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Worldwide active fleet per region 6
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Fleet size for leading countries by role 9
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DIRECTORY WORLD AIR FORCES
World air forces 2015
A
fter a more than decade-long
involvement in Afghanistan, the air
wings of multiple nations had
expected some respite from years of
combat activity by late 2014, as the NATO-led
mission completes its transition of control to
the authorities in Kabul.
World events do not tend to follow such
established military plans, however, and the
end of the conflict with the Taliban has
instead overlapped with a resurgence of
violence and renewed coalition involvement
in the Middle East.
Led by the USA, a large number of nations
are now involved in a campaign intended to
degrade the fighting capacity and also target
the leadership of the Islamic State militant
movement. Launched by Washington in late
September, the ongoing action in Iraq has
been expanded to include air strikes by
combat aircraft from Australia, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands
and the UK, while Iranian McDonnell
Douglas F-4 Phantoms are reported to have
been separately involved.
In Syria, the USA has been supported by its
Gulf allies in conducting strikes on Islamic
State targets, with aircraft from Bahrain,
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates having been involved to date.
This widespread coalition – which also
involves other nations not participating in
direct combat – is a continuation of the
alliance formed by many involved in the
Afghanistan mission, plus others that had
fIGHtInG
supported the NATO-directed campaign to
protect Libyan civilians in 2011.
In hardware terms, the allied intervention
has provided an opportunity for the US Air
Force to perform its first offensive acts using
On mAnY
the Lockheed Martin F-22, with Raptors
involved as the activity intensified against
threats inside Syria. Having already been in-
volved in performing air drops of humanitar-
fROnts
ian supplies in northern Iraq, the Royal
Australian Air Force sent a detachment of
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets to conduct
strikes from Al Minhad air base in the UAE.
Support is provided by lone examples of the
service’s Airbus A330/KC-30A tanker and
Boeing 737-based E-7A Wedgetail airborne
New unrest in the Middle East has meant little respite early warning and control aircraft, with both
US Department of Defense
for air arms expecting a break from combat duties making their operational debuts.
Australia’s involvement capitalises on its
post-Afghanistan. We evaluate the global fleet impact recent training experience during a Pitch
Black-series exercise, in which it hosted mul-
tiple aircraft from Singapore, Thailand, the GLoBAL MiLitAry FLeet The unrest in Ukraine also gained global
UAE and the USA. It also illustrates a exposure in July, when Malaysia Airlines
commitment to deploy its forces over a strate- Country Active fleet Share flight MH17 was brought down over the east
gic range – a capability that looks set to be 1 USA 13,902 27% of the country. Investigations continue, but
strengthened through its planned addition of 2 Russia 3,429 7% the use of a surface-to-air missile operated by
between two and four more Boeing C-17 3 China 2,860 6% pro-Russian separatists is suspected to have
transports to its existing six-aircraft fleet. 4 India 1,905 4% caused the Boeing 777-200ER to disintegrate
For the UK, the battle with the Islamic State 5 Japan 1,612 3% while flying at 33,000ft, killing 298 people.
movement has provided a new operating 6 South Korea 1,412 3% Russia’s muscle-flexing also has involved
arena for some of the Royal Air Force’s 7 France 1,264 2%
an increased frequency of long-range flights
remotely-piloted General Atomics Aeronauti- with assets including Tupolev Tu-95 and
8 Egypt 1,107 2%
cal Systems MQ-9 Reapers, and also prompt- Tu-160 bombers, which continue to test the
9 Turkey 1,020 2%
ed a rethink on the planned run-down of its response of NATO allies. Increased numbers
10 North Korea 940 2%
versatile Panavia Tornado GR4 strike and of coalition aircraft have been positioned at
reconnaissance fleet. Other 22,234 43% Siauliai air base in Lithuania to sustain the
Beyond the situation inside Iraq and Syria, totAL 51,685 100% long-running Baltic Air Policing mission,
2014 saw another bloody conflict erupt in the with others located at Amari air base in
same region, with Israel engaging Hamas mili- tional budget, and drawn internal opposition Estonia. An increased presence has also been
tants inside Gaza from the air, and also later to major planned aircraft acquisitions. A pro- made in Poland and Romania.
with ground forces. Starting in early July, the posed follow-on deal that was to increase its Listing the military equipment inventories
Protective Edge operation was mounted in re- future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As from of 160 nations, this year’s World Air Forces
sponse to rockets being fired into Israel and 19 to 44 aircraft has been reduced by 11 directory includes information on almost
resulted in hundreds of missions being flown. aircraft, while its air force’s aspiration to intro- 52,000 aircraft recorded as being in active
Heightened border tensions also saw Israel duce six Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors service. This represents a reduction of 459
shoot down a Syrian unmanned air vehicle has been blocked entirely so far. aircraft – or roughly 0.9% – from the total re-
and one of its Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft, In Europe, fears of a new Cold War situa- ported in our 2014 directory. The bulk of the
which it says had entered its airspace. tion took hold, after first rhetoric and then change can be attributed to improved data on
The high financial cost of Israel’s latest en- sanctions followed Moscow’s support for pro- Russian-produced aircraft, and the attrition
gagement in Gaza has put pressure on its na- Russian militants in Ukraine and then over its encountered in Ukraine.
annexation of the nation’s Crimea region. The Ongoing fleet renewals also led to some no-
conflict has taken a heavy toll on Ukrainian table retirements, including that of the French
More coalition aircraft have forces, with multiple aircraft having been shot air force’s final Dassault Mirage F1s. The act
been positioned at Siauliai air down or destroyed on the ground. Our re- leaves just 32 combat examples and four
base in Lithuania to sustain cords show that its military inventory has trainers as operational in Gabon, Iran, Libya
been slashed from 400 active aircraft to just and Morocco. Oman also during 2014 ceased
the Baltic Air Policing mission 222 within the 12 month directory period. operations with the Sepecat Jaguar, leaving ❯❯
Commonwealth of Australia
Kabul’s fledgling armed forces have assumed responsibility for national security, as a coalition of NATO nations has left Afghanistan
WORLDWIDE ACTIVE
FLEET PER REGION
NORTh AmERICA
Combat aircraft 2,861
Special mission 775
Tanker 597
Transport 1,139
Combat helicopter 6,001
NORTH AMERICA
-2%
Training aircraft/helicopters 2,949
EUROPE
-4%
Year-on-year fleet change
EUROPE
Combat aircraft 2,145
Special mission 244
Tanker 50
Transport 687
Year-on-year fleet change
Combat helicopter 3,411
Training aircraft/helicopters 2,049
LATIN AMERICA
-5%
LATIN AmERICA
Combat aircraft 580
Special mission 145
Tanker 9
Transport 479 Year-on-year fleet change
Combat helicopter 1,212
Training aircraft/helicopters 769
6%
Middle east
Combat aircraft 1,248
Special mission 79
Tanker 41
Year-on-year fleet change Transport 273
Combat helicopter 1,302
Training aircraft/helicopters 950
MIDDLE EAST
1%
Year-on-year fleet change Combat aircraft
Special mission
aFRiCa
970
57
Tanker 7
Transport 410
Combat helicopter 1,353
Training aircraft/helicopters 949
ASIA-PACIFIC
1%
asia-PaCiFiC
Combat aircraft 4,926
Special mission 445
Tanker 36
-1%
Combat helicopter 4,771
Training aircraft/helicopters 2,531
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second-ranked Russia, and more than the sec-
ond- to eighth-ranked nations combined –
ageing aircraft issues have led to some of its Russia’s activities with its Tu-95 bombers have tested the response of NATO allies
air force’s Lockheed F-16D trainers being tem-
porarily grounded pending structural repairs. In Latin America, this was magnified to a
The threat of further budget cuts via seques-
the Us army is planning to reverse of 5%, or almost 180 aircraft. In a
tration will also force difficult fleet decisions. halt operations with its single- boost, Embraer received a launch production
The USAF still plans to retire its Fairchild engined helicopters and use order from the Brazilian air force for 28
Republic A-10 ground-attack aircraft, while KC-390 transport and tanker aircraft, the first
the US Army is advancing plans to halt opera- apaches in the scout role prototype example of which was rolled out in
tions with its single-engined helicopter fleet late October. The same nation also has
and instead start using its Boeing AH-64D/E confirmed plans to buy an initial 36 Saab
Apaches in the armed scout role. The US Marine Corps was unable to make a Gripen E/Fs. Under the service’s plans, its
Despite lingering flight envelope restric- planned debut transatlantic deployment with total future order could be for 108 of the
tions imposed following an engine fire which the F-35B to attend a pair of air shows in the Swedish-designed aircraft.
badly damaged an A-model aircraft on the UK in July, but did successfully embark the The total active fleet in Europe has
ground earlier in the year, the F-35 pro- type on the amphibious assault ship the USS declined by 5%, or 400 aircraft in our listing,
gramme received a subsequent boost, with the Wasp for a second series of trials, as it largely due to the removal of obsolete fighter
confirmation of a $4.7 billion, eighth low-rate advances towards planned initial operational types and revised data. Saab’s Brazilian suc-
initial production deal to produce 43 of the capability in late 2015. cess followed disappointment in Switzerland,
aircraft; with a related engine package yet to The US Navy, meanwhile, made a historic where a tight public referendum during May
be finalised. The USA succeeded in getting first carrier deployment to the USS Nimitz saw 52% of respondents vote against the pro-
orders from three of its partner nations – Italy, with a pair of F-35Cs. curement of 22 Gripen Es.
Norway and the UK – as part of the contract, Overall, the North American region saw a The UK provided a glimpse of its future
plus from export customers Israel and Japan. 2% decline in active fleet size over the year. maritime revival, by naming the first of two ❯❯
❯❯ future Royal Navy aircraft carriers the In the Middle East, an intense contest was the debut appearance at November’s Air-
HMS Queen Elizabeth, and committing itself between the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter show China event in Zhuhai of the Shenyang
to buying the first 14 F-35Bs which will oper- Typhoon led to a victory for neither, as the J-31: a claimed stealth fighter which bears a
ate from its deck and land bases. UAE instead opted to request an additional strong visual resemblance to the F-35.
Russia and the Commonwealth of batch of F-16Es from Washington, in an Additional data from Ascend not listed in
Independent States moved the other way, enhanced Block 61 configuration. Other an- this directory includes information on more
with a 6% increase, to almost 4,300 aircraft. ticipated fighter deals in Bahrain and Qatar than 650 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
The annual increase is largely the result of have so far yet to advance to a selection stage, which are recorded as being used for VIP
updated rotorcraft data within Flightglobal’s but the overall trend – up 1% this time – is of transport tasks, plus others which are flown
Ascend Fleets and MiliCAS databases. continued growth in the region. by air force affiliates as civilian transports.
African militaries have encountered an The Asia Pacific region saw an annual 1% Other aircraft, including some employed as
overall 1% reduction in fleet size, but South climb, to more than a combined 13,600 com- airborne calibration, research and develop-
Africa’s Paramount Group has raised hopes bat, special mission, tanker, transport aircraft, ment and target towing assets are also exclud-
of future sales by showcasing its low-cost combat helicopters and trainers; barely 250 ed, as are those airframes involved in mod-
AHRLAC design. behind the USA. One of the highlights of 2014 ernisation programmes or placed in storage. ■
exPlanatory notes
Flight International’s annual World Air Forces directory topics, through to more specialist studies on the an asterisk. This category includes current planned order
uses fleet data compiled for Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets maintenance or aircraft finance sectors. To find out more, totals, which may be subject to future revision.
and MiliCAS databases by Sandra Lewis-Rice, John and to download other special reports, visit flightglobal.
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Rex Features
Combat aircraft EMB-110 (MPA) 5 Z-19 105 15
MiG-29 3 P-3A (MPA) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters
Su-25 8 Transport AS350 1
Transport C295 1* EC120 93 57
An-26 3 Combat helicopter PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY NAVAL FORCE
C-27J 1 1 AS332/532 7 Type Active Ordered
C-130H 1 AS365 8 Combat aircraft
Combat helicopter BO105 4 H-6 14
AS550 6 Training aircraft/helicopters J-7 30
Mi-17/171 6 Bell 206 6 J-8 47
Mi-25/35 5 PC-7 7 J-10 6
SE3160 2 CHINA J-15/Su-30/33 27 50*
Training aircraft/helicopters PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE JH-7 34
PC-7 1 Type Active Ordered Q-5 30
PC-9 1 Combat aircraft Special mission
SF-260 1 H-6 120 SH-5 (SAR) 3
CHILE J-7 388 Y-8 (EW) 13
CHILEAN AIR FORCE J-8 96 Y-8 (MPA) 3
Type Active Ordered J-10 200 Y-8 (KJ-200) (AEW) 3
Combat aircraft J-11/Su-27/30/35 272 24* Transport
F-5E 9 JH-7 72 Y-7 18
F-16A/C 35 Q-5 118 Y-8 14
Special mission Special mission Combat helicopter
707 (AEW) 1 737 (MPA) 2 AS365/565 6
SR22 (Recce) 2 1 An-30 (EW) 4 Ka-27 1
Tanker Challenger 870 (Recce) 5 2 Ka-28 17
KC-135E 3 Il-76 (KJ-2000) (AEW) 5 Ka-31 9
Transport Tu-154 (EW) 3 Z-8 27
737 1 Y-8 (EW) 17 Z-9 28
C-130B/H 3 Y-8 (KJ-200) (AEW) 7 Z-18 5
C212 3 Tanker Training aircraft/helicopters
Citation CJ1 4 Il-78 1 2* JJ-6 14
DHC-6 11 Transport JL-8 11
KC-390 6* Il-76 14 7* JL-9 2
Combat helicopter MA60 9 Mi-8 8
Bell 412 15 Tu-154 6 Y-7 5
UH-1H 14 Y-7 43 COLOMBIA
Training aircraft/helicopters Y-8 61 COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE
Bell 206 4 Y-9 7 Type Active Ordered
EMB-314 12 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft
F-5F 2 Mi-171 10 A-37 7
F-16B/D 11 Z-8 34 BT-67 6
T-35 27 5 Z-9 42 EMB-314 24
CHILEAN ARMY Training aircraft/helicopters Kfir 20
Type Active Ordered JJ-7 35 OV-10 7
Transport JL-8 170 Special mission
C212 2 Y-7 13 Cessna 208 (Recce) 6
Cessna 208 3 PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY GROUND FORCE Citation Ultra (MPA) 5
CN235 3 Type Active Ordered King Air 300/350 (EW) 3
Combat helicopter Transport Metro III (EW) 1
AS350 4 Y-7 7 Turbo Commander (MPA) 2
AS355 1 Y-8 3 Tanker
AS532 9 2+12* Combat helicopter 707 1
MD530 10 Mi-17/171 242 767 1
SA330 4 S-70 20 Transport
CHILEAN NAVY Z-8 53 727 2
Type Active Ordered Z-9 70 737 2
Special mission Z-10 91 30 Arava 1
C295 (MPA) 3 4* Z-11 46 C-130B/H 7
SA316 2
SA330 10
NH90 10 58
SA330 89
SA341/342 181
Tiger 46 33
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS555 17
EC120 (Helidax) 35
SA330 1
SA341/342 20
FRENCH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Rafale M 27 8+12*
Super Etendard 26
Special mission
ATL-2 (MPA) 22
E-2C (AEW) 3
Falcon 20/200 (MPA) 5
Falcon 50 (MPA) 5
Transport
EMB-121 10
Falcon 10 6
Combat helicopter
AS365/565 27
EC725 2
Lynx HAS2/4 21
NH90 11 16
SA316/319/SE3160 23
Training aircraft/helicopters
Jetstream 41 2
Rex Features
SR20 (Airbus Defence & Space) 4
GABON
GABON AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered E-2C Hawkeyes are deployed aboard the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Combat aircraft
Mirage 5G 3 GERMANY Transport
Mirage F1 6 GERMAN AIR FORCE C295 2
Transport Type Active Ordered F27 1
C-130H 1 Combat aircraft Y-12 2*
CN235 1 Eurofighter 76 25 Combat helicopter
Combat helicopter Tornado ECR 29 AW109 2
AS332 2 Tornado IDS 87 Bell 412 1
AS350 1 Tanker Mi-17/171 7 6
EC120 1 A310 4 Mi-35 4*
EC135 2 Transport Z-9 4
SA319 2 A310 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
SA330 5 A400M 53 DA42 1
SA342 3 C160 68 K-8 4
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter GREECE
Mirage 5DG 2 CH-53G 79 HELLENIC AIR FORCE
T-34 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered
GAMBIA Eurofighter 21 9 Combat aircraft
GAMBIAN AIR FORCE G120 (Lufthansa) 6 F/RF-4E 49
Type Active Ordered Tornado IDS 7 F-16C 116
Combat aircraft GERMAN ARMY Mirage 2000EG 17
Su-25 1 Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25
Transport Combat helicopter Special mission
AT-802 2 BO105 54 C-130H (EW) 2
GEORGIA EC145 15 CL-415 (Firefighting) 6
GEORGIAN LAND FORCES NH90 32 31 ERJ-145 (AEW) 4
Type Active Ordered SE313 1 Transport
Combat aircraft UH-1D 120 C-27J 8
Su-25 11 Tiger 34 22 C-130B/H 13
Transport Training aircraft/helicopters CL-215 13
An-28 2 EC135 14 CL-415 1
Combat helicopter GERMAN NAVY Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17/171 15 Type Active Ordered AS332 12
Mi-14 2 Special mission Bell 205 12
Mi-24 9 Dornier 228/NG (MPA/Recce) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
UH-1H 12 P-3C (MPA) 8 F-16D 41
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Mirage 2000BG 2
L-29 4 NH90 18 T-2C/E 40
L-39 4 Sea King 41 20 T-6A 42
ABKHAZIAN AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered EC135 1 Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter GHANA Special mission
Mi-17 1 GHANA AIR FORCE King Air 200 (Survey) 2
Mi-35 2 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission AH-64A/D 29
L-39 5 DA42 (Recce) 2 Bell 205 27
Lockheed Martin
C-1 26
C-2 2 20
C-130H 15
Gulfstream IV 5 Kuwait has an option to add to its trio of newly-delivered KC-130J tankers
Hawker 800 27
YS-11 3 F-5E 29 Y-12 11
Combat helicopter F-16A 32 15 Combat helicopter
CH-47J 16 Transport MD500 42
S-70/UH-60J 35 40* C-130E/H 7 Mi-171 2
Training aircraft/helicopters C212 1 SA330 14
Beechjet 400 13 C295 2 Z-9 6
F-2B 15 Cessna 208 6 Training aircraft/helicopters
F-15DJ 45 Combat helicopter Bulldog 5
T-3 48 AH-1F 32 F-5F 4
T-4 203 AS332 10 G120A 6
YS-11 3 AS350 7 Tucano 51 12
JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENCE FORCE EC635 9 KUWAIT
Type Active Ordered MD530/AH-6i 7 18* KUWAIT AIR FORCE
Transport S-70/UH-60L 10 Type Active Ordered
King Air 350 7 UH-1H 37 Combat aircraft
MU-2 4 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18C 27
Combat helicopter C-101 10 Tanker
AH-1S 74 F-5F 8 KC-130J 3 5*
AH-64D 10 1 F-16B 14 Transport
CH-47J/JA 58 2 MD500 4 C-17 2
MD500 105 R44 8 L-100 3
OH-1 38 112* T67M260 Firefly 13 Combat helicopter
S-70/UH-60JA 36 1 KAZAKHSTAN AH-64D 16
UH-1H/J 153 KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE AS332 4
V-22 17* Type Active Ordered S-92 2
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft SA330 6
Enstrom 480 20 10 MiG-23 3 SA342 14
JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE MiG-27 12 Training aircraft/helicopters
Type Active Ordered MiG-29 39 F/A-18D 7
Special mission MiG-31 29 Hawk 62 10
EP-3 (EW) 4 Su-24 25 Tucano 52 12
Learjet 36 (Recce) 4 Su-25 14 KYRGYZSTAN
P-1 (MPA) 7 5+60* Su-27 13 KYRGYZ AIR FORCE
P/OP-3C (MPA) 82 Transport Type Active Ordered
US-1 (SAR) 2 An-12 1 Combat helicopter
US-2 (SAR) 5 An-24/26 5 Mi-8/17 4
Transport An-72 2 Mi-24 2
C-130R 1 C295 3 1+4* LAOS
King Air 90 5 Tu-154 1 LAO PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE
UP-3C/D 3 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered
YS-11 2 EC145 2+23* Transport
Combat helicopter EC725 20* An-26 1
AW101 7 7 Mi-17 46 MA60 2
BK117 3 Mi-24 18 Combat helicopter
MH-53E 8 Mi-26 2 2* Ka-32 2
S-70/SH/UH-60J/K 113 1+4* Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 4
Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 20 Mi-26 1
EC135 10
13 3+2*
2* KENYA UH-1H 4
King Air 90 26 KENYA AIR FORCE Z-9 4
MD500 8 Type Active Ordered LATVIA
T-3 41 Combat aircraft LATVIAN AIR FORCE
JORDAN F-5E 17 Type Active Ordered
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE Special mission Combat helicopter
Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 (Recce) 1 Mi-17 4
Combat aircraft Transport LEBANON
AC235 2 Dash 8 3 LEBANESE AIR FORCE
AT-802 6 DHC-5 5 Type Active Ordered
727 5
C-27J 4
C-130E/K/L-100 6
C-130J 2*
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has 12 combat search and rescue-roled EC725s in use C295 6 4*
US Marine Corps
King Air 90/300/350 7 MD500 3 CN235 6
PC-6 3 R22 1 King Air 200/300/350 7
Turbo Commander 5 R44 1 Combat helicopter
Combat helicopter Schweizer 269 4 Bell 205 47
AW109 3 T-6C+ 2 Bell 206 5
Bell 206 17 MOLDOVA Bell 212 4
Bell 212/412 32 MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE CH-47D 3
Bell 407 14 Type Active Ordered SA330 26
CH-53 2 Transport SA342 23
EC725 9 3 An-26 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
MD530 15 TRANSNISTRIAN AIR FORCE Alpha Jet 24
Mi-8/17 27 3 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 17
S-70/UH-60M 4 31 Combat helicopter F-5F 4
Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-2 1 F-16D 8
Bell 206 11 Mi-8 1 King Air 100 4
F-5F 2 MONGOLIA T-6C 24
G120TP 40* MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY
PC-7 30 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
PC-9 1 Transport Combat helicopter
SF-260 25 An-26 3 AS565 3
T-6C+ 12 Combat helicopter MOZAMBIQUE
MEXICAN NAVY Mi-8/171 7 MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered MONTENEGRO Type Active Ordered
Special mission MONTENEGRO ARMY Combat aircraft
C212 (MPA) 2 Type Active Ordered MiG-21 8
CN235 (MPA) 6 1* Combat helicopter Transport
Transport SA341/342 5 An-26 2
C295 4 2 MOROCCO Combat helicopter
Dash 8 1 ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE Mi-8 2
King Air 350 3 1 Type Active Ordered Mi-25 2
Turbo Commander 4 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters
Combat helicopter F-5E 22 EMB-312 3
AS555 2 F-16C 16 L-39 1
AS565 3 10* Mirage F1 15 MYANMAR
BO105 5 Special mission MYANMAR AIR FORCE
EC725 3 CL-415 (MPA) 5 Type Active Ordered
MD902 5 Falcon 20/200 (EW) 2 Combat aircraft
Mi-17 21 King Air 200 (Research) 1 A-5 21
S-70/UH-60M 3 4* Tanker F-6 1
Training aircraft/helicopters KC-130H 2 F-7 24
Lancair IV/Super ES 4 Transport G4 4
Legacy 2 C-27J 4 MiG-29 31
M-290TP 7 C-130H 13 Transport
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Tanker
KC-130B/H 5
KC-135R 4
Transport
C-130H 5
F50 4
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 17
AS332/532 32
CH-47SD 16
S-70 6 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC120 5
F-5T 9
M-346 12
PC-21 19
SLOVAKIA
SLOVAK AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 8
Special mission
L-410 (Recce) 1
Transport
An-26 2
C-27J 2+1*
L-410 6
Combat helicopter
Igor Salinger
Mi-2 3
Mi-17 14
Our data records 793 MiG-29 fighters as being in active duty, including four in Serbia Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 10
AS532 11 Mi-17 2 SLOVENIA
Bell 212/412 36 Mi-35 2 SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
S-70/UH-60L 2 UH-1H 1
Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Transport
Eurofighter 16 2 TB30 2 L-410 1
F-15D 20 SERBIA PC-6 2
Hawk 65/A/165 45 22 SERBIAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
PC-9 47 Type Active Ordered AS532 4
PC-21 10 45 Combat aircraft Bell 412 8
SR22 25 G2 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES G4 23 Bell 206 4
Type Active Ordered J22 30 PC-9 11
Combat helicopter MiG-21 10 SOUTH AFRICA
AH-64A/D/E 15 33 MiG-29 4 6* SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
MD530 12 Transport
OH-58 15 An-26 2 Combat aircraft
S-70/UH-60L/M 43 48* PA-34 1 Gripen C 17
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Special mission
Schweizer 269 19 Mi-8/17 8 Cessna 208 (EW) 1
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY SA341/342 31 DC-3 (EW) 1
Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters DC-3 (MPA) 5
Combat helicopter Lasta 95 9 5 Transport
AS332/532 20 SEYCHELLES C-130B 6
AS365/565 26 SEYCHELLES AIR FORCE C212 3
NH90 10* Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 8
SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD Special mission DC-3 4
Type Active Ordered BN-2 (SAR) 1 King Air 200/300 4
Combat helicopter Y-12 (SAR) 1 PC-12 1
AH-6i 24+12* Transport Combat helicopter
AH-64E 3 9+24* Dornier 228 1 AW109 28
NH90 12* SIERRA LEONE BK117 6
S-70/UH-60M 20+4* REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE Oryx 46
SENEGAL Type Active Ordered Rooivalk 12
SENEGAL AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters
Type Active Ordered Mi-17 2 Gripen D 9
Combat aircraft Mi-24 2 Hawk 120 23
EMB-314 3 SA319 1 PC-7 Mk II 35
Special mission SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
King Air 200 (Recce) 2 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE
Transport Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
C212 1 Combat aircraft Super Lynx 300 4
F27 3 F-5S 27 SOUTH KOREA
Combat helicopter F-15SG 32 8* REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
AS355 1 F-16C/D 60
AW139 1 Special mission Combat aircraft
Bell 206 2 F50 (MPA) 5 F-4E 68
Mi-2 2 Gulfstream G550 (AEW) 4 F-5E 151
F-15K 60
Commonwealth of Australia
Thailand’s Gripens took part in their first
international exercise in 2014, at the
Australian-run Pitch Black manoeuvres
Bell 205 20
Bell 412 3
S-61/CH/HH-3E/F 19
An-24/26 19 King Air 350 (Shadow R1) (Recce) 5 707 (E-8C) (Recce) 16
An-70 3+2* RC-135W (ELINT) 1 2 747 (E-4B) (Comms) 4
Il-76 5 Tanker Dash 8/E-9 (Recce) 4
Tu-134 1 A330 (AirTanker) 8 2 DHC-6 (Recce) 1
Combat helicopter Transport EC-130H (EW) 14
Mi-17 11 A400M 1 21 EC-130J (EW) 7
Training aircraft/helicopters BAe 125 5 Falcon 20/200 (Recce) 2
L-39 40 BAe 146 2 Global Express (E-11A) (Comms) 4
Mi-2 1 C-17 8 HC-130J (SAR) 11 10+9*
UKRAINE ARMY AVIATION C-130J 23 HC-130N/P (SAR) 24
Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) 41
Combat helicopter AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 15 Learjet 35 (NC-21) (Recce) 1
Mi-8/9/17 31 13* AW109 3 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11
Mi-24/35 34 Bell 412 (SAR) 4 OC-135 (Recce) 2
UKRAINIAN NAVY CH-47 Chinook HC2/3/4/6 49 8 PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) 16
Type Active Ordered SA330 Puma HC2 19 RC-135 (ELINT) 22
Special mission Sea King HAR3/A (SAR) 14 U-2S (Recce) 26
Be-12 (SAR) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters WC-130J (Weather recce) 10
Transport Eurofighter Typhoon T3 21 WC-135C/W (Monitoring) 2
An-26 2 G115 (Babcock) 119 Tanker
Combat helicopter G120TP (Affinity) TBC* 767 (KC-46A) 4+175*
Ka-27 5 Hawk T1 49 KC-135R/T 397
Ka-29 4 Hawk T2 28 KC-10 59
Mi-14 4 King Air 200/350 8 MC-130H/P 39
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Phenom 300 (Affinity) TBC* MC-130J 19 24+19*
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE T-6C (Affinity) TBC* Transport
Type Active Ordered Tornado GR4 10 757 (C-32B) 2
Combat aircraft Tucano T1 40 An-28 17
AT-802 18 ARMY AIR CORPS Beech 1900 (C-12J) 4
F-16E 54 30* Type Active Ordered C-5A/B/C 64
Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 42 Special mission C-17 221
Special mission BN-2 (Recce) 11 1* C/LC-130H 275
Dash 8 (MPA) 2 Combat helicopter C-130J 103 17+27*
King Air 90 (Recce) 3 AH-64D Apache AH1 65 C212 1
Saab 340 (AEW) 2 AS365 6 CN235 2
Tanker AW159 Wildcat AH1 20 14 Cessna 208 2
A330 3 Bell 212 7 DHC-6 7
Transport Lynx AH7/9A 29 Dornier 328 17
C-17 6 SA341 23 G100 Astra (C-38) 2
C-130H/L-100 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 7
Cessna 208 8 AS350 10 King Air 200 27
CN235 7 Bell 212 1 Learjet 35 37
DHC-6 8 BN-2 1 Metro III (C-26) 1
King Air 350 2 ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM PC-12 20
P180 2 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Combat helicopter Combat helicopter CV-22 36 10+3*
AH-64D/E 30 30* AW101 Merlin HM1/2 28 S-70/HH/MH-60G/U 100
AS350/550 14 AW101 Merlin HC3 2 UH-1N 62
AS565 13 AW159 Wildcat HMA1 11 17 Training aircraft/helicopters
AW139 8 Lynx AH7/HMA8 25 707 (E-8C) 1
Bell 407 17 28 Sea King ASaC 7 (AEW) 10 Beechjet T-1A 178
Bell 412 4 Sea King HC4/4+ 12 DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 50
CH-47C/F 19 5 Sea King HU5 (SAR) 13 DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 2
S-70/UH-60L/M 59 Training aircraft/helicopters F-15D 34
Training aircraft/helicopters AS365 2 F-16D 158
AS350 1 Hawk T1 14 SR20 (T-53A) 25
Bell 407 12 King Air 350 4 T-6A 449
F-16F 22 DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL T-38A/C 492
G115 12 Type Active Ordered TC-130H 1
Hawk 61/63/102 31 Training aircraft/helicopters TC-135 3
King Air 90 3 AS350 (FB Heliservices) 24 TH-1H (UH-1) 37
MB-339 10 AW139 (FB Heliservices) 1 TU-2S 5
Mirage 2000-9DAD 13 Bell 412 (FB Heliservices) 11 UNITED STATES ARMY
PC-7 31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Type Active Ordered
PC-21 25 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Special mission
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY Type Active Ordered Dash 8 7
Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 8
Combat helicopter A-10C 288 DHC-7 (Recce) 2
AS332 8 AC-130J 1 King Air 200/300/350 (C/RC-12) (Recce) 82 6*
UNITED KINGDOM AC-130U/W 29 Transport
ROYAL AIR FORCE B-1 62 Beech 1900 3
Type Active Ordered B-2 20 C-27J 7
Combat aircraft B-52 78 C212 3
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 86 42 F-15C/E 412 Cessna 208 3
F-35B 3 5+130* F-16C 811 Citation Encore/Ultra (C-35) 28
Tornado GR4 71 F-22 185 DHC-6 2
Special mission F-35A 46 56+1,660* King Air 200/350 106 1+4*
707 (E-3D) (AEW) 6 Special mission Metro 23 (C-26) 12
BN-2 (Recce) 3 707 (Recce) 1 PC-6 1
Global Express (Sentinel R1) (Recce) 5 707 (E-3B/C/G) (AEW) 30 Combat helicopter
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