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

List

|-
! Aircraft
! Manufacturer
! Image
! Origin
! Class
! Role
! Introduced
! data-sort-type="number" | In service
! Total
! Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | 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 are planned to be 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 by PAC. 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 by PAC. 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.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | 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.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | 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.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | 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.
|-
| ZDK-03 Karakoram Eagle
|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).
|-
|Global 6000
|Bombardier
| 
| Canada
| Jet
| VIP Transport || 2022 || 1 || 1
| May be converted to EW, ESM, ECM platform in future. 
|-
|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
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
|-
|Saab 2000 AEW&C
| Saab
|
| Sweden 
| Turboprop
| AEW&C || 2011 || 9 || 10 || Equipped with the Saab Erieye AEW&C system.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | Electronic Warfare Aircraft
|-
| Dassault Falcon DA-20
| Dassault Aviation
|
|France
| Jet
| EW, ESM, ECM || 1986 || 3 || 3
| Modified electronic warfare version of the Dassault Falcon 20 business jet.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | 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.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="10" | Helicopters
|-
| Mi-17
| Mil
|
| Russia
| Helicopter
| Transport, Utility || 2010 || Unknown ||
|Mil Mi-17-1
|-
| AW139
| AgustaWestland
|
| Italy
| Helicopter
| SAR, Utility || 2018 || 14 || 14
| AW139M
|}

See also
List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft
List of Pakistan Air Force squadrons
List of Pakistan Air Force non-flying equipment
Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
Pakistan Naval Air Arm

Notes

References

External links
 Pakistan Air Force – official website

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