List of active Pakistan military aircraft

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This is a list of military aircraft in active service with the Pakistan Armed Forces.

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Pakistan Air Force

Pakistan Army Aviation Corps

TypeRoleVariantsIn serviceOriginNotes
Combat helicopters
Mi-24 Attack helicopter Mi-35M4 [1] [2] Russia
T129 ATAK Attack helicopter Turkey Canceled due to US engine sanction.
AH-1 Cobra Attack helicopter AH-1F50 [2] [3] USA To be replaced by Z-10ME.
Z-10 Attack Helicopter Z-103 China 17 on order. [4] [5]
Transport helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Medium-lift helicopter 48 [2] [6] Soviet Union
AW139 Utility helicopter 7 [2] [7] Italy
Aerospatiale Alouette III Utility helicopter SA31613 [2] [8] France
Aerospatiale Lama Utility helicopter SA31517 [9] France
Aerospatiale Puma Medium-lift helicopter SA 330J43 [2] [10] France
IAR 330L Romania
IAR 330SM ex-UAEF aircraft
Eurocopter AS350 Scout helicopter H125M32 [2] [11] France
Liaison helicopter AS 350B3
Bell UH-1 Utility helicopter UH-1H1 [2] [12] USA
Bell 206 Liaison helicopter 206B23 [2] [13] USA
Bell 412 Transport helicopter 412EP32 [14] USA Also used as scout helicopter
Trainer helicopters
Schweizer 300 Rotorcraft trainer 269C15 [2] USA
Enstrom F-28 Rotorcraft trainer 280FX18 [2] USA
Fixed-wing aircraft
Mushshak Liaison / trainer MFI-17214 [2] Pakistan
Y-12 Utility Y-12II4 [2] China
Aero Commander Utility 690C2 [2] USA
Beechcraft Super King Air ISR 350i3 [2] USA
Transport 350ER6 [2] USA
Cessna 206 MEDEVAC T206H6 USA
Cessna 208 MEDEVAC 208B13 [2] USA
208B EX
Citation II VIP transportBravo1 [2] USA
Citation V VIP transportCe5601 USA
Gulfstream IV VIP transportG4501 USA
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Burraq UCAV Pakistan
Shahpar Surveillance Pakistan
Uqab Surveillance Pakistan
SATUMA Salaar Surveillance Pakistan

Pakistan Naval Air Arm

TypeRoleVariantsIn serviceOriginNotes
Fixed-wing aircraft
ATR-72 Maritime patrol RAS-72 2 [2] France

Italy

[15]
ATR-72-5001 [16]
Hawker 800 Reconnaissance 850XP1 [2] United Kingdom
Lineage 1000 Maritime patrol 1000E1 [17] Brazil 2 on order. To be configured as LRMPA [18]
P-3 Orion ASW / Maritime patrol P-3C6 [2] USA Orion II.75 and PUP upgrade [19]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-14 SAR 2 [2] Soviet Union
Harbin Z-9 ASW Z-9EC5 [2] China
Sea King ASW / SAR / transport Mk.455 [2] United Kingdom
Mk.45A1 [2]
HAR.3A1 [2] [20] [21]
HC.41 [2]
Mk.2A10 [22]
Mk.3
Alouette III Utility SA3167 [2] France
SA319
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
GIDS Uqab Surveillance Uqab II Pakistan [23]
Luna X-2000 Surveillance Germany [24]
ScanEagle Surveillance USA [25]

Pakistan Coast Guards

Pakistan Maritime Security Agency

See also

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