The following is a list of active equipment of the Pakistan Army.

Infantry weapons

Small arms

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Weapon Image Caliber Origin Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy Standard gun. 92F variant is in use.[1]
SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group.[2]
SIG Sauer P229 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group.[2]
HK P7 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229.[2]
Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P226.[2]
Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229.[2]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany MP5A2, MP5P3, MP5K variants in service.[3][4] Locally produce under license by POF.
FN P90 5.7×28mm  Belgium Personal defence weapon.[1]
Assault rifles and Battle rifles
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard battle rifle.[5]
G3A3, G3P4 and G3M variants in service.[6] Locally produce under license by POF.
Type 56 7.62×39mm  China Standard assault rifle.[5]
Type 56-I, II & some modernized variants in service.

It will be replaced by the PK-21 which is locally produced unlicensed copy of the AK 103 assault rifle.[7]

M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used by Special Service Group.[8][9]
M4A1 variant in service.
Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm NATO  Austria Used by Special Service Group.[8]
AUG A3 variant in service.
SIG SG 550 5.56×45mm NATO  Switzerland Used by Special Service Group.[10]
SG 552 variant in service.
Sniper rifles
Azb DMR MK1 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany
 Pakistan
[11] Designated marksman rifle, Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle
PSR-90 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany
 Pakistan
[12] Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic. License built version of Heckler & Koch PSG1.
Steyr SSG 69 .308 Winchester  Austria [13] Bolt-action
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare .308 Winchester
.338 Lapua Magnum
 United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group.[14] Bolt-action
RPA Rangemaster .50 BMG  United Kingdom Used by Special Service Group.[15] Bolt-action
Barrett M82A1 .50 BMG  United States Used by Special Service Group.[16] Semi-automatic.
Machine guns
HMG PK-16 12.7×108mm  Pakistan Standard heavy machine gun, a modernized variant of DshK/Type 54P in service.[17][18]
MG3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Standard general-purpose machine gun.[19] Locally produce under license by POF.
RPD 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon.[20]
PKM 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union Limited usage by Special Service Group.[21]
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Explosives, rockets, mortars and mines

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Weapon Image Type Origin Notes
POF P2A1 Hand grenade  Austria Fragmentation grenade.
Arges 84 produced under license.[22][23]
POF Discharger P3 MK1 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Smoke screening hand grenade.[24]
POF Target Indication MK2 Smoke grenade  Pakistan Target indication smoke hand grenade.[24]
Mk 19 Automatic grenade launcher (40×53mm)  United States [25]
QLZ-87 Automatic grenade launcher (35×32mm)  China [26]
SPG-9 Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 73 mm recoilless rifle.[13]
M40A1 Recoilless rifle  United States 105 mm recoilless rifle.[27]
RPG-7 Rocket grenade launcher  Soviet Union 40 mm rocket-propelled grenade launcher.[28]
Alcotán-100 Anti-tank rocket launcher  Spain 100 mm disposable anti-tank rocket launcher, Alcotán-AT (M2) variant in service.
Equipped with Vosel (M2) fire control system.[29]
Type 63-1 Mortar launcher  China
 United States
60 mm mortar. Based on M2 variant in service.[30]
LLR 81 Mortar launcher  Spain
 France
81 mm mortar. MO-81-61C and MO-81-61L variants in service.[31][32]
MO-120-RT Mortar launcher  Spain
 France
120 mm mortar.[33][34]
POF P3 Mk2 Anti-tank mine  Pakistan [35][36]
POF P5 Mk1 Command-detonated anti-personnel mine  Pakistan Variant of M18A1 Claymore in service, manufactured by POF.[29][37]
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Land vehicles

Main battle tanks

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Name Image Generation Origin In service Notes
Haider MBT 3rd+  Pakistan
 China
Unknown 125 mm gun. Modernized variant of VT-4. Currently in production at HIT.[38][39]
VT-4 Thumb 3rd+  China 119[40] 125 mm gun. Initial batch of 176 ordered. Total 679 planned. Equipped with FY-4 ERA.[41][42]
Al Khalid

Al Khalid I

Thumb 3rd  Pakistan
 China
300 [43]

110+ [43]

125 mm gun.[35][24][44][29][45][46]
T-80UD Thumb 3rd  Ukraine
320 125 mm gun.[47]
Type 85 Thumb 2nd  China 268 [43] 125 mm gun. Type 85-IIAP variant in service.[46][48]
Al Zarrar Thumb 2nd  Pakistan
 China
500 [43] 125 mm gun. To replace Type 59.[49][24][35][45]
Type 69 Thumb 1st  China 400 Type 69-IIMP variant in service.[43]
Type 59 Thumb 1st  China 600 [43] 100 mm gun. Being upgraded to Al Zarrar standard.
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Armoured combat vehicles

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Name Image Origin In service Notes
(Armoured Personnel Carriers) APCs , (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) IFVs
M113 Thumb  United States 2,300 M113 A1/A2/P [50]

600 VCC-1/VCC-2 [50]

Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
Mostly modernized & upgraded, American built M113A1/A2, Pakistani built M113P & Italian built VCC-1A2 variants in service.
APC Saad
APC Talha
 Pakistan
 United States
200[50] Multirole armoured personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle.[58][59]
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAPS)
MaxxPro Thumb  United States 225[50] Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP). MaxxPro DXM and MaxxPro Dash DXM variants in service.[60][61][55]
Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs)
Dragoon 2 Thumb  United States
600 Armoured security vehicle/Scout car.[62][63]
Mohafiz  Pakistan Light armoured vehicle.[64]
Miscellaneous vehicles
Maaz  Pakistan
 United States
Anti-tank variant based on APC Talha, using Baktar Shikan[65][66][35][24][44]
Mouz  Pakistan Air defence variant based on APC Talha, using RBS-70
Sakb Thumb  Pakistan
 United States
Armoured command and control vehicle. Based on APC Talha [67][68]
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Utility vehicles

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Name Image Origin Notes
Foton Tunland Thumb  China Light utility vehicle.
Toyota Land Cruiser Thumb  Japan Light utility vehicle.
Toyota Hilux Thumb  Japan Light utility vehicle.
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Light utility vehicle.
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Goods & troops transport vehicles

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Name Image Origin Notes
Al Qaswa  Pakistan Light armored tracked vehicle for logistics & cargo.[69]
Isuzu F-Series Thumb  Japan Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[70]
Hino Ranger Thumb  Japan Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[71]
M35 Thumb  United States Light/Medium truck. Various variants in service.[72]
Yasoob  Pakistan Medium/Heavy truck. Limited numbers in service.[72]
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Engineering and support vehicles

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Name Image Origin In service Notes
MaxxPro MRV Thumb  United States Light armoured recovery vehicle. Based on MaxxPro.
W653 Thumb  People's Republic of China 175 Armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Type 69 tank.[73][65][66][74]
M88 Thumb  United States 52 Heavy armoured recovery vehicle. Based on Patton family of tanks. M88 & M88A1 variants in service.[75]
Isoli M60  Italy 500 Light recovery crane mounted on truck.[76]
Dragon  Pakistan Tank-mounted engineering mine plough vehicle.[77]
Troll Anti-Mine  Pakistan 53 De-mining vehicle. Based on T-55 tank.[78][74][79]
Cougar JERRV Thumb  United States 20 Mine-clearing vehicle. Buffalo Explosive Ordnance Disposal version.[80]
Aardvark JSFU Thumb  United Kingdom Mine flail vehicle. Mk 3 variant in service.[81][82]
Type 84 RDMS  People's Republic of China 14 Air-dispersed anti-tank mine.[29][44][83]
Al Hadeed  Pakistan Armoured recovery vehicle based on APC Saad
Al Khalid AVLB  Pakistan 8 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on Al Khalid tank.[24][44][29]
M60 AVLB Thumb  United States 12 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M60 tank. M60A1 variant in service.[84]
M47M AVLB  United States Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M47 tank.[85]
M48 AVLB  United States Armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Based on M48 tank.[75]
AM 50B Thumb  Slovakia 4 Bridge layer.[44]
PB 79A  Pakistan Pontoon bridge.[24]
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Artillery

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Name Image Origin In service Notes
Rocket artillery
Fatah-2  Pakistan Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 400 km.[86]
Fatah-1  Pakistan Unknown Guided MLRS. Maximum range of 140 km.[87]
A-100
Thumb  China
 Pakistan
450+ [88] 300 mm MLRS.[89][90][91] The system can launch CALT-built rocket having maximum range of 120 km.[92]
Azar Thumb  China
 Pakistan
52+ [43] Chinese variant of the BM-21 Grad. Produced under license as the "Azar".[93]
KRL-122 Ghazab Thumb  Pakistan
 Soviet Union
Unknown [43] 122 mm MLRS.[89] The system can launch POF built Yarmuk Rocket having maximum range of 40 km.
Self-propelled artillery
SH-15  China
 Pakistan
164 [94][95] 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer. Pakistan has ordered around 236–300 units with TOT to further build these self-propelled howitzers locally in Heavy Industries Taxila.[96][97][98]
M109 Thumb  United States 438 [43] M109A2: (200)[99]
M109A5: (115)[100][101]
M109L: (123)[99]
M110 Thumb  United States 60 [43] 203 mm howitzer. M110A2 variant in service.[72][102]
Towed artillery
M115 Thumb  United States 28 [43] 203 mm howitzer.[103]
M198 Thumb  United States 148 [43] 155 mm howitzer.[104]
M114 Thumb  United States 144 [43] 155 mm howitzer.[105]
Type 59-1 Thumb  China 410 [43] 130 mm howitzer. Based on M46.[106][107]
Type 86 Thumb  China 80 [43] 122 mm howitzer. Based on D-30.[108][109][110][24]
Type 54-1 Thumb  China 490 [43] 122 mm howitzer. Based on M-30.[111]
M101 Thumb  United States 216 [43] 105 mm howitzer.[112]
Mod 56 Thumb  Italy 113 [43] 105 mm howitzer.[113]
25-pounder Thumb  United Kingdom 1,000 [114] Still in service as of 2018.[114] 88 mm shells being produced by POF.[115]
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Missile systems

Anti-tank guided missiles

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Weapon Image Type Origin Notes
Kornet-E Thumb Laser-guided anti-tank missile  Russia 52 launchers purchased in 2017-2018 along with unspecified number of missiles.[116]
KRL Baktar Shikan Thumb Wire-guided anti-tank missile  Pakistan
 China
Variant of HJ-8 in service.

Used with Maaz APC, 4x4 vehicles and AH-1F Cobra. Range of 4 km. According to SIPRI, between 1990 and 2022, Pakistan has produced 26,350 Baktar-Shikans.[117]

BGM-71 TOW Thumb Wire-guided anti-tank missile  United States TOW-2A, TOW-2A RF, TOW-2B RF and ITOW variants in service. Used with M901 ITV, M113 APC and AH-1F Cobra.[72][118][119][120][121][122]
NESCOM Barq-I/II Air-launched anti-tank guided missile  Pakistan Used with Helicopters & UAVs.[123][124]
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Air defence

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Weapon Image Type Origin Notes
Air defence - Missile systems
HQ-9 Thumb Long-range surface-to-air missile  China HQ-9P variant in service. Operational range is 125 km against aircraft and 25 km against cruise missiles.[125][126]
HQ-16 Thumb Short-to medium-range surface-to-air missile  China Two variants in service:

LY-80: Operational range is 40 km.[127]
LY-80EV: Operational range is 70 km.[128]

HQ-7 Thumb Short-range surface-to-air missile  China FM-90 variant in service. Operational range is 15 km.[129]
Air defence - Man-portable systems
FN-6 / FN-16 Man-portable air-defense system  China 806 FN-6 delivered between 2010 and 2016.
1,191 FN-16 delivered between 2018 and 2021.[40][130]
KRL Anza Thumb Man-portable air-defense system  Pakistan
 China
Three variants in service:

Anza Mk-I (Based on HN-5B. A total of 1,100 in service. 100 delivered by 1987. 1,000 produced between 1989 and 1998.)[40]
Anza Mk-II (Based on QW-1. 2,650 produced between 1994 and 2022.)[40][17]
Anza Mk-III (Based on QW-2. Unknown number in service.)[17]

RBS 70 Thumb Man-portable air-defense system  Sweden Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 2 BOLIDE variants in service. 1,711 missiles.
RBS 70 VLM used with M113 and Mouz APC.[79][44][131][132]
FIM-92 Stinger Thumb Man-portable air-defense system  United States FIM-92A variant in service.[17]
Air defence - Anti-aircraft gun systems
Type 85 Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Updated version of Type 77.[15]
Type 54P Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (12.7mm)  China Chinese version of DShK, locally built by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.[133][134]
Type 56 / Type 58 Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm)  China 200,[135] Based on ZPU.[17]
Oerlikon GDF Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (2 x 35 mm)   Switzerland 248, GDF-002 and GDF-005 variants in service,[136][137][24][35][44] with 134 SkyGuard radar units.[50]
Type 55 / Type 65 Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (37 mm)  China 310,[50] Based on M1939.[17]
L-60 Anti-aircraft gun (40 mm)  Sweden 50 units as of 2021.[50]
Type 59 Thumb Anti-aircraft gun (57 mm)  China 144 units as of 2021,[50] based on AZP S-60.[17]
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Radars

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IBIS-150 Air surveillance radar  China Used with LY-80.[24][35]
LAADS Air surveillance radar  United States [138]
Giraffe 40 Thumb Command and control
Early warning radar
 Sweden [139]
SLC-2 Thumb AESA counter-battery radar  China [140]
RASIT Thumb Ground surveillance radar  France RASIT-E variant in service.[141]
Skyguard Thumb Fire control radar   Switzerland Used with Oerlikon GDF.[138]
Firefinder Thumb Weapon-locating radar  United States [142]
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Aircraft

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Aircraft/System Photo Origin Role Variant Quantity Note Service period
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17Thumb  Russia SAR
Utility
Transport
Mi-171 48[143] 1996–present
Bell AH-1 Cobra

Thumb

 United States Attack AH-1F 50[143] Modernized & upgraded. 1985–present
Eurocopter FennecThumb  France Attack AS550 C335[143][144]2009–present
Mil Mi-24Thumb  Russia Attack Mi-35M3 4[143] 2018–present
Aérospatiale/IAR SA 330 Puma Thumb  France SAR
Utility
Transport
330L 43[143] 1977–present
Aérospatiale Alouette III Thumb  France Light Utility SA 316B 13[143] 1967–present
Aérospatiale LamaThumb  France Light Utility SA 315B 17[143] 1986–present
AgustaWestland AW139 Thumb  Italy SAR
Utility
Transport
AW139M 7[143][145] Also used as VIP transport. 2017–present
Bell UH-1 Iroquois Thumb  United States Liaison
Utility
UH-1H 1[143] 1970s
Bell 412 Thumb  United States Liaison
Utility
412EP 31[143] 2004–present
Bell 206 JetRangerThumb  United States Trainer 206B 18[143] 1975–present
Enstrom F-28 Thumb  United States Trainer 280FX 19[143] 2018–present
Schweizer 300 Thumb  United States Trainer 300C 25[143] 1993–present
Fixed-wing Aircraft
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak Thumb  Sweden
 Pakistan
Trainer License built Saab MFI-17 Supporter 214[143]
Harbin Y-12 Thumb  China Utility Y-12(II)/F 4[143]
Beechcraft Super King Air Thumb  United States Reconnaissance 350i 3[143] SIGINT & ISR
Thumb  United States Transport 350ER 6[143]
Turbo Commander Thumb  United States Utility 690C 2[143]
Cessna 208 Caravan Thumb  United States MEDEVAC
Utility
208B 13[143]
Cessna 206 Stationair Thumb  United States MEDEVAC T206H 4[146]
Cessna Citation II Thumb  United States VIP Transport Citation Bravo 1[143]
Cessna Citation V Thumb  United States VIP Transport Citation Ultra 1[147]
Gulfstream IVThumb  United States VIP Transport G450 1[148]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
NESCOM Burraq  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle [149] 2013–present
GIDS Shahpar  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Shahpar-I

Shahpar-II

[149]
GIDS Uqab  Pakistan Unmanned combat aerial vehicle [150] 2010–present
SATUMA Salaar  Pakistan Miniature UAV [151]
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  • In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its aging AH-1F Cobras. Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.[152][153]
  • 3 CAIC Z-10 attack helicopters of China were delivered for trial use so that orders could be made in the future.[154]
  • In 2018, following trials, Pakistan ordered 30 T129 ATAK helicopters from TAI. Following US reluctance to grant Turkey the necessary export licenses for the LHTEC CTS800-4A engines, Pakistan extended the delivery deadline by one year.[155][156][157]

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References

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