Air Forces comparison: Iran vs Pakistan

Pakistan's air force fields 1,506 active aircraft — 2.3:1 Iran's 659.

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IranWorld #29 13.5

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Pakistan leads on 5 of 6 categories

PakistanWorld #16 21.0

295 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 469
160 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 355
81 Transportweight ×10 62
12 Special missionweight ×8 36
23 UAVsweight ×10 137
88 Trainersweight ×1 447

Iran Pakistan Bars: weighted contribution to the AIRS Index (airframes × category weight; combat and bombers by generation tier, helicopters by era; the enabler, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active airframes at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology

Key figures as of 2026

	Iran	Pakistan	Ratio
Official name	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force	Pakistan Air Force
Active aircraft	659	1,506	🇵🇰 2.3×
Aircraft on order	0	124	🇵🇰
Combat aircraft	295	469	🇵🇰 1.6×
Combat share of fleet	44.8 %	31.1 %	🇮🇷 1.4×
Aircraft types in service	37	49	🇵🇰 1.3×
Main supplier	United States · 50 %	Sweden · 25 %

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Helicopters	160	355	🇵🇰 2.2×
Transport aircraft	81	62	🇮🇷 1.3×
Special-mission aircraft	12	36	🇵🇰 3.0×
Trainers	88	447	🇵🇰 5.1×
UAVs	23	137	🇵🇰 6.0×