Pakistan Military Strength 2026
Rank #9 of 145Pakistan is ranked #9 of 145 nations on the Warfare Institute Strength Index, with a provisional score of 7.4 / 100. The comparable baseline weighs air power, land and naval forces, active manpower and financials, adjusted for equipment quality and readiness.
Category scores
| Air Superiority | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Air Defense | Not scored |
| Long-Range Strike | Not scored |
| Land Forces | 11.9 |
| Naval Forces | 3.1 |
| Logistics | 2 |
| Manpower | 29.9 |
| Financials | 1.1 |
Key figures
- Active personnel
- 660,000
- Reserve personnel
- 550,000
- Total aircraft
- 1,397
- Fighters
- 331
- Attack helicopters
- 55
- Tanks
- 2,677
- Armored vehicles
- 59,044
- Self-propelled artillery
- 662
- Rocket artillery (MLRS)
- 652
- Naval vessels
- 105
- Aircraft carriers
- 0
- Submarines
- 8
- Defense budget
- $9.1B
- Population
- 252,363,571
What the ranking shows
Pakistan scores 7.4 out of 100. Its highest category score is Manpower (29.9); its lowest is Financials (1.1). Category scores compare this country with the strongest inventory in each category, rather than measuring the probability of winning a war.
The inventory reports 660,000 active personnel, 331 fighters, 2,677 tanks and 105 naval vessels. Geography, alliances, logistics and deployment conditions affect how those forces can be used. Inventory totals and readiness estimates are explained in the methodology.
Data dates and sources
Dated model records range from 2026-07 to 2026-07. The 2026 label identifies the ranking edition; individual observations may refer to earlier periods. Figures are public-source estimates.
- National defense ministry / operator equipment pages & releases (US Army, Japan MOD, UK MOD, France Armed Forces Ministry, Turkish SSB, Israeli MoD, ROK DAPA, …) — rolling (MOD-NATIONAL)
- SIPRI Arms Transfers Database — rolling (SIPRI-AT)
- IISS, The Military Balance 2026 — 2026 (IISS-MB26)
- Naval News + official navy/shipbuilder releases — rolling (NAVAL-NEWS)
These citations identify the source families assigned to the model records; they do not imply every aggregate figure has been independently verified. See the source registry and corrections process.
Equipment by model
Model counts are estimates and may be reconciled to aggregate totals. — means undisclosed.
| Model | Category | In service | Data date | Source tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JF-17 Thunder | Multirole | 136 | 2026-07 | MOD-NATIONAL |
| Mirage III/5 | Fighter-bomber | 67 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | Multirole | 59 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| F-7PG | Interceptor | 41 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Chengdu J-10C | Multirole | 28 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| CASC CH-4 | MALE UCAV | 24 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Wing Loong II | MALE UCAV | 3 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Bayraktar Akinci | HALE UCAV | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Bayraktar TB2 | MALE UCAV | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| GIDS Shahpar-II | MALE UAV | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| NESCOM Burraq | MALE UCAV | — | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Selex ES Falco | Tactical ISR | 26 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| AH-1F/Z Cobra / Mi-35 | Attack helicopter | 25 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other attack helicopters (pakistan) | Attack helicopter | 30 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Mi-17 / Bell 412 / Puma | Utility helicopter | 201 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other helicopters (pakistan) | Utility helicopter | 123 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Saab Erieye / ZDK-03 / MPA fleet | AEW/MPA | 27 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Il-78MP | Tanker | 4 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| C-130 / CN-235 / Y-8 | Transport | 63 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other submarines (pakistan) | Submarines | 8 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| Other frigates (pakistan) | Frigates | 9 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| Other corvettes (pakistan) | Corvettes | 6 | 2026-07 | NAVAL-NEWS |
| Al-Khalid / VT-4 | MBT | 696 | 2026-07 | MOD-NATIONAL |
| T-80UD | MBT | 321 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Type 59/69/85 / Al-Zarrar | Legacy MBT | 1,124 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other tanks legacy (pakistan) | tank | 536 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| M113 / Talha APC | APC | 20,075 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Type 85 / VN-1 / BTR family | APC/IFV | 12,990 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other vehicles mixed (pakistan) | armored vehicle | 25,979 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| M109A5 | SPG | 318 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other self-propelled artillery mixed (pakistan) | self-propelled artillery | 344 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| M198 / D-30 / M-46 | Towed artillery | 1,630 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other towed artillery legacy (pakistan) | towed artillery | 999 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| A-100 / KRL-122 / BM-21 | MLRS | 404 | 2026-07 | SIPRI-AT |
| Other rocket artillery mixed (pakistan) | rocket artillery | 248 | 2026-07 | IISS-MB26 |
| Shaheen / Ghaznavi conventional SRBM/MRBM TELs | strike | 90 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Babur ground-launched cruise missiles | strike | 36 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| Raad / Babur-3 cruise launcher-equivalent | strike | 20 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| HQ-9/P HIMADS | Long-range SAM | 3 | Not dated | Not assigned |
| LY-80 / HQ-16 | Medium-range SAM | 6 | Not dated | Not assigned |