List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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Active aircraft[]

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
F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin  United States of America Jet Multirole 1983 75 85[1] F-16AM Block 15 (27)

F-16BM Block 15 (17)

F-16A Block 15ADF (9)

F-16B Block 15ADF (4)

F-16C Block 52+ (12)

F-16D Block 52+ (6)

JF-17 Thunder PAC, CAC  Pakistan  China Jet Multirole 2007 135 138[2] JF-17A Block 1 (50)

JF-17A Block 2 (62)

JF-17B Block 2 (26)

JF-17A Block 3 (50 on order)

Mirage III Dassault  France Jet Multirole 1968 56 135 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[3][4] All Mirage IIIs are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2030.
Mirage 5 Dassault  France Jet Attack, Reconnaissance 1970 69 139 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[3][4] All Mirage 5s are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2030.
F-7PG Skybolt CAC  China Jet Interceptor 2002 60 60

F-7PGs to be replaced by JF-17 Block 3 by 2024.

Trainer Aircraft
K-8 Karakorum Hongdu,
PAC 		 China  Pakistan Jet Intermediate Jet Trainer 1994 60 60 K-8 (12)

K-8P (48)

T-37 Tweet Cessna  United States of America 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.[5] 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 Propeller Primary Trainer 1974 145 151 MFI-17 Mushshak (115)

Super Mushshak (30)

Some MFI-17 Mushshaks to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[6]

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.[7][8][9][10]
Transport Aircraft
C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin  United States of America Propeller Tactical Airlift Transporter 1963 18 C-130B (5)

C-130E (7)

C-130H (6)

Modified & overhauled by PAC.[11]

Saab 2000 Saab  Sweden Propeller Transport, Training 2008 4 4 Will also be used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Delivered in December 2008.
CN-235 CASA  Spain Propeller Transport 2004 4 4 CN-235-220. 3 medium lift transporters. 1 VIP transporter.[12]
Y-12 Harbin  China Propeller Utility 1993 2 2 Y-12II
C-12 Huron Beechcraft  United States of America Propeller Utility, Training 1 1
Boeing 707 Boeing  United States of America Jet VIP Transport 1986 2 3 707-320. Two transferred from PIA in 1986. A third aircraft in VIP transport configuration delivered in 1987.[13] One aircraft sold to a private individual in 2008.[14]
Airbus A310 Airbus  France Jet VIP Transport 2009 1 1 A310-300. Previously operated by Pakistan International Airlines.[15]
Citation V Cessna  United States of America Jet VIP Transport 1 1 [16]
Gulfstream IV Gulfstream  United States of America Jet VIP Transport 2004 4 4
Phenom 100 Embraer  Brazil Jet VIP Transport 2009 4 4 [17][18][19]
Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab 2000 AEW&C Saab  Sweden Propeller AEW&C 2011 7[20] 8 Equiped with Erieye radar. Three aircraft were damaged after Minhas airbase attack, of which two aircraft were repaired at PAC. Three more aircraft delivered in 2019. One aircraft lost till date.[21][22]
Y-8F-600 Shaanxi  China Propeller AEW&C 2011 4 4 ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle. Locally designated as Karakoram Eagle, last two were delivered in 2013.[23]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Falcon 20 Dassault  France Jet ESM, ECM 1986 3 3 DA-20.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Wing Loong II CAIG  China UCAV, UAV Reconnaissance, Strike 2020 50 50 [24]
Burraq NESCOM  Pakistan UCAV, UAV Reconnaissance, Strike 2014 13 13 Inducted in November 2014. Around 13 examples are visible in a picture. Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[25]
Rainbow CASC  China UCAV, UAV Reconnaissance, Strike 1999 5 5 CH-4. Some are older CH-3 drones upgraded to CH-4.[26]
Jasoos II  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, Training 2010 46 46 Bravo+. Primary work horse for UAV Operations and Training Program.[27]
Galileo Falco Selex ES,
PAC 		 Italy  Pakistan UAV Surveillance 2010 26 26 Co-manufacture at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex began in August 2010.[28]
Shahpar GIDS  Pakistan UAV Surveillance 2020 6 6 Currently in production.[29]
Helicopters
Mi-17 Mil  Russia Helicopter Transport, Utility 2010 40 [30][31]
AW139 AgustaWestland  Italy Helicopter SAR, Utility 2018 14 14 AW139M (14)[32][33]

See also[]

References[]

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  12. ^ DIRGANTARA delivers CN-235 VIP Aircraft to Pakistan Air Force. indonesian-aerospace.com (2005-06-07).
  13. ^ 1986 | 3217 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (1986-11-29). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  14. ^ "PAF VVIP Boeing 707 aircraft sold for Rs 8.4 million". Pakistan Today. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  15. ^ Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper – Pakistan/Afghanistan Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Gulf-times.com (2009-12-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
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  20. ^ "Pakistan Air Force Takes Delivery of 3 Saab 2000 Aircraft". 14 April 2019.
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  22. ^ Warnes, Alan (19 May 2017). "Pakistan to get more Erieyes". Air Forces Monthly. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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  27. ^ Tactical Range UAV – Jasoos II (Bravo+) Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Satuma.com.pk. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  28. ^ Pakistan to begin co-production of Falco UAV. Flightglobal.com (2009-08-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  29. ^ "IDEX: Explosion of UAVs at Exhibit". Defense News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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  32. ^ Air Forces Monthly, Issue 362, May 2018, page 28
  33. ^ "Pakistan air force updates". quwa.org. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

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