The Pakistan Air Force (; English IPA: pɑkʰ fizʰæ'jə, Pak Fiza'ya), abbrieviated as PAF, is the leading air warfare and the uniform service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, primarily tasked with the aerial offense and defence of Islamic Republic of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air logistics support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport and logistics capability to Pakistan. The PAF employs approximately 65,000 full-time personnel (including approximately 3,000 pilots) and, currently, operates 550 combat aircraft as well as various transport and training aircraft.