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There are 25-30 FT-5s in service.
15-20 FT-6s in service.
Final Batch of PAF K-8Ps Delivered
China's Hongdu Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG) delivered the final batch of eleven K-8P Karakorum jet trainer aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force on October 13. The type is operated by the PAF Academy's Advanced/Basic Flying Training Squadron at PAF Base Risalpur, which now operates a total of 28 K-8Ps following the latest arrivals.
Originally the PAF had ordered 12 K-8s in a standard export configuration. The first six of these were handed over at the Nanchang factory on September 21, 1994. They were then formally inducted into PAF service in Pakistan on January 25, 1995. A further 27 improved K-8P variants were ordered from HAIG in 2005. These incorporated additional features, including a head-up display and cockpit multifunction displays, to assist with weapon training. The first 8 K-8Ps were delivered in September 2007, followed by 8 more on January 16, 2009. The remaining eleven arrived on October 13, 2010. At least one of the original batch of K-8s has now been upgraded to the new K-8P standard at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra. All of the remaining older models are also due to be modernised to K-8Ps by PAC Kamra as they become due for major overhaul.
Source: AFM. Dec. 2010.