# List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

Below is a list of aircraft currently in active service with the Pakistan Air Force.
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## List

| Aircraft | Manufacturer | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
| Combat Aircraft ||||||||||
| J-10 Vigorous Dragon | Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) | China | Jet | Multirole | 11 March 2022 | 20 | 20 | J-10CE (20 delivered, 16 on order) |
| JF-17 Thunder | Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), CAC | Pakistan, China | Jet | Multirole | 18 February 2010 | 156 | 161 | JF-17A Block 1 (50) JF-17A Block 2 (62) JF-17B Block 2 (26) JF-17C Block 3 (23 delivered, 27 on order) All Block 1 and 2 JF-17s being upgraded to Block 3 standard. |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin | United States | Jet | Multirole | 15 January 1983 | 75 | 85 | F-16AM Block 15 MLU (31) F-16BM Block 15 MLU (23) F-16A Block 15 ADF (9) F-16B Block 15 ADF (4) F-16C Block 52+ (12) F-16D Block 52+ (6) |
| Mirage III | Dassault Aviation | France | Jet | Multirole | 1968 | 58 | 135 | Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage IIIs being replaced by JF-17Cs and J-10CEs. |
| Mirage 5 | Dassault Aviation | France | Jet | Attack, Reconnaissance | 1970 | 79 | 139 | Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage 5s being replaced by JF-17Cs and J-10CEs. |
| F-7 | CAC | China | Jet | Interceptor | 2002 | 53 | 60 | F-7PGs. All being replaced by JF-17Cs. |
| Trainer Aircraft ||||||||||
| K-8 | Hongdu, PAC | China, Pakistan | Jet | Intermediate Jet Trainer | 1994 | 58 | 60 | K-8 (12) K-8P (48) Produced under license by PAC, designated as Karakorum-8. |
| T-37 Tweet | Cessna | United States | Jet | Basic Jet Trainer | 1962 | 69 | 73 | T-37B/C. Older T-37s to be eventually replaced with K-8Ps. |
| MFI-17 Mushshak | PAC | Pakistan, Sweden | Turboprop | Primary Trainer | 1974 | 145 | 151 | MFI-17 Mushshak (115) Super Mushshak (30) Some MFI-17 Mushshaks to be upgraded to Super Mushshak standard. |
| Strategic Airlift & Aerial Refueling Aircraft ||||||||||
| Il-78 | Ilyushin | Russia | Jet | Strategic Airlift Transporter/Aerial Refueler | 2009 | 4 | 4 | Il-78MP. Dual-role aerial refeulers and freighters. Ex-Ukrainian Air Force. |
| Transport Aircraft ||||||||||
| C-130 Hercules | Lockheed Martin | United States | Turboprop | Tactical Airlift Transporter | 1963 | 23 | 25 | C-130B (5) C-130E (7) C-130H (13) All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by PAC. |
| Y-8 | Shaanxi | China | Turboprop | Tactical Airlift Transporter | 2011 | 4 | 4 | Based on Y-8F600. Reassigned to transport role from AEW&C role in 2024 after removal of AESA radar radome and AEW&C equipment due to compatibility issues and standardization of PAF's AEW&C platforms with additional Saab 2000 AEW&C aircraft. |
| Saab 2000 | Saab (Saab) | Sweden | Turboprop | Transport, Training | 2008 | 7 | 7 | Also used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. |
| Y-12 | Harbin Aircraft Industry Group | China | Turboprop | Transport, Utility | 1993 | 2 | 2 | Y-12II. |
| Airbus A319 | Airbus | France | Jet | Transport | July 2022 | 1 | 1 | A319-112 Previously operated by Avion Express (Lithuania). |
| Citation V | Cessna | United States | Jet | VIP Transport | | 1 | 1 | |
| Gulfstream IV | Gulfstream | United States | Jet | VIP Transport | 2004 | 2 | 2 | Gulfstream IV-SP and Gulfstream IV G-450 |
| Phenom 100 | Embraer | Brazil | Jet | VIP Transport | 2009 | 4 | 4 | |
| Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft ||||||||||
| Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C | Saab | Sweden | Turboprop | AEW&C | 2011 | 9 | 10 | Saab 2000 equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system. |
| Electronic Warfare Aircraft ||||||||||
| Dassault Falcon DA-20 | Dassault Aviation | France | Jet | EW, ESM, ECM | 1986 | 3 | 3 | Modified EW version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet. |
| Global 6000 | Bombardier | Canada | Jet | EW, ESM, ECM | 2022 | 1 | 1 | Purchased in 2022 in business jet configuration. Being converted into EW, ESM, ECM Stand-Off Jamming (HAVA-SOJ) platform by Turkey's Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Aselsan in 2025. |
| Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ||||||||||
| Bayraktar Akıncı | Baykar | Turkey | HALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 5 on order. |
| Shahpar-II | Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) | Pakistan | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2021 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Anka | Turkish Aerospace Industries, NESCOM | Turkey, Pakistan | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2021 | Unknown | Unknown | Contract signed between TAI and NESCOM in August 2021 for local production of Anka UCAVs with technology transfer to Pakistan. |
| Bayraktar TB2 | Baykar | Turkey | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2022 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Wing Loong II | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group | China | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 47 on order |
| CH-4 Rainbow | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2021 | 12-24 | 12-24 | CH-4A and CH-4B. |
| Burraq | NESCOM | Pakistan | MALE UCAV, UAV | Strike, Reconnaissance | 2014 | 13 | 13 | Used jointly with Pakistan Army. |
| Shahpar | GIDS | Pakistan | UAV | Reconnaissance | 2012 | 6 | 6 | |
| Jasoos II | SATUMA | Pakistan | UAV | Reconnaissance | 2010 | 46 | 46 | Bravo+. |
| Falco | Selex ES, PAC | Italy, Pakistan | UAV | Reconnaissance | 2007 | 26 | 26 | Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan. |
| Helicopters ||||||||||
| Mi-17 | Mil | Russia | Helicopter | Transport, Utility | 2010 | Unknown | | Mil Mi-17-1 |
| AW139 | AgustaWestland | Italy | Helicopter | SAR, Utility | 2018 | 14 | 14 | AW139M |