List of equipment of the Pakistan Army

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

Infantry weapons

Small arms

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Weapon Image Caliber Origin Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy Standard gun. 92F variants in use.[1]
SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used by Special Service Group.[2]
SIG Sauer P229 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used by Special Service Group.[2]
Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[2]
Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[2]
HK P7 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229.[2]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany MP5A2, MP5P3, MP5K variants in service.[3][4] Under license built by POF.
FN P90 5.7×28mm  Belgium Personal defence weapon.[1]
Assault rifles and Battle rifles
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard battle rifle.[5]
G3A3, G3P4 variants in service.[6] Under license built by POF.
Type 56 7.62×39mm  China Standard assault rifle.[5]
Type 56-I, II & some modernized variants in service.
M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used by Special Service Group.[7][8]
M4A1 variant in service.
Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm NATO  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[7]
AUG A3 variant in service.
SIG SG 550 5.56×45mm NATO  Switzerland Used by Special Service Group.[9]
SG 552 variant in service.
Sniper rifles
POF Azb DMR MK1 7.62×51mm NATO  Pakistan Designated marksman rifle. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle.[10]
POF PSR-90 7.62×51mm NATO  Pakistan Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1.[11]
SVD (rifle) 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.[12][13][14][15]
Steyr SSG 69 .308 Winchester  Austria [16] Bolt-action
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare .308 Winchester
.338 Lapua Magnum		  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group.[17] Bolt-action
RPA Rangemaster .50 BMG  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group.[18] Bolt-action
Barrett M82 .50 BMG  United States Used by Special Service Group.[19] Semi-automatic.
Machine guns
POF HMG PK-16 12.7×108mm  Pakistan Standard heavy machine gun, based on the DshK/Type 54P.[20][21]
MG3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard general-purpose machine gun.[22] Under license built by POF.
RPD 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon.[23]
PKM 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union Limited usage by Special Service Group.[24]
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Explosives, rockets, mortars and mines

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Weapon Image Type Origin Notes
Arges 84 P2A1 Hand grenade  Austria Fragmentation grenade.
Under license built by POF.[25][26]
POF WP P3 MK1 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Smoke screening hand grenade.[27]
POF Grenade Target Indication MK1 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Target indication smoke hand grenade.[27]
Mk 19 Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm)  United States [28]
QLZ-87 Automatic grenade launcher (35×32mm)  China [29]
SPG-9 Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 73 mm recoilless rifle.[16]
M40A1 Recoilless rifle  United States 105 mm recoilless rifle.[30]
RPG-7 Rocket grenade launcher  Soviet Union 40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[31]
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.[32]
Type 63-1 Mortar launcher  China
 United States		 60 mm mortar. Based on M2 variant in service.[33]
LLR 81 Mortar launcher  Spain
 France		 81 mm mortar. MO-81-61C and MO-81-61L variants in service.[34][35]
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.[36][37]
POF P3 Mk2 mine Anti-tank mine  Pakistan [38][39]
POF P5 Mk1 Command-detonated anti-personnel mine  Pakistan Based on M18A1 Claymore.[32][40]
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Land vehicles

Main battle tanks

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Name Image Origin In service Notes
Haider  Pakistan 84+ Total 679 planned.[41][42]
VT-4  China
T-80UD  Ukraine 350 [41]
Al-Khalid I Pakistan ε110 [41]
Al-Khalid 300 [41]
Al-Zarrar ε500 [41]
Type-85-IIAP China 268 [41]
Type-69 400 [41]
ZTZ-59 ε600
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Armoured combat vehicles

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Name Image Origin In service Notes
Armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles
M113  United States 2,300 = M113 A1/A2/P
600 = VCC-1/VCC-2

[43]

 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.[44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
HIT APC Saad/Talha  Pakistan 200[43] Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle.[51][52]
HIT Dragoon 2  Pakistan 600 Multirole armoured fighting vehicle. Based on Dragoon 300.[53][54]
Al-Fahd  Saudi Arabia — Multirole armoured fighting vehicle.[55][56]
Mine-resistant ambush-protected
MaxxPro  United States 225[43] Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP). MaxxPro DXM and MaxxPro Dash DXM variants in service.[57][58][48]
Fire support vehicles
HIT Maaz  Pakistan — Anti-tank variant based on APC Talha, using Baktar Shikan[59][60][38][27][61]
HIT Mouz  Pakistan — Air defence variant based on APC Talha, using RBS-70
HIT Sakb  Pakistan — Armoured command and control vehicle. Based on APC Talha[62][63]
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Engineering and support vehicles

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MaxxPro MRV  United States — Light armoured recovery vehicle. Based on MaxxPro.
HIT Al Hadeed  Pakistan — Medium armoured recovery vehicle based on APC Saad
W653  China 175 Medium armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Type 69 tank.[64][59][60][65]
M88  United States 52 Heavy armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Patton family of tanks. M88 & M88A1 variants in service.[66]
Isoli M60  Italy 500 Light recovery crane mounted on truck.[67]
Dragon  Pakistan — Tank-mounted engineering mine plough vehicle.[68]
Troll Anti-Mine  Pakistan 53 De-mining vehicle. Based on T-55 tank.[69][65][70]
Cougar JERRV  United States 20 Mine-clearing vehicle. Buffalo Explosive Ordnance Disposal version.[71]
Aardvark JSFU  United Kingdom — Mine flail vehicle. Mk 3 variant in service.[72][73]
Type 84 RDMS  China 14 Air-dispersed anti-tank mine.[32][61][74]
HIT Al Khalid AVLB  Pakistan 8 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on Al Khalid tank.[27][61][32]
M60 AVLB  United States 12 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M60 tank. M60A1 variant in service.[75]
M47M AVLB  United States — Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M47 tank.[76]
M48 AVLB  United States — Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M48 tank.[66]
AM 50B  Slovakia 4 Bridge layer.[61]
PB 79A  Pakistan — Pontoon bridge.[27]
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Goods & troops transport vehicles

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HIT Al Qaswa  Pakistan Light armored tracked vehicle for logistics & cargo.[77]
Isuzu F-Series  Japan Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[78]
Hino Ranger  Japan Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[79]
M35  United States Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[80]
Yasoob  Pakistan Medium/Heavy truck. Limited numbers in service.[80]
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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.
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Artillery

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Rocket artillery
"Fatah-1" Pakistan Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 140 km.[81]
"Fatah-2" Pakistan Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 400 km.[82]
A-100E  China 450+ [83] 300 mm MLRS.[84][85][86] The system can launch CALT-built rocket having maximum range of 120 km.[87]
Ghazab  Pakistan Unknown [88] 122 mm MLRS.[84] 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+ [88] 122 mm MLRS. Chinese variant of the BM-21 Grad. Locally designated as the "Azar", having maximum range of 40 km.[89]
Self-propelled artillery
SH-15  China
 Pakistan		 164 [90][91] 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer.
Pakistan has ordered around 236–300 units, further these howitzers will be locally produced under ToT by HIT.[92][93][94]
M109  United States 438 [88] 155 mm tracked howitzer.
M109A2: (200)[95]
M109A5: (115)[96][97]
M109L: (123)[95]
M110  United States 60 [88] 203 mm tracked howitzer.
M110A2 variant in service.[80][98]
Towed artillery
M115  United States 28 [88] 203 mm howitzer.[99]
M198  United States 148 [88] 155 mm howitzer.[100]
M114A2  United States 144 [88] 155 mm howitzer.[101]
Type 59-1  China 410 [88] 130 mm howitzer. Based on M-46.[102][103]
Type 86  China 80 [88] 122 mm howitzer. Based on D-30A.[104][105][106][27]
Type 54-1  China 490 [88] 122 mm howitzer. Based on M-30.[107]
M101A1  United States 216 [88] 105 mm howitzer.[108]
Mod 56 Italy 113 [88] 105 mm howitzer.[109]
25-pounder Mk.III  United Kingdom 1,000 [110] Still in service as of 2018.[110] 88 mm shells being produced by POF.[111]
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Missile systems

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.[112]
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.[113]

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.[80][114][115][116][117][118]
NESCOM Barq-I/II Air-launched anti-tank guided missile  Pakistan Used with Helicopters & UAVs.[119][120]
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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.[121]
HQ-16 Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile  China Two variants in service:

LY-80: Operational range is 40 km.[122]
LY-80EV: Operational range is 70 km.[123]

HQ-9 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.[124][125]
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.)[126]
Anza Mk-II (Based on QW-1. 2,650 produced between 1994 and 2022.)[126][20]
Anza Mk-III (Based on QW-2. Unknown number in service.)[20]

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.[70][61][127][128]
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.[126][129]
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system  United States FIM-92A variant in service.[20]
Air defence - Anti-aircraft gun systems
Type 85 Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Updated version of Type 77.[18]
Type 54P Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Chinese version of DShK, locally produced under license by POF.[130][131]
Type 56 / Type 58 Anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm)  China 200,[132] Based on ZPU.[20]
Oerlikon GDF Anti-aircraft gun (2 x 35 mm)  Switzerland 248, GDF-002 and GDF-005 variants in service,[133][134][27][38][61] with 134 SkyGuard radar units.[43]
Type 55 / Type 65 Anti-aircraft gun (37 mm)  China 310,[43] Based on M1939.[20]
L-60 Anti-aircraft gun (40 mm)  Sweden 50 units as of 2021.[43]
Type 59 Anti-aircraft gun (57 mm)  China 144 units as of 2021,[43] based on AZP S-60.[20]
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Radars

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IBIS-150 Air surveillance radar  China Used with LY-80.[27][38]
LAADS Air surveillance radar  United States [135]
Giraffe 40 Command and control
Early warning radar		 Sweden [136]
SLC-2 AESA counter-battery radar  China [137]
RASIT Ground surveillance radar France RASIT-E variant in service.[138]
Skyguard Fire control radar  Switzerland Used with Oerlikon GDF.[135]
Firefinder Weapon-locating radar  United States [139]
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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[140] Replaced the Mi-8T 1996–present
Bell AH-1 Cobra

 United States Attack AH-1F 50[140] Modernized & upgraded.

To be replaced by the Changhe Z-10ME[141]

 1985–present
Eurocopter Fennec  France Attack AS550 C335[140][142]2009–present
Mil Mi-24  Russia Attack Mi-35M3 4[140] 2018–present
Aérospatiale/IAR SA 330 Puma  France SAR
Utility
Transport		 SA 330L 43[140] 1977–present
Aérospatiale Alouette III  France Light Utility SA 316B 13[140] 1967–present
Aérospatiale Lama  France Light Utility SA 315B 17[140] 1986–present
AgustaWestland AW139  Italy SAR
Utility
Transport		 AW139M 7[140][143] Also used as VIP transport. 2017–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States Liaison
Utility		 UH-1H 1[140] 1970s
Bell 412  United States Liaison
Utility		 412EP 31[140] 2004–present
Bell 206 JetRanger  United States Trainer 206B 18[140] 1975–present
Enstrom F-28  United States Trainer 280FX 19[140] 2018–present
Schweizer 300  United States Trainer 300C 25[140] 1993–present
Fixed-wing aircraft
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak  Sweden
 Pakistan		 Trainer License built Saab MFI-17 Supporter 214[140]
Harbin Y-12  China Utility Y-12(II)/F 4[140]
Beechcraft Super King Air  United States Reconnaissance 350i 3[140] SIGINT & ISR
 United States Transport 350ER 6[140]
Turbo Commander  United States Utility 690C 2[140]
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States MEDEVAC
Utility		 208B 13[140]
Cessna 206 Stationair  United States MEDEVAC T206H 4[144]
Cessna Citation II  United States VIP Transport Citation Bravo 1[140]
Cessna Citation V  United States VIP Transport Citation Ultra 1[145]
Gulfstream IV  United States VIP Transport G450 1[citation needed]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
NESCOM Burraq  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle [146] 2013–present
GIDS Shahpar  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Shahpar-I

Shahpar-II

 [146]
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle [147] 2010–present
SATUMA Salaar  Pakistan Miniature UAV [148]
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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.[149][150] 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.[151][152] 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.[153] By 2022 Pakistan fully ditched this deal for Turkish T129B ATAK and Chinese Z-10ME Helicopters.[154][155] The 12 Bell AH-1Z Vipers which were meant for Pakistan, are now planned to be sold to Ukraine instead as of 2024.[156]
  • 3 Changhe Z-10ME attack helicopters of China were delivered for trial use so that orders could be made in the future.[157]
  • 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.[158][159][160]

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