List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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

Current aircraft

TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedIn serviceTotalNotes
Combat Aircraft
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon  United States of America Jet Multirole 1983 76[1][2] 85 As per Trade Register SIPRI[3]
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder  China /  Pakistan Jet Multirole 2007 99[4][5] 101[6] 50 x JF-17A (Block 1)

50 x JF-17A (Block 2)

1 x JF-17B [7]

PAF plans to induct a total of 250 JF-17s.[8] First batch of 50 Block 1 JF-17s to be upgraded to Block 2 standard.[9] Third batch of 50 JF-17s will be Block 3. A total of 2 JF-17s have crashed[10] since its induction in 2007.

Dassault Mirage III  France Jet Multirole, Reconnaissance 1968 75 80 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[11][12] All Mirage IIIs are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2025.
Dassault Mirage 5  France Jet Attack 1973 82 85 Several variants, typically with extensive upgrades.[11][12] All Mirage 5s are planned to be replaced by JF-17s by 2025.
Chengdu F-7
F-7P/PG		  China Jet Interceptor 1988 60 180 All F-7P variants replaced by Jf-17 thunder and 60 F-7PG remain in service[11][12][13] Limited CAS and strike duties. Mostly replaced by JF-17s.
Trainer Aircraft
Hongdu K-8 Karakorum
K-8
K-8
K-8P		  China

 Pakistan

 Jet Trainer 1994
2003
2011		 6
6
48		 60 48 delivered as of December 2011.
Cessna T-37 Tweet
T-37B
T-37C		  United States of America Jet Trainer 39+34 69 20 refurbished ex-USAF T-37 delivered by end of 2008 to replace older T-37 or provide parts.[14] T-37 to be eventually replaced with K-8P.On 28 October 2015, the Turkish Air Force gave the Pakistan Air Force 34 T-37Cs, including spares in an agreement between Turkey and Pakistan
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak  Sweden

Pakistan

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

30 x Super Mushshak

Some MFI-17 Mushshak to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[15]

Transport
Airbus A310
A310-300		  France Jet Transport20091 VIP transport. Previously operated by Pakistan International Airlines.[16]
Boeing 707
707-320		  United States of America Jet Transport198623 Two transferred from PIA in 1986. A third aircraft in VIP transport configuration delivered in 1987.[17] One aircraft sold to a private individual in 2008.[18]
Cessna Citation V  United States of America Jet Transport1 VIP transport.[19]
Gulfstream IV  United States of America Jet Commander/
executive
transport		20044
Embraer Phenom
Phenom 100		  Brazil Jet Transport20094 VIP transport.[20][21][22]
Antonov An-26  Soviet Union Propeller Transport1 One aircraft in service as of 2004.[19]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States of America Propeller Tactical (theatre) transport196018 5 x C-130B, 5 x C-130E, 2 x C-130E, 6 x C-130H.
CASA CN-235
CN-235-220

  Spain Propeller Transport20044 3 medium lift tactical transports. 1 VIP transport.[23]
Harbin Y-12
Y-12II		  China Propeller Utility1980s2
Beech C-12 Huron  United States of America Propeller Utility, training1
Saab 2000  Sweden Propeller Transport, training20081 VIP transport. Will also be used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Delivered in December 2008.
Tanker
Ilyushin Il-78
Il-78MP		  Soviet Union Jet Transport/Aerial Tanker200944 4 x IL-78MP dual-role aerial tankers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.[24][25][26][27]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17
Mi-171		  Soviet Union Helicopter SAR, transport200245 Some aircraft transferred from PLA.[28][29]
Aérospatiale Alouette III
SA-3160
SA-316B
SA-319B		  France Helicopter Utility, SAR200595
7
4
4		 SA319B was locally produced.[30]
AgustaWestland AW139
AW-139M		  Italy Helicopter SAR, SAR Training20178 First deliveries in July 2017. Eventually will replace Mi-171.[31]
Electronic Warfare
Dassault Falcon 20
DA-20		  France Jet ESM, ECM19873
AWACS
Saab 2000 Erieye
Erieye Horizon		  Sweden Propeller AEW&C201137Three aircraft were damaged after Minhas airbase attack, of which two aircraft were repaired at PAC.Three more aircraft on order. One aircraft lost till date.[32][33]
Shaanxi ZDK-03
Y-8F600		  China Propeller AEW&C20114 Last two were expected to be delivered in 2013.[34]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Burraq  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, strike12 12Inducted in November 2013. Around 12 examples are visible in a picture. Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[35]
SATUMA Jasoos II
Bravo+		  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, training200945 45Primary work horse for UAV Operations and Training Program.[36]
SELEX Galileo Falco  Italy UAV Surveillance200925 25Co-manufacture at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex began in August 2009.[37]
CASC CH-4  China UAV Reconnaissance, strike4 4Some are older CH-3 drones upgraded to CH-4.[38]
AAI RQ-7 Shadow  United States of America UAV Reconnaissance12 03 systems(12 aircraft) on order by PAF.
SATUMA Mukhbar  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance0 0
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance– --Inducted in Pakistan Navy
Ababeel Aerial Drone  Pakistan UAV Target Drone– --[39]
Baaz Aerial Drone  Pakistan UAV Target Drone– --[39]
GIDS Shahpar  Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance, surveillance20125 5Currently in production.[40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan Purchases F-16s From Jordan". The Diplomat. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "US envoy summoned: India outraged at sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Over 100 JF-17 Thunder jets operational - Times of Islamabad". 3 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan's JF-17 Fighter Jet to Be Upgraded With Chinese Radar - The Diplomat". 2 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Over 100 JF-17 Thunder jets operational - Times of Islamabad". 2 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan reportedly committed to a total of 250 JF-17 Thunders". Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Warnes, Alan (30 June 2014). "First Block 2 JF-17s under construction in Pakistan". Jane's Defence Weekly. Islamabad. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Air Force JF-17 crashes into Arabian Sea". Deccan Chronicle. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Dunnigan, James. "Pakistan Air Force Crumbling Away". strategypage.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  12. 1 2 3 ASN Aviation Safety Database results. aviation-safety.net
  13. ↑ "PAF pilot Marium Mukhtar laid to rest in Karachi". arynews.tv. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  14. ↑ Govindasamy, Siva (2008-08-21). "Pakistan to receive more T-37 trainers". Flight International. flightglobal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  15. ↑ air force | combat aircraft | super lynx | 2004 | 09–2371 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (2004-11-22). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 1986 | 3217 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (1986-11-29). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  18. ↑ "PAF VVIP Boeing 707 aircraft sold for Rs 8.4 million". Pakistan Today. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  19. 1 2 bell | cessna | lockheed jetstar | 2004 | 09–2372 | Flight Archive. Flightglobal.com (2004-11-22). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  20. ↑ Embraer Delivers Phenom 100 To Pakistan's Air Force. aero-news.net (2009-03-26).
  21. ↑ "Embraer makes first foray into Pakistan", Flight International, date published: 31 March 2009
  22. ↑ "Pakistan air force receives first Phenom 100 very light jet". Flightglobal.com (2009-03-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  23. ↑ DIRGANTARA delivers CN-235 VIP Aircraft to Pakistan Air Force. indonesian-aerospace.com (2005-06-07).
  24. ↑ Parsons, Gary (21 December 2009). "Pakistan's Midas touch". Keypublishing. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  25. ↑
  26. ↑ Pakistan Receiving IL-78 Refueling aircraft. Defenseindustrydaily.com (2008-12-08). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  27. ↑ PAF to Acquire Ilyushin Il-78 aircraft by 2010 | Aviation & Air Force News at DefenceTalk. Defencetalk.com (2009-08-11). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  28. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080725130620/http://www.dawn.com/2008/03/18/local16.htm. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ Pakistan Air Force Equipment. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  30. ↑ Andrade 1982, Page 173
  31. ↑ Air Forces Monthly, Issue 362, May 2018, page 28
  32. ↑ David Donald (2008-07-14). Saab 2000 AEW&C prepares for duty. ainonline.com
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ Bokhari, Farhan (31 July 2013). "Interview: Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief Of The Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force". Jane's Defence Weekly: 34.
  35. ↑ Bokhari, Farhan; Hardy, James (12 March 2015). "Pakistan successfully fires missile from indigenous UAV". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  36. ↑ Tactical Range UAV – Jasoos II (Bravo+) Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Satuma.com.pk. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  37. ↑ Pakistan to begin co-production of Falco UAV. Flightglobal.com (2009-08-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
  38. ↑ . globalpost.com.
  39. 1 2 "Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra - ababeel.html". pac.org.pk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  40. ↑ "IDEX: Explosion of UAVs at Exhibit". Defense News. 19 Feb 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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