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List of equipment of the Pakistan Army

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The following is a list of active equipment of the Pakistan Army.

Infantry load-bearing equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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MICH Combat helmet United States [1]
ACH Combat helmet United States [1]
BK-3 Combat helmet Croatia [2]
GIDS Light Weight Combat Helmet Combat helmet Pakistan [3]
BH A-140/150 Combat helmet Pakistan [4]
SBH 400 Combat helmet Pakistan [4]
PAK-10/S10 NBC Respirator Gas mask United Kingdom
 Pakistan		 [5]
MF-11/FMJ-05 Series Gas mask China [6]
Khaki Uniform Pakistan
Semi pixelated Arid Desert pattern Military camouflage Pakistan [7]
Woodland (M81) Military camouflage United States [8]
Universal Camouflage Pattern Military camouflage United States [9]
Six-Color Desert Battle Dress Uniform Military camouflage United States [10]
NIJ Level IIIA Bulletproof vest Pakistan [11]
Level III/IV Bulletproof vest Pakistan [11]
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Infantry weapons

Small arms

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Weapon Image Caliber Origin Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy Standard issued. 92F variants in use.[12]
SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used by Special Service Group.[13]
SIG Sauer P229 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used by Special Service Group.[13]
Heckler & Koch USP 9×19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		  Germany Used by Special Service Group.[14]
Heckler & Koch P30 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group.[15]
Steyr M 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[15]
FN Five-seven 5.7×28mm  Belgium Used by Special Service Group.[16]
Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[13]
Glock 18 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[14]
Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[13]
Glock 26 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[15][17]
Heckler & Koch P7 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229.[13]
POF Eye 9×19mm Parabellum  Pakistan CornerShot weapon system, Standard issued and used by Special Service Group.[14]
Shotgun
Benelli M3 12-gauge  Italy Used by Special Service Group.
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany MP5A2, MP5P3, MP5SD3 and SMG-PK variants in service.[18][19][20][21]

Under license built by POF.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD
Heckler & Koch MP5K
Colt M635 9×19mm Parabellum  United States Used by Special Service Group.[15]
FN P90 5.7×28mm  Belgium Personal defence weapon.[12]
Assault rifles, Bullpup rifles, Battle rifles & Carbines
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard battle rifle.[22]
G3A3, G3P4 variants in service.[23]

Under license built by POF.

Type 56 7.62×39mm  China Standard assault rifle.[22]
Type 56-I, II & some modernized variants in service. Variants of AKM and AK-47.
Type 81 7.62×39mm  China Variants of AKM and AK-47.[24]
AK-74 5.45×39mm  Soviet Union Mostly border seized.[25]
M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used by Special Service Group.[26][27]
M4A1 variant in service.
FN F2000 5.56×45mm NATO  Belgium Used by Special Service Group.[28][29]
Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm NATO  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[26]
AUG A3 variant in service.
SIG SG 552 Commando 5.56×45mm NATO  Switzerland Used by Special Service Group.[30]
SG 552 variant in service.
FN SCAR (MK 16) 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO		  Belgium
 United States		 Used by Special Service Group. SCAR-L & H variants in service.[16]
M16 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Limited use, M16A1 & M16A2 variants in service.[31][32]
QBZ-95 5.8×42mm  China [33][15]
Sniper rifles and Anti-materiel rifles
POF Azb DMR MK1 7.62×51mm NATO  Pakistan Designated marksman rifle. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle.[34]
POF PSR-90 7.62×51mm NATO  Pakistan Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1.[35]
POF LSR 7.62×51mm NATO
.308 Winchester		  Pakistan Bolt-action.[36]
SC-76 Thunderbolt 7.62×51mm NATO  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group. Bolt-action.[37]
Istiglal 12.7×108 mm
14.5×114 mm		 Azerbaijan Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic. Anti-materiel rifle.[38]
SVD 7.62×54mmR  Russia Original Russian made rifles either imported from Russia or captured from the Soviet Union during the Soviet–Afghan War, or smuggled from other countries, with Chinese made models also being in service.[39][40][41][42]
Steyr SSG 69 .308 Winchester  Austria Bolt-action.[43]
Tikka T3x .308 Winchester  Finland Bolt-action.[16]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare 7.62×51mm NATO
.308 Winchester
.338 Lapua Magnum		  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group. Bolt-action.[44] Bolt-action
RPA Rangemaster .50 BMG  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group.[45] Bolt-action. Anti-materiel rifle
Barrett M82 .50 BMG  United States Used by Special Service Group.[46] Semi-automatic. Anti-materiel rifle
Machine guns
POF HMG PK-16 12.7×108mm  Pakistan Standard heavy machine gun, based on the DshK/Type 54P.[47][48]
MG3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard general-purpose machine gun.[49]

Under license built by POF.

M249 SAW 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used by Special Service Group.[14][15]
FN Minimi 5.56×45mm NATO  Belgium Used by Special Service Group.[14]
FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium General-purpose machine gun.[50]
M240 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Used by Special Service Group.[14][15]
M134/GAU-17 Minigun 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Rotary machine gun, mostly used with helicopters.[15]
M2 Browning .50 BMG  United States Also built under license by POF.[51][52]
RPD 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Limited usage by Special Service Group.[53]
PKM 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union Limited usage by Special Service Group.[54]
Anti-drone gun
Safrah No physical ammunition, use of Electronic countermeasure  Pakistan Portable electronic warfare anti-drone gun.(C-UAS)[55][56]
Sighting Devices
Tarsier Thermal weapon sight  Pakistan [57]
SKUA-LR Thermal Bino  Pakistan
AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Device United States [58]
AN/PVS-4 Night Vision Device United States Also locally built.[58]
AN/PVS-5 Night Vision Device United States Also locally built.[58]
AN/PVS-7 Night Vision Device United States Also locally built.[58]
AN/PVS-14 Night Vision Device United States [59]
Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight Prismatic telescopic sights United States
EOTech Holographic weapon sight United States [60]
Aimpoint CompM2 Red dot sight United States [61]
AN/PEQ-2 Laser sight United States [62]
AN/PEQ-15 Laser sight United States
ELCAN Specter Telescopic sight United States [63]
Schmidt & Bender PM II Telescopic sight  Germany [64]
Hensoldt / Zeiss 4x24 Telescopic sight  Germany
PSO-1 Telescopic sight  Russia
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Explosives, rockets, mortars and mines

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Arges 84 P2A1 Hand grenade  Austria Fragmentation grenade.
Under license built by POF.[65][66]
POF WP P3 MK1 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Smoke screening hand grenade.[67]
POF Grenade Target Indication MK1 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Target indication smoke hand grenade.[67]
AGL PAK-40 Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm)  Pakistan [68]
Mk 19 Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm)  United States [69]
Milkor MGL Hand-held Grenade launcher (40×46mm) South Africa [70][15]
QLZ-87 Automatic grenade launcher (35×32mm)  China [71]
GP-25 Under barrel grenade launcher (40 mm)  Soviet Union Mounts on Type 56 and other AK Variant.[72][73]
M203 Under barrel grenade launcher (40 mm)  United States Mounts on M4s and M16s.[74]
GL-1 Under barrel grenade launcher (40 mm)  Belgium Mounted on FN F2000.[28][29]
SPG-9 Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 73 mm recoilless rifle.[43]
M40A1 Recoilless rifle  United States 105 mm recoilless rifle.[75]
Type 69 RPG Rocket grenade launcher  China 40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[76][77]
RPG-7 Rocket grenade launcher  Soviet Union 40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[78]
RPG-29 Rocket grenade launcher  Soviet Union 105 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[15][79]
Mk 153 SMAW Anti-armor Rocket launcher  United States 80 mm Smoothbore rocket launcher. Used by Special Service Group.[14]
Alcotán-100 Anti-tank Rocket launcher  Spain 100 mm disposable anti-tank rocket launcher, Alcotán-AT (M2) variant in service.
Equipped with Vosel (M2) fire control system.[80]
Type 63-1 Mortar launcher  China
 United States		 60 mm mortar. Based on M2 variant in service.[81]
LLR 81 Mortar launcher  Spain
 France		 81 mm mortar. MO-81-61C and MO-81-61L variants in service.[82][83]
MO-120-RT Mortar launcher  Spain
 France		 120 mm mortar in service. Previous Mortar Brandt AM-50 delivered by France between 1976 and 1985 after a 1965 purchase, with a total of 225 mortar delivered.[84][85]
POF P2 Mk2 Anti-tank mine  Pakistan [86][87]
POF P3 Mk2
POF P4 Mk1 mine Anti-personnel mine  Pakistan [88]
Amman 2000 Mk1 Based on the Rangan 99 which in turn is based on POF P4 Mk1.[89][90][91]
Amman 2000 Mk2
POF P5 Mk1 Command-detonated anti-personnel mine  Pakistan Based on M18A1 Claymore.[80][92]
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Land vehicles

Main battle tanks

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Haider  Pakistan 176+ Total 679 planned.[93][94][95][96][97]
VT-4  China
Al-Khalid I Pakistan 110 [93]
Al-Khalid 300 [93]
Al-Zarrar 500 [93]
T-80UD  Ukraine 350 [93]
Type-85-IIAP China 268-300 [93] Some source estimate around 400 in service.[98][99][100]
Type-69 400 Some in reserve.[93][100]
Type-59 600
T-55H Soviet Union 282 282 T-55H modernized tanks delivered from Serbia in 2020.[101][102]
T-54/T-55 54 (in reserve)[103] 100 T-54s and 100 T-55s delivered from Soviet Union in 1968-69.[104]
M48 Patton United States 300 (in reserve) 300 M48A5s retired from active service in 2002, currently in reserve.[105]
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Armoured combat vehicles

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Armoured personnel carriers and Infantry fighting vehicles
HIT APC Saad/Talha  Pakistan 2,000[106] Tracked multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle. Based on M-113 [107][108][109][110]
HIT Dragoon 2 600 4x4 multirole armoured fighting vehicle. Based on Dragoon 300.[111][112]
HIT Liger — 4x4 multirole armoured fighting vehicle armed with Zarb RCWS.[113]
HIT Faaris — 6x6 multirole armoured fighting vehicle. Based on VN22.[114][115]
HIT Mohafiz — Light armoured security vehicle.[116][117]
Cavelier Interceptor Mk-II — 4x4 armoured security vehicle.[118]
Cavelier Predator SOV — 4x4 special operations vehicle.[119]
Cougar 2 LAMV  Pakistan
 United Arab Emirates		 — 4x4 armoured security vehicle, STREIT Group Cougar (Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle) locally built.[120]
M113  United States M113 A1/A2/P: 2,300[109] Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle. Mostly modernized & upgraded, American built M113A1/A2, Pakistani built M113P and Italian built VCC-1A2 variants in service.[121][122][123][124][125][126][127]
VCC-1/VCC-2: 600[109]
HMMWV/Humvee — Limited number in service. Some captured from Taliban.[128]
Textron Commando  United States
Canada		 ~400 Modernized M1117 Guardian armoured security vehicle.[129][130][131]
Otokar Akrep  Turkey 1,800 Armoured infantry mobility vehicle.[132]
Otokar Cobra 800 Armoured infantry mobility vehicle.[133][134]
Aibar Kazakhstan
 Turkey		 — 4x4 multirole armoured fighting vehicle, Otokar Cobra II variant.[135][136]
Taimas — 6x6 & 8x8 multirole armoured fighting vehicle, Otokar Arma variant.[135][137][136]
Iveco VM 90 Italy 2,200[138] Multirole armoured fighting vehicle.[139]
Type 63  China 100 Armoured personnel carrier.[139]
WZ-551/Type 92 — Armoured infantry fighting vehicle.[140][130]
Dongfeng Mengshi CSK-182 300 Armoured infantry mobility vehicle.[141]
Lazar 2 Serbia 23 Armoured personnel carrier.[142][143]
OT-64 SKOT Czechoslovakia
Poland		 6 Armoured personnel carrier.
Al-Fahd  Saudi Arabia 1,000 Multirole armoured fighting vehicle.[144][145]
BTR-70 Soviet Union 120 Amphibious armoured personnel carrier.[146]
BTR-80
Mine-resistant ambush-protected
Cavalier Hamza  Pakistan — 6x6.[147][148]
International MaxxPro  United States 525 4x4. MaxxPro DXM and MaxxPro Dash DXM variants in service.[149][150][125][109][151]
BMC Kirpi  Turkey 100+ 4x4.[152]
First Win  Thailand — 100 First Win vehicles ordered after the signing of MoU with Thailand in 2024.[153] Induction started in 2026.[113]
Casspir South Africa 150 Limited number in service.[154]
Fire support vehicles
HIT Maaz  Pakistan 500 Anti-tank variant based on APC Talha, using Baktar Shikan[155][156][86][67][157]
HIT Mouz — Air defence variant based on APC Talha, using RBS-70
HIT Sakb 700 Armoured command and control vehicle. Based on APC Talha[158][159]
M901 ITV  United States 50 Anti-tank missile carrier based on M113, armed with BGM-71 TOW.[160]
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Engineering and support vehicles

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HIT Al Hadeed  Pakistan — Medium armoured recovery vehicle based on APC Saad
W653  China 175 Medium armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Type 69 tank.[161][155][156][162]
M88  United States 52 Heavy armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Patton family of tanks. M88 & M88A1 variants in service.[163]
Isoli M60  Italy 500 Light recovery crane mounted on truck.[164]
Dragon  Pakistan — Tank-mounted engineering mine plough vehicle.[165]
Troll Anti-Mine  Pakistan 53 De-mining vehicle. Based on T-55 tank.[166][162][167]
Aardvark JSFU  United Kingdom — Mine flail vehicle. Mk 3 variant in service.[168][169]
Type 84 RDMS  China 14 Air-dispersed anti-tank mine.[80][157][170]
HIT Al Khalid AVLB  Pakistan 8 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on Al Khalid tank.[67][157][80]
M60 AVLB  United States 12 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M60 tank. M60A1 variant in service.[171]
M47M AVLB  United States — Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M47 tank.[172]
M48A2 AVLB  United States — Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M48 tank.[163]
AM 50B  Slovakia 4 Bridge layer.[157]
PB 79A  Pakistan — Pontoon bridge.[67]
Mine-resistant ambush-protected
MaxxPro MRV  United States 40 Light armoured recovery vehicle. Based on MaxxPro.[151]
Cougar JERRV  United States 20 Mine-clearing vehicle. Buffalo Explosive Ordnance Disposal version.[173]
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Transporter Erector Launcher vehicles for missiles and MLRS

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Mercedes-Benz Atego  Germany 4x4 wheeled (without trailer) Mounts missile systems like Ghauri-I and Ghauri-II.[174]
A-100  China 8x8 wheeled Mounts MLRS and missile systems.[175]
TAS5380  China 8x8 wheeled Mounts HQ-9P and HQ-11.[176]
TAS5450  China 8x8 wheeled Mounts MLRS and missile systems from Fatah series and LY-80 (HQ-16).[177]
WS-1/WS-2  China 8x8 wheeled Mounts MLRS and missile systems like Nasr.[178]
MAZ-7310 Soviet Union
Belarus		 8x8 wheeled Mounts missile systems like Abdali-I and Shaheen-I.[179]
WS2400  China 8x8 wheeled Mounts Ghaznavi.[180]
WS2500  China 10x10 wheeled Mounts Babur (cruise missile) and Zarb.[181]
MAZ-547A Soviet Union
Belarus		 12x12 wheeled Mounts missile systems like Shaheen-II.[182]
WS21200  China 16x16 wheeled Mounts Shaheen-III, Ababeel and other in Hatf series.[183]
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Goods & troops transport vehicles

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Isuzu F-Series  Japan Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[184]
Hino Ranger Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[185]
RMMV TG MIL Austria
 Germany		 TGM variant in service.[113]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany U4000/U5000. Light/Medium truck. Highly off-road-capable.[186]
Mercedes-Benz 1017A Light/Medium truck..[187]
M35  United States Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[188]
HIT Al Qaswa  Pakistan Light armored tracked vehicle for logistics & cargo. Based on the M113 APC.[189]
Yasoob Medium/Heavy truck. Limited numbers in service.[188]
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Light utility vehicles

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Toyota Hilux  Japan Primarily used as a technical for multirole purposes.
Toyota Land Cruiser  Japan Primarily used as a technical for guarding posts.
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Primarily used as a technical for guarding posts.
Foton Tunland  China Primarily used as a technical for multirole purposes.
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Artillery

Rocket artillery

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Rocket artillery
Fatah Series Fatah-1 Pakistan Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 140 km.[190]
Fatah-2 Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 400 km.[191]
A-100E  China 450+ [192] 300 mm MLRS.[193][194][195] The system can launch CALT-built rocket having maximum range of 120 km.[196]
Ghazab  Pakistan Unknown [197] 122 mm MLRS.[193] Based on the BM-21 Grad. The system can launch POF built Yarmuk Rocket having maximum range of 40 km+.
PHL-81 "Azar"  China 52+ [197] 122 mm MLRS. Chinese variant of the BM-21 Grad. Locally designated as the "Azar", having maximum range of 40 km.[198]
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Self-propelled artillery

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SH-15  China
 Pakistan		 300 [199][200][201] 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer.
Pakistan has ordered around 236–300 more units, further these howitzers will be locally produced under ToT by HIT.[202][203][204]
SH-1  China ~90 PLL01 (Chinese variant of the GC-45) 155 mm howitzer, mounted on WS5252 6x6.[205][206]
M109  United States 438 [197] 155 mm tracked howitzer.
M109A2: (200)[207]
M109A5: (115)[208][209]
M109L: (123)[207]
M110  United States 60 [197] 203 mm tracked howitzer.
M110A2 variant in service.[188][210]
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Towed artillery

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M115  United States 28 [197] 203 mm howitzer.[211]
M198  United States 148 [197] 155 mm howitzer.[212]
M114A2  United States 144 [197] 155 mm howitzer.[213]
Panter  Turkey 72 155 mm howitzer.[214]
Type 59-1  China 410 [197] 130 mm howitzer. Based on M-46.[215][216]
Type 86  China 80 [197] 122 mm howitzer. Based on D-30A.[217][218][219][67]
Type 54-1  China 490 [197] 122 mm howitzer. Based on M-30.[220]
M101A1  United States 216 [197] 105 mm howitzer.[221]
Mod 56 Italy 113 [197] 105 mm howitzer.[222]
25-pounder Mk.IV  United Kingdom 1,000 [223] Still in service as of 2018.[223] 88 mm shells being produced by POF.[224]
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Missile systems & Air defense

Ballistic missiles

Main article: List of missiles of Pakistan
Note: To see the Land Based Ballistic Missiles operated by the Pakistan Army, visit the article above.

Cruise Missiles

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Babur 1 Babur-IA Pakistan Land based Cruise missile. Maximum range of 450 km[225]
Babur-IB Land based Cruise missile. Maximum range of 900 km
Babur 2 Land based Cruise missile. Maximum range of 750 km[226]
Zarb Land based Cruise missile. Maximum range of 300 km[227]
Fatah Series Fatah-3 Land based Supersonic Cruise missile developed from HD-1.[228][229]
Fatah-4 Land based Subsonic Cruise missile. Maximum range of 750 km.[230][231]
Fatah-5 Land based Subsonic Cruise missile. Maximum range of 1000 km.[232][233][234]
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Anti-tank guided missiles

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Kornet-E Laser-guided anti-tank missile  Russia 52 launchers purchased in 2017-2018 along with unspecified number of missiles.[235]
HJ-8 Wire-guided anti-tank missile  China Locally produced under license by GIDS, designated as "Baktar-Shikan".

Used with Maaz, 4x4 vehicles and AH-1F Cobra. Range of 4 km. According to SIPRI, between 1990 and 2022, Pakistan has produced 26,350 Baktar-Shikans.[236]

BGM-71 TOW Wire-guided anti-tank missile  United States TOW-2A, TOW-2A RF, TOW-2B RF and ITOW variants in service. Used with M901 ITV, M113 APC and AH-1F Cobra.[188][237][238][239][240][241]
MILAN Wire-guided anti-tank missile  Germany Used by Special Service Group.[14][73]
NESCOM Barq-I/II Air-launched anti-tank missile  Pakistan Used on Helicopters & UAVs.[242][243]
AGM-114 Hellfire Air-launched anti-tank missile  United States Used on upgraded AH-1F Cobra.[244][245]
CM-502KG Air-launched anti-tank missile  China Used on Z-10.[246]
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Air-to-air missile

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TY-90 Air-to-air missile  China Used on Z-10.[246]
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Air Defence

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Air defence - Missile systems
HQ-7 Short-range surface-to-air missile  China FM-90 variant in service. Operational range is 15 km.[247]
HQ-11 Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile  China Operational range against aircraft: 30 km.

Operational range against missiles: 20 km.[248]

HQ-16 Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile  China Two variants in service:

LY-80: Operational range is 40 km.[249]
LY-80EV: Operational range is 70 km.[250]

HQ-9 Medium-to long-range surface-to-air missile  China HQ-9P variant in service. Operational range is 125 km against aircraft and 25 km against cruise missiles.[251][252]
Air defence - Man-portable systems
GIDS Anza Man-portable air-defense system  Pakistan Three variants in service:

Anza Mk-I (Based on HN-5B. A total of 1,100 in service. 100 delivered by 1987. 1,000 produced between 1989 and 1998.)[253]
Anza Mk-II (Based on QW-1. 2,650 produced between 1994 and 2022.)[253][47]
Anza Mk-III (Based on QW-2. Unknown number in service.)[47]

RBS 70 Man-portable air-defense system Sweden Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 2 BOLIDE variants in service. 1,711 missiles.
RBS 70 VLM used with M113 and Mouz APC.[167][157][254][255]
FN-6 / FN-16 Man-portable air-defense system  China 806 FN-6 delivered between 2010 and 2016.
1,191 FN-16 delivered between 2018 and 2021.[253][256]
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system  United States FIM-92A variant in service.[47]
Air defence - Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)
ASELSAN ŞAHİN Anti drone hard-kill system  Turkey 40mm remote-controlled physical neutralization system uses programmable ATOM airburst ammunition for short-range drone defense.[257]
HIT P-905 Interceptor drones  Pakistan Counter-UAV solution pairs the OR-503 radar system with the I-402 interceptor drone for kinetic hard-kill capabilities.[258]
GIDS Spider Electronic jammer  Pakistan Mobile and portable Counter-UAV (C-UAS) platform featuring a 10 km range, integrated electro-optical tracking, wideband RF jamming (400 MHz–6 GHz), and tactical GNSS spoofing capabilities.[259]
Air defence - Anti-aircraft gun systems
Type 85 Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Updated version of Type 77.[45]
Type 54P Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Chinese version of DShK, locally produced under license by POF.[260][261]
KPV heavy machine gun Anti-aircraft gun

(14.5mm)

  Soviet Union [262]
Type 56 / Type 58 Anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm)  China 200,[263] Based on ZPU.[47]
Oerlikon GDF Anti-aircraft gun (2 x 35 mm)  Switzerland 248, GDF-002 and GDF-005 variants in service,[264][265][67][86][157] with 134 SkyGuard radar units.[109] Capable of C-UAS roles.[266]
Type 55 / Type 65 Anti-aircraft gun (37 mm)  China 310,[109] Based on M1939.[47]
L-60 Anti-aircraft gun (40 mm)  Sweden 50 units as of 2021.[109]
Type 59 Anti-aircraft gun (57 mm)  China 144 units as of 2021,[109] based on AZP S-60.[47]
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Radars

Air Radars

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IBIS-150 Air surveillance radar  China Used with LY-80.[67][86]
LAADS Air surveillance radar  United States [267]
Giraffe 40 Command and control
Early warning radar		 Sweden [268]
SLC-2 AESA counter-battery radar  China [269]
RASIT Ground surveillance radar France RASIT-E variant in service.[270]
Skyguard Fire control radar  Switzerland Used with Oerlikon GDF.[267]
Firefinder Weapon-locating radar  United States [271]
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Aircraft munition (Missiles excluded)

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Used on helicopters of Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
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Autocannons
M197 Gatling gun Rotary cannon  United States Used on the AH-1 Cobras.[272]
M134 Minigun/GAU-17 Rotary cannon  United States Used on the AH-1 Cobras, Bell 412 and Bell Hueys.[15]
GSh-23V Twin-barrel Autocannon  Soviet Union Used on the Mi-35.[273]
PX-10A Revolver cannon  China Used on the Z-10s.[274]
FN HMP250 Heavy machine gun pod  Belgium Used on Eurocopter Fennecs and Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.[275]
FN HMP400 Heavy machine gun pod  Belgium Used on Eurocopter Fennecs and Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.[275]
UPK-23 Twin-barrel gun pod  Soviet Union Used on the Mi-17.[276]
Grenade launchers
M129 Automatic grenade launcher  United States Used on the AH-1 Cobras.[277]
Guided and unguided Rockets
S-8 Unguided rockets  Soviet Union Used on the Mi-17 and Mi-35. Also indiginously built as Yarmuk.[278][279]
B-8V20 Unguided rockets  Soviet Union Used on the Mi-17.[278]
S-13 Unguided rockets  Soviet Union Used on the Mi-35.[280]
Hydra 70 Unguided rockets  United States Used on the AH-1 Cobra.[281]
SNEB Unguided rockets  France Used on the SA 330 Puma. Also locally built.[282]
FS-70B Guided aerial blast fragmentation rockets  China Used on the Z-10.[283]
FZ-90 Unguided rockets  Belgium Used on Eurocopter Fennecs and Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.[284]
FZ275 LGR Laser guided rockets  Belgium Used on Eurocopter Fennecs and Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil.[284]
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Aircraft

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Aircraft/System Photo Origin Role Variant Quantity Note Service period
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17  Russia SAR
Utility
Transport		 Mi-171

Mi-17-1V

Mi-171Sh

Mi-17V-5

48[285] Replaced the Mi-8T 1996–present
Changhe Z-10  China Attack Z-10ME 4-8 Total 40 ordered[286][287] 2025–present
Bell AH-1 Cobra

 United States Attack AH-1F 50[285] Modernized & upgraded.

To be replaced by the Changhe Z-10ME[288]

 1985–present
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil  France Attack, Utility AS350 4[289] 2006–present
Eurocopter Fennec  France Attack AS550 C335[285][290]2009–present
Mil Mi-24  Russia Attack Mi-35M3 4[285] 2018–present
Aérospatiale/IAR SA 330 Puma  France SAR
Utility
Transport		 SA 330L 43[285] 1977–present
Aérospatiale Alouette III  France Light Utility SA 316B 13[285] 1967–present
Aérospatiale Lama  France Light Utility SA 315B 17[285] 1986–present
AgustaWestland AW139  Italy SAR
Utility
Transport		 AW139M 7[285][291] Also used as VIP transport. 2017–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States Liaison
Utility		 UH-1H 1[285] 1970s
Bell 412  United States Liaison
Utility		 412EP 31[285] 2004–present
Bell 206 JetRanger  United States Trainer 206B 18[285] 1975–present
Enstrom F-28  United States Trainer 280FX 19[285] 2018–present
Schweizer 300  United States Trainer 300C 25[285] 1993–present
Fixed-wing aircraft
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak  Sweden
 Pakistan		 Trainer License built Saab MFI-17 Supporter 214[285]
Harbin Y-12  China Utility Y-12(II)/F 4[285]
Beechcraft Super King Air  United States Reconnaissance 350i 3[285] SIGINT & ISR
 United States Transport 350ER 6[285]
Turbo Commander  United States Utility 690C 2[285]
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States MEDEVAC
Utility		 208B 13[285]
Cessna 206 Stationair  United States MEDEVAC T206H 4[292]
Cessna Citation II  United States VIP Transport Citation Bravo 1[285]
Cessna Citation V  United States VIP Transport Citation Ultra 1[293]
Gulfstream IV  United States VIP Transport G450 1[citation needed]
Gulfstream G600  United States VIP Transport G600 1[294]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
NESCOM Burraq  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle N/A [295] 2013–present
GIDS Shahpar-l  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle N/A [295]
GIDS Shahpar-II  Pakistana Unmanned combat aerial vehicle N/A [295]
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle N/A [296] 2010–present
GIDS Sarkash  Pakistan One-way attack drone, Loitering munition N/A [297]
GIDS Blaze Family (25/50/75)  Pakistan Loitering munition N/A [298]
Yalghar-200  Pakistan Loitering munition N/A [299]
SATUMA Salaar  Pakistan Miniature UAV N/A [300]
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  • In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its ageing AH-1F Cobras and were to be delivered by 2017.[301][302] Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government in 2018, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.[303][304] The reasoning for this cancellation by Trump was due Pakistan's support for groups like Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. In 2020 Pakistan considered ditching the Bell AH-1Z Viper deal for either Turkish or Chinese helicopters.[305] By 2022 Pakistan fully ditched this deal for Turkish T129B ATAK and Chinese Z-10ME Helicopters.[306][307] The 12 Bell AH-1Z Vipers which were meant for Pakistan, are now planned to be sold to Ukraine instead as of 2024.[308]
  • 3 Changhe Z-10ME attack helicopters of China were delivered for trial use so that orders could be made in the future.[309]
  • In 2018, following trials, Pakistan ordered 30 T129B ATAK helicopters from TAI. Following US reluctance to grant Turkey the necessary export licenses for the LHTEC CTS800-4A engines, Pakistan extended the delivery deadline by one year.[310][311][312]

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