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    List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

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

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    Aircraft Manufacturer Image Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes
    Combat Aircraft
    J-10 Vigorous Dragon Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) China Jet Multirole 11 March 2022[1] 20 20[2][3] J-10CE (20 delivered, 16 on order)[2][3][4]
    JF-17 Thunder Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC),
    CAC     		Pakistan,
    China     		Jet Multirole 18 February 2010[5] 156 161[6] JF-17A Block 1 (50)

    JF-17A Block 2 (62)

    JF-17B Block 2 (26)[7]

    JF-17C Block 3 (23 delivered,[a] 27 on order)[9]

    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[10] 75 85[11] F-16AM Block 15 MLU (31)[11][12][13][14][15]

    F-16BM Block 15 MLU (23)[11][12][13][14][15]

    F-16A Block 15 ADF (9)[11][14]

    F-16B Block 15 ADF (4)[11][14]

    F-16C Block 52+ (12)[11][13][14]

    F-16D Block 52+ (6)[11][13][14]

    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.[16][17][18]
    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.[18][17]
    F-7 CAC China Jet Interceptor 2002 53 60[19]

    F-7PGs. All being replaced by JF-17Cs.[20]

    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.[21]

    T-37 Tweet Cessna United States Jet Basic Jet Trainer 1962 69 73 T-37B/C.[22] 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.[23]

    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.[24][25][26][27][28]
    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)[29]

    All C-130s overhauled and upgraded by PAC.[30][17][31][32]

    Saab 2000 Saab Sweden Turboprop Transport 2008 7 7 Also used to train aircrew for the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C.[33]
    Y-12 Harbin Aircraft Industry Group China Turboprop Utility 1993 2 2 Y-12II.[33]
    Airbus A319 Airbus France Jet Transport July 2022 1 1 A319-112[33][34] Previously operated by Avion Express (Lithuania).
    Citation V Cessna United States Jet VIP Transport 1 1 [35]
    Gulfstream IV Gulfstream United States Jet VIP Transport 2004 2 2 Gulfstream IV-SP[36] and Gulfstream IV G-450[37]
    Phenom 100 Embraer Brazil Jet VIP Transport 2009 4 4 [38][39][40]
    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.[41][42][43]
    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.[33]
    ZDK-03 Shaanxi China Turboprop EW, ESM, ECM 2011 4 4 Based on Y-8F-600. Reassigned to EW, ESM, ECM 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.[citation needed]
    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.[44][45][46][47][48]
    Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
    Bayraktar Akıncı Baykar Turkey HALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2023 2 2 5 on order.[49][50]
    Burraq NESCOM Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2014 13 13 Used jointly with Pakistan Army.[51]
    Shahpar-II Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) Pakistan MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 Unknown Unknown [52]
    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.[53]
    Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Turkey MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2022 Unknown Unknown [54][55][56]
    Wing Loong II Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group China MALE UCAV, UAV Strike, Reconnaissance 2021 3 3 47 on order[57]
    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.[58][59]
    Shahpar GIDS Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance 2012 6 6 [60][61]
    Jasoos II SATUMA Pakistan UAV Reconnaissance 2010 46 46 Bravo+.[62]
    Falco Selex ES,
    PAC     		Italy,
    Pakistan     		UAV Reconnaissance 2007 26 26 Produced under license by PAC since 2008 with technology transfer to Pakistan.[63][64]
    Helicopters
    AW139 AgustaWestland Italy Helicopter SAR, Utility 2018 14 14 AW139M[65][66]
    Mi-17 Mil Russia Helicopter Transport, Utility 2010 Unknown Unknown Mil Mi-17-1[67][68]

    See also

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    • 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

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    1. ^ "JF-17C Block 3 (Serial No. 23-323) can be seen in flight on an operational mission in the video indicating that at least 23 aircraft of the Block 3 variant are operational as of 11 July, 2024."[8]

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