Conflict archive

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Weapons and Equipment

The 1971 India-Pakistan war culminated in Pakistan's defeat in the east and a ceasefire after two weeks of fighting.

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was the war between India and Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh after fighting on land, in the air, and at sea. It remains one of the clearest late-Cold-War examples of South Asian conventional combat.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

2 weapon systems

Context

Status: Published archive
Domains: air, land, maritime

Shenyang J-5/J-6, Jet fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsShenyang J-5/J-6Jet fighter familySide: PakistanRole: Fighter and ground-attack aircraftBuilt: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation / ChinaShenyang J-5/J-6 covers the Chinese-built MiG-17 and MiG-19 fighter families. The J-5 served as a single-seat interceptor, while the J-6 became a twin-engine fighter with heavy cannon armament and wide export service across Asia and Africa.

Dassault Mirage III/5, Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsDassault Mirage III/5Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter familySide: PakistanRole: Strike fighterBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Dassault Mirage III/5 is a French single-engine, delta-wing fighter family that evolved from the Mirage III interceptor into the Mirage 5 strike derivative. Exported widely and adapted by multiple air arms, it saw combat from the Six-Day War and War of Attrition through the Falklands, Paquisha, South African Border War, and Pakistan's 2019 air crisis.