Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have recently signed a strategic mutual defense agreement. Under this, if any one country is attacked, it will be considered an attack on both countries. This agreement is reached when tension has increased in the Gulf region. India has reacted to the agreement and said that it will study its regional and global influences deeply.

Speaking on this defense deal, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has said that if there is a war between India and Pakistan, then Saudi Arabia will also be involved in this war. In such a situation, let us know which country’s Air Force is stronger. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia fighter jets stand in front of India’s Rafael and Sukhoi.

According to the Global Firepower Report 2025, India ranks fourth. India is the fourth largest military power in the world after America, Russia and China. Pakistan is ranked 12th and Saudi Arabia is 24th. It is clear that India is among the global top 5 military forces, while Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are far behind it.

India’s Air Force Capacity

India has a total of 514 fighter aircraft. It includes Sukhoi-30 MKI, Rafael, MiG-29, Mirage-20,000 and Tejas (LCA) as the major fighter jet. The number of special mission aircraft is 74. India recently showed the capacity of Rafale aircraft in Operation Sindoor. The pair of Rafael and Sukhoi-30 MKI proves to be heavy on the Airforce of both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan’s Air Force Capacity

Pakistan has a total of 328 fighter jets. The main aircraft are JF-17 Thunder (146), F-16 Fighting Falcon (75), Mirage III and Mirage 5 (87), as well as F-7PG and J-10 met from China. Pakistan is fine in number, but the lack of technology and modern equipment leads it back from India.

Saudi Arabia’s Air Force Capacity

Saudi Arabia has 283 fighter jets. The main fighter jet is Boeing F-15e Strike Eagle, Panavia Tornado, Eurofighter Typhoon (72) and F-15C. Sudi Arabia’s Air Force is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and has strong defense relations with Western countries. However, in number, it lags behind both India and Pakistan.

Who is the most powerful?

India clearly holds the strongest Air Force compared to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan is ahead of Saudi Arabia in number, but is behind in technology. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is technically ahead of Pakistan due to modern jets, despite being behind. Although the two countries have fourth generation fighter jets, India has an advanced fighter jet Rafael of 4.5th generation, in front of which JF-17 of Pakistan does not stay anywhere.

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