Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

. , - ! Aircraft ! Manufacturer ! Origin ! Class ! Role ! Introduced ! data-sort-type="number" , In service ! Total ! Notes , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Combat Aircraft , - , J-10C Vigorous Dragon , CAC , , , Jet , , Multirole , 4 March 2022 , 20 , 20 , J-10CE (20 delivered, 16 on order)

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

-designation: "Firebird". , - , JF-17 Thunder ,

PAC Pac or PAC may refer to: Military * Rapid Deployment Force (Malaysia), an armed forces unit * Patriot Advanced Capability, of the MIM-104 Patriot missile * Civil Defense Patrols (''Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil''), Guatemalan militia and paramil ...

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, Jet , Multirole , 18 February 2010 , 158 , 158 , JF-17A Block 1 (50) JF-17A Block 2 (62) JF-17B Block 2 (26) JF-17C Block 3 (15 delivered, 35 on order) All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s are planned to be upgraded to Block 3 standard. , - ,

F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successf ...

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

, , Jet , , Multirole , 15 January 1983 , 85 , 85 , F-16A Block 15 MLU (37) F-16B Block 15 MLU (17) F-16A Block 15 ADF (9) F-16B Block 15 ADF (4) F-16C Block 52+ (12) F-16D Block 52+ (6) , - , Mirage III , Dassault , , Jet , Multirole , 8 March 1968 , 108 , 135 , Several variants with extensive

Project ROSE Project ROSE ("Retrofit of Strike Element") was a program initiated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at their Pakistan Aeronautical Complex for the upgrade of the avionics of its aging Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighter jets, which had bee ...

upgrades. All Mirage IIIs are planned to be replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs. , - , Mirage 5 , Dassault , , Jet , Attack,

Reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...

, 1970 , 130 , 130 , Several variants with extensive

upgrades. All Mirage 5s are planned to be replaced by JF-17s and J-10CEs. , - , F-7PG Skybolt , CAC , , Jet , Interceptor , 2002 , 60 , 60 , All F-7PGs/FT-7PGs are planned to be replaced by Block 3 JF-17Cs. , - , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Trainer Aircraft , - , Karakorum-8 (K-8) , Hongdu,

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, Jet , Intermediate Jet Trainer , 1994 , 100 , 100 , K-8 (12) K-8P (48) , - , T-37 Tweet ,

Cessna Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing ...

, , Jet , Basic Jet Trainer , 1962 , 73 , 73 , , T-37B/C. 20 refurbished ex-

USAF The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

T-37 delivered by end of 2008 to replace older T-37 or provide parts. 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 ,

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Propeller A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon ...

Primary Trainer A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characterist ...

, 1974 , 164 , 164 , MFI-17 Mushshak (115) Super Mushshak (30) Some MFI-17 Mushshaks to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard. , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Strategic Airlift & Aerial Refueling Aircraft , - , Il-78 ,

Ilyushin The public joint stock company Ilyushin Aviation Complex, operating as Ilyushin (russian: Илью́шин) or as Ilyushin Design Bureau, is a former Soviet and now a Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau, founded in 1933 by Sergey ...

, , Jet , Strategic

Airlift An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft. Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material long distan ...

Transporter/ Aerial Refueler , , 2009 , , 4 , , 4 , Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-

Ukrainian Air Force The Ukrainian Air Force ( uk, Пові́тряні си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its headquarters are in the city of Vinnytsia. Wh ...

. , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Transport Aircraft , - ,

C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally desi ...

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Transporter , , 1963 , , 25 , , 25 , C-130B (5) C-130E (7) C-130H (13) All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by

. PAF had ordered 7 ex-

Belgian Air Component The Belgian Air Component ( nl, Luchtcomponent, french: Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force ( nl, Belgische Luchtmacht; french: Force aérienne belg ...

refurbished C-130H aircraft in 2019. By June 2023, it had inducted all 7 aircraft into its fleet. , - ,

Saab 2000 The Saab 2000 is a twin-engined high-speed turboprop airliner built by Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab. It is designed to carry 50–58 passengers and cruise at a speed of . Production took place in Linköping in southern Sweden. The Sa ...

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Transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipelin ...

Training Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...

, , 2008 , , 6 , , 6 , Also used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Delivered in December 2008. , - , CN-235 , CASA , ,

, , 2004 , , 4 , 4 , CN-235-220. 3 medium lift transporters. 1 VIP transporter. , - , Y-12 ,

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest c ...

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Utility As a topic of economics, utility is used to model worth or value. Its usage has evolved significantly over time. The term was introduced initially as a measure of pleasure or happiness as part of the theory of utilitarianism by moral philosophe ...

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Airbus Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...

, , Jet , Multirole , , July 2022 , , 1 , , 1 , A319-112 Previously operated by Avion Express (Lithuania). , - ,

Airbus A310 The Airbus A310 is a wide-body aircraft, designed and manufactured by Airbus Industrie, then a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers. Airbus had identified a demand for an aircraft smaller than the A300, the first twin-jet wide-bod ...

, , Jet , VIP Transport , , 2009 , , 1 , , 1 , A310-304. Previously operated by PIA. , - ,

Global 6000 The Bombardier Global Express is a large cabin, 6,000 nmi / 11,100 km range business jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aviation (formerly Bombardier Aerospace). Announced in October 1991, it first flew on 13 October 1996, rece ...

, Bombardier , , Jet , VIP Transport , , 2022 , , 2 , , 2 , May be converted to EW, ESM,

ECM ECM may refer to: Economics and commerce * Engineering change management * Equity capital markets * Error correction model, an econometric model * European Common Market Mathematics * Elliptic curve method * European Congress of Mathemat ...

platform in future. , - ,

Citation V The Cessna Citation V is a business jet built by Cessna. A stretched version of the Citation S/II, a Model 560 prototype flew in August 1987, it was certified on December 9, 1988, and delivered from April 1989; were delivered until 2011. The ...

, , Jet , VIP Transport , , , , 2 , , 2 , bell , cessna , lockheed jetstar , 2004 , 09–2372 , Flight Archive
Flightglobal.com (22 November 2004). Retrieved on 2012-07-01. , - ,

Gulfstream IV The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV or GIV) and derivatives are a family of twinjet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. They were designed and built by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United Stat ...

Gulfstream The Gulf Stream is a warm Atlantic Ocean current. Gulf Stream or Gulfstream may also refer to: Places *Gulf Stream, Florida, a town in the United States Art, entertainment, and media *''Gulf Stream Magazine'', a literary magazine at Florida Intern ...

, , Jet , VIP Transport , , 2004 , , 4 , , 4 , Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream IV G-450 , - , Phenom 100 ,

Embraer Embraer S.A. () is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, where ...

, , Jet , VIP Transport , , 2009 , , 4 , , 4 , , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft , - , ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle ,

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...

, , Propeller , AEW&C , , 2011 , , 4 , , 4 , , Developed specifically for the PAF, the ZDK-03 is a modified version of the Shaanxi Y-8F600 medium range transport aircraft with a Chinese AESA radar and radome mounted on top of the aircraft. Last two ZDK-03s were delivered in 2013. , - ,

Erieye , Saab , , Propeller , AEW&C , , 2011 , , 8 , , 8 , , 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

. Three more aircraft delivered in 2019. One aircraft lost until date.David Donald (14 July 2008)
Saab 2000 AEW&C prepares for duty
ainonline.com , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" , Electronic Warfare Aircraft , - , Falcon DA-20 , Dassault , , Jet , EW, ESM,

, , 1986 , , 3 , , 3 , Modified electronic warfare version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet. , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" ,

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...

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Baykar Baykar is a private Turkish defence company specialising in UAVs, C4I and artificial intelligence. Name Baykar is a portmanteau of the words Bayraktar Kardeşler ( en, Bayraktar Brothers). The company presently operates under the names "Baykar ...

, , HALE UCAV,

UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...

, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2023 , , 1 , 1, , High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) UCAV. 1 delivered in 2023, 6 on order. , - ,

Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...

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MALE Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...

UCAV,

, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2021 , , Unknown , Unknown, , Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV. Operationalized in January 2022. , - ,

Wing Loong II The Chengdu GJ-2, also known as Wing Loong 2, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China. Intended for use as a surv ...

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UCAV,

, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2020 , , 50 , 50, , Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV. , - , Shahpar-2 , GIDS , ,

UCAV,

, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2021 , , Unknown , Unknown, , Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UCAV. , - ,

Anka Anka may refer to: * Anka (name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Anka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Zamfara State * Angströmquelle Karlsruhe (ANKA), a synchrotron facility at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technol ...

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NESCOM ,
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UCAV,

, 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. , - ,

Burraq Burraq ( ar, براق) is a village in southern Syria, located in the Daraa Governorate and in the Al-Sanamayn District Al-Sanamayn District ( ar , منطقة الصنمين) is a district (mantiqah) in Daraa Governorate, Syria. According to the ...

, NESCOM , , UCAV,

, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2014 , , 13 , 13, , Used jointly with

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the Partition of British India, which occurred as a result ...

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Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

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, Reconnaissance, Strike , , 2021 , , 12-24 , 12-24, , CH-4A and CH-4B. , - , Falco , Selex ES,

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, Reconnaissance , , 2007 , , 26 , 26, , PAF launch customer for Falco UAV in 2007. Manufactured under license at PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan. , - ,

Shahpar The GIDS Shahpar is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by Global Industrial Defence Solutions of Pakistan and used by the Pakistani military. It is currently in production following the completion of a test and qualification phase. Develop ...

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, Reconnaissance , , 2012 , , 6 , 6, , , - , Jasoos II , SATUMA , ,

, Reconnaissance, Training , , 2010 , , 46 , 46, , Bravo+. Primary work horse for UAV Operations and Training Program. , - ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="9" ,

Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attribu ...

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Mi-17 The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. ...

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, Transport, Utility , , 2010 , , 88 , , , Mil Mi-17-1 , - , AW139 , AgustaWestland , ,

, SAR, Utility , , 2018 , , 20 , , 20 , AW139MAir Forces Monthly, Issue 362, May 2018, page 28

References

External links

Pakistan Air Force – official website
{{Pakistan Air Force main Pakistan Air Force Aircraft

Aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to flight, fly by gaining support from the Atmosphere of Earth, air. It counters the force of gravity by using either Buoyancy, static lift or by using the Lift (force), dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in ...

Air Force Aircraft *

AirForce An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...

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