PAKISTAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS (PAAC)

PAKISTAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS (PAAC)

PAKISTAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS (PAAC) • Pakistan Sena Bahini Aviation
Army 560,000 personnel. Aviation Units: 7 aviation squadrons, 3 attack helicopter squadrons, 1 ISR helicopter squadron, 1 SAR helicopter squadron, 4 transport helicopter squadrons, 1 special operations helicopter squadron, and 5 general helicopter squadrons.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Army Aviation Command

• AIRCRAFT Total approx. 330+ Aircraft.

Special Mission (Reconnaissance/ISR) with 3 ac:

• 3 Beechcraft King Air 350 (Recce).

Transport (Light) with 29 ac:

• 16 Cessna 208 Grand Caravan.
• 6 Beechcraft King Air 350.
• 4 Harbin Y-12(II).
• 2 Turbo Commander 690.
• 1 Cessna Citation Bravo.

Training (Fixed-wing) with 301 ac:

• 214 PAC MFI-17 Mushshak.
• 87 PAC MFI-17B Super Mushshak.

• HELICOPTER Total approx. 415+ Helicopters.

Attack (Helicopters) with 85 combat capable hel:

• 50 Bell AH-1F/S Cobra (equipped with TOW).
• 30 TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK.
• 4 Mil Mi-35M Hind.
• 1 CAIC Z-10 (17 additional on order).

Multi-Role & Scout (Helicopters) with 65 hel:

• 35 Airbus H125M/AS550 Fennec.
• 17 Aerospatiale SA315B Lama.
• 13 Aerospatiale SA316 Alouette III.

Medium & Heavy Transport (Helicopters) with 132 hel:

• 50 Mil Mi-8 / Mi-17 / Mi-171 Hip.
• 41 Aerospatiale SA330 Puma.
• 33 Bell 412.
• 7 AgustaWestland AW139.
• 1 Bell UH-1H Iroquois.

Training (Helicopters) with 48 hel:

• 18 Bell 206 Jet Ranger.
• 19 Enstrom 280.
• 11 Hughes 269.

• UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (CISR/ISR)

• CISR (Heavy): 5 CASC CH-4; PAC Burraq (CH-3).
• ISR (Light): Bravo; Jasoos; Vector.

• SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS (Organic to Army)

• MRBM (Nuclear): ε30 Hatf-V (Ghauri) / Hatf-VI (Shaheen-II); Shaheen-III (in test).
• SRBM (Nuclear/Conventional): ε30 Hatf-III (Ghaznavi) / Hatf-IV (Shaheen-I); some Hatf-II (Abdali); some Hatf-IX (Nasr); 105 Hatf-I (Conventional).
• GLCM (Nuclear): Babur-I/IA (Hatf-VII).

• AIR DEFENCE

• SAM (Long-range): HQ-9/P.
• SAM (Medium-range): 27 LY-80 (CH-SA-16).
• SAM (Short-range): FM-90 (CH-SA-4).
• SAM (Point-defence): RBS-70; Anza-II; FN-6; Mistral; QW-18.
• Guns (Towed): 1,933 total; 14.5mm; 35mm GDF-002/005; 37mm Type-55/65; 40mm.

Note: By 2026, Pakistan Army Aviation has standardized its utility and light transport roles around the Cessna 208 and H125M Fennec platforms while significantly expanding its attack helicopter capabilities with the induction of the T129 ATAK and initial Z-10 airframes. The command operates one of the world's largest fleets of MFI-17 training aircraft to sustain its pilot pipeline. Strategic ground support is further integrated through the Army Strategic Forces Command, managing both nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and the Babur cruise missile family.