List of Pakistan Air Force air defence squadrons

This is a list of squadrons from the Pakistan Air Force's Air Defense branch organized according to their type and role.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Command & Control Centers

Unit	Founded	Based	Sector	Status	Notes
No. 481 Mission Control Centre	1979	PAF Base Lahore	CENSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 482 Mission Control Centre	1979	PAF Base Malir	SOUSEC	Disbanded	^[1]^[2]
No. 483 Mission Control Centre	1979	PAF Base MM Alam	CENSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 484 Mission Control Centre	1979	PAF Base Shahbaz	SOUSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 485 Mission Control Centre	1980	PAF Base Rafiqui	CENSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 486 Mission Control Centre	1980	PAF Base Nur Khan	NORSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 487 Mission Control Centre	1979	PAF Base Samungli	WESSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 488 Mission Control Centre	2020	PAF Base Qadri	NORSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 489 Mission Control Centre	2021	PAF Base Samungli	WESSEC	Active	^[1]^[2]

Unit	Base	Equipment	Status	Notes
No. 401 Squadron	PAF Base Samungli	TPS-43G, MPDR-90P, MPRD-45E	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 402 Squadron	PAF Base Minhas	TPS-43G	Active	^[1]
No. 403 Squadron	PAF Base Lahore	TPS-43J	Active	^[1]
No. 406 Squadron	PAF Camp Sukkur	TPS-43G	Active	^[1]
No. 408 Squadron	PAF Camp Badin	TPS-43G	Active	^[1]
No. 410 Squadron	PAF Base Sakesar	YLC-2	Active	^[1]
No. 411 Squadron	PAF Base Murid	YLC-2	Inactive	^[1]
No. 412 Squadron	PAF Base Malir	YLC-2	Active	^[1]
No. 414 Squadron	PAF Base Rafiqui	YLC-2	Active	^[1]
No. 901 Squadron	PAF Base Mushaf	TPS-77	Active	^[2]
No. 902 Squadron	PAF Base Lower Topa	TPS-77	Active	^[2]
No. 903 Squadron	PAF Base Malir	YLC-18A	Active	^[2]
No. 905 Squadron	PAF Base Bholari	TPS-77	Active	^[2]
No. 906 Squadron	PAF Base Masroor	YLC-18A	Active	^[2]
No. 907 Squadron	PAF Base Multan	TPS-77	Active	^[2]
No. 908 Squadron	PAF Base Samungli	YLC-18A	Active	^[2]
No. 909 Squadron	PAF Base Qadri	TPS-77	Active	^[2]
No. 4091 Squadron	PAF Base Korangi Creek	TPS-77	Active	^[1]
No. 4092 Squadron	PAF Base Shahbaz	TPS-77	Active	^[1]
No. 4093 Squadron	PAF Base Korangi Creek	TPS-77	Active	^[1]
No. 4094 Squadron	PAF Base Shahbaz	TPS-77	Inactive	^[1]
No. 4095 Squadron	PAF Base Peshawar	TPS-77	Active	^[1]
No. 4096 Squadron	PAF Base Mushaf	TPS-77	Active	^[1]

Unit	Founded	Based	Equipment	Status	Notes
No. 451 Squadron	1991	PAF Camp Sihala	SPADA-2000, Mistral	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 452 Squadron	1950	PAF Base Peshawar	SPADA-2000, Mistral, HQ-16FE	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 453 Squadron	1982	PAF Base Nur Khan	SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE	Active	Took part in the 2016 Pakistan Day parade.^[1]^[2]
No. 454 Squadron	1982	PAF Camp Pasni	SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE, Mistral	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 456 Squadron	1976	PAF Base Shahbaz	Crotale-2000, SPADA-2000, HQ-16FE	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 457 Squadron	1977	PAF Camp Kahuta	Crotale, SPADA-2000	Active	Takes part in the Pakistan Day Parade annually.^[1]^[2]
No. 458 Squadron	2007	PAF Base Lahore	HQ-16FE, Crotale	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 459 Squadron	2011	PAF Base Lahore	Crotale, HQ-16FE	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 460 Squadron	1978	PAF Base Samungli	Crotale, Mistral, HQ-16FE	Active	^[1]^[2]

Unit	Deployed	Equipment	Founded	Status	Notes
No. 601 Balloon Barrage Wing	PAF Camp Badaber	Barrage balloons	1973	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 6012 Balloon Barrage Unit	PAF Base Mushaf	Barrage balloons	1977	Inactive	^[1]^[2]
No. 6013 Balloon Barrage Unit	PAF Base Peshawar	Barrage balloons	1981	Inactive	^[1]^[2]
No. 6014 Balloon Barrage Unit	PAF Base Masroor	Barrage balloons	1982	Inactive	^[1]^[2]
No. 6015 Balloon Barrage Unit	PAF Base Samungli	Barrage balloons	1981	Inactive	^[1]^[2]
No. 6016 Balloon Barrage Squadron	KRL	Barrage balloons	1977	Inactive	^[1]^[2]

Unit	Founded	Based	Status	Notes
No. 246 Squadron	1959	PAF Camp Sihala	Active	^[1]^[2]
No. 247 Squadron	1959	PAF Base Korangi Creek	Disbanded	^[1]^[2]
No. 248 Squadron	1965	PAF Camp Sihala	Active	^[1]^[2]