List of aircraft of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm

Below is a list of aircraft that are or were in service with the Pakistan Naval Air Arm. The list includes both active and retired aircraft.

Active

Fixed-wing aircraft
Aircraft Image Origin Role Versions Quantity Notes
Embraer Lineage 1000 Brazil MPA Sea Sultan LRMPA Total 10 ordered, 2 delivered Deliveries will start in 2026.[1][2]
Lockheed P-3 Orion  United States MPA P-3B (Upgraded) & P-3C 6 2 lost in PNS Mehran attack which were later replaced. Operated by the 28 Squadron PN.[3]
RAS-72 Sea Eagle France/ Italy MPA ATR-72-500 5 [3]
Hawker 800  United Kingdom VIP Hawker 850XP 4 [3]
Rotorcraft
Westland Sea King  United Kingdom Multi-purpose military helicopter Mk.45/Mk.45A/C, HAR.3A, HC.4 & Commando Mk.3 ~23 Operated by the 111 Squadron PN.[3]
Harbin Z-9  China Utility helicopter Z-9EC 6 Operated by the 222 Squadron PN.[3]
Aérospatiale Alouette III  France Light utility helicopter SA316/319 7 Operated by the 333 Squadron PN.[3]
Unmanned Aerial System
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan ISTAR Uqab II Unknown Operated by the 47 UAV Squadron.[4]
EMT Luna  Germany ISTAR Luna NG Unknown [5]
MQ-27 Scan Eagle  United States ISTAR N/A Unknown [6][7]

Retired

Rotorcraft
Aircraft Image Origin Role Quantity Service Notes
Westland Lynx  United Kingdom Multi-purpose military helicopter 3 1994-2008 Retired and currently put on sale with one put on display at Pakistan Maritime Museum.[8]
Fixed-wing aircraft
Bréguet 1150 Atlantic  France MPA 3 1973-2012 [9]
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands MPA 7 1982-2020 [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Oliver, David. "Embraer MPAs for Pakistan Navy". Asian Military Review.
  2. ^ Sarah, Lesedi. "Paramount to deliver converted Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Pakistan in 2026". Military Africa.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "ORBATS-Pakistan Navy". Scramble.nl.
  4. ^ Waldron, Greg (2011-07-25). "Pakistan navy inducts first UAV squadron". Flight Global.
  5. ^ "Luna UAS for Pakistan Navy". 29 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Navy inducts Boeing Scaneagle UAV and ATR transport plane". 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Pak Navy gets third ATR aircraft, Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System – Pakistan – Dunya News". 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ^ "Westland Lynx in Pakistan Navy". helis.com.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Navy Inducts Another P-3C Orion and Phases Out Br.1150 Atlantic." PTV News, 5 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Navy Bids Farewell to Fokker F27 - History of PIA - Forum". historyofpia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
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