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List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force.

Active aircraft

Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
Combat Aircraft (678)
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
 United States of America 		Jet Multirole 1983 76[1] 85 F-16AM Block 15 MLU (8)

F-16c Block 50+ (41)[2]

F-16C Block 52+ (21)

F-16D Block 52+ (6)[3]

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder  China Pakistan Jet Multirole 2007 122[4] 124[5] JF-17A Block 1 (50)

JF-17A Block 2 (62)

JF-17B Block 2 (12 delivered, 14 on order)

JF-17A Block 3 (50 on order)

Dassault Mirage III  France Jet Multirole, Reconnaissance 1968 89 135 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[6][7] All Mirage IIIs are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2030.
Dassault Mirage 5  France Jet Attack 1973 90 139 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[6][7] All Mirage 5s are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2030.
Chengdu F-7P/PG  China Jet Interceptor 1988 60 180 All F-7Ps/PGs are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2025.
Trainer Aircraft (286)
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder block b  China

 Pakistan

Jet Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) 2018 12 28 16 on order
Hongdu K-8 Karakorum  China

 Pakistan

Jet Advanced Jet Trainer 1994 60 60 K-8 (12); K-8P (48)
Cessna T-37 Tweet  United States of America Jet Basic Jet Trainer 69 73 T-37Bs and T-37Cs. 20 refurbished ex-USAF T-37 delivered by end of 2008 to replace older T-37 or provide parts.[8] 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.
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak  Sweden

 Pakistan

Propeller Primary Trainer 1970s 145 151 115 x MFI-17 Mushshak

30 x Super Mushshak

Some MFI-17 Mushshak to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[9]

Transport Aircraft (62)
Airbus A310
A310-300 		 France Jet Transport 2009 1 VIP transport. Previously operated by Pakistan International Airlines.[10]
Boeing 707
707-320 		 United States of America Jet Transport 1986 2 3 Two transferred from PIA in 1986. A third aircraft in VIP transport configuration delivered in 1987.[11] One aircraft sold to a private individual in 2008.[12]
Cessna Citation V  United States of America Jet Transport 1 VIP transport.[13]
Gulfstream IV  United States of America Jet Commander/
executive
transport		 2004 4
Embraer Phenom
Phenom 100 		 Brazil Jet Transport 2009 4 VIP transport.[14][15][16]
Antonov An-26  Soviet Union Propeller Transport 1 One aircraft in service as of 2004.[13]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States of America Propeller Tactical (theatre) transport 1960 18 5 x C-130B, 5 x C-130E, 2 x C-130E, 6 x C-130H.
CASA CN-235
CN-235-220

  Spain Propeller Transport 2004 4 3 medium lift tactical transports. 1 VIP transport.[17]
Harbin Y-12
Y-12II 		 China Propeller Utility 1980s 2
Beech C-12 Huron  United States of America Propeller Utility, training 1
Saab 2000  Sweden Propeller Transport, training 2008 4 VIP transport. Will also be used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Delivered in December 2008.
Aerial Refueling Aircraft(4)
Ilyushin Il-78MP  Russia Jet Transport/Aerial Tanker 2009 4 4 4 x IL-78MP dual-role aerial tankers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.[18][19][20][21]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft (3)
Dassault Falcon 20
DA-20 		 France Jet ESM, ECM 1987 3
AWACS (11)
Saab 2000 Erieye
Erieye Horizon 		 Sweden Propeller AEW&C 2011 7[22] 8 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.[23][24]
Shaanxi ZDK-03
Y-8F600 		 China Propeller AEW&C 2011 4 Last two were delivered in 2013.[25]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Burraq  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, strike 12 12 Inducted in November 2013. Around 12 examples are visible in a picture. Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[26]
SATUMA Jasoos II
Bravo+ 		 Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, training 2009 45 45 Primary work horse for UAV Operations and Training Program.[27]
SELEX Galileo Falco  Italy UAV Surveillance 2009 25 25 Co-manufacture at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex began in August 2009.[28]
CASC CH-4  China UAV Reconnaissance, strike 4 4 Some are older CH-3 drones upgraded to CH-4.[29]
AAI RQ-7 Shadow  United States of America UAV Reconnaissance 12 0 3 systems(12 aircraft) on order by PAF.
SATUMA Mukhbar  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance 0 0
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance – -- Inducted in Pakistan Navy
Ababeel Aerial Drone  Pakistan UAV Target Drone – -- [30]
Baaz Aerial Drone  Pakistan UAV Target Drone – -- [30]
GIDS Shahpar  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, surveillance 2012 5 5 Currently in production.[31]
Helicopter (34)
Mil Mi-17
  Russia Helicopter SAR, transport 2002 20 [32][33]
AgustaWestland AW139  Italy Helicopter SAR, transport 2017 14 AW-139Ms[34][35]

See also

References

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  34. ^ Air Forces Monthly, Issue 362, May 2018, page 28
  35. ^ "Pakistan air force updates". quwa.org. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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