List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft information
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Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force.
Aircraft
Manufacturer
Origin
Class
Role
Introduced
In service
Total
Notes
Combat Aircraft
J-10C Vigorous Dragon
CAC
China
Jet
Multirole
11 March 2022[1]
20
20[2][3]
J-10CE (20 delivered, 16 on order)[2][3]
JF-17 Thunder
PAC, CAC
Pakistan / China
Jet
Multirole
18 February 2010[4]
152
156[5]
JF-17A Block 1 (50)
JF-17A Block 2 (62)
JF-17B Block 2 (26)[6]
JF-17C Block 3 (18 delivered,[a] 32 on order)[8][9]
All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s are planned to be upgraded to Block 3 standard.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin
United States
Jet
Multirole
15 January 1983[10]
75
85[11]
F-16AM Block 15 MLU (31)[11][12][13][14][15]
F-16BM Block 15 MLU (23)[11][12][13][14][15]
F-16A Block 15 ADF (9)[11][14]
F-16B Block 15 ADF (4)[11][14]
F-16C Block 52+ (12)[11][13][14]
F-16D Block 52+ (6)[11][13][14]
Mirage III
Dassault
France
Jet
Multirole
8 March 1968[16]
87[17]
135
Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs[18] and J-10CEs.
Mirage 5
Dassault
France
Jet
Attack, Reconnaissance
1970
92[17]
139
Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage 5s being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs[18] and J-10CEs.
F-7PG Skybolt
CAC
China
Jet
Interceptor
2002
53
60[19]
All F-7PGs/FT-7PGs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs.[20]
Trainer Aircraft
Karakorum-8 (K-8)[21]
Hongdu, PAC
China / Pakistan
Jet
Intermediate Jet Trainer
1994
60
60
K-8 (12)
K-8P (48)
T-37 Tweet
Cessna
United States
Jet
Basic Jet Trainer
1962
69
73
T-37B/C. 20 refurbished ex-USAF T-37 delivered by end of 2008 to replace older T-37 or provide parts.[22] T-37 to be eventually replaced with K-8P. On 28 October 2015, the Turkish Air Force transferred 34 T-37Cs to the PAF, including spares.
MFI-17 Mushshak
PAC
Pakistan / Sweden
Turboprop
Primary Trainer
1974
145
151
MFI-17 Mushshak (115)
Super Mushshak (30)
Some MFI-17 Mushshaks to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[23]
Strategic Airlift & Aerial Refueling Aircraft
Il-78
Ilyushin
Russia
Jet
Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueler
2009
4
4
Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.[24][25][26][27][28]
Transport Aircraft
C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Martin
United States
Turboprop
Tactical Airlift Transporter
1963
23[29][17][30]
25
C-130B (5)
C-130E (7)
C-130H (13)
All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by PAC.[31]
PAF had ordered 7 ex-Belgian Air Component refurbished C-130H aircraft in 2019.[32][30] By June 2023, it had inducted all 7 aircraft into its fleet.[29]
Saab 2000
Saab
Sweden
Turboprop
Transport, Training
2008
7[33]
7
Also used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Delivered in December 2008.
Y-12
Harbin
China
Turboprop
Utility
1993
2[33]
2
Y-12II
Airbus A319
Airbus
France
Jet
Multirole
July 2022
1
1
A319-112[33][34] Previously operated by Avion Express (Lithuania).
Global 6000
Bombardier
Canada
Jet
VIP Transport
2022
1
1
[35] May be converted to EW, ESM, ECM platform in future.[36]
Citation V
Cessna
United States
Jet
VIP Transport
1
1
[37]
Gulfstream IV
Gulfstream
United States
Jet
VIP Transport
2004
2
2
Gulfstream IV-SP[38] and Gulfstream IV G-450[39]
Phenom 100
Embraer
Brazil
Jet
VIP Transport
2009
4
4
[40][41][42]
Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab 2000 Erieye[43]
Saab
Sweden
Turboprop
AEW&C
2011
9
10
Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system. Three aircraft were damaged after Minhas airbase attack, of which two aircraft were repaired at PAC. Fleet restored to four aircraft by 2016 by acquiring an additional aircraft. Three more aircraft delivered in 2019. Two more ordered in 2020 and delivered by 2023. One aircraft lost until date.[44][45]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Falcon DA-20
Dassault
France
Jet
EW, ESM, ECM
1986
3[33]
3
Modified electronic warfare version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bayraktar Akıncı
Baykar
Turkey
HALE UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2023[46]
1
1
High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) UCAV. 1 delivered in 2023, 6 on order.[47]
Bayraktar TB2
Baykar
Turkey
MALE UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2022[48][49]
Unknown
Unknown
Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV. Operationalized in January 2022.[50]
Wing Loong II
CAIG
China
MALE UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2020
50
50
Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV.[51]
Shahpar-II
GIDS
Pakistan
MALE UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2021
Unknown
Unknown
Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV.[52]
Anka
TAI, NESCOM
Turkey / Pakistan
MALE UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2021
Unknown
Unknown
Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV. Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for joint production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan.[53]
Burraq
NESCOM
Pakistan
UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2014
13
13
Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[54]
CH-4 Rainbow
CASC
China
UCAV, UAV
Reconnaissance, Strike
2021[55]
12-24
12-24
CH-4A and CH-4B.[56][55]
Falco
Selex ES / PAC
Italy / Pakistan
UAV
Reconnaissance
2007[57]
26
26
PAF launch customer for Falco UAV in 2007.[57] Manufactured under license at PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.[58]
Shahpar
GIDS
Pakistan
UAV
Reconnaissance
2012[59]
6
6
[60]
Jasoos II
SATUMA
Pakistan
UAV
Reconnaissance, Training
2010
46
46
Bravo+. Primary work horse for UAV Operations and Training Program.[61]
Helicopters
Mi-17
Mil
Russia
Helicopter
Transport, Utility
2010
40[citation needed]
Mil Mi-17-1[62][63]
AW139
AgustaWestland
Italy
Helicopter
SAR, Utility
2018
14
14
AW139M[64][65]
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^ ab"Pakistan acquires squadron of elite J-10C fighter: Reports". 30 December 2021.
^ ab"Defense World".
^"First Squadron of JF-17 Thunder inducted in PAF". pk.china-embassy.gov.cn.
^"Pakistan Air Force CAS Outlines Next Procurement Steps". 26 May 2019.
^"PAC Kamra rolls out final 14 JF-17B fighters for Pakistan Air Force". www.janes.com.
^"PAF'S JF-17 THUNDER BLOCK-III FIGHTER JET PARTICIPATES IN WORLD DEFENCE AIR SHOW-2024". 7 February 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^"Pakistan Inducts JF-17 Block 3 Fighter Jets Into Its 'Black Panthers' Squadron After Acquiring 'Cutting-Edge' J-10C". 5 March 2023.
^"Military Watch Magazine".
^"Why does Pakistan Air Force love the F-16?". 11 April 2016.
^Şafak, Yeni. "Game of Drones: Pakistani pilots operating Turkish-made Akıncı UCAVs get shiny new patch | Product News". Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"Pakistan integrating TB2 into air-defence network". Janes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"Pakistan Operationalises Bayraktar TB-2 MALE UCAV for PAF". 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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^"China to supply 50 drones to Pakistan for defence purposes". 30 December 2020.
^"Pakistan's Shahpar II UCAV breaks cover | Shephard".
^"IDEX: Explosion of UAVs at Exhibit | Defense News | defensenews.com". defensenews.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"IDEX: Explosion of UAVs at Exhibit". Defense News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^Tactical Range UAV – Jasoos II (Bravo+) Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Satuma.com.pk. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
^"KARACHI: Roll-out of MI-171 helicopters -DAWN – Local; March 18, 2008". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^Pakistan Air Force Equipment. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
^Air Forces Monthly, Issue 362, May 2018, page 28
^"Pakistan air force updates". quwa.org. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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