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 LRMPA2 delivered, 1 on order, 10 plannedDeliveries will start in 2026. Three being modified for Maritime patrol by Leonardo and Paramount Group [1] [2] [3]
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. [4]

ATR-72 Pakistan Navy, 78, ATR 72-500MPA (49579395083).jpg Flag of France.svg France/Flag of Italy.svg Italy MPA RAS-72 Sea Eagle (72-500)5 [4]
Hawker 800 Hawker 850XP (4315418267).jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom VIP 850XP4 [4]
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. [4]
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. [4]
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. [4]
Unmanned Aerial System
GIDS Uqab GIDS Uqab.jpg Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan ISTAR Uqab IIUnknownOperated by the 47 UAV Squadron. [5]
EMT Luna LUNA UAV.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ISTAR Luna NGUnknown [6]
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 [7] [8]

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. [9]
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 2-4UnknownThe 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 31973-2012One was shot down in the 1999 Pakistani Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown [10]
Fokker F27 Friendship Fokker F27-200 Friendship, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) JP12491.jpg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands MPA 71982-2020 [11]

Initially used during the 1971 Indo-Pak war as an urgent maritime reconnaissance aircraft. All aircraft were leased from PIA, and were then purchased and put into service in 1982 with the formation of the 27th ASW Squadron.

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. ↑ Team, Quwa (2024-12-29). "Pakistan Navy | Sea Sultan Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft" . Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ORBATS-Pakistan Navy". Scramble.nl.
  5. ↑ Waldron, Greg (2011-07-25). "Pakistan navy inducts first UAV squadron". Flight Global.
  6. ↑ "Luna UAS for Pakistan Navy". 29 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Westland Lynx in Pakistan Navy". helis.com.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Navy Inducts Another P-3C Orion and Phases Out Br.1150 Atlantic." PTV News, 5 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan Navy Bids Farewell to Fokker F27 - History of PIA - Forum". historyofpia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
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