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If well documented with source quotes, if streated with a degree of scepticism and when tirangulated with other sources, there is no problem with a wiki page per se.Bhai that is not a legit source
This suggests at most 54 aircraft, including 35 helicopters. I.e. please compare listing and total given.60 Aircrafts
28 Helos
Rest you can read here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Naval_Air_Arm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Naval_Air_Arm#Aircraft_inventory
Sipri indicates, since 1970, Pakistan has received:
From China:
(6) AS565S Panther ASW helicopter 2005 2009-2010 (6) Z-9EC version
From France:
3 Atlantic ASW aircraft 1974 1975-1976 3 Second-hand but modernized before delivery
1 Atlantic ASW aircraft 1988 1988 1 Second-hand but modernized before delivery
8 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter 2005 2008 (8) Second-hand; SA-319B version
2 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter (2013) 2014 2 Second-hand
From Malta:
1 ATR-72 Transport aircraft 2015 2015 1 Second-hand; ATR-72-500 version
From Netherlands:
4 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter (1994) 1995 4 Second-hand
From New Zealand:
1 F-27 Friendship Transport aircraft 1991 1992 1 Second-hand; F-27 Mk-100 version; bought via UK; modernized in UK before delivery; incl for MP
1 F-27 Friendship Transport aircraft (1994) 1994 1 Second-hand; F-27 Mk-100 version; bought via UK company; modernized in UK before delivery; incl for MP
From UAE:
4 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter (1987) 1987 4 Second-hand; aid
From UK:
6 Sea King HAS-1 ASW helicopter (1973) 1974 (6) Sea King Mk-45 version
1 Sea King HAR-3 Transport helicopter 1989 1989 1 Second-hand; Sea King HAS-5 ASW version modified to Sea King Mk-45A before delivery (ASW equipment removed)
1 BN-2 Maritime MP aircraft (1992) 1993 1 For coast guard
1 BN-2 Maritime MP aircraft 1994 1994 1 $1.4 m deal; for coast guard
3 Lynx ASW helicopter 1994 1994 3 Second-hand; Lynx HAS-3 version; option on 3 more
2 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter 2005 2008 2 Second-hand; SA-319B version
From US:
3 P-3C Orion Update-2.5 ASW aircraft 1988 1996-1997 3 $139 m deal; delivery embargoed between 1992 and 1995; P-3C Orion Update-2.75 version
7 P-3CUP Orion ASW aircraft 2005 2007-2012 7 Second-hand P-3C rebuilt to P-3CUP (paid with $970 m US 'SAP' aid); first 2 delivered without complete systems (to be installed later)
In terms of deliveries, that makes:
20 SA-316B Alouette
7 Westland Sea King (6 HAS-1 and 1 HAR-3)
3 Westland Lynx HAS-3
6 Harbin Z-9EC
4 Brequet Atlantique
1 ATR-72
2 Fokker F-27 Friendship
2 BN-2 Maritime Defender
10 P3C
Clearly, this list is not complete (e.g. Z-9, Sea King, Fokker, ATR) and includes A/C now retired (some Alouette, Lynx, Atlantique) but total delivered according to Sipri is 65, including 36 helicopters.
http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php
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