Modern equipment of the Pakistan Army

The equipment currently in use by the Pakistan Army is divided into the following main sections: small arms, armour, artillery, aircraft and air defence systems.

Small arms

The Heckler & Koch G3 is the Pakistan Army's standard assault rifle, shown here is the G3A3 model.

The M4A1 with SOPMOD package, including Rail Interface System (RIS) and Trijicon ACOG 4x.

Weapon	Comments
Handguns
Glock 17
Glock 26
HK P7
Steyr M9A1	Recently acquired by the SSW.
Tokarev
Sub-machine guns (SMG) and carbines:
Heckler & Koch MP5	Manufactured by POF.
Heckler & Koch MP5K	Also in use by Airport Security Force and personal security detail of VIPs, manufactured by POF.
FN P90
Assault rifles
Type 56	Chinese-manufactured AK-47.[1]
Type 81	Improved version of Type 56.
AK-101
AK-103
M16
M4A1 carbine
Steyr AUG
FN F2000
Battle rifles
Heckler & Koch G3	The PA's service rifle. G3A3, G3P4 variants in service.
Grenades
M67 grenade
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD	[2]
HK PSG1	[1]
M82 Barret
Steyr SSG 69	[1]
Machine guns
FN MAG
FN Minimi Para
MG3	Manufactured under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.[3]
RPD
Grenade launchers
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
Mk 19 grenade launcher
RPG-7	Manufactured under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factories
RPG-29
Type 69 RPG

Armour

Al-Zarrar MBT

M60 AVLB

Vehicle/System/Aircraft	Firm Number in Service	Status
Main Battle Tanks (MBT)
Al-Khalid II	??	Al Khalid II is poised to become the Pakistan Army's backbone main battle tank from 2012; thus replacing 1200 obsolete Chinese T-59 and 300 T-85IIAP; is a very extensive upgrade of the current Al Khalid I. Other reports suggest that it will be an entirely new tank based on Western designs.
Al-Khalid, Al-Khalid I	~300	In service, production and deliveries ongoing. 300 Al-Khalid ordered initially, later orders for upgraded Al-Khalid I.[4]
T-80UD	320	320 delivered by Ukraine between 1997 and early 2002, incorporating re-designed T-84 turret.[5]
Type 85-IIAP	300
Al-Zarrar	350	Upgraded form of Type 59-II.[4]
Type 69-II	200+	Produced under license, armed with 105 mm guns.[6]
Type 63	50	Amphibious tank
Type 59	500	Being phased out
Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)
Hamza Infantry Fighting Vehicle	???	Being procured
Al-Fahd Infantry fighting vehicle	140	In Service
Talha Armoured Personnel Carrier	400+	Final number to be around 2,000
Sa'ad Armoured Personnel Carrier	???	Currently in production
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier	1600+	In Service
BTR-70 Armoured Personnel Carrier	750	In Service [7]
Mohafiz Light Armoured Personnel Carrier	???	In Service & Additional APCs being procured
Otokar Akrep Light Jeep	1260	In Service
Al Qaswa Logistical Vehicle	??	Being procured
M88 ARV Armoured Recovery Vehicle	???	In Service
Armoured Bridging Vehicles
M60A1 AVLB Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge	???	In Service
M48 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge	???	In Service

Artillery inventory

M109 self-propelled howitzer

M115 towed howitzer

Vehicle/System	Calibre	Quantity	Comments
Self-propelled artillery
M110	203 mm	60	Tracked chassis.[8]
M109A2	155 mm	200	Tracked chassis.[8][9]
M109A4	155 mm	300	Tracked chassis.[8][9]
M109A5	155 mm	115	Tracked chassis.[8][10][11][12] Final batch of 48 delivered February 2010.[13]
NORINCO SH1	155 mm	~90	6×6 wheeled chassis.[14]
MRLS-Multiple Launch Rocket System
A-100	300mm		Confirmed during the recent Azm-e-Nau-3.
WS-1B	400mm		Classified, not declared yet by Pakistan Army
KRL-21	122 mm		Truck-mounted. Kahuta Research Laboratories from Pakistan have developed a rocket launcher that is very similar to the North-Korean BM-11
Towed artillery
M115	203 mm	40
MKEK Panter	155 mm	30	Auxiliary power unit can propel the gun at up to 18 km/h.
M198	155 mm	119	95 plus 24 delivered in 1997.[15]
M114	155 mm	60
M59	155 mm	30
Type 59I	130 mm	200
Type 54	122 mm	400
Type 60	122 mm	200
M56	105 mm	80
M101	105 mm	300
Type 56	85 mm	200

Aircraft inventory

Vehicle/System/Aircraft	Role	Quantity	Comments
AH-1F/S Cobra	Attack helicopter	~16	One squadron supplied in 2010.[16]
AH-1S Cobra	Attack helicopter	17
AH-1F Cobra	Attack helicopter	20	[17]
Aérospatiale Puma	Transport helicopter	30	[18]
Mil Mi-17	Transport helicopter	92	according to world Airforces 2009.[19]
Bell 206 Jet Ranger	Utility helicopter	15	[18]
Bell 407	Utility helicopter	45
Bell 412	Utility helicopter	25	[20]
Bell UH-1 Huey	Utility helicopter	10
Eurocopter AS-550	Utility helicopter	50
Aérospatiale Alouette III	Utility helicopter	40	Being phased out.
Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama	Utility helicopter	40	Being phased out.

Anti-tank missiles

Anti-tank

• Bakter-Shikan ATGM
• BGM-71 TOW
• BGM-71 TOW 2 ^[21]
• MILAN ^[22]

Air defence systems

Man-portable air defence systems

• Anza Mk I, Anza Mk II, Anza Mk III (MANPAD)
• SA-7 Grail
• General Dynamics FIM-92 Stinger
• General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye
• Bofors RBS-70

High altitude air defence systems

• HQ-2B

Anti-aircraft guns

• Oerlikon(005) 35 mm twin-barrel cannon
• Oerlikon AHEAD modified cannon
• Bofors 40 mm cannon

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/regiments/ssg.html
2. ^ http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=24
3. ^ http://www.pof.gov.pk/products/mg3.htm
4. ^ ^{a b} Usman Ansari, "Pakistan Pushes Armour Upgrades". Published 20 April 2009 by defence News. URL: http://www.defencenews.com/story.php?i=4046009 Retrieved 24 December 2009.
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/tanks/t69.html
7. ^ http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/tanks/btr70.html
8. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/army-equipment.htm
9. ^ ^{a b} http://www.periscope.ucg.com/mdb-smpl/weapons/artguns/selfprop/w0003617.shtml
10. ^ http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/pakarms.pdf
11. ^ http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20051228.aspx
12. ^ http://www.deagel.com/Self-Propelled-Howitzers/M109A5_a000753001.aspx
13. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/14/c_13174848.htm
14. ^ http://www.military-today.com/artillery/sh1.htm
15. ^ http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/artillery/m198.html
16. ^ http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=160076
17. ^ http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?167823
18. ^ ^{a b} http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/army-aviation-aircraft.htm
19. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%202372.html
20. ^ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\23\story_23-10-2007_pg1_8
21. ^ http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Foreign_Military_Sale_Pakistan___TOW_2A_Anti_Armor_Guided_Missiles_999.html
22. ^ http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/atgm/milan.html