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.

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Aircraft Manufacturer Image Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total (acquired) Notes
Combat Aircraft
J-10 Vigorous Dragon Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) China Jet Multirole 11 March 2022[1] 20[2] 20[2][3] J-10CE. Total 36 aircraft ordered.[3][4]
JF-17 Thunder Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC),
CAC		 Pakistan,
China		 Jet Multirole 18 February 2010[5] 175[2] 180[2] JF-17A Block 1 (50)[2]

JF-17A Block 2 (62)[2]
JF-17B Block 2 (26)[6][2]
JF-17C Block 3[7] (42 delivered, 8 on order)[2]

F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics,
Lockheed Martin		 United States Jet Multirole 15 January 1983[8] 75[2] 85[9] 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]

Mirage III Dassault Aviation 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 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 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		 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 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 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 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 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 Sweden Turboprop Medium utility 2008 6[2] 6
CN-235 CASA,
Indonesian Aerospace		 A twin-engine CASA CN-235 transport aircraft in flight. Spain,
Indonesia		 Turboprop Medium utility 4[2] 4 CN235M-220 (4)[2]
Y-12 Harbin Aircraft Industry Group 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 United States Jet Personnel transport December 2005 3[2] 3 Gulfstream IV-SP (3)[2][27]
Falcon 20 Dassault Aviation France Jet Personnel transport 1[2] 1 20E (1)[2]
Phenom 100 Embraer Brazil Jet Personnel transport 2009[28] 6[2] 6
Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C Saab Sweden Turboprop AEW&C2011910Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system.[29][30][31]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft
ZDK-03 Shaanxi China Turboprop EW, ESM, ECM201144 Based on Y-8F-600. Reassigned to EW, ESM, ECM role from AEW&C role in 2024.[citation needed]
Bombardier Global 6000 Bombardier  Turkey
 Pakistan		 Jet EW, ESM, ECM 2025[32] 1 1 Being converted into EW, ESM, ECM Stand-Off Jamming (Hava SOJ) platform by Turkey's Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Aselsan in 2025.[33][34][35][36][37]
Falcon DA-20 Dassault Aviation France Jet EW, ESM, ECM 1986 3 3 DA-20F.[2] Modified EW version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.[38]
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bayraktar Akıncı Baykar Turkey HALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance20237 7[39][40]
Shahpar-II Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance2021Unknown Unknown[41]
Wing Loong II Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance20213 347 on order[42]
CH-4 Rainbow China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance202112–24 12-24CH-4A and CH-4B.[43][44]
Burraq NESCOM Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance201413 13Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[45]
Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Turkey MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance202224 24[46][47][48][49]
Shahpar-III GIDS Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Reconnaissance, Strike2026Unknown UnknownBeing integrated as of 2026.[50]
Shahpar GIDS Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance20126 6[51][52]
Jasoos II SATUMA Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance201046 46Bravo+.[53]
Falco Selex ES,
PAC		 Italy,
Pakistan		 UAV Reconnaissance200726 26Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.[54][55]
YIHA-III Baykar, NASTP Pakistan, Turkey Loitering munition, UAV Strike2024Unknown Unknown[56]
Sarkash GIDS Pakistan Loitering munition, One-way attack drone, UAV Strike2024Unknown Unknown[57][58]
Anka-S Turkish Aerospace Industries / NESCOM  Turkey
 Pakistan		 UCAV / MALE Strike, Reconnaissance2021Unknown Unknown

Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan. [59]

Blaze Series Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS)  Pakistan Loitering munition Tactical strike drone2024Unknown Unknown[60]
Uqab-II Integrated Dynamics  Pakistan Tactical UAV Reconnaissance, Target Acquisition2011Unknown Unknown[61]
Helicopters
AW139 AgustaWestland Italy Helicopter SAR, Utility20181414 AW139M.[62][63] Replaced Aérospatiale SA 316B/319 Alouette III helicopters.
H125 Airbus Helicopters France Helicopter SAR, Utility202611 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.
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