Demand Tracker: Is Pakistan Replacing Its Alouette III Helicopters With Airbus H125s?

Pakistan’s air force and navy appear to be introducing Airbus H125 light utility helicopters as possible replacements for ageing Alouette III fleets. The reporting notes an important sourcing uncertainty: French export data show no helicopter deliveries to Pakistan since 2021, suggesting the aircraft may be arriving through intermediaries, used-aircraft channels, or arrangements not yet publicly documented. The H125 could support training, liaison, search-and-rescue, and general utility missions. No official consolidated procurement, quantity, delivery schedule, or joint-service replacement plan has been announced, so the scale of the transition remains unclear.