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Demand Tracker: Is Pakistan Replacing Its Alouette III Helicopters With Airbus H125s? - Quwa
The PAF and PN appear to be inducting Airbus H125 light utility helicopters, but France has reported no helicopter exports to Pakistan since 2021. This brief examines where the airframes could be coming from and why a CDF-led common helicopter program could deliver the scale and offsets that...
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The first known PAF example – serialled 26-001 – was photographed in March 2026, while there have been rumours (currently unverified) of at least one PN unit.
Though it is possible that the PAF and/or PN have begun inducting the H125, Quwa was unable to verify whether there were new orders from Airbus Helicopters or, alternatively, transfers of ex-civilian airframes from other countries.
The latest reported export of helicopters matching the H125M’s weight class from France to Pakistan occurred in 2021. France reported exporting three helicopters in that class (i.e., a total of 4,364 kg or 1,455 kg per unit) to Pakistan for USD $12.3 million.
However, from 2022 to 2025, France did not report any helicopter exports to Pakistan at any weight class. Likewise, no other country or source has reported the sale of mothballed H125 helicopters to Pakistan either.
Therefore, the apparent PAF and PN H125 inductions raise the question about the sourcing of these helicopters.
First, the general condition of Pakistan’s defence relations with France and Germany is anemic, as both Paris and Berlin have committed to securing market share in the Indian defence market and, as such, have withheld export licenses to Pakistan.
The suppliers or governments of these countries want to avoid friction with New Delhi and, as such, mostly avoid selling items that could be deemed too sensitive to Pakistan.
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