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CRAIG HOYLE LONDON
DATA COMPILED BY SANDRA LEWIS-RICE, MARTIN SMITH &
JON UNDERDOWN FLIGHTGLOBAL MILICAS & HELICAS RUGBY
Air arms around the world reacted to multiple challenges during 2011, despite eet
and budget cuts. We list the current inventories and procurement plans of 160 nations.
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n action-packed 2011 saw air power
put to the test across its full spec-
trum of activities, from all-out con-
ict and clandestine cross-border
raids to ying humanitarian relief missions in
the wake of natural disasters.
For once, the main defence headlines of the
year were not driven by coalition action in Af-
ghanistan or Iraq, but the result of the Arab
Spring movement that swept through Mid-
dle Eastern and North African nations, bring-
ing unrest and political upheaval.
While regime change was brought about in
Egypt without the major involvement of the
local military in support of then-president
Hosni Mubarak, the national movement to
oust Col Muammar Gaddafi from more than
four decades of power in Libya was a longer
and more bloody experience. Initially led by
the US armed forces from mid-March under
the banner Odyssey Dawn, the United
Nations-backed campaign to protect Libyan
civilians from persecution also benefitted
from the involvement of several members
of the Arab League. NATO took full command
of the activity from 31 March, with its
Unified Protector mission eventually last-
ing for seven months and totalling more than
26,300 sorties.
Libya provided an unusual test for partici-
pating nations. While the assembled force of
fighters from players such as Canada, France,
Qatar, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and
the UK allocated to enforce a no-fly zone over
the country provided sufficient threat to keep
any pro-Gaddafi aircraft on the ground, the
long distances involved in operating from
bases throughout the Mediterranean delivered
a logistical challenge. Command and control,
targeting and communication issues also
arose for some participants, such as the UAEs
Lockheed Martin F-16E/Fs. And with no ac-
knowledged coalition forces on the ground,
the task of identifying rebel forces from re-
gime troops was also testing.
COMBAT FOCUS
While the USA stepped back from playing the
lead role over Libya following its provision of
early and intense strikes against Gaddas forc-
es and infrastructure, it did continue to deliver
key support via the allocation of tankers and
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
aircraft: both of which are still in short supply
among its allies.
Washingtons main focus remained in
fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also
in targeting its senior leadership in neighbour-
ing Pakistan, and also further afield in nations
such as Yemen. On 2 May, its decade-long ac-
JOINT RESPONSE
The French and Qatari air forces deployed
Mirage 2000-5s for the ght over Libya
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tion to locate Osama bin Laden was finally
ended when he was killed during a special
forces raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pa-
kistan. A tantalising glimpse of the USAs ad-
vances into the world of stealthy rotorcraft
was provided after one of its helicopters
crashed during the troop insertion.
While the bulk of the aircraft believed to
have been a heavily modified Sikorsky UH-60
Black Hawk was destroyed, its tail structure
survived intact.
Meanwhile, in addition to supporting the
fight over Libya and in Afghanistan, several
nations also found the capacity to fly in sup-
plies in the aftermath of a massive earthquake
and tsunami which devastated parts of Japan
in March. US Air Force Boeing C-17s flew
into Sendai, for example, to help assist with
the recovery efforts.
Elsewhere this year, major earthquakes also
hit New Zealand and Turkey, and floods af-
fected parts of Pakistan. All drew support
from air arms which are typically being asked
to do more with reduced resources or person-
nel as most nations contend with severe budg-
etary limitations.
Our new World Air Forces directory lists
over 52,000 aircraft as being in active use with
160 nations around the globe: a drop of
approximately 2,000 airframes since last year.
More than one-third of this reduction can be
attributed to improved data, which has al-
lowed a combined 850 obsolete Harbin H-5
and Nanchang Q-5 combat aircraft to be de-
leted from the inventories of the Chinese air
force and navy.
Another significant contributor has been
the coalition and rebel action which de-
stroyed or disabled a large amount of the
former Libyan Arab Air Forces fleet.
LIBYAN ATTRITION
With no information available yet about
which of the Gaddafi regimes aircraft sur-
vived the conflict, our new entry for the na-
tion has been restricted to showing only the
little more than a dozen transport aircraft and
helicopters that have been seen in use since
the end of hostilities. This contrasts with last
years data for the nation, which listed almost
380 aircraft as operational.
Another significant reduction is also
marked in the entry for Ukraine, which is re-
ported to now have around 300 fewer RSK
MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft in
use than previously listed.
Southern Sudan appears as a first-time
entrant, with a small fleet of 11 Mil Mi-17
WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET PER REGION
NORTH A
Combat a
Combat h 1
Transport 7
SOUTH AMERICA
Combat aircraft
Combat helicopter
Transports/Tankers
AFRICA
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Combat he
Transports/
ASIA-PACIFIC
Combat aircraft 4,8
Combat helicopters 4,3
Transports/Tankers 888
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ansports/T
Ukraine is reported to now
have around 300 fewer RSK
MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-24
strike aircraft in use than
previously listed
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transport helicopters. As with previous
directories, more than 900 military air-
craft dedicated for use as VIP transports
around the world are not included.
As before, the USA tops our league tables
in every directory category for the number of
aircraft in active use, with its air force, army,
Marine Corps and navy together accounting
for 25% of the total equipment listed this year.
Russia is a distant second, followed by China,
Japan and India, although these four nations
combined account for only three-quarters of
Washingtons total assets.
While a severe budget crunch is now being
faced by Department of Defense planners, this
dominance shows no sign of being dimin-
ished for many years to come. This is borne
out by our data about confirmed orders, where
the USA accounts for almost 1,700 of the
5,400 aircraft recorded. This roughly 30%
stake increases to more than half of the pend-
ing future purchases detailed in the directory,
with the US military to potentially acquire
over 3,900 of the 6,700 aircraft identified.
In line with the overall decrease recorded
in the directory, global fleets have shrunk in
three of our equipment categories: combat air-
craft; transports/tankers; and training aircraft/
WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET SHARE PER COUNTRY
GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 13,051 25%
2 Russia 3,666 7%
3 China 2,598 5%
4 Japan 1,682 3%
5 India 1,637 3%
6 South Korea 1,440 3%
7 France 1,375 3%
8 Egypt 1,165 2%
9 Turkey 1,152 2%
10 UK 1,072 2%
Other 23,195 45%
TOTAL 52,033 100%
SPECIAL MISSION
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 692 40%
2 Japan 174 10%
3 Russia 100 6%
4 Brazil 54 3%
5 Indonesia 45 3%
6 UK 42 2%
7 France 41 2%
8 Taiwan 34 2%
9 India 33 2%
10 Spain 33 2%
Other 499 29%
TOTAL 1,747 100%
COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 4,892 26%
2 Russia 1,561 8%
3 Japan 713 4%
4 China 703 4%
5 South Korea 701 4%
6 France 504 3%
7 India 451 2%
8 UK 415 2%
9 Italy 410 2%
10 Germany 397 2%
Other 8,155 43%
TOTAL 18,902 100%
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 2,818 18%
2 Russia 1,485 9%
3 China 1,452 9%
4 India 653 4%
5 North Korea 574 4%
6 Syria 483 3%
7 Egypt 458 3%
8 South Korea 413 3%
9 Pakistan 373 2%
10 France 363 2%
Other 6,674 42%
TOTAL 15,746 100%
TRANSPORTS/TANKERS
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 1,794 35%
2 Russia 467 9%
3 India 238 5%
4 Brazil 158 3%
5 France 148 3%
6 China 109 2%
7 Iran 106 2%
8 Germany 84 2%
9 Turkey 78 2%
10 Japan 74 1%
Other 1,853 36%
TOTAL 5,109 100%
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Country Active eet Share
1 USA 2,855 27%
2 Japan 423 4%
3 Egypt 403 4%
4 UK 383 4%
5 Turkey 345 3%
6 Israel 339 3%
7 China 324 3%
8 France 319 3%
9 South Korea 270 3%
10 India 262 2%
Other 4,606 44%
TOTAL 10,529 100%
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helicopters. But reflecting the current needs
of operating in Afghanistan, numbers for com-
bat helicopters and special mission aircraft
have both seen slight increases.
FIGHTER BATTLES
As ever, potential business in the fighter mar-
ket resulted in many stories during 2011, but
few new sales by early December. The Swiss
Federal Council in late November announced
its intention to buy 22 Gripen NGs from Saab,
with funding to be sought next year. If con-
firmed, the win will be of great significance to
the Swedish manufacturer, which is looking
to kick-start the new generation version of its-
fighter after making previous deliveries to the
Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Swe-
den and Thailand.
Iraqs acquisition of 18 F-16C/Ds is also
progressing, with the sale to extend Lock-
heeds production of the type through 2018.
Companies are also awaiting the outcome
of several other key battles. Indias initially
126-unit medium multi-role combat aircraft
contest could potentially be concluded before
year-end, with the decision to provide a mas-
sive boost for either the Dassault-led Rafale U
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Safety concerns meant
airborne sightings of the
US Air Forces F-22A
Raptors were rare in 2011
It aced carrier-based
trials, but the F-35B
had problems too
But many future fighter orders remain like-
ly to go to the F-35, despite the programmes
mixed fortunes over the last 12 months. Com-
pared against 2010, Lockheed had a good
year, exceeding its planned number of test
flights with 917 flown by 6 December and
also performing well during the first deck-
based operations using two short take-off and
vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs aboard the
US Marine Corps amphibious carrier the USS
Wasp. The first aircraft destined for an inter-
national customer was also recently rolled off
the assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas, with
the UK to take delivery of the STOVL plat-
form during 2012.
But the discovery of cracks in a lift fan-
related component provided the latest exam-
ple of the challenges facing Lockheed and its
industry partners in having to develop, test
and produce the F-35 concurrently. Such con-
cerns have prompted some Congressmen to
seek a reduction in planned orders while
teething problems can be addressed.
MIXED PROSPECTS
A six-year battle between the General Elec-
tric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team and the
US Department of Defense over the alternate
F136 engine has finally come to an end
though, with the industry team having pulled
the plug on its proposed self-funding of re-
maining development work. This leaves Pratt
& Whitney as the exclusive engine supplier
for the JSF, with its F135.
Elsewhere in the US fighter sector, Lock-
heed will during 2012 deliver its last F-22A
Raptor air superiority fighter to the US Air
Force. The service has had most of its current
examples grounded over recent months while
it continues investigations into the cause of
several incidents where pilots encountered
hypoxia-like symptoms.
Safety also remains in the spotlight in the
UK, where the Royal Air Forces BAE Systems
Hawk T1/1As are returning to action after a
grounding period prompted by the death of a
Red Arrows display team pilot in a ground in-
cident involving his Martin-Baker Mk 10 ejec-
tion seat. This represented the teams second
fatality during 2011.
Meanwhile, Sukhoi has continued devel-
opment work on its PAK-FA/T-50. A third
development aircraft entered flight test in No-
vember, by which point its predecessors had
logged more than a combined 100 sorties.
United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan
in August forecast that up to 600 production
aircraft could be built, including 200 each for
the Russian and Indian air forces. Although
sales of Russian combat aircraft have fallen
markedly since the end of the Cold War, a
projection of just 200 more for export custom-
ers could be on the modest side.
Chinas march towards fielding a fifth-gen-
eration fighter also appears to be progressing
well, with Chengdu having flown its J-20
demonstrator on numerous occasions since
its surprise debut last January. Beijings
CATIC export body is also now marketing the
JF-17 jointly developed by Chendgu and the
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to potential gg
Chinas march towards
elding a fth-generation
ghter appears to be
progressing well with the J-20
International team or the Eurofighter consor-
tium. But Indias Hindustan Aeronautics will
be a perhaps bigger beneficiary of the selec-
tion, as just 18 of the winning type are to un-
dergo final assembly in Europe before work
and vital know-how is progressively trans-
ferred to the customer nation.
Japan also could be poised to announce the
winner of its F-X contest to replace air force-
operated McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.
Boeings F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Eu-
rofighter Typhoon are in contention, along
with Lockheeds F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The Rafale and Typhoon are also now going
toe-to-toe in a process to meet the future needs
of the UAE, with earlier exclusive negotia-
tions conducted with the French team having
failed to progress to a contract. Although the
Rafale performed well both from land bases
and the deck of the French navy aircraft carri-
er Charles de Gaulle during the course of the
Libya campaign, the rebuke from the Gulf has
come at a bad time for Dassault, which is still
seeking the first international buyer for its
omnirole strike aircraft. Brazil could also
potentially reach a decision in its delayed
fighter competition in 2012, although the na-
tion is facing financial pressures linked to it
hosting the Football World Cup in 2014. The
Rafale was identified as the preferred choice
of the previous government, but faces stiff
competition from the Gripen NG and Super
Hornet. Boeing delivered its last of 24 F/A-
18Fs to the Royal Australian Air Force recent-
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Flightglobals World Air Forces directory uses feet data
compiled for its MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases by
Sandra Lewis-Rice, Martin Smith and Jon Underdown,
and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as premium
products, MiliCAS and HeliCAS provide subscribers with
detailed feet and orders information, in the majority of
cases down to serial number level.
The directory also includes global feet analysis provided
by Antoine Fafard from Flightglobals Insight team.
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Fleet information is divided into these categories:
Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For Soviet-era types
where only summary information is available, this also
includes some non-operational platforms.
Ordered: Aircraft on frm order. Others which are pending
purchase approval or contract signature are marked with
an asterisk. This category includes current planned order
totals, which may be subject to future revision.
Abbreviations
AEW airborne early warning; Comms communications;
ELINT electronic intelligence; EW electronic warfare;
MPA maritime patrol aircraft; Recce reconnaissance;
SAR search and rescue; SIGINT signals intelligence
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WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Type Active eet Share
1 F-16 2,311 15%
2 F-18 1,009 6%
3 F-15 859 5%
4 MiG-21 797 5%
5 MiG-29 794 5%
6 Su-27/30 784 5%
7 Su-24 622 4%
8 Su-25 541 3%
9 F-5 518 3%
10 F-4 475 3%
Other 7,036 45%
TOTAL 15,746 100%
TRANSPORTS/TANKERS
Type Active eet Share
1 C-130/L-100 1,150 22%
2 KC-135/707 442 9%
3 An-24/26 304 6%
4 King Air 246 5%
5 C-17 237 5%
6 Il-76/78 208 4%
7 An-32 149 3%
8 C-160 145 3%
9 CN-235 137 3%
10 An-12 137 3%
Other 1,954 38%
TOTAL 5,109 100%
COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Type Active eet Share
1 S-70/SH/UH-60 2,722 14%
2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,523 13%
3 Mi-24/25/35 1,494 8%
4 UH-1 1,366 7%
5 AH-64 951 5%
6 CH-47 797 4%
7 OH-58 761 4%
8 Bell/AB212/412 686 4%
9 AH-1 569 3%
10 SA341/342 487 3%
Other 6,546 35%
TOTAL 18,902 100%
customers, with the design offering a
lower-cost alternative to its Western rivals.
Further nations also have aspirations to de-
velop their own fighters, with early work
under way in Japan, South Korea and Turkey,
and with Brazil having also shown a long-
term desire to gain an indigenous capability.
NEW PRETENDERS
More modestly, 2011 also saw a first move
from the South African defence industry to re-
establish a presence in the combat aircraft sec-
tor, with the Paramount Group and Aerosud
having unveiled the advanced high-perform-
ance reconnaissance light aircraft, or AHR-
LAC. Unveiled in September, the two-seat
design is expected to make its first flight in the
second quarter of 2012. But while some na-
tions may be interested in acquiring such low-
cost aircraft for counter-insurgency missions,
the USAF appears likely to step back from the
niche role. In late November, Hawker Beech-
craft was told its AT-6 would not be consid-
ered for a light air support deal for the Afghan
air force, and funding for a proposed follow-
on deal for the US service has been deleted.
An Embraer/Sierra Nevada team is waiting to
hear by the end of the year whether it could
secure the 15-aircraft sale to Kabul with the
EMB-314 Super Tucano.
In other developments, Airbus Military saw
delays to the introduction of its A330 multi-
role tanker/transport overcome, with three
now having been handed over to launch user
the Royal Australian Air Force. The compa-
nys first of at least 176 A400Ms has also en-
tered final assembly, ahead of its planned de-
livery to France in late 2012 or early 2013.
Alenia Aermacchi experienced highs and
lows with its M-346 Master, handing over
its first production example of the advanced
jet trainer to the Italian air force in mid-No-
vember, but crashing its first prototype barely
one week later as the company left the Dubai
air show still without the closure of a long-
planned contract with the UAE.
Equipped with aircraft new and old, air
arms around the world must be prepared to
perform familiar tasks in 2012, but also stand
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AFGHANISTAN
AFGHAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-27A (G222) 12
Cessna 208 5 21
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 46 35
Mi-35 9
UH-1H 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
MD530 6 48
ALBANIA
ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB205 3
AB206 7
AS532 5
AW109 1
BO105 7
ALGERIA
ALGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 14
MiG-29 34
Su-24 22
Su-30 28 16
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Recce) 6
King Air 200 (MPA) 2
Tanker
Il-78 5
Transport
Beech 1900 6
C-130H 16
C-295 6
Il-76 11
King Air 90/200/350 15
Combat helicopter
AS355 4
AS555 9
Bell 412 3
Ka-32 5
Mi-2 2
Mi-8/17/171 74
Mi-24 36
Super Lynx 130 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 30
Yak-130 3 13
ALGERIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AW101 2 4
ANGOLA
ANGOLAN PEOPLE'S AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 24
MiG-23 22
Su-22 14
Su-25 15
Su-27 7
Transport
An-12 8
An-26 17
An-32 8
An-72/74 2
C-212 5
Dornier 28 1
F27 1
Il-76 6
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AS565 6
Bell 212 5
Mi-8/17 79
Mi-25/35 15
ARGENTINIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Super Etendard 11
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 5
King Air 200 (Recce) 2
P-3B (MPA) 3
S-2 (AEW) 2
Transport
F28 2
PC-6 1
Combat helicopter
AS555 4
H-3/S-61 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 10
ARMENIA
ARMENIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 1
Su-25 14
Transport
Il-76 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 9
Mi-8 12
Mi-9 2
Mi-24 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 4
AUSTRALIA
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18A 55
F/A-18F 24
F-35A 14*+86*
Special mission
737 (AEW) 4 2
AP-3C (MPA) 19
Tanker
A330 (KC-30A) 3 2
Transport
C-17 5 1*
C-130H 9
C-130J 12
King Air 200/350 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/A-18B 16
Hawk 127 33
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SA/IAR316 20
SA342 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 14
L-29 6
L-39 3
PC-7 22
PC-9 4
ARGENTINA
ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-4 23
IA-58 31
Mirage IIIEA 6
Mirage 5 5
Nesher 10
Special mission
Learjet 35 (Calibration) 2
Learjet 35 (Recce) 2
Tanker
KC-130H 1
Transport
C-130B/H 2
DHC-6 7
F27 5
F28 5
KC-390 6*
Saab 340 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 8
MD500 11
SA315 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
AT/IA-63 19 18+40*
EMB-312 24
Mirage IIIDA 2
T-A4 4
ARGENTINIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
OV-1 (Recce) 9
Transport
C-212 1
DHC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 3
Mi-17 5
SA315 4
UH-1H 27
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2 3
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Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
BO105 2
BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 8
F-7 23
MiG-29 8
Transport
An-32 3
C-130B 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 4
Bell 212 14
Mi-17/171/172 25
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 9
FT-7 12
L-39 8
T-37 11
BANGLADESH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Cessna 208 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
BANGLADESHNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dornier 228NG 2
BELARUS
BELARUS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 38
Su-24 35
Su-25 70
Su-27 22
Transport
An-26 2
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-6 2
Mi-8/172 110
Mi-24 67
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 10
BELGIUM
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 50
Transport
A330 1
A400M 7
C-130H 11
EMB-135/145 4
Combat helicopter
AW109 24
NH90 8+2*
SA316 3
Sea King 48A 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 29
F-16B 10
SF-260 32
BELIZE
BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
T67M260 Firefy 1
BENIN
BENIN PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 350 8
PC-9/9A 63
AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
CH-47D/F 5 7
NH90/MRH90 8 33
OH-58 14
S-70 34
Tiger 22
Training aircraft/helicopters
OH-58 12
ROYAL AUSTRALIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
NH90/MRH90 5
S-70/MH-60R 16 24
Sea King 50 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
AW109 3
AS350 13
Bell 429 3
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofghter 15
Transport
C-130K 3
PC-6 13
Combat helicopter
Bell/AB212 23
OH-58 11
S-70 9
SA316 24
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 16
Saab 105 28
AZERBAIJAN
AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 5
MiG-25 5
MiG-29 13
Su-24 11
Su-25 11
Transport
Tu-134 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17/171 23
Mi-24 49
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 12
AZERBAIJAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-35 24
BAHAMAS
BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Cessna 208 (MPA) 1
King Air 350 (Recce) 1
BAHRAIN
ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 8
F-16C 17
Combat helicopter
AB212 13
AH-1 32
S-70/UH-60M 14 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
BO105 4
F-5F 4
F-16D 4
Hawk 129 6
T67M260 Firefy 3
Dornier 128 2
HS 748 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
AW109 4
BHUTAN
ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
BOLIVIA
BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Learjet 25 (Recce) 2
Transport
Arava 3
Beech 1900 1
C-130B 2
C-212 1
F27 1
King Air 90/200 3
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 1
AS350 2
Dhruv ALH 2
Mi-17 5*
SA316 1
UH-1H 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA40 9
K-8 6
PC-7 5
R44 6
T-33 14
BOLIVIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-212 1
King Air 90 1
BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA
BIH ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G4 1
J-1 10
J-22 7
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 11
SA342 6
UH-1H 13
BOTSWANA
BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5 10
Transport
BN-2 10
C-130B 3
C-212 2
CN-235 2
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 11
Bell 412 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5 5
PC-7/Mk II 3 5
BRAZIL
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AMX-A/T 52
EMB-314 29 3
F-5E/EM 44
Mirage 2000C 10
Special mission
Beech 125 (Calibration) 4
C-130E/M (SAR) 3
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C-295 (SAR) 2
EMB-110 (Calibration) 3
EMB-110 (EW) 2
EMB-110 (MPA) 12
EMB-110 (Recce) 5
EMB-110 (SAR) 4
EMB-120 (Recce) 1
EMB-145 (AEW) 5
EMB-145 (Recce) 3
Learjet 35 (Recce) 4
P-3AM (MPA) 1 8
Tanker
KC-130H 2
KC-137 (707) 3
KC-390 28*
Transport
C-130E/H/M 15
C-212 50*
C-295 10
Cessna 208 29
EMB-110 78
EMB-120 14
EMB-145 7
Combat helicopter
AS332 8
AS355 6
Bell 205 3
Bell 206 1
EC725 1 15
Mi-35 9 3+18*
UH-1H/SH-1D 31
UH-60L 10 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
AMX-T 8
AS350 31
EMB-312 105
EMB-314 55 9
F-5FM 3
Mirage 2000B 2
BRAZILIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS350 16
AS532 8
AS550 19
AS565 34
EC725 1 15
S-70 3 6
BRAZILIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-4 11
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 7
AS350 17
AS355 8
Bell 206 2
EC725 1 15
Lynx 21 12
S-70 6
SH-3D/S-61 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 16
TA-4 3
BRUNEI
ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
CN-235 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
Bell 212/214 11
BO105 6
S-70/70i 4 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 Mk II 4
BULGARIA
BULGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 6
MiG-29 16
Su-25 14
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 1
Transport
A319 1
An-26 2
C-27J 2
L-410 2
Combat helicopter
AS532 12
Mi-17 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 6
PC-9 5
BULGARIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS365 1 2
Mi-14 2
BURKINA FASO
BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
AT-802 1
CN-235 1
HS 748 1
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 3
Mi-35 1
SA316 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-314 3
SF-260 4
BURUNDI
BURUNDI NATIONAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Mi-24 2
SA316 4
SA342 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
SF-260 5
CAMBODIA
ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-24 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-17 2
UH-1H 1
CAMEROON
CAMEROON AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Impala 5
Magister 6
Transport
C-130H 3
DHC-5 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
Bell 412 1
SA319 1
SA330 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 5
CAMEROON ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SA342 4
CANADA
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18A 64
F-35A 65*
Special mission
C-130E (SAR) 2
King Air 200 (Recce) 2
P-3 (MPA) 18
Tanker
A310 2
KC-130H 5
Transport
A310 3
C-17 4
C-130E/H 14
C-130J 13 4
DHC-5 6
DHC-6 4
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AW101 (SAR) 14
Bell 412 88
CH-47F 15
H-3 27
Mi-17 (leased) 4
S-92 1 27
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 12
Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9
CT-114 Tutor 27
DHC-8 4
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CHILEANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C-295 (MPA) 3
EMB-110 (MPA) 5
P-3 (MPA) 3
Transport
C-212 3
Combat helicopter
AS/SA365 8
AS532 5
Bell 206 3
BO105 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
PC-7 7
CHINA
CHINESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
H-6 120
J-7 389
J-8 96
J-10 200
J-11 (Su-27/30) 273 71
JH-7 72
Q-5 120
Special mission
737 (Comms) 2
Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW) 8
Tanker
Il-78 8*
Transport
An-12 3
An-26 80
An-30 7
Il-76 10 30*
MA60 4
Tu-154 4
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/171 100
Z-8/SA321 28
Z-9 21
Z-11 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
JJ-7 39
JL-8 (K-8) 170
CHINESE ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-6 3
Mi-8/17/171/172 231
Mi-26 4
S-70 16
Z-8 13
Z-9 193
Z-10 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 1
HC120 28 128*
Z-11 60
CHINESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
H-6 14
J-7 30
J-8 48
J-10 2
JH-7 35
Q-5 30
Su-30/33 23 50*
Transport
Yak-42 1
Combat helicopter
AS565 3
Ka-28 12 6
Ka-31 9
Mi-8 8
SA365 3
Z-8 26
Z-9 21
Training aircraft/helicopters
JJ-6 14
JL-8 (K-8) 12
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 8
BT-67 6
EMB-314 25
Kfr 20
OV-10 9
Special mission
Cessna 208 (Recce) 6
Citation Ultra (Recce) 5
King Air 300/350 (EW) 3
Metro 23 (Recce) 1
Turbo Commander (Recce) 3
Tanker
707 1
767 1
Transport
727 1
Arava 1
C-130B/H 7
C-212 3
C-295 4
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F/A-18B 26
G120 (Allied Wings) 11
Hawk 115 (NFTC) 16
King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7
T-6A (NFTC) 26
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 2
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
CHAD
CHADNATIONAL FLIGHT
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 6
Transport
An-26 1
C-130H 1
PC-6 1
Combat helicopter
AS550 6
Mi-17/171 4
Mi-24/35 7
SA330 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 1
PC-9 1
SF-260 1
CHILE
CHILEAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
C-101 20
F-5E 8
F-16A/C 35
Special mission
707 (AEW) 1
Beech 99 (MPA) 1
King Air 100 (Recce) 1
Learjet 35 (Recce) 2
Tanker
707/KC-135 3
Transport
737 1
767 1
Beech 99 1
C-130B/H 3
C-212 3
DHC-6 12
KC-390 6*
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Bell 206 1
Bell 412 15 1
BK117 1
Mi-17 10*
SA315 1
UH-1H 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
EMB-314 12
F-5F 2
F-16B/D 11
T-35 23
CHILEAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-212 5
Cessna 208 3
CN-235 3
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 10
AS350 2
AS355 1
Bell 206 1
MD530 9
SA315 1
SA330 4
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Cessna 208 5
Citation II 1
CN-235 3 7
EMB-110 2
KC-390 12*
King Air 90/350 5 2
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 3
Bell 212/412 12
MD500/530 3
S-70 46
UH-1H 50
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 12
EMB-312 14
Lancair Synergy 2 23
T-37 17
COLOMBIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200/350 (EW) 4
Transport
An-32 2
C-212 2
Cessna 208 2
King Air 90/200/350 4
Turbo Commander 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 33
UH-1H/N 50
UH-60L 46
COLOMBIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
CN-235 (MPA) 3
Transport
C-212 1
Combat helicopter
AS555 2
Bell 412 1
BK117 1
BO105 2
UH-1N 6
CONGO
CONGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage F1 2
Transport
727 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 5
Mi-14 2
Mi-35 6
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-23 2
Su-25 2
Transport
An-12 5
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 1
Mi-26 1
Mi-35 6
SA316/SE3160 2
SA330 11
CROATIA
CROATIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 6
Transport
An-32 2
AT-802 5
Bombardier 215 6
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 8
Mi-8/171 23
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-9 20
CUBA
CUBAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 12
MiG-23 24
MiG-29 3
Transport
An-26 4
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 41
Mi-24/35 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 25
CUBANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-14 1
CYPRUS
CYPRUS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-35 12
SA342 4
UH-1H 2
CZECH REPUBLIC
CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 12
L-159A 20
Special mission
L-410 (Recce) 2
Transport
C-295 4
KC-390 2*
L-410 6
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17/171 34
Mi-35 10
W-3 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 2
L-39 8
L-159T 4
DENMARK
ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 39
F-35A 48*
Special mission
Challenger 604 (MPA) 3
Transport
C-130J 4
Combat helicopter
AS550 12
AW101 14
Lynx 90 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 13
DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Cessna 208 1
L-410 1
M-28 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-8 3
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DOMINICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 8
Transport
C-212 3
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 2
OH-58 12
UH-1H 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
Schweizer 333 2
T-35 5
DOMINICANNATIONAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
OH-58A/C 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
R44 3
ECUADOR
ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Kfr 8
Transport
727 1
C-130B/H 3
DHC-6 2
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 25
EMB-314 18
T-34 13
ECUADORIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Citation II (Recce) 1
King Air 200 (Recce) 1
Transport
Arava 5
C-212 2
CN-235 2
DHC-5 1
PC-6 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 4
AS350 2 1
Mi-171 7 4
SA315 1
SA330 1
SA342 10
ECUADORIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
CN-235 (MPA) 1
King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Transport
CN-235 1
King Air 300/350 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
Bell 230 1
Bell 430 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 3
T-34 2
T-35 4
EGYPT
EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet MS2 15
F-4E 34
F-6 45
F-7 60
F-16A/C 154 16
MiG-21 59
Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76
Mirage 2000EM 15
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 4
Special mission
An-72 (MPA) 1
Transport
An-32 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 2
ERITREA
ERITREAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 5
Su-27 6
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 1
Mi-8/17 3
Mi-24 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
M-290TP 8
MB-339 5
ESTONIA
ESTONIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters
R44 4
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 15
MiG-23 10
Su-25 8
Su-27 14
Transport
An-12 12
An-32 1
C-130B 1
DHC-6 3
Combat helicopter
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Beech 1900 (MPA) 2
Beech 1900 (Recce) 4
E-2C (AEW) 7
Transport
An-74 3
C-130H 24
C-295 1 2
DHC-5 9
Combat helicopter
AB212 1
AH-64D 36 10
AW139 2
CH-47C/D 19 6*
Mi-8/17 72
S-70/UH-60M 4 4*
SA342 88
Sea King 23
SH-2G 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet MS1 30
EMB-312 54
F-16B/D 47 4
G115 74
K-8 120
L-39 10
L-59 39
Mirage 5SDD 6
Mirage 2000BM 4
UH-12 19
EL SALVADOR
SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 9
Transport
Arava 3
BT-67 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 3
MD500 5
UH-1H/M 18
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-35 5
Mi-8/17 24
Mi-24/35 15
SA/IAR316/SE3160 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 7
SF-260 4
ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
UH-1H 12
FINLAND
FINNISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-18C 55
Special mission
F27 (EW) 1
Transport
C-295 3
F27 1
Learjet 35 3
PC-12NG 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-18D 7
Hawk 51/51A/66 40 17
M-290TP 9
FINNISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
MD500 2
NH90 11 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
MD500 5
FRANCE
FRENCH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage 2000C 51
Mirage 2000D 75
Mirage 2000N 60
Mirage 2000-5 32
Mirage F1CR/CT 57
Rafale B/C 63 15+152*
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Special mission
C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2
E-3F (AEW) 4
Tanker
C/KC-135 14
Transport
A310 3
A340 2
A400M 50
C160 49
C-130H 14
CN-235 19 8
DHC-6 5
TBM700 15
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 10
AS355 1
AS555 40
EC725 9
SA330 31
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 124
EMB-121 28
G120 (EADS) 18
Mirage 2000B 8
Mirage F1B 9
TB30 46
FRENCH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
PC-6 5
TBM700 11
Combat helicopter
AS532 19
EC725 8
NH90 34
SA/IAR330 93
SA341/342 180
Tiger 31 49
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS555 18
SA341 27
FRENCHNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Rafale M 19 6+22*
Super Etendard 40
Special mission
ATL-2 (MPA) 23
E-2C (AEW) 3
Falcon 20 (MPA) 5
Falcon 50 (MPA) 4
Transport
EMB-121 11
Combat helicopter
AS365 3 1
AS565 17
EC225/725 2 2
Lynx HAS4 30
NH90 4 23
SA316/319/SE3160 17
SA365 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
Falcon 10 6
GABON
GABONESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage 5G 3
Mirage F1 6
Transport
C-130H 1
CN-235 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Bell 412 1
EC120 1
EC135 1 1
SA319 1
SA330 8
SA342 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Magister 4
Mirage 5DG 2
T-34 4
GAMBIA
GAMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 1
Transport
AT-802 2
GEORGIA
GEORGIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 11
Transport
An-28 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 7
Mi-8 18
Mi-24 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-29 4
L-39 4
GEORGIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
UH-1H 3
GERMANY
GERMAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofghter 50 51
F-4F 27
Tornado ECR 31
Tornado IDS 117
Tanker
A310 4
Transport
A310 1
A400M 53
C160 79
Combat helicopter
NH90 4 38
UH-1D 70
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofghter 18 14
Tornado IDS 7
GERMAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
BO105 67
CH-53 92
NH90 16 67
Tiger 10 67
UH-1D 97
Training aircraft/helicopters
BO105 110
EC135 14
GERMANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dornier 228NG (MPA) 1
Dornier 228 (Recce) 2
P-3C (MPA) 8
Combat helicopter
Lynx 88 22
Sea King 41 21
GHANA
GHANA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 2
Transport
BN-2 4
C-295 1 1
F27 3
Combat helicopter
AB412 1
Mi-17 2
SA316 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
K-8 4 2
GREECE
HELLENIC AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-7E 26
F/RF-4E 52
F-16C 116
Mirage 2000EG 16
Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25
Special mission
C-130H (EW) 2
EMB-145 (AEW) 4
P-3B (MPA) 6
YS-11 (Calibration) 1
Transport
Bombardier 215 21
C-27J 8
C-130B/H 12
Combat helicopter
AB205 10
AS332/532 10 2+10*
UH-1H 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 41
Mirage 2000BG 2
T-2C/E 42
T-6A 38
TA-7C 15
HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AB205 27
AB206 15
AH-64A/D 28
Bell 212 1
CH-47DG/SD 14
NH90 2 18
UH-1H 66
HELLENICNAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB212 8
S-70 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
SA319 2
GUATEMALA
GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 3
PC-7 2
Transport
Arava 1
BT-67 3
Cessna 208 1
F27 1
King Air 90 2
Combat helicopter
AB205 1
Bell 212 2
UH-1H 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-35 4
GUINEA
GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-15 1
MiG-17 4
MiG-21 3
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
IAR330 1
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Mi-8 1
Mi-24 2
SA342 1
GUINEA-BISSAU
GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SE3130 1
GUYANA
GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Skyvan 1
HONDURAS
HONDURAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 9
F-5E 9
Transport
Arava 1
C-130A 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 4
UH-1H 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 7
F-5F 2
HUNGARY
HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 12
Transport
An-26 5
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 6
Mi-24 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 2
R44 2
INDIA
INDIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Jaguar M/S 120 10
MiG-21 153
MiG-23 14
MiG-27 88
MiG-29 68
Mirage 2000H 45
Su-30/MKI 137 53+40*
Tejas LCA 1 19
Special mission
1125 G100 (Recce) 1
EMB-145 (AEW) 3
Gulfstream III (EW) 2
Il-76 (AEW) 3 3
Tanker
Il-78 7
Transport
1125 Astra SPX 1
An-32 108
C-17 10*
C-130J 6 6*
Dornier 228 28 12
HS 748 55
Il-76 17
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 22*
Dhruv ALH 25 54
LCH 25
Mi-8/17 138 54+59*
Mi-26 3
Mi-35 20
SA315 11
SA316 72
Training aircraft/helicopters
Hawk 132 35 70
HJT-16 Kiran 161
INDONESIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
C-212 3
DHC-5 2
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 11
Bell 210 18*
Bell 412 31
BO105 19
Mi-17 12 6
Mi-35 8
SA316 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
BO105 1
EC120B 2
INDONESIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 3
CN-235 (MPA) 3
Nomad 22/24 (MPA) 33
Transport
C-212 13
DHC-5 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 4
Bell 412 1
BO105 4
EC120B 3
Mi-2 8
IRAN
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-4D/E/RF-4E 25
F-5E 20
F-6 18
F-7 17
F-14 24
MiG-29 16
Mirage F1 4
Su-24 27
Special mission
707 (EW) 1
C-130E (EW) 1
P-3F (MPA) 5
Tanker
707 1
747 3
Transport
707 3
747 4
C-130E/H 44
F27 10
Il-76 5
PC-6 10
Turbo Commander 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/171 53
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F/RF-5A 12
FT-7 4
PC-7 35
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
F27 2
Turbo Commander 3
Combat helicopter
AB206 3
AH-1J 6
Bell 214 7
CH-47C 15
Mi-171 45
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
HJT-36 Sitara 16
Jaguar T 31
Mirage 2000TH 12
Saras 15*
Tejas LCA 20
INDIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 53
LCH 114
SA315 25 10
INDIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29/K 11 32
Sea Harrier FRS51 8
Tejas LCA 6*
Tu-142 8
Special mission
Dornier 228 (MPA) 22
Il-38 (MPA) 5
P-8I (737) (MPA) 8
Transport
BN-2 12
Dornier 228 4
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 5
Ka-25 16
Ka-28 12
Ka-31 9 4
SA316/319 32
Sea King 42 27
UH-3 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Harrier T4/60 3
Hawk 132 17
HJT-16 Kiran 20
MiG-29KUB 2
INDIAN ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 154
INDONESIA
INDONESIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 8
F-5E 6
F-16A 7 25*
Hawk 209 25
OV-10 2
Su-27/30 10
Special mission
737 (MPA) 3
CN-235 (MPA) 1 2
Tanker
KC-130B 1
Transport
C-130B/H/L-100 15
C-212 10
C-295 9*
CN-235 5
F27 6
PC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 13
BO105 1
EC725 2
S-58 7
SA330 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC120B 13
F-5F 3
F-16B 3
G120TP 18*
Hawk 53/109 13
KT-1 11
SF-260 18
T-34 16
T-50 16
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Tanker
707 7
KC-130H 5
Transport
707 4
AT-802 7
Bombardier 215 6*
C-130E/H 11
C-130J 2
King Air 200 20
Combat helicopter
AH-1E/F/S 49
AH-64A/D 50
AS565 5
CH-53 25
S-70/UH-60A 49
Training aircraft/helicopters
A4-N/TA-4H/J 119
F-15B/D 16
F-16A/B/D 147
G120 (Elbit Systems) 17
King Air 200 2
OH-58B 18
T-6A 20
ITALY
ITALIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AMX 50
Eurofghter 44 37+25*
F-16A 14
F-35A/B 131*
Tornado ECR 16
Tornado IDS 55
Special mission
ATL-1 (MPA) 7
ATR 72 (MPA) 4
G222 (EW) 1
Tanker
KC-130J 2
KC-767 2 2
Transport
C-27J 12
C-130J 18
G222 2
P180 14
Combat helicopter
AB212 33
HH-3F 21
NH500 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
767 1
AMX-T 14
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Combat helicopter
AB212 4
ASH-3D 10
CH-53 3
IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 13
Transport
An-74 9
Falcon 20 1
Il-76 3
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
AH-1J 8
Mi-171 38
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 13
IRAQ
IRAQI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Cessna AC-208 4
F-16C/D 18
Special mission
CH2000 (Recce) 8
King Air 350/ER (Recce) 4 6
SB7L-360 (Recce) 2
Transport
An-32 1 5
C-130E 3
C-130J 6
Cessna 208 7
King Air 350 1 1
Combat helicopter
EC635 5
Mi-171 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
Lasta 3 20
T-6A 15
IRAQI ARMY AVIATION COMMAND
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Bell/AB206 5
Bell 407 4 24
EC635 19
Mi-17/171 36
OH-58C 1
SA342 6
UH-1H 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 5
Bell T-407 3
OH-58C 7
IRELAND
IRISH AIR CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
CN-235 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 2
PC-9 7
ISRAEL
ISRAELI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-15A/C 42
F-15I 25
F-16C 76
F-16I 100
F-35A 20
Special mission
707 (AEW) 3
1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) 3
G550 (AEW) 4
G550 (SIGINT) 3
King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7
Eurofghter 11 4
F-16B 2
M-346 1 5+9*
MB-339 82
NH500 44
SF-260 30
Tornado IDS 7
ITALIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Dornier 228 3
P180 3
Combat helicopter
AB205 64
AB206 49
AB212/412 39
AW109 19
AW129 59
CH-47C/F 21 16
NH90 16 44
ITALIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AV-8B 14
Special mission
AW101 (AEW) 4
Transport
P180 3
Combat helicopter
AB212 48
ASH/SH-3D 15
AW101 23 12*
NH90 1 55
Training aircraft/helicopters
TAV-8B 2
IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SA316/319 2
SA365 3
Mi-24 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 7
JAMAICA
JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA40 2
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JAPAN
JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-2A 63
F/EF/RF-4EJ 82
F-15J 153
Special mission
767 (AEW) 4
BAe 125 (Calibration) 3
BAe 125 (SAR) 27
C-1 (EW) 1
E-2C (AEW) 13
YS-11 (Calibration) 3
YS-11 (EW) 4
Tanker
KC-130H 1
KC-767 4
Transport
C-1 26
C-2 20*
C-130H 15
Gulfstream IV 5
YS-11 3
Combat helicopter
CH-47J 19
UH-60J 40 40
Training aircraft/helicopters
Beechjet 400 13
F-2B 15
F-15DJ 45
T/XT-4 204
T-7 48
YS-11 3
JAPAN GROUNDSELF-DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 350 (Recce) 7
Transport
MU-2 7
Combat helicopter
AH-1S 75
AH-64D 10 2*
CH-47J/JA 57
OH-1 14
OH-6D 139
UH-1H/J 168 6
UH-60 30
Training aircraft/helicopters
EN480 1 1
OH-1 13
JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
EP-3 (EW) 5
P-1 (MPA) 10*
P/OP-3C (MPA) 96
US-1 (SAR) 8
YS-11 (SAR) 3
Transport
King Air 90 5
Learjet 36 4
UP-3C 4
Combat helicopter
AW101 (CH/MCH101) 7 6
MH-53E 10
SH/UH-60J/K 144 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 4 10
King Air 90 29
OH-6D 5
T-5 43
JORDAN
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 33
F-16A 43
Special mission
Cessna 208 (Recce) 5
Transport
An-32 3
C-130H 4
C-212 1
C-295 2
Combat helicopter
AH-1F/S 25
AH-6I 18*
AS332 8
AS350 4
EC635 9
MD530 9
S-70/UH-60L 9
UH-1H 38
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 1
C-101 10
F-5F 9
F-16B 18
T67M260 Firefy 14
KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-23 3
MiG-27 12
MiG-29 39
MiG-31 30
Su-24 40
Su-25 16
Su-27 30
Transport
An-12 2
An-24/26 6
An-72 3
Combat helicopter
EC145 6 39
Mi-17 14
Mi-24 35
Mi-26 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 20
KENYA
KENYA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 17
Transport
DHC-5 8
DHC-8 3
Combat helicopter
MD500 40
SA/IAR330 12
Z-9 4 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bulldog 10
F-5F 4
Hawk 52 2
Tucano 51 12
KUWAIT
KUWAIT AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18C 27
Transport
C-17 1*
L-100 3
Tanker
KC-130J 3
Combat helicopter
AB205 1
AH-64D 16
AS332 3
S-92 2
SA330 6
SA342 17
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/A-18D 7
Hawk 64 10
Tucano 52 12
KYRGYZSTAN
KYRGYZ AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-12 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 8
Mi-24 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 3
LAOS
LAOS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 25
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Ka-32 6
Mi-8/17 18
Mi-26 1
UH-1H 4
Z-9 4
LATVIA
LATVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 4
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Hawk 208 14
MiG-29 10 2*
Su-30MKM 18
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Tanker
C-130H/T 4
Transport
A400M 4
C-130H 10
CN-235 6
Combat helicopter
EC725 12
Mi-171 4
S-61 28
SA316 21
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 2
Hawk 108 6
MB-339 8
PC-7/Mk II 47
ROYAL MALAYSIAN ARMY
Type
Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AW109 11
ROYAL MALAYSIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS555 6
Super Lynx 300 6
MALI
MALI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 9
Transport
An-26 2
BN-2 2
BT-67 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Mi-8 1
Mi-24 2
Z-9 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-29 6
MALTA
ARMED FORCES OF MALTA
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BN-2 (MPA) 2
King Air 200 (MPA) 1 1
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LEBANON
LEBANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Cessna AC-208 1
Hunter 70 3
Combat helicopter
IAR330 11
SA342 11
UH-1H 19
Training aircraft/helicopters
Hunter 66 1
R44 4
LESOTHO
LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-212 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
Bell/AB412 3
BO105 2
LIBYA
LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 9
An-72 2
C-130H/L-100 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-14 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Yak-130 6*
LITHUANIA
LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE
Type
Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
L-39 1
Transport
C-27J 3
L-410 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 4
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
A400M 1
MACEDONIA
MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 5
Mi-24 4
UH-1H 2
MADAGASCAR
MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 3
MADAGASCAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
MALAWI
MALAWI ARMY AIR WING
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Dornier 228 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
AS355 1
AS532 1
SA330 2
MALAYSIA
ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-5E 10
F/A-18D 8
Combat helicopter
SA316 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bulldog 4
MAURITANIA
MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 1
Transport
BN-2 3
BT-67 1
Combat helicopter
Z-9 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 3
SF-260 4
MEXICO
MEXICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 6
PC-7 37
Special mission
EMB-145 (AEW) 1
EMB-145 (Recce) 2
King Air 90 (Recce) 5
Metro III (Recce) 4
Transport
727 5
Arava 10
C-27J 1 3
C-130E/K/L-100 6
C-295 4 1
PC-6 4
Turbo Commander 2
Combat helicopter
AS532 2
Bell 206 21
Bell 212/412 31
CH-53 4
EC725 2 10
MD530 28
Mi-8/17 27
Mi-26 1
S-70 4 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 2
PC-7 30
PC-9 1
SF-260 26
T-6C 10*
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MEXICANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 8
CN-235 (MPA) 3 3
Transport
An-32 4
C-295 4
F27 1
Learjet 25 1
Sabreliner 60 1
Turbo Commander 4
Combat helicopter
AS555 2
AS565 5
BO105 12
MD902 6
Mi-8/17 23
UH-60M 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Lancair IVP/Super ES 3
Lancair Legacy 2
M-290TP 8
MD500 4
MOLDOVA
MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 5
MONGOLIA
MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 3
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 25
Mi-24 25
MONTENEGRO
ARMY OF MONTENEGRO
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G4 4
Combat helicopter
SA341/342 4
MOROCCO
ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 22
F-16C 2 16
Mirage F1CH/EH 50
Special mission
C-130H (EW) 2
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
Tanker
KC-130H 2
Transport
Bombardier 215 2 2
C-27J 3 1
C-130H 12
CN-235 6
Dornier 28 2
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AB205 47
AB206 5
Bell/AB212 5
CH-47C/D 9 3*
EC725 12
SA315 1
SA330 33
SA342 22
Training aircraft/helicopters
AB206 17
Alpha Jet 24
F-5B/F 8
F-16D 2 4
King Air 100 6
T-6C 20 4
T-34 12
T-37 14
ROYAL MOROCCANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS565 3
MOZAMBIQUE
MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 4
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
Mi-24 2
MYANMAR
MYANMAR AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 21
F-6 1
F-7 24
G4 4
MiG-29 15 14
Transport
An-148 2*
F27 6
PC-6 5
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 14
Dhruv ALH 1*
Mi-2 15
Mi-17 11
Mi-35 5
SA316/SE3160 9
W-3 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 6
K-8 12
MiG-29UB 3
PC-7 16
PC-9 10
NAMIBIA
NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 6
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 2
Mi-25 2
SA315 1
SA316 1 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 2
K-8 12
NATO
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
E-3A (AEW) 17
Transport
707 1
C-17 (SAC) 3
NEPAL
NEPAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 2
M-28 2
MA60 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 2
Dhruv ALH 2
Mi-14 4
Mi-17 9
Mi-24 2
SA315 1
SA/IAR316/SA319 6
SA330 1
NETHERLANDS
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 74
F-35A 2+84*
Tanker
KDC-10 2
Transport
C-130H 4
DC-10 1
F50 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 11
PC-7 13
NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB412 3
AH-64D 28
AS532 8
CH-47D/F 11 6
Lynx SH-14D 12
NH90 4 16
SA316 4
NEW ZEALAND
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
P-3K (MPA) 6
Transport
757 2
C-130H 5
Combat helicopter
NH90 9
UH-1H 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
AW109 3 5
King Air 200 5
ROYAL NEW ZEALANDNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SH-2G 5
NICARAGUA
NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 2
King Air 90/200 2
Combat helicopter
MD500 1
Mi-8/17/171 22
OH-6B 1
NIGER
NIGER AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 2
Transport
C-130H 1
Dornier 28 1
Dornier 228 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 3
NIGERIA
NIGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 11
Special mission
ATR 42 (MPA) 2
Transport
C-130H 2
Dornier 128 8
Dornier 228 6
G222 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 3
AW109 6 7
AW139 1
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Mi-24/35 9
Mi-171 3
SA330 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 4
FT-7 2
L-39 17
MB-339 12
Mi-34 12
NIGERIANNAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB206 2
AW109 4
NORTH KOREA
KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5 (Shenyang) 107
F-6 98
F-7 120
H-5 80
MiG-21 26
MiG-23 56
MiG-29 35
Su-7 18
Su-25 34
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 70
Mi-8/17 43
Mi-24 20
Mi-26 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-2 30
FT-5 135
NORWAY
ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 47
F-35A 4+44*
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
P-3C/N (MPA) 6
Transport
C-130J 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 18
Lynx 86 5
NH90 1 5
Sea King 43 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 10
ROYAL NORWEGIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
NH90 8
OMAN
ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16C 8
Hawk 203 10
Jaguar S 8
Special mission
Skyvan (MPA) 3
Transport
C-130H 3
C-130J 3
Skyvan 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 3
Bell/AB205 13
Bell 206 3
NH90 4 16
SA330 1
Super Lynx 120 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 4
Hawk 103/A 5
Jaguar B/T2 4
PC-9 12
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 143
F-16A/C 36
JF-17 29 70
Mirage IIIEL/EP/OF/RP 80
Mirage 5EF/F/PA 85
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
Saab 2000 (AEW) 4
ZDK-03 (AEW) 4
Tanker
Il-78 3
Transport
C-130B/E/L-100 16
CN-235 3
Combat helicopter
AB205 5
IAR316 4
Mi-35 10
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B/D 27
FT-5 25
FT-6 9
FT-7 7
K-8 39
Mirage IIIBE/BL/D/DP 19
Mirage 5DPA 2
SA316 10
Saab 2000 1
T-37 18
PAKISTAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-1F 35
AS350 3
AS550 20
Bell 206 9
Bell 412 24 2+40*
Mi-8/17/172 93
SA316 16
SA330 31
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 9
PAKISTANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
ATL-1 (MPA) 1
F27 (MPA) 6
P-3C (MPA) 3
Transport
F27 1
Combat helicopter
SA316 5
Sea King 45 6
Z-9 4 2
PANAMA
NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Cessna 208 (MPA) 1
Transport
BN-2 2
C-212 4
Cessna 208 1
Combat helicopter
AW139 4
Bell 412 1 3
EC145 1
MD500 2
UH-1H 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-35 6
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Arava 3
CN-235 2
Combat helicopter
UH-1H 5
PARAGUAY
PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-212 5
Combat helicopter
AS350 3
UH-1H 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 6
T-35 10
PARAGUAYANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS350 2
PERU
PERUVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 24
MiG-29 19
Mirage 2000P 10
Su-22 17
Su-25 18
Special mission
Learjet 36 (Recce) 1
Metro 23 (Recce) 3
Transport
737 2
An-32 7
An-72 1
DHC-6 1 11
King Air 300 1
L-100 2
PC-6 1
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 3
BO105 2
Mi-17/171 20
Mi-25/35 16 2
Mi-26 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 13
MB-339 7
Mirage 2000DP 2
PERUVIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-28 2
An-32 1
Beech 1900 1
Cessna 208 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 1
Mi-8/17 17
Training aircraft/helicopters
F28 Falcon 6
R44 2
PERUVIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
F50 (MPA) 2
King Air 200 (MPA) 3
Transport
An-32 2
F50 2
Combat helicopter
AB212 1
ASH-3D 2
Bell 206 1
Mi-8 2
UH-3 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
F28 Falcon 3
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PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
OV-10 12
Special mission
F-27 (MPA) 1
Transport
C-130H 1
F27 2
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 8
Bell 212/214 2
MD520 25
S-76 10
UH-1H/V 41
W-3 2 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
S-211 6
SF-260/F 21
PHILIPPINE ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
UH-60A 1
PHILIPPINE NAVY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BN-2 (MPA) 6
Combat helicopter
BO105 6
POLAND
POLISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16C 36
MiG-29 32
Su-22 38
Transport
An-28 2
C-130E 5
C-295 11
M-28 16 7
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 1
Mi-2 28
Mi-8/17 12
W-3 17
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 12
PZL-130TC-I/II 21
SW-4 25 22*
TS-11 53
POLISHLAND FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 56
Mi-8/17/171 44 2
Mi-24 25
W-3 40
POLISHNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
M-28 (MPA) 8
M-28 (Recce) 2
Transport
M-28 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 1
Mi-8/17 6
Mi-14 13
SH-2G 4
W-3 7
PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 29
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 3
C-295 (MPA) 5
P-3C (MPA) 5
Transport
C-130H 6
C-212 3
C-295 7
KC-390 6*
Combat helicopter
AW101 12
SA316 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 19
EC120B 12*
F-16B 6
TB30 16
PORTUGUESE ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
NH90 10
PORTUGUESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Lynx 95 5
QATAR
QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage 2000-5EDA 9
Transport
C-17 2 2*
C-130J 4
Combat helicopter
AW139 9 9
SA342 14
Sea King 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 6
Mirage 2000-5DDA 4
PC-21 12*
ROMANIA
ROMANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 36
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 1
Transport
An-26 4
C-27J 3 4
C-130B/H 4
Combat helicopter
IAR/SA330 70
Mi-8/17 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
IAR-99 20
ROMANIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters
IAR316 8
ROMANIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
IAR330 3
RUSSIA
RUSSIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 39
MiG-29 190
MiG-31 146
Su-24 314
Su-25 192
Su-27/30/35 201 58
Su-34 9 28+26*
Tu-22 93
Tu-95 45
Tu-160 16
Special mission
An-12 (EW) 21
An-26 (Calibration) 1
An-30 (Recce) 13
An-72 (MPA) 1
Il-76 (AEW) 24
Il-76 (Comms) 1
Il-86 (Comms) 4
Tu-214 (Recce) 2
Tanker
Il-78 19
Transport
An-12 94
An-22 1
An-24/26 91
An-72/74 32
An-124 2 20
An-140 1+7*
Il-62 3
Il-76 104 2
L-410 95
Tu-134 11
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Tu-154 7
Yak-40 1
Combat helicopter
Ka-28 2
Ka-29 21
Ka-50/52 25
Ka-60 5
Mi-2 220
Mi-6 6
Mi-8/17 251
Mi-9 11
Mi-24/35 760
Mi-26 22 22
Mi-28 50
Training aircraft/helicopters
An-26 4
Ansat 40*
F480 1
L-39 27
Tu-134 8
Yak-130 8 65+76*
RUSSIANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29K 24*
Su-24 94
Su-25 43
Su-33 30
Tu-22 58
Tu-142 15
Special mission
An-26 (Calibration) 1
An-72 (MPA) 2
Be-12 (SAR) 4
Il-38 (MPA) 28
Transport
An-12 3
An-26 1
An-72 1
Il-114 1
Tu-154 1
Combat helicopter
Ansat 5 6
Ka-27 96
Ka-29 28
Mi-6 5
Mi-8 30
Mi-14 9
Mi-24 20
RWANDA
RWANDAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
Mi-24 2
SA342 4
SAUDI ARABIA
ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofghter Typhoon 18 42
F-15C/S/SA 130
F-15SA 84*
Tornado IDS 82
Special mission
E-3A (AEW) 5
King Air 350 (Recce) 2
RE-3A (EW) 1
Saab 2000 (AEW) 1
Tanker
A330 6
KC-130H 7
KE-3A 7
Transport
C-130H 30
CN-235 3
Jetstream 31 1
Combat helicopter
AB205 5
AS332/532 14
Bell/AB412/AB212 38
EC725 12*
Mi-17 120*
Mi-35 30*
UH-60L 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofghter Typhoon 6 6
F-15D 20
Hawk 65/A 45
PC-9 47
Saab 2000 1
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-6I 36*
AH-64A/D 11 70*
AS550 30*
MD530 12*
NH90 42*
OH-58 15
S-70/UH-60L/M 14 48+72*
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS532 13
AS565 6
NH90 10*
SA365 21
SENEGAL
SENEGAL AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 1
King Air 200 (Weather recce) 2
Transport
F27 3
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-2 2
Mi-17/171 3
Mi-35 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
TB30 2
SERBIA
SERBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G2 1
G4 23
J22 31
MiG-21 10
MiG-29 4
Transport
An-26 2
Yak-40 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 19
SA341/342 43
SEYCHELLES
SEYCHELLES PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DHC-6 (MPA) 1
SIERRA LEONE
SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-24 1
SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-4SU 7
F-5S 26
F-15SG 18 6
F-16C/D 60
Special mission
E-2C (AEW) 4
F50 (MPA) 5
G550 (AEW) 3 1
Tanker
KC-130B/H 5
KC-135R 4
Transport
C-130H 5
F50 4
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 19
AS332/532 31
Bell 412 1
CH-47D/SD 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5T 9
M-346 12
PC-21 19
TA-4SU 15
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
S-70 6
SLOVAKIA
SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 12
Special mission
L-410 (Recce) 1
Transport
An-26 2
C-27J 2*
L-410 5
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 4
Mi-8/17 14
Mi-24 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 9
SLOVENIA
SLOVENIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
SLOVENIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
L-410 1
PC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS532 4
Bell 412 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 3
PC-9 11
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 9 8
Special mission
DC-3 (EW) 1
DC-3 (MPA) 5
Transport
C-130B 7
C-212 4
Cessna 208 10
CN-235 1
DC-3 5
King Air 200/300 4
Combat helicopter
AW109 29
BK117 7
Oryx 47
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 9
Hawk 120 24
PC-7 Mk II 55
SOUTH AFRICANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Super Lynx 300 4
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SOUTH KOREA
REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-4E/RF-4C 85
F-5E 158
F-15K 52 8
F-16C 118
TA-50 22
Special mission
737 (AEW) 1 3
BAe 125 (Recce) 8
Transport
C-130H 12
C-130J 4
CN-235 18
Combat helicopter
AS332 2
Bell 412 3
BO105 12
CH-47D 6
Ka-32 8
S-70 41
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 36
F-16D 51
Hawk 67 17
KT-1 106
T-50 60
REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air U-21 1
Combat helicopter
AH-1J/S 77
CH/HH-47D 38
MD500 282
UH-1H 92
UH-60P 94
REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
P-3C (MPA) 11
Transport
F406 5
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
Lynx 99/A 23
SA319 7
UH-1H 8
UH-60P/MH-60S 7 8*
SOUTHERNSUDAN
SOUTHERNSUDANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 11
SPAIN
SPANISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EF-18A/M 74
Eurofghter 29 30+13*
Mirage F1M 22
Special mission
707 (EW) 1
C-212 (EW) 1
C-212 (SAR) 3
Citation V (Recce) 3
CN-235 (Recce) 2
CN-235 (SAR) 6
F27 (MPA) 3
Falcon 20 (Calibration) 2
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
King Air 90 (Recce) 4
P-3A/M (MPA) 6
Tanker
KC-130H 5
KC-137 (707) 2
Transport
707 1
A400M 27
Bombardier 215 17
C-130H 7
C-212 13
C-295 13
CN-235 10
Combat helicopter
AS332 11
S-76 2
SA330 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
C-101 71
EC120 15
EF-18B 12
Eurofghter 8 5+1*
F-5M 20
Mirage F1BM 3
S-76 6
T-35 35
SPANISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB212 4
AS332/532 28
BO105 25
CH-47D 17
EC135 9
NH90 45
OH-58 2
Tiger 6 18
UH-1H 30
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 6 6
SPANISHNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EAV-8B/+ 16
Transport
Citation II/VII 4
Combat helicopter
AB212 9
MD500 4
SH/ASH-3H 9
SH-60B 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
TAV-8B 1
SRI LANKA
SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 9
Kfr 9
MiG-23 1
MiG-27 7
Special mission
King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2
Transport
An-32 5
C-130K 2
MA60 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 4
Bell 212/412 14
Mi-17 9 4*
Mi-24/35 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 1
K-8 5 50+2*
SUDAN
SUDANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 3
F-6 8
F-7 20
MiG-21 4
MiG-23 3
MiG-29 11
Su-25 11
Transport
An-12 1
An-26 5
An-30/32 2
C-130H 5
DHC-5 3
Combat helicopter
AB205 2
AB212 3
IAR330 4
Mi-8/171/172 17
Mi-24/35 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
K-8 12
SURINAM
SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 3
SWEDEN
SWEDISH AIR FORCE
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Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen A/C 155
Special mission
Gulfstream IV (EW) 2
Saab 340 (AEW) 3
Saab 340 (SAR) 1
Tanker
KC-130H 1
Transport
C-130H 7
Saab 340 1
Sabreliner 40 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen B/D 24
Saab 105 72
SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WING
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332 9
BO105 14
NH90 6 12
UH-60M 4 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
AW109 20
SWITZERLAND
SWISS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 41
F/A-18C 26
Gripen NG 22*
Special mission
DHC-6 (Recce) 1
King Air 350 (Recce) 1
Transport
Beech 1900 1
PC-6 15
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 25
EC635 18
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 12
F/A-18D 7
PC-7 28
PC-9 11
PC-21 6 2
SYRIA
SYRIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 219
MiG-23 146
MiG-29 48
Su-22 50
Su-24 20
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 15
Mi-8/17 101
Mi-25 40
SA342 32
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 70
TAIWAN
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-5E 29
F-16A 117
F-CK-1A 101
Mirage 2000-5EI 47
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2
E-2K/T (AEW) 6
Transport
C-130H 20
Combat helicopter
EC225 3
S-70 13 45
Training aircraft/helicopters
AT-3 52
F-CK-1B 25
F-5F 32
F-16B 28
Mirage 2000-5DI 10
T-34 37
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 61
AH-64D 30
CH-47SD 8
OH-58 38
UH-1B/H 84
UH-60M 60*
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 29
REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
S-2 (AEW) 21
Combat helicopter
MD500 8
S-70 16
TAJIKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 8
Mi-24 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 4
TANZANIA
TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-6 3
F-7 11
Combat helicopter
AB205 1
AB412 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 1
THAILAND
ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet 19
F-5A/E 45
F-16A 39
Gripen C 2 6
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 4
Learjet 35 (EW) 1
Saab 340 (AEW) 1 1
Transport
A310 1
Arava 2
BT-67 7
C-130H 10
CN-235 6
HS 748 3
King Air 90 1
Merlin IV 1
Nomad 22 14
PC-6 17
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 12
UH-1H 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA42 6
F-5B/F 8
F-16B 15
Gripen D 4
L-39 34
PC-9 22
Saab 340 1
ROYAL THAI ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C-212 1
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AB412 1
AH-1F 3
Bell 206 3
Bell 212 53
CH-47D 6
Mi-17 5 3
S-70/UH-60M 6 2
UH-1H/V 90
Training aircraft/helicopters
F480 3 13
ROYAL THAI NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
F27 (MPA) 1
P-3T (MPA) 1
Transport
Bombardier 215 1
Dornier 228 7
F27 2
Nomad 24 3
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/214 10
S-70/MH-60S 6 2
S-76 4
Super Lynx 110/300 2 2*
TOGO
TOGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
SA315 2
SA316 1
SA365 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 4
EMB-326 4
TB30 3
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Metro 23 (Recce) 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 2
TUNISIA
TUNISIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 12
Transport
C-130B/H 8
C-130J 2
L-410 5
Combat helicopter
AS350 6
Bell/AB205 22
S-61 15
SE313 8
SA316 7
UH-1H/N 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 4
L-59 9
MB-326 10
SF-260 18
TURKEY
TURKISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-4E 157
F-16C 175 14
F-35A 116*
Special mission
737 (AEW) 4
CN-235 (EW) 1
CN-235 (Recce) 1
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Tanker
KC-135 7
Transport
A400M 10
C160 17
C-130B/E 13
CN-235 41
Combat helicopter
AS532 20
UH-1H 62
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/NF-5A/B 86
F-16D 42 15
KT-1 29 11
SF-260 36
T-37 58
T-38 66
TURKISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200 (Recce) 2
Combat helicopter
AB204 5
AB205 69
AB206 3
AH-1P/S/W 26 2
AS532 26
CH-47F 6
OH-58 3
S-70 56
T129 59
UH-1H 85
Training aircraft/helicopters
AB204 10
AB206 36
TURKISHNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
ATR 72 (MPA) 10
CN-235 (MPA) 6
Combat helicopter
AB204 2
AB212 12
S-70B 18 14
TURKISH ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
T-70 69
TURKMENISTAN
TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 3
MiG-23 58
MiG-25 24
MiG-29 24
Su-7 3
Su-17 65
Su-25 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 10
Mi-24 10
UGANDA
UGANDA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 7
Su-30 2 6
Combat helicopter
Bell/AB206 8
Bell/AB412 3
Mi-17 2
Mi-24 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
SF-260 4
UKRAINE
UKRAINE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 80
Su-24 59
Su-25 36
Su-27 36
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 4
An-72 (MPA) 1
Transport
An-12 3
An-24/26 27
An-70 3*
An-74 1
Il-76 11
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 4
Mi-8/17 36
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 8
UKRAINE ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-6 4
Mi-8 56
Mi-24 42
UKRAINE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Be-12 (SAR) 4
Transport
An-26 2
Combat helicopter
Ka-25 18
Ka-27 14
Ka-29 4
Mi-8 8
Mi-14 6
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AT-802U 9 1
F-16E 54
Mirage 2000EAD/RAD 16
Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 33
Special mission
Saab 340 (AEW) 2
Tanker
A330 3
Transport
An-32 5
Cessna 208 7
C-17 4 2
C-130H/L-100 6
C-130J 12*
CN-235 7
DHC-6 1
King Air 90 2
P180 2
Saab 340 1
Combat helicopter
AB412 2
AH-64D 30 30*
AS550 6
AS565 1
AW139 8
Bell 214 1
CH-47C/F 12 12
UH-60L/M 21 40
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 1
F-16F 24
G115 12
Hawk 61/63/102 31
M-346 48*
MB-339 10
Mirage 2000DAD 2
Mirage 2000-9DAD 13
PC-7 31
PC-21 9 16
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332 9
AS565 7
UNITED KINGDOM
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofghter Typhoon 58 72+35*
F-35B/C 3+147*
Tornado GR4 108
Special mission
BN-2 (Recce) 3
E-3D (AEW) 5
Global Express (Sentinel R1) (Recce) 5
King Air 350CER (Shadow R1) (Recce) 4
RC-135 Airseeker (ELINT) 3
Tanker
A330 (AirTanker) 14
TriStar 4
VC10 12
Transport
A400M 22
BAe 125 6
BAe 146 2
C-17 7
C-130J 24
C-130K 8
TriStar 3
Combat helicopter
AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 25
AW109 2
Bell 412 4
CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3/4/6 45 16
SA330/Puma HC1 19
Sea King HAR3/3A 22
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofghter Typhoon 16 5+13*
G115 (Babcock) 119
Hawk T1 68
Hawk T2 28
King Air 200 10
Tornado GR4 17
Tucano T1 54
ARMY AIR CORPS
Type Active
Special mission
BN-2 (Recce) 14
Combat helicopter
Apache AH1 66
AS365 4
Bell 212 7
Lynx AH7/9/9A 79
Lynx Wildcat 34
SA341 28
Training aircraft/helicopters
BN-2 1
ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Sea King ASaC7 (AEW) 11
Combat helicopter
AW101 Merlin HM1 30
Lynx HAS3/HMA8 36
Lynx Wildcat 28
Sea King HC4+/HU5 48
Training aircraft/helicopters
Hawk T1 14
King Air 350ER 4
DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL
Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 (FB Heliservices) 35
AW109 (FB Heliservices) 2
AW139 (FB Heliservices) 3
Bell 212/412 (FB Heliservices) 12
UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA
US AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-10A/C/OA-10 352
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AC-130H/U 25
B-1B 66
B-2A 19
B-52H 77
F-15C 218
F-15E 221
F-16C 857
F-22 170 9
F-35A 8 39+1,716*
Special mission
DC-10 (Research) 1
DHC-8 (Recce) 2
E-3B/C (AEW) 31
E-4B (Comms) 4
E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 17
EC-130H (EW) 14
EC-130J (EW) 7
Global Express (E-11A) (Recce) 3
HC-130J (SAR) 2 9+26*
HC-130N/P (SAR) 34
King Air MC-12W (Recce) 37 5
Learjet 35 (Calibration) 2
Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11
NC-135 (Research) 1
OC-135 (Recce) 2
RC-135 (ELINT) 22
U-2S (Recce) 29
WC-130J (Weather recce) 10
WC-135 (Research) 2
YAL-1 (Airborne Laser) 1 6*
Tanker
KC-46A 4+175
KC-135R/T 415
KDC-10 59
MC-130J 4 16+65*
MC-130P 27
Transport
737 (C-40) 3 2
757 (C-32) 2
1125 Astra SPX 2
Beech 1900 4
C-5A/B/C/M 91
C-17 212 4+5*
C-27J 4 8+8*
C-130E/H 286
C-130J 77 27+18*
C-212 2
CN-235 3
DHC-6 3
Dornier 328 3
EC/LC/MC/WC-130E/H/W 61
Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 10
King Air 200/C-12 27
Learjet 35 (C-21) 51
M-28 10
Metro III (C-26) 1
PC-12 (U-28) 36
Combat helicopter
CV-22B 19 14+5*
HH/MH-60G/L/UH-60M 101 6+118*
UH/HH-1H 62
Training aircraft/helicopters
Beechjet T-1A 179
DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 49
DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 20
F-15D 36
F-16D 162
SR20 (T-53A) 2 23
T-6A 448
T/AT-38 489
TC-130 1
TC-135 3
TH-1H 36
TU-2S 4
US ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 2
DHC-7 (RC-7) (Recce) 5
King Air/300/350ER (C/RC-12) (Recce) 65 2
King Air JC/JRC-12 (Research) 2
Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 1
Transport
Beech 1900 3
C-27J 7 2
C-212 3
Cessna 208 1
Citation Encore/Ultra 27
DHC-6 2
DHC-7 3
Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 2
King Air 200/C-12 98 5
Metro III/23 (C-26) 11
PC-6 1
Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 31
Combat helicopter
AH-64A/D 722 148
CH-47D/F 411 189
EC145 (UH-72A) 175 36+125*
MH-6 49
MH-47E/G 63 3
MH-60K/L/M 50
Mi-8/17/171 3
Mi-24/25 5
OH-58A/C/D 658 20*
UH-1H/V 73
UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,284 241+401*
Training aircraft/helicopters
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Bell 206 (TH-67A) 179
King Air 100/RC-12D 11
OH-58 2
T-34 4
US MARINE CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AV-8B/+ 128
F-35B/C 42 378*
F/A-18A/C/D 195
Special mission
EA-6B (EW) 24
Tanker
KC-130F/R/T 35
KC-130J 44 3
Transport
Citation Encore/Ultra 12
DC-9 2
Gulfstream IV (C-20) 1
King Air (UC-12) 14
MV-22B 125 103+30*
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 148
AH-1Z 18 41+89*
CH-46E 125
CH-53D/E 179
H-3 1
UH-1N 62
UH-1Y 34 101+42*
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F/N 13
F/A-18B/C/D 39
T-34 3
TAV-8B 16
US NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-35C 11 249*
F/A-18A/C 212
F/A-18E/F 269 79
Special mission
E-2C/D (AEW) 67 15+4*
E-6B (Comms) 16
EA-6B (EW) 63
EA-18G (EW) 50 64
EP-3E (ELINT) 16
King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 1
NC-130H (Research) 1
P-3C (MPA) 121
P-3C (Recce) 20
P-8A (737) (MPA) 4 14+104
S-3B (Recce) 3
Transport
737 (C-40) 12
C-2A 33
C-130T 20
DC-9 13
DHC-6 1
Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4
King Air (UC-12) 12
Metro 23 (C-26) 7
P-3C 2
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 1
CH-53K 156
MH/CH-53E 31
MH-60R/S 280 70+209*
SH/HH-60B/F/H 203
UH/HH-1N 10
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 (TH-57) 111
F-5F/N 31
F-16A/B 14
F/A-18A/B/C/D 157
F/A-18E/F 135
King Air (T-44/TC-12) 79
Sabreliner 40/60 (T-39) 20
T-2 3
T-6A/B 145 14+166*
T-34 257
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T-38 9
T-45A/C 196
TE-2C 2
URUGUAY
URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 5
IA-58 4
Special mission
C-212 (MPA) 2
Transport
C-130B 2
C-212 1
EMB-110 3
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 4
UH-1H 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 5
SF-260 12
URUGUAYANNAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 2
BO105 5
Wessex 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 2
T-35 4*
UZBEKISTAN
UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 39
Su-17 30
Su-25 20
Su-27 30
Transport
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-6 30
Mi-8 55
Mi-24 28
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 2
VENEZUELA
VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 7
OV-10 10
Su-30 24
VF-5A 8
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 1
Metro III (EW) 2
Tanker
707 1
Transport
C-130H 4
Cessna 208 3
King Air 200 4
Shorts 360 2
Y-8 8
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 13 8
Bell 212 2
Mi-28 4*
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 19
F-16B 2
K-8 17
NF-5B/VF-5D 3
SF-260 12
VENEZUELAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
MiG-21 21
MiG-29 24 32*
Su-22 31
Transport
An-12 5
An-26 9
C-130H 1
CN-235 1
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
Ka-27 4
Ka-28 2
Mi-8/17/171/172 12
Mi-14 2
Mi-24/25/35 9
UH-1H 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5B 2
L-39 17
ZAMBIA
ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-6 8
MiG-21 10
Transport
Dornier 28 5
HS 748 1
Combat helicopter
AB205 14
AS565 1
Mi-8 4
Mi-24/35 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 2
K-8 8
SF-260 5
ZIMBABWE
ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 7
MiG-23 3
Transport
BN-2 5
C-212 10
Combat helicopter
AB412 7
Mi-8 2
Mi-24/35 6
SA316 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
Hawk 60/A 11
K-8 11
SF-260 29
Arava 4
M-28 11
Combat helicopter
AW109 7
Bell 205 1
Bell 206 3
Bell 412 12
Mi-17 35
Mi-26 4
Mi-35 10
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
VENEZUELANNAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 2
BO105 2
Wessex 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 2
T-35 4*
VIETNAM
VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 144
Su-22 38
Su-27/30 22 4+12*
Special mission
Be-12 (SAR) 4
Transport
An-26 20
M-28 1
Combat helicopter
Ka-25 5
Ka-28 7
Ka-32 2
Mi-8/17/172 50
Mi-24 30
UH-1H 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 26
VIETNAMESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DHC-6 (MPA) 3
Transport
DHC-6 3
YEMEN
YEMEN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 11
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