This is a list of squadrons from the Pakistan Air Force's Air Defence branch organized according to their type and role.
Command & Control Centers UnitFoundedBasedSectorStatusNotes 1979 PAF Base Lahore CENSEC Active 1979 PAF Base Malir SOUSEC Disbanded 1979 PAF Base MM Alam CENSEC Active 1979 PAF Base Shahbaz SOUSEC Active 1980 PAF Base Rafiqui CENSEC Active 1980 PAF Base Nur Khan NORSEC Active 1979 PAF Base Samungli WESSEC Active 2020 PAF Base Qadri NORSEC Active 2021 PAF Base Samungli WESSEC Active
Surveillance squadrons UnitBaseEquipmentStatusNotes PAF Base Samungli TPS-43G, MPDR-90P, MPRD-45E Active PAF Base Minhas TPS-43G Active PAF Base Lahore TPS-43J Active PAF Camp Sukkur TPS-43G Active PAF Camp Badin TPS-43G Active PAF Base Sakesar YLC-2 Active PAF Base Murid YLC-2 Inactive PAF Base Malir YLC-2 Active PAF Base Rafiqui YLC-2 Active PAF Base Mushaf TPS-77 Active PAF Base Lower Topa TPS-77 Active PAF Base Malir YLC-18A Active PAF Base Bholari TPS-77 Active PAF Base Masroor YLC-18A Active PAF Base Multan TPS-77 Active PAF Base Samungli YLC-18A Active PAF Base Qadri TPS-77 Active TPS-77 Active PAF base rafiqui TPS-77 Active PAF Base Korangi Creek TPS-77 Active PAF Base Shahbaz TPS-77 Inactive PAF Base Peshawar TPS-77 Active PAF Base Mushaf TPS-77 Active
Surface to Air Missile (SAM) squadrons UnitFoundedBasedEquipmentStatusNotes 1991 PAF Camp Sihala SPADA-2000, Mistral Active 1950 PAF Base Peshawar SPADA-2000, Mistral, HQ-16FE Active 1982 PAF Base Nur Khan SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE ActiveTook part in the 2016 Pakistan Day parade. 1982 PAF Camp Pasni SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE, Mistral Active 1976 PAF Base Shahbaz Crotale-2000, SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE Active 1977 PAF Camp Kahuta Crotale, SPADA-2000 ActiveTakes part in the Pakistan Day Parade annually. 2007 PAF Base Lahore HQ-16FE, Crotale Active 2011 PAF Base Lahore Crotale, HQ-16FE Active 1978 PAF Base Samungli Crotale, Mistral, HQ-16FE Active
Balloon Barrage Units (BBU) UnitDeployedEquipmentFoundedStatusNotes PAF Camp Badaber Barrage balloons 1973 Active PAF Base Mushaf Barrage balloons 1977 Inactive PAF Base Peshawar Barrage balloons 1981 Inactive PAF Base Masroor Barrage balloons 1982 Inactive PAF Base Samungli Barrage balloons 1981 Inactive KRL Barrage balloons 1977 Inactive
Mobile Observer Units (MOU) UnitFoundedBasedStatusNotes 1959 PAF Camp Sihala Active 1959 PAF Base Korangi Creek Disbanded 1965 PAF Camp Sihala Active
See also List of Pakistan Air Force aircraft squadrons
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