List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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

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List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>Manufacturer</th><th>Image</th><th>Origin</th><th>Class</th><th>Role</th><th>Introduced</th><th>In service</th><th>Total (acquired)</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Combat Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>F-16 Fighting Falcon</td><td>General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Jet</td><td>Multirole</td><td>15 January 1983</td><td>75</td><td>85</td><td>F-16A MLU (31) F-16A ADF (9) F-16B MLU (23) F-16B ADF (4) F-16C Block 52 (12) F-16D Block 52 (6)</td></tr><tr><td>JF-17 Thunder</td><td>Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC)</td><td></td><td>Pakistan, China</td><td>Jet</td><td>Multirole</td><td>18 February 2010</td><td>156</td><td>161</td><td>JF-17A Block 1 (50) JF-17A Block 2 (62) JF-17B Block 2 (26) JF-17C Block 3 (23) Total 300+ aircraft ordered.</td></tr><tr><td>J-10 Vigorous Dragon</td><td>CAC</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>Jet</td><td>Multirole</td><td>11 March 2022</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>J-10CE. Total 36 aircraft ordered.</td></tr><tr><td>Mirage III</td><td>Dassault Aviation</td><td></td><td>France</td><td>Jet</td><td>Multirole</td><td>1968</td><td>49</td><td>135</td><td>Mirage IIIB (2) Mirage IIIOD (7) Mirage IIIEP (30) Mirage IIIRP (10) Some upgraded by Project ROSE. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs.</td></tr><tr><td>Mirage 5</td><td>Dassault Aviation</td><td></td><td>France</td><td>Jet</td><td>Attack</td><td>1970</td><td>37</td><td>139</td><td>Mirage 5PA/5PA2 (25) Mirage 5PDA/5PDA2 (2) Mirage 5PA3 (10) Some upgraded by Project ROSE. All Mirage 5s being replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs.</td></tr><tr><td>F-7PG</td><td>CAC</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>Jet</td><td>Interceptor</td><td>2002</td><td>53</td><td>60</td><td>All F-7PGs being replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs.</td></tr><tr><td>Trainer Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>K-8</td><td>Hongdu, PAC</td><td></td><td>China, Pakistan</td><td>Jet</td><td>Intermediate Jet Trainer</td><td>1994</td><td>58</td><td>60</td><td>K-8 (12) K-8P (48) Produced under license by PAC, designated as Karakorum-8 (K-8).</td></tr><tr><td>T-37 Tweet</td><td>Cessna</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Jet</td><td>Basic Jet Trainer</td><td>1962</td><td>69</td><td>73</td><td>T-37B/C. Older T-37s to be eventually replaced with K-8Ps.</td></tr><tr><td>MFI-17 Mushshak</td><td>PAC</td><td></td><td>Pakistan, Sweden</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Primary Trainer</td><td>1974</td><td>145</td><td>151</td><td>MFI-17 Mushshak (115) Super Mushshak (30) Some MFI-17 Mushshaks to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.</td></tr><tr><td>Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueling Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>Il-78</td><td>Ilyushin</td><td></td><td>Russia</td><td>Jet</td><td>Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueler</td><td>2009</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.</td></tr><tr><td>Transport Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>C-130 Hercules</td><td>Lockheed Martin</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Medium transport /Tactical airlift</td><td>1963</td><td>18</td><td>25</td><td>C-130B (5) C-130E (9) C-130H (4) Seven purchased second-hand from Belgium.</td></tr><tr><td>L-100 Hercules</td><td>Lockheed Martin</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Medium transport /Tactical airlift</td><td></td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>L-100-20 (1)</td></tr><tr><td>Saab 2000</td><td>Saab</td><td></td><td>Sweden</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Medium utility</td><td>2008</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CN-235</td><td>CASA, Indonesian Aerospace</td><td></td><td>Spain, Indonesia</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Medium utility</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>CN235M-220 (4)</td></tr><tr><td>Y-12</td><td>Harbin Aircraft Industry Group</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Light transport</td><td>1993</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>Y-12(II) (3)</td></tr><tr><td>Super King Air</td><td>Beechcraft</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Light transport</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>King Air 350i (2)</td></tr><tr><td>208 Caravan</td><td>Cessna</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Light utility</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>208B (2)</td></tr><tr><td>Citation Excel</td><td>Cessna</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Light utility</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>560XL (2)</td></tr><tr><td>M600</td><td>Piper Aircraft</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>Light utility</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A319</td><td>Airbus</td><td></td><td>France</td><td>Jet</td><td>Multirole (Peronnel transport, ISR, HADR, SIGINT/ELINT</td><td>July 2022</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>A319-112</td></tr><tr><td>Gulfstream IV</td><td>Gulfstream Aerospace</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>Jet</td><td>Personnel transport</td><td>December 2005</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>Gulfstream IV-SP (2)</td></tr><tr><td>Falcon 20</td><td>Dassault Aviation</td><td></td><td>France</td><td>Jet</td><td>Personnel transport</td><td></td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>20E (1)</td></tr><tr><td>Phenom 100</td><td>Embraer</td><td></td><td>Brazil</td><td>Jet</td><td>Personnel transport</td><td>2009</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C</td><td>Saab</td><td></td><td>Sweden</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>AEW&C</td><td>2011</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system.</td></tr><tr><td>Electronic Warfare Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>ZDK-03</td><td>Shaanxi</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>Turboprop</td><td>EW, ESM, ECM</td><td>2011</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>Based on Y-8F-600. Reassigned to EW, ESM, ECM role from AEW&C role in 2024.</td></tr><tr><td>Global 6000</td><td>Bombardier</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>Jet</td><td>EW, ESM, ECM</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>Falcon DA-20</td><td>Dassault Aviation</td><td></td><td>France</td><td>Jet</td><td>EW, ESM, ECM</td><td>1986</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>DA-20F. Modified EW version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.</td></tr><tr><td>Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles</td></tr><tr><td>Bayraktar Akıncı</td><td>Baykar</td><td></td><td>Turkey</td><td>HALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2023</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shahpar-II</td><td>Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS)</td><td></td><td>Pakistan</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2021</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anka</td><td>Turkish Aerospace Industries, NESCOM</td><td></td><td>Turkey, Pakistan</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2021</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan.</td></tr><tr><td>Wing Loong II</td><td>Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2021</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>47 on order</td></tr><tr><td>CH-4 Rainbow</td><td>China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation</td><td></td><td>China</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2021</td><td>12–24</td><td>12-24</td><td>CH-4A and CH-4B.</td></tr><tr><td>Burraq</td><td>NESCOM</td><td></td><td>Pakistan</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2014</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>Used jointly with Pakistan Army.</td></tr><tr><td>Bayraktar TB2</td><td>Baykar</td><td></td><td>Turkey</td><td>MALE UCAV, UAV</td><td>Strike, Reconnaissance</td><td>2022</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Unknown</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shahpar</td><td>GIDS</td><td></td><td>Pakistan</td><td>UAV</td><td>Reconnaissance</td><td>2012</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jasoos II</td><td>SATUMA</td><td></td><td>Pakistan</td><td>UAV</td><td>Reconnaissance</td><td>2010</td><td>46</td><td>46</td><td>Bravo+.</td></tr><tr><td>Falco</td><td>Selex ES, PAC</td><td></td><td>Italy, Pakistan</td><td>UAV</td><td>Reconnaissance</td><td>2007</td><td>26</td><td>26</td><td>Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.</td></tr><tr><td>Helicopters</td></tr><tr><td>AW139</td><td>AgustaWestland</td><td></td><td>Italy</td><td>Helicopter</td><td>SAR, Utility</td><td>2018</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>AW139M</td></tr></tbody></table>