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The following is a list of active equipment of the Pakistan Army .
Weapon | Image | Caliber | Origin | Notes |
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Handguns | ||||
Beretta 92 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Italy | Standard gun. 92F variant is 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, will be replaced by P226. [2] | |
Glock 19 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Austria | Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229. [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] Locally produced under license 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] Locally produced under license 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. | |
PSR-90 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Pakistan Germany | [11] Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, variant of Heckler & Koch PSG1. Locally produced under license by POF. | |
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, a modernized variant of DshK/Type 54P in service. [16] [17] | |
MG3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | Standard general-purpose machine gun. [18] Locally produced under license 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] |
Weapon | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
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Arges 84 P2A1 | Hand grenade | Austria | Fragmentation grenade. Locally produced under license by POF. [21] [22] | |
POF Discharger P3 MK1 | Smoke grenade | Pakistan | Smoke screening hand grenade. [23] | |
POF Target Indication MK2 | 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 United States | Variant of M18A1 Claymore in service. [28] [36] |
Name | Image | Generation | Origin | In service | Notes |
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HIT Haider | 3rd+ | Pakistan China | Unknown | 125 mm gun. Modernized variant of VT-4. [37] [38] | |
VT-4 | 3rd+ | China | 119 [39] | 125 mm gun. Initial batch of 176 ordered. Total 679 planned. Equipped with FY-4 ERA. [40] [41] | |
HIT Al Khalid | 3rd | Pakistan China | 300 [42] 110+ [42] | 125 mm gun. [34] [23] [43] [28] [44] [45] | |
T-80UD | 3rd | Ukraine | 320 | 125 mm gun. [46] | |
Type 85 | 2nd | China | 268 [42] | 125 mm gun. Type 85-IIAP variant in service. [45] [47] | |
HIT Al Zarrar | 2nd | Pakistan China | 500 [42] | 125 mm gun. To replace Type 59. [48] [23] [34] [44] | |
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. |
Name | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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(Armoured Personnel Carriers) APCs , (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) IFVs | ||||
M113 | United States | 2,300 = M113 A1/A2/P 600 = VCC-1/VCC-2 | 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 HIT APC Talha | Pakistan United States | 200 [49] | Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle. [57] [58] | |
HIT Dragoon 2 | Pakistan United States | 600 | Multirole armoured fighting vehicle. [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] | |
Name | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Origin | Notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Origin | Notes |
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Toyota Land Cruiser | Japan | ||
Toyota Hilux | Japan | ||
Land Rover Defender | United Kingdom | Some locally build is in use. | |
Name | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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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 | Soviet Union Pakistan | Unknown [42] | 122 mm MLRS. [87] . Pakistani variant of 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 with TOT to further build these howitzers locally in 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] |
Weapon | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
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Kornet-E | Laser-guided anti-tank missile | Russia | 52 launchers purchased in 2017-2018 along with unspecified number of missiles. [114] | |
GIDS Baktar Shikan | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | Pakistan China | Variant of HJ-8 in service. 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] |
Weapon | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
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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] | |
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 China | 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.) [39] | |
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. [39] [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 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] |
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
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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] |
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan emerged as an independent country through the partition of India in August 1947 and was admitted as a United Nations member state in September 1947. It is currently the second-largest country within the Muslim world in terms of population, and is also the only Muslim-majority country in possession of nuclear weapons. De facto, the country shares direct land borders with India, Iran, Afghanistan, and China.
The Pakistan Navy (PN) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. It was established in August 1947, following the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom.
The Pakistan Army, commonly known as the Pak Army, is the land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the supreme commander of the army. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), a four-star general, commands the army. The Army was established in August 1947 after Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom. According to statistics provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2024, the Pakistan Army has approximately 560,000 active duty personnel, supported by the Pakistan Army Reserve, the National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces. Pakistan Army is the sixth-largest army in the world and the largest in the Muslim world.
The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is a major firearms and a defence contractor headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. Described as "the largest defence industrial complex under the Ministry of Defence Production, producing conventional arms and ammunition to the international standards" by the Government of Pakistan.
The Defence Industry of Pakistan, established in September 1951, mainly falls under the purview of the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP). It aims to foster collaboration and oversee the diverse range of military production facilities that have emerged since Pakistan's independence. The MoDP comprises specialized organizations, each dedicated to various aspects of the defence industry, including research and development, production, and administration.
The Nora B-52 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Military Technical Institute and manufactured by Yugoimport SDPR in Velika Plana, Serbia.
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The Ministry of Defence, is an executive ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan, tasked in defending national interests and territorial integrity of Pakistan. The MoD oversees mission execution of its policies and supervises all agencies of the government directly related to the national security and the Pakistan Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defence Production abbreviated as MoDP, is an executive ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan with objectives of development and production of ordnance and machinery for the Pakistan Armed Forces.
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