List of equipment of the Pakistan Air Force

The following is an organised list of equipment used by the Pakistan Air Force.

Aircraft

Main article: List of active Pakistan Air Force aircraft

Air defence

Equipment OEM Origin Type Reference Notes
Air defence systems
HQ-9BE CASIC  China HIMAD [1] Used by PAF's air defence branch
HQ-16FE CASIC  China LOMAD [1] Used by multiple SAM squadrons of PAF air defence branch
SPADA-2000 MBDA  Italy SHORAD [1] 10 Batteries in service.
Crotale Thales  France SHORAD [1] Crotale-2000, 3000 and 4000 versions in service with PAF air defence SAM squadrons.
FN-16  China MANPADS [1] Operated by multiple PAF AD units.
Mistral Thales  France MANPADS [1] Operated by multiple PAF AD units.
Anza GIDS  Pakistan MANPADS [2] Operated by multiple PAF AD units.

Radars

Equipment OEM Origin Inducted Notes
Ground Radars
AN/TPS-77 Lockheed Martin  United States 2008 Inducted as part of PADS-2000 and later PADS-2020 program.[2]
AN/TPS-43 Westinghouse Electric Corporation  United States 1980 TPS-43G and TPS-43J variants in service. Inducted under PADS-77 project.[3]
YLC-2 NRIET  China 2001 Acquired in emergency during Operation Sentinel. Being replaced by YLC-2A and YLC-18s.[3][4]
YLC-6 NRIET  China 2005 Low level radar inducted as part of PADS-2000.[4]
YLC-18 NRIET  China 2020 Acquired under the PADS-2020 program.[2]
DR-172/MPDR-90 Siemens  Germany 1980 Low level radar acquired under the PADS-77 project.[3]
DR-161/MPDR-45 Siemens  Germany 1981 Low level radar acquired under the PADS-77 project.[3]

Aircraft munitions

Name Origin OEM Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
AIM-7 Sparrow  United States Raytheon Semi-active radar homing missile In limited use.[5]
AIM-9 Sidewinder  United States Raytheon Infrared homing missile AIM-9B used historically, AIM-9J,L,P & M variants in use.[5]
MAA-1B  Brazil Mectron Infrared homing Air to Air missile [6]
AIM-120 AMRAAM  United States Raytheon Beyond visual range missile AIM-120C-5 in use.[5]
PL-15  China China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA) Beyond visual range missile Arms the JF-17 Block-III and J-10C.[2]
FAAZ  Pakistan GIDS Beyond visual range missile
SD-10A  China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute Beyond visual range missile Arms the JF-17.[5]
PL-11  China SAST Semi-active radar homing [5]
PL-5EII  China CAIC Infrared homing missile Used by JF-17s.[5]
PL-9  China Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC) Infrared homing missile Used by F-7MP/PG
R.550 Magic  France Matra / MBDA Infrared homing [5]
R-Darter  South Africa Denel Dynamics Active radar homing [7]
Air-to-surface missile
AGM-88 HARM  United States Raytheon Air-to-ground missile
AGM-65 Maverick  United States Raytheon Air to ground missile [5]
MAR-1  Brazil Mectron Air to ground missile
AG-300  China CASIC Air to ground missile [5]
LD-10  China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute Anti-radiation missile [5]
Barq  Pakistan GIDS Smart munition
Ra'ad  Pakistan NESCOM Air-launched cruise missile
Ra'ad-II  Pakistan NESCOM Air-launched cruise missile
HAFR  Pakistan Air Weapons Complex Anti-runway penetration bomb [8]
MAM-L  Turkey Roketsan Smart munition [2]
MAM-T  Turkey Roketsan Smart munition [2]
AS-30L  France Aérospatiale Semi-active laser homing missile In limited use by PAF Mirage-IIIs and Mirage-Vs.[5]
Matra Durandal  France Matra Anti-runway penetration bomb [9]
Anti-ship missile
AGM-84 Harpoon  United States McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Defense, Space & Security Anti-ship missile [5]
Exocet  France Aérospatiale/MBDA Anti-ship missile Used by PAF Dassault Mirage-VPA3[5]
C-802AK  China CASIC Anti-ship missile 150[5][2]
CM-400AKG  China CASIC Anti-ship missile [5]
General-purpose bomb
PK-81  Pakistan GIDS General purpose steel bomb License made Mark 81.[2]
PK-82  Pakistan GIDS General purpose steel bomb License made Mark 82.[2]
PK-83  Pakistan GIDS General purpose steel bomb License made Mark 83.[2]
PK-84  Pakistan GIDS General purpose steel bomb License made Mark 84.[2]
Precision-guided munition
H-2 SOW  Pakistan NESCOM Glide bomb
H-4 SOW  Pakistan NESCOM Smart Glide bomb Arms the PAF's Mirages and JF-17s.[2]
I-REK  Pakistan GIDS Guided glide bomb [2]
Takbir  Pakistan GIDS Glide bomb
GBU-10 Paveway II  United States Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Laser-guided bomb [5]
SCP-5  Pakistan GIDS Bunker Busting bomb [2]
AL BATTAAR  Pakistan GIDS Laser guided bomb [2]
LT-2  China CASC Precision Guided Bomb [5]
LS-6/500  China AVIC Glide bomb [5]
LS-3  China AVIC Glide bomb [5]

Pod

Pods OEM Origin Type Notes
Pod
ASELPOD Aselsan  Turkey Targeting pod Used by PAC JF-17 Thunders.
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Lockheed Martin  United States Targeting pod Used by F-16s.[4]
ATLIS II Thomson-CSF  France Targeting pod Used by F-16s.[10]
DB-110 UTC Aerospace Systems  United States Reconnaissance pod [11]

Vehicles

Name Origin OEM Type Notes
International MaxxPro  United States International Truck MRAP & Armoured fighting vehicle [12]
MW-240   Switzerland MineWolf Systems Mine Clearance Vehicle [2]

Retired Equipment

Main article: List of retired Pakistan Air Force aircraft

Air Defence

Name Origin OEM Type Notes
HQ-2B Black Arrow  China China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation Surface to Air missile 10+ Launchers with surplus missiles acquired in 1983. Retired by 2020.[2][5]

Radars

Name Origin OEM Type Notes
Type-13  United Kingdom Marconi Electronic Systems Height finder radar Inducted in 1952 and retired in 1968.[3][13]
Type-14  United Kingdom Marconi Electronic Systems Surveillance radar Inducted in 1952 and retired in 1968.[3]
Type-15  United Kingdom Marconi Electronic Systems Ground Control/Intercept systems Inducted in 1955.[3][5]
Type-21  United Kingdom Marconi Electronic Systems Tactical control system Inducted in 1952 and retired in 1968.[3][5]
HF-200  United Kingdom Plessey Height Finder radar Inducted in 1967.[3]
AR-1  United Kingdom Plessey Height Finder radar 6 units acquired between 1968-69.[3]
AR-15  United Kingdom Plessey Height Finder radar Mobile version of AR-1. 3 units acquired in 1973, later retired.[3]
Condor  United Kingdom Plessey Height Finder radar 3 radars acquired in 1966-68 which equipped the No. 400, 403 and 410 squadrons. Later retired in 1990 with one of them put on display at the PAF Museum.[3][14]
FPS-6  United States General Electric Height finder radar One radar inducted in 1959 as part of the MDAP program. Retired after 1965 war.[3]
FPS-20  United States Bendix Corporation Surveillance radar Single unit inducted in 1959 as part of the MDAP program. Replaced with YLC-2 Radar in the early 2000s.[3]
P-35 Saturn  Soviet Union All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Radio Engineering (VNIIRT) Surveillance radar 2 units were acquired from the USSR in 1966-1969 time frame. Retired in 1979 due to non-availability of spares from the USSR.[3]

Munitions

Name Origin OEM Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
AIM-9B  United States Raytheon Infrared homing Historically used on F-86 Sabres and Shenyang F-6s.
R.530  France Matra semi active radar homing and infrared homing Used by PAF Mirage-IIIEPs. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pakistan Air Force Air Defence Development". Quwa.org. 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Hashmi, Qadeer. The History of the Pakistan Air Force 1999-2013.
  4. ^ a b c The Story Of The Pakistan Air Force. A Saga Of Courage And Honour. Shaheen Foundation. 1988.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  6. ^ Iqbal, Saghir (2018). JF-17 Thunder: The Making of a Modern Cost-effective Multi-role Combat Aircraft. Saghir Iqbal. p. 106. ISBN 9781984055248.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Air Force â€" A Comprehensive Story". 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Hafr Runway Penetration Bombs". Pakistan Strategic Forum. 2021-07-08.
  9. ^ Osman, Ali (17 December 2015). "Pakistan's tool of war: PAF's rolling thunder". Dawn.
  10. ^ "PAF F-16s". F-16.net.
  11. ^ "PAF conducted 5,500 bombing runs in Fata since 2008". Express Tribune. 2011-11-14.
  12. ^ Khan, Bilal (2017-07-13). "Pakistan Air Force enhancing base defence capabilities". Quwa.org.
  13. ^ "List of British Radars". Marconi Radar History.
  14. ^ "Condor Radar S-330 at PAF Museum". Flickr. 23 August 2009.