Air Forces comparison: Pakistan vs United States

United States's air force fields 12,892 active aircraft — 8.4:1 Pakistan's 1,542.

AIRS (Air Inventory Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

PakistanWorld #16 21.3

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United States leads on 7 of 7 categories

United StatesWorld #1 100.0

0 Bombersweight ×100 · generation 147
485 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 3,002
360 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 5,505
68 Transportweight ×10 1,369
43 Special missionweight ×8 1,222
137 UAVsweight ×10 193
449 Trainersweight ×1 1,454

Pakistan United States 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

	Pakistan	United States	Ratio
Official name	Pakistan Air Force	United States Air Force
Active aircraft	1,542	12,892	🇺🇸 8.4×
Aircraft on order	103	3,083	🇺🇸 30×
Combat aircraft	485	3,002	🇺🇸 6.2×
Combat share of fleet	31.5 %	23.3 %	🇵🇰 1.4×
Aircraft types in service	50	87	🇺🇸 1.7×
Main supplier	United States · 24 %	United States · 94 %

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Bombers	0	147	🇺🇸
Helicopters	360	5,505	🇺🇸 15×
Transport aircraft	68	1,369	🇺🇸 20×
Special-mission aircraft	43	1,222	🇺🇸 28×
Trainers	449	1,454	🇺🇸 3.2×
UAVs	137	193	🇺🇸 1.4×