakistan, Turkey Loitering munition, UAV Strike 2024 Unknown Unknown [55]
Sarkash GIDS Pakistan Loitering munition, One-way attack drone, UAV Strike 2024 Unknown Unknown [56][57]
Helicopters
AW139 AgustaWestland 200px Italy Helicopter SAR, Utility 2018 14 14 AW139M.[58][59] Replaced Aérospatiale SA 316B/319 Alouette III helicopters.
H125 Airbus Helicopters 200px France Helicopter SAR, Utility 2026 1 1 First Pakistan Air Force H125 with Reg. No. 26-001 photographed in public in March 2026.[citation needed] Replaced Aérospatiale SA 316B/319 Alouette III helicopters.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Why does Pakistan Air Force love the F-16?". 11 April 2016. https://stratagem.pk/setting-the-record-straight/pakistan-air-force-love-f-16/. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 The International Institute for Strategic Studies 2025, p. 289.
  3. ↑ "US approves $450 million for Pakistan to sustain and upgrade F-16 fleet". The Times of India. 9 September 2022. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistans-f-16s-to-get-a-450-million-makeover/articleshow/94081082.cms. 
  4. ↑ "Pakistan inducts China-made J-10C fighter jets into PAF". The Hindu. 11 March 2022. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-inducts-china-made-j-10c-fighter-jets-into-paf/article65214438.ece. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Liu Zhen (8 May 2025). "Pakistan claims Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets used against India's air force". https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3309480/pakistan-claims-chinese-made-j-10c-fighter-jets-used-against-indias-air-force. 
  6. ↑ "China Supplied 20 J-10C Jets to Pakistan: Pentagon Report". https://www.deccanherald.com/world/pakistan-to-get-16-more-j-10s-fighter-jets-from-china-total-fleet-to-reach-36-pentagon-report-3842775. 
  7. ↑ "First Squadron of JF-17 Thunder inducted in PAF". http://pk.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zbgx/201002/t20100219_1133169.htm. 
  8. ↑ "PAC Kamra rolls out final 14 JF-17B fighters for Pakistan Air Force". Janes.com. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/pac-kamra-rolls-out-final-14-jf-17b-fighters-for-pakistan-air-force. 
  9. ↑ "Pakistan Promotes the JF-17C Thunder to Bangladesh". 20 January 2025. https://quwa.org/pakistan-defence-industry/pakistan-promotes-the-jf-17c-thunder-to-bangladesh-01-20-2025/. 
  10. ↑ Pakistan Air Force (8 March 2023). On this day 55 years ago, the first batch of Mirage aircraft was inducted into Pakistan Air Force. YouTube. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=83735. 
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Sources

  • The International Institute for Strategic Studies (2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-041-04967-8. 

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