List of equipment of the Pakistan Army

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

Infantry weapons

Small arms

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  United States	Used by Special Service Group.[2]
SIG Sauer P229		9×19mm Parabellum	Germany  United States	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	[10] Designated marksman rifle. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle.
POF PSR-90		7.62×51mm NATO	Pakistan	[11] Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1.
Steyr SSG 69		.308 Winchester	Austria	[12] Bolt-action
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare		.308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum	United Kingdom	Used by Special Service Group.[13] Bolt-action
RPA Rangemaster		.50 BMG	United Kingdom	Used by Special Service Group.[14] Bolt-action
Barrett M82A1		.50 BMG	United States	Used by Special Service Group.[15] Semi-automatic.
Machine guns
POF HMG PK-16		12.7×108mm	Pakistan	Standard heavy machine gun, based on the DshK/Type 54P.[16][17]
MG3		7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	Standard general-purpose machine gun.[18] Under license built by POF.
RPD		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Squad automatic weapon.[19]
PKM		7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Limited usage by Special Service Group.[20]

Explosives, rockets, mortars and mines

Weapon	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Arges 84 P2A1		Hand grenade	Austria	Fragmentation grenade. Under license built by POF.[21][22]
POF WP P3 MK1		Smoke grenade	Pakistan	Smoke screening hand grenade.[23]
POF Grenade Target Indication MK1		Smoke grenade	Pakistan	Target indication smoke hand grenade.[23]
Mk 19		Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm)	United States	[24]
QLZ-87		Automatic grenade launcher (35×32mm)	China	[25]
SPG-9		Recoilless rifle	Soviet Union	73 mm recoilless rifle.[12]
M40A1		Recoilless rifle	United States	105 mm recoilless rifle.[26]
RPG-7		Rocket grenade launcher	Soviet Union	40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[27]
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.[28]
Type 63-1		Mortar launcher	China  United States	60 mm mortar. Based on M2 variant in service.[29]
LLR 81		Mortar launcher	Spain  France	81 mm mortar. MO-81-61C and MO-81-61L variants in service.[30][31]
MO-120-RT		Mortar launcher	Spain  France	120 mm mortar.[32][33]
POF P3 Mk2 mine		Anti-tank mine	Pakistan	[34][35]
POF P5 Mk1		Command-detonated anti-personnel mine	Pakistan	Based on M18A1 Claymore.[28][36]

Land vehicles

Main battle tanks

Name	Image	Generation	Origin	In service	Notes
HIT Haider VT-4		3rd+	Pakistan  China	179[37]	125 mm gun. Total 679 planned. Equipped with FY-4 ERA.[38][39] Haider is a modernized variant of VT-4.[40][41]
HIT Al Khalid HIT Al Khalid I		3rd	Pakistan  China	300 [42] 110+ [42]	125 mm gun. Jointly manufactured with NORINCO China. [34][23][43][28][44][45]
T-80UD		3rd	Ukraine	320	125 mm gun.[46]
HIT Al Zarrar		2nd	Pakistan  China	500 [42]	125 mm gun. To replace Type 59.[47][23][34][44]
Type 85		2nd	China	268 [42]	125 mm gun. Type 85-IIAP variant in service.[45][48]
Type 69		1st	China	400	Type 69-IIMP variant in service.[42]
Type 59		1st	China	600 [42]	100 mm gun. Being upgraded to Al Zarrar standard.

Armoured combat vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
(Armoured Personnel Carriers) APCs , (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) IFVs
M113		United States	2,300 = M113 A1/A2/P 600 = VCC-1/VCC-2 [49]	Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle. Mostly modernized & upgraded, American built M113A1/A2, Pakistani built M113P & Italian built VCC-1A2 variants in service.[50][51][52][53][54][55][56]
HIT APC Saad/Talha		Pakistan	200[49]	Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle.[57][58]
HIT Dragoon 2		Pakistan	600	Multirole armoured fighting vehicle. Based on Dragoon 300.[59][60]
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAPS)
MaxxPro		United States	225[49]	Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP). MaxxPro DXM and MaxxPro Dash DXM variants in service.[61][62][54]
Fire support vehicles
HIT Maaz		Pakistan	—	Anti-tank variant based on APC Talha, using Baktar Shikan[63][64][34][23][43]
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 [65][66]

Engineering and support vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
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.[67][63][64][68]
M88		United States	52	Heavy armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Patton family of tanks. M88 & M88A1 variants in service.[69]
Isoli M60		Italy	500	Light recovery crane mounted on truck.[70]
Dragon		Pakistan	—	Tank-mounted engineering mine plough vehicle.[71]
Troll Anti-Mine		Pakistan	53	De-mining vehicle. Based on T-55 tank.[72][68][73]
Cougar JERRV		United States	20	Mine-clearing vehicle. Buffalo Explosive Ordnance Disposal version.[74]
Aardvark JSFU		United Kingdom	—	Mine flail vehicle. Mk 3 variant in service.[75][76]
Type 84 RDMS		China	14	Air-dispersed anti-tank mine.[28][43][77]
HIT Al Khalid AVLB		Pakistan	8	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on Al Khalid tank.[23][43][28]
M60 AVLB		United States	12	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M60 tank. M60A1 variant in service.[78]
M47M AVLB		United States	—	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M47 tank.[79]
M48 AVLB		United States	—	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M48 tank.[69]
AM 50B		Slovakia	4	Bridge layer.[43]
PB 79A		Pakistan	—	Pontoon bridge.[23]

Goods & troops transport vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Notes
HIT Al Qaswa		Pakistan	Light armored tracked vehicle for logistics & cargo.[80]
Isuzu F-Series		Japan	Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[81]
Hino Ranger		Japan	Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[82]
M35		United States	Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[83]
Yasoob		Pakistan	Medium/Heavy truck. Limited numbers in service.[83]

Light utility vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Notes
Land Rover Defender		United Kingdom
Toyota Land Cruiser		Japan
Toyota Hilux		Japan

Artillery

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
Rocket artillery
Fatah-2		Pakistan	Unknown	Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 400 km.[84]
Fatah-1		Pakistan	Unknown	Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 140 km.[85]
A-100E		China	450+ [86]	300 mm MLRS.[87][88][89] The system can launch CALT-built rocket having maximum range of 120 km.[90]
Ghazab		Pakistan	Unknown [42]	122 mm MLRS.[87] 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+ [42]	122 mm MLRS. Chinese variant of the BM-21 Grad. Locally designated as the "Azar", having maximum range of 40 km.[91]
Self-propelled artillery
SH-15		China  Pakistan	164 [92][93]	155 mm truck-mounted howitzer. Pakistan has ordered around 236–300 units, further these howitzers will be locally produced under ToT by HIT.[94][95][96]
M109		United States	438 [42]	155 mm tracked howitzer. M109A2: (200)[97] M109A5: (115)[98][99] M109L: (123)[97]
M110		United States	60 [42]	203 mm tracked howitzer. M110A2 variant in service.[83][100]
Towed artillery
M115		United States	28 [42]	203 mm howitzer.[101]
M198		United States	148 [42]	155 mm howitzer.[102]
M114		United States	144 [42]	155 mm howitzer.[103]
Type 59-1		China	410 [42]	130 mm howitzer. Based on M46.[104][105]
Type 86		China	80 [42]	122 mm howitzer. Based on D-30.[106][107][108][23]
Type 54-1		China	490 [42]	122 mm howitzer. Based on M-30.[109]
M101		United States	216 [42]	105 mm howitzer.[110]
Mod 56		Italy	113 [42]	105 mm howitzer.[111]
25-pounder		United Kingdom	1,000 [112]	Still in service as of 2018.[112] 88 mm shells being produced by POF.[113]

Missile systems

Anti-tank guided missiles

Weapon	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Kornet-E		Laser-guided anti-tank missile	Russia	52 launchers purchased in 2017-2018 along with unspecified number of missiles.[114]
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.[115]
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.[83][116][117][118][119][120]
NESCOM Barq-I/II		Air-launched anti-tank guided missile	Pakistan	Used with Helicopters & UAVs.[121][122]

Air defence

Weapon	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Air defence - Missile systems
HQ-7		Short-range surface-to-air missile	China	FM-90 variant in service. Operational range is 15 km.[123]
HQ-16		Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile	China	Two variants in service: LY-80: Operational range is 40 km.[124] LY-80EV: Operational range is 70 km.[125]
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.[126][127]
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.)[37] Anza Mk-II (Based on QW-1. 2,650 produced between 1994 and 2022.)[37][16] Anza Mk-III (Based on QW-2. Unknown number in service.)[16]
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.[73][43][128][129]
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.[37][130]
FIM-92 Stinger		Man-portable air-defense system	United States	FIM-92A variant in service.[16]
Air defence - Anti-aircraft gun systems
Type 85		Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)	China	Updated version of Type 77.[14]
Type 54P		Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)	China	Chinese version of DShK, locally produced under license by POF.[131][132]
Type 56 / Type 58		Anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm)	China	200,[133] Based on ZPU.[16]
Oerlikon GDF		Anti-aircraft gun (2 x 35 mm)	Switzerland	248, GDF-002 and GDF-005 variants in service,[134][135][23][34][43] with 134 SkyGuard radar units.[49]
Type 55 / Type 65		Anti-aircraft gun (37 mm)	China	310,[49] Based on M1939.[16]
L-60		Anti-aircraft gun (40 mm)	Sweden	50 units as of 2021.[49]
Type 59		Anti-aircraft gun (57 mm)	China	144 units as of 2021,[49] based on AZP S-60.[16]

Radars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
IBIS-150		Air surveillance radar	China	Used with LY-80.[23][34]
LAADS		Air surveillance radar	United States	[136]
Giraffe 40		Command and control Early warning radar	Sweden	[137]
SLC-2		AESA counter-battery radar	China	[138]
RASIT		Ground surveillance radar	France	RASIT-E variant in service.[139]
Skyguard		Fire control radar	Switzerland	Used with Oerlikon GDF.[136]
Firefinder		Weapon-locating radar	United States	[140]

Aircraft

Aircraft/System	Photo	Origin	Role	Variant	Quantity	Note	Service period
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17		Russia	SAR Utility Transport	Mi-171	48[141]		1996–present
Bell AH-1 Cobra		United States	Attack	AH-1F	50[141]	Modernized & upgraded.	1985–present
Eurocopter Fennec		France	Attack	AS550 C3	35[141][142]		2009–present
Mil Mi-24		Russia	Attack	Mi-35M3	4[141]		2018–present
Aérospatiale/IAR SA 330 Puma		France	SAR Utility Transport	330L	43[141]		1977–present
Aérospatiale Alouette III		France	Light Utility	SA 316B	13[141]		1967–present
Aérospatiale Lama		France	Light Utility	SA 315B	17[141]		1986–present
AgustaWestland AW139		Italy	SAR Utility Transport	AW139M	7[141][143]	Also used as VIP transport.	2017–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois		United States	Liaison Utility	UH-1H	1[141]		1970s
Bell 412		United States	Liaison Utility	412EP	31[141]		2004–present
Bell 206 JetRanger		United States	Trainer	206B	18[141]		1975–present
Enstrom F-28		United States	Trainer	280FX	19[141]		2018–present
Schweizer 300		United States	Trainer	300C	25[141]		1993–present
Fixed-wing Aircraft
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak		Sweden  Pakistan	Trainer	License built Saab MFI-17 Supporter	214[141]
Harbin Y-12		China	Utility	Y-12(II)/F	4[141]
Beechcraft Super King Air		United States	Reconnaissance	350i	3[141]	SIGINT & ISR
		United States	Transport	350ER	6[141]
Turbo Commander		United States	Utility	690C	2[141]
Cessna 208 Caravan		United States	MEDEVAC Utility	208B	13[141]
Cessna 206 Stationair		United States	MEDEVAC	T206H	4[144]
Cessna Citation II		United States	VIP Transport	Citation Bravo	1[141]
Cessna Citation V		United States	VIP Transport	Citation Ultra	1[145]
Gulfstream IV		United States	VIP Transport	G450	1[146]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
NESCOM Burraq		Pakistan	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle			[147]	2013–present
GIDS Shahpar		Pakistan	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Shahpar-I Shahpar-II		[147]
GIDS Uqab		Pakistan	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle			[148]	2010–present
SATUMA Salaar		Pakistan	Miniature UAV			[149]

• In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its aging AH-1F Cobras. Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.^[150][151]
• 3 CAIC Z-10 attack helicopters of China were delivered for trial use so that orders could be made in the future.^[152]
• In 2018, following trials, Pakistan ordered 30 T129 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.^{[153][154][155]}

See also

• List of equipment of the Pakistan Air Force
• List of equipment of the Pakistan Navy
• List of formations of the Pakistan Army