List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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

List

Aircraft	Manufacturer	Image	Origin	Class	Role	Introduced	In service	Total	Notes
Combat Aircraft
J-10 Vigorous Dragon	Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC)		China	Jet	Multirole	11 March 2022[1]	20	20[2][3]	J-10CE (20 delivered, 16 on order)[2][3][4]
JF-17 Thunder	Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), CAC		Pakistan, China	Jet	Multirole	18 February 2010[5]	156	161[6]	JF-17A Block 1 (50) JF-17A Block 2 (62) JF-17B Block 2 (26)[7] JF-17C Block 3 (23 delivered,[a] 27 on order)[9] All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s being upgraded to Block 3 standard.
F-16 Fighting Falcon	General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin		United States	Jet	Multirole	15 January 1983[10]	75	85[11]	F-16AM Block 15 MLU (31)[11][12][13][14][15] F-16BM Block 15 MLU (23)[11][12][13][14][15] F-16A Block 15 ADF (9)[11][14] F-16B Block 15 ADF (4)[11][14] F-16C Block 52+ (12)[11][13][14] F-16D Block 52+ (6)[11][13][14]
Mirage III	Dassault Aviation		France	Jet	Multirole	1968	58	135	Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by JF-17Cs and J-10CEs.[16][17][18]
Mirage 5	Dassault Aviation		France	Jet	Attack, Reconnaissance	1970	78	138	Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage 5s being replaced by JF-17Cs and J-10CEs.[18][17]
F-7	CAC		China	Jet	Interceptor	2002	53	60[19]	F-7PGs. All being replaced by JF-17Cs.[20]
Trainer Aircraft
K-8	Hongdu, PAC		China, Pakistan	Jet	Intermediate Jet Trainer	1994	58	60	K-8 (12) K-8P (48) Produced under license by PAC, designated as Karakorum-8.[21]
T-37 Tweet	Cessna		United States	Jet	Basic Jet Trainer	1962	69	73	T-37B/C.[22] 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 to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard.[23]
Strategic Airlift & Aerial Refueling Aircraft
Il-78	Ilyushin		Russia	Jet	Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueler	2009	4	4	Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force.[24][25][26][27][28]
Transport Aircraft
C-130 Hercules	Lockheed Martin		United States	Turboprop	Tactical Airlift Transporter	1963	23	25	C-130B (5) C-130E (7) C-130H (13)[29] All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by PAC.[30][17][31][32]
Saab 2000	Saab		Sweden	Turboprop	Transport	2008	7	7	Also used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C.[33]
Y-12	Harbin Aircraft Industry Group		China	Turboprop	Utility	1993	2	2	Y-12II.[33]
Airbus A319	Airbus		France	Jet	Transport	July 2022	1	1	A319-112[33][34] Previously operated by Avion Express (Lithuania).
Citation V	Cessna		United States	Jet	VIP Transport		1	1	[35]
Gulfstream IV	Gulfstream		United States	Jet	VIP Transport	2004	2	2	Gulfstream IV-SP[36] and Gulfstream IV G-450[37]
Phenom 100	Embraer		Brazil	Jet	VIP Transport	2009	4	4	[38][39][40]
Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C	Saab		Sweden	Turboprop	AEW&C	2011	9	10	Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system.[41][42][43]
Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Dassault Falcon DA-20	Dassault Aviation		France	Jet	EW, ESM, ECM	1986	3	3	Modified EW version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.[33]
ZDK-03	Shaanxi		China	Turboprop	EW, ESM, ECM	2011	4	4	Based on Y-8F-600. Reassigned to EW, ESM, ECM role from AEW&C role in 2024 after removal of AESA radar radome and AEW&C equipment due to compatibility issues and standardization of PAF's AEW&C platforms with additional Saab 2000 AEW&C aircraft.[citation needed]
Global 6000	Bombardier		Canada	Jet	EW, ESM, ECM	2022	1	1	Purchased in 2022 in business jet configuration. Being converted into EW, ESM, ECM Stand-Off Jamming (HAVA-SOJ) platform by Turkey's Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Aselsan in 2025.[44][45][46][47][48]
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bayraktar Akıncı	Baykar		Turkey	HALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2023	2	2	5 on order.[49][50]
Burraq	NESCOM		Pakistan	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2014	13	13	Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[51]
Shahpar-II	Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS)		Pakistan	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2021	Unknown	Unknown	[52]
Anka	Turkish Aerospace Industries, NESCOM		Turkey, Pakistan	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2021	Unknown	Unknown	Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan.[53]
Bayraktar TB2	Baykar		Turkey	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2022	Unknown	Unknown	[54][55][56]
Wing Loong II	Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group		China	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2021	3	3	47 on order[57]
CH-4 Rainbow	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation		China	MALE UCAV, UAV	Strike, Reconnaissance	2021	12-24	12-24	CH-4A and CH-4B.[58][59]
Shahpar	GIDS		Pakistan	UAV	Reconnaissance	2012	6	6	[60][61]
Jasoos II	SATUMA		Pakistan	UAV	Reconnaissance	2010	46	46	Bravo+.[62]
Falco	Selex ES, PAC		Italy, Pakistan	UAV	Reconnaissance	2007	26	26	Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.[63][64]
Helicopters
AW139	AgustaWestland		Italy	Helicopter	SAR, Utility	2018	14	14	AW139M[65][66]
Mi-17	Mil		Russia	Helicopter	Transport, Utility	2010	Unknown	Unknown	Mil Mi-17-1[67][68]

See also

• List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft
• List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons
• List of Pakistan Air Force non-flying equipment
• Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
• Pakistan Naval Air Arm

Notes

1. "JF-17C Block 3 (Serial No. 23-323) can be seen in flight on an operational mission in the video indicating that at least 23 aircraft of the Block 3 variant are operational as of 11 July, 2024."^[8]