List of aircraft of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm

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Below is a list of aircraft that are or were in service with the Pakistan Naval Air Arm. The list includes both active and retired aircraft.

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Active

Fixed-wing aircraft
AircraftImageOriginRoleVersionsQuantityNotes
Embraer Lineage 1000 A6-AJH (8830512064).jpg Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil MPA Sea Sultan LRMPATotal 10 ordered, 2 deliveredDeliveries will start in 2026. [1] [2]
Lockheed P-3 Orion P3 Orion - RIAT 2008 (2763063895).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MPA P-3B AEW (Upgraded)

P-3C MPA (Update II.5 CUP)

61 P-3C crashed on the 29th October 1999 in the coast of Pasni.

2 P-3C lost in PNS Mehran attack which were later replaced. Operated by the 28 Squadron PN. [3]

RAS-72 Sea Eagle Pakistan Navy, 78, ATR 72-500MPA (49579395083).jpg Flag of France.svg France/Flag of Italy.svg Italy MPA ATR-72-5005 [3]
Hawker 800 Hawker 850XP (4315418267).jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom VIP Hawker 850XP4 [3]
Rotorcraft
Westland Sea King Pakistan Navy Westland Sea King Asuspine-1.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Multi-purpose military helicopter Mk.45/Mk.45A/C, HAR.3A, HC.4 & Commando Mk.3~23Operated by the 111 Squadron PN. [3]
Harbin Z-9 PLAN Z-9 Helicopter.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Utility helicopter Z-9EC6Operated by the 222 Squadron PN. [3]
Aérospatiale Alouette III IMCMEX 141105-N-RB546-081 (15133773114).jpg Flag of France.svg  France Light utility helicopter SA316B

SA319B

7Operated by the 333 Squadron PN. [3]
Unmanned Aerial System
GIDS Uqab GIDS Uqab.jpg Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan ISTAR Uqab IIUnknownOperated by the 47 UAV Squadron. [4]
EMT Luna LUNA UAV.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ISTAR Luna NGUnknown [5]
MQ-27 Scan Eagle US Navy 1005268-N-RC844-159 A Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ISTAR N/AUnknown [6] [7]

Retired

Rotorcraft
AircraftImageOriginRoleQuantityServiceNotes
Westland Lynx HAS.3 Westland WG-13 Lynx 3, UK - Army AN2063234.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Multi-purpose military helicopter 31994-2008Retired and currently put on sale with one put on display at Pakistan Maritime Museum. [8]
Mil Mi-14 Mil Mi-14 of Polish Navy (reg. 1011), static display, Radom AirShow 2005, Poland.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Anti-submarine helicopter Atleast 2UnknownThe Pakistan Navy operated Mi-14PG, an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of the Mi-8, which could land on water.
Fixed-wing aircraft
Bréguet 1150 Atlantic Pakistan Navy Breguet 1150 Atlantic Asuspine-1.jpg Flag of France.svg  France MPA 31973-2012 [9]
Fokker F27 Friendship Fokker F27-200 Friendship, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) JP12491.jpg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands MPA 71982-2020 [10] F27-200MAR

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oliver, David. "Embraer MPAs for Pakistan Navy". Asian Military Review.
  2. ↑ Sarah, Lesedi. "Paramount to deliver converted Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Pakistan in 2026". Military Africa.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ORBATS-Pakistan Navy". Scramble.nl.
  4. ↑ Waldron, Greg (2011-07-25). "Pakistan navy inducts first UAV squadron". Flight Global.
  5. ↑ "Luna UAS for Pakistan Navy". 29 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan Navy inducts Boeing Scaneagle UAV and ATR transport plane". 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pak Navy gets third ATR aircraft, Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System – Pakistan – Dunya News". 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Westland Lynx in Pakistan Navy". helis.com.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan Navy Inducts Another P-3C Orion and Phases Out Br.1150 Atlantic." PTV News, 5 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Navy Bids Farewell to Fokker F27 - History of PIA - Forum". historyofpia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
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