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CONTENTS
ANALYSIS 4
Worldwide active fleet per region 5
Worldwide active fleet share per country 6
Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types 8

WORLD AIR FORCES

World Air Forces directory 9

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The US Air Force’s F-16 strike aircraft should perform their last offensive sorties over
Afghanistan in late 2014, as the NATO-led assistance force passes control to Kabul

COMBAT
Force is to drive through a planned light air
support acquisition of 20 armed turboprops
for the Afghan air force. A programme should
be launched in 2013, with an earlier selection
of Embraer’s EMB-314 Super Tucano having

TRANSITION
Air arms from around the globe were in action during
been abandoned.
The process of leaving Afghanistan will be
a difficult one for participating nations, with a
great deal of valuable equipment requiring ex-
traction by air, and land convoys needing sig-
nificant protection from above.
Another aspect of the Afghan drawdown
2012, while most budgets faced mounting pressure. We process will be the conclusion of major joint
list the inventories and purchase plans of 160 nations coalition air operations, after more than a dec-
ade of experience gained in the country. The
CRAIG HOYLE LONDON removal of such an opportunity to fly along-
DATA COMPILED BY SANDRA LEWIS-RICE, JOHN MALONEY, MARC-ANTONY PAYNE side other air forces day-to-day will require
& MARTIN SMITH FLIGHTGLOBAL ASCEND ONLINE FLEETS & MILICAS LONDON nations to participate in more regular large-
scale exercises in order to retain the skills
learned in combat and maintain links with

C
onflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and
between Israeli forces and Hamas
militants grabbed the headlines in
2012, along with the major budget
issues most militaries continue to face, and
the outcomes and implications of presidential
elections in the USA and China.
Although the USA and its NATO and other
allies plan to end their combat involvement in
Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Kabul still has
a long way to go before taking full control of the
nation. Its air force and Army Air Corps –
which currently operate a combined total of 98
transport aircraft and combat helicopters – will
also require more investment to be made in
equipment terms if they are to be able to cope
after the drawdown phase has concluded.
Time is tight, for example, if the US Air
current partners.
Despite widespread condemnation of the
actions of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s
regime in the face of a domestic opposition
movement, the prospect of an international
intervention similar to that seen over Libya in
2011 remains remote.
With an inventory of 480 Russian-sourced
combat aircraft, including RAC MiG-29

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WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET PER REGION

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Combat aircraft
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6 Transports/Tankers
nkers
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44 Transports/Tankers 87
879
Combat helicopter 1,184
1 84
Transports/Tankers 482
US Air Force

fighters and Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft, the
Syrian air force has been routinely called
into action. Television footage has also
shown Mil Mi-8/17 helicopters and armed
Aero Vodochody L-39 jet trainers used to
suppress the uprising.
The Syrian military would represent a dif-
ferent challenge to coalition air forces than
during the UN-mandated and NATO-led mis-
sion to protect Libyan civilians, because of
Israeli pilots were
called into action
its possession of so-called “double-digit”
surface-to-air missile systems, also acquired
from Russia. Assad’s forces demonstrated
their willingness to use such equipment in
June, when a Turkish air force McDonnell
Douglas F-4E Phantom was shot down after
violating Syrian airspace.
November’s eight-day conflict between Is-
rael and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip
underscored the importance of an air force
Rex Features
being able to maintain persistent surveillance
cover over a potential conflict area, including
with unmanned air vehicles.
HAMAS TARGETS
Israeli air force combat aircraft and helicop-
ters, along with ground artillery and naval
vessels, attacked more than 1,500 targets dur-
ing the “Pillar of Defense” operation. These
included not only launchers for the rockets
which were being fired into Israeli territory,
but also previously identified sites, such as
weapons stores, resupply tunnels and even
Hamas leaders.
Despite its military might and the impres-
sive performance of its “Iron Dome” anti-
rocket shield, Israel’s vulnerability to non-
traditional attack had already been highlighted
in early October, when a UAV launched in
Lebanon entered its airspace, before being de-
stroyed by a Lockheed Martin F-16I.
For the first time, this year’s World Air
Forces directory uses information sourced
from Flightglobal’s Ascend Online Fleets and
MiliCAS databases. Completed in 2011, the
merger of Flightglobal and Ascend has result-
ed in an enhanced product, including im-

proved information on the equipment in use

over the Gaza Strip
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in nations such as China and Russia.

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gg This year’s directory contains almost
51,800 aircraft listed in the active duty in-
ventories of air arms from 160 nations. This
represents an overall reduction of fewer than
200 airframes since our 2011-2012 snapshot
of the worldwide fleet. A further 6,100 air-
craft are shown as the subject of firm orders,
with more than 5,700 others pending con-
tract signatures.
Washington’s numerical
strength is unlikely to be
overturned by Russia or
growing military power China
Notable major deletions from our previous
listing for Soviet-era equipment have includ-
ed the removal of almost 500 aged Mi-24 as-
sault helicopters from the Russian air force’s
inventory, along with 220 obsolete Mi-2s.
As with previous listings, the USA domi-
nates the directory in the number of aircraft in
use and on order, with its air force, army, Ma-
rine Corps and navy together accounting for
27% of all active aircraft.
While Washington’s numerical strength is
unlikely to be overturned by former rival Rus-
sia or growing military power China, the end
of its combat commitment in Afghanistan and
budget reductions will have a major near-term
impact. Unless averted by early January, a
Congressionally-threatened sequestration
measure could wipe about $500 billion from
the Department of Defense’s budget during a
10-year period, with this to come on top of
planned reductions of $487 billion already in
the USA’s planning cycle.
While the US Air Force says it remains
committed to acquiring 1,763 Lockheed
F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft, sequestra-
tion could yet hurt its plans. In May, the serv-
ice took delivery of its last of 187 F-22 Raptor
stealth fighters from the company, versus an
original goal of acquiring 750 of the fifth-
generation type.
The emergence of several developmental
Russian and Chinese fighters within the past
two years has focused minds within the USA
and other nations as to the capabilities that
potential future adversaries could purchase.
While Western types such as the F-35, Boeing
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale,
Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen E will
be technologically superior to Chinese models
such as the Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31,
the latter could eventually prove overwhelm-
ing if fielded in sufficiently high numbers.
Beijing’s continuing major investment in
defence aerospace was highlighted by the first
flight of the stealthy-looking J-31 in October,
and by Shenyang’s J-15 derivative of the
Sukhoi Su-33 performing trials from the deck
of the Chinese navy’s newly-introduced air-
craft carrier, the Liaoning. China’s admission
to the elite carrier club – which in 2013 will
also include India – was one of the most sig-
nificant military developments of the year.
MOSCOW MODERNISATION
Moscow, meanwhile, has continued to make a
substantial investment in modernising its mili-
tary machine. Major recent commitments
have included orders for 92 Su-34 bombers, 30
Su-30SM fighters and 24 carrierborne
The Joint Strike Fighter has been on
MiG-29K/KUBs, along with 39 improved
target during weapons release trials
Il-76MD transports. It also has advanced a long-
planned project with India to develop a new
Medium Transport Aircraft – up to a combined der status in late January, when it awarded a
145 of which could be acquired – and on pro- Dassault-led team so-called L1 vendor status
ducing a version of Sukhoi’s T-50/PAK-FA with the Rafale, following a battle with the Eu-
fighter. Questions remain, however, over rofighter Typhoon. However, New Delhi has
whether Russia will be able to sustain its recent yet to sign a contract for the 126-unit deal.
spending spike, and particularly on its ability Switzerland’s government and air force
and desire to develop a proposed new-genera- continue to pursue a deal to acquire 22 next-
tion bomber dubbed PAK-DA. generation Gripen Es, in conjunction with a
India’s planned medium multirole combat Swedish commitment for between 40 and 60
aircraft acquisition reached the preferred bid- of the type, but Bern’s plans face the threat of

WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET SHARE PER COUNTRY

GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET COMBAT AIRCRAFT SPECIAL MISSION
Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 13,940 27% 1 USA 2,851 18% 1 USA 758 41%
2 Russia 2,855 6% 2 China 1,455 9% 2 Japan 164 9%
3 China 2,731 5% 3 Russia 1,372 9% 3 Russia 74 4%
4 Japan 1,667 3% 4 India 614 4% 4 India 61 3%
5 India 1,591 3% 5 North Korea 574 4% 5 China 53 3%
6 South Korea 1,451 3% 6 Syria 480 3% 6 Brazil 52 3%
7 France 1,191 2% 7 Egypt 457 3% 7 UK 43 2%
8 Egypt 1,156 2% 8 South Korea 430 3% 8 Spain 42 2%
9 Turkey 1,146 2% 9 Pakistan 361 2% 9 Indonesia 39 2%
10 UK 1,063 2% 10 Turkey 331 2% 10 Israel 34 2%
Other 22,991 44% Other 6,643 43% Other 538 29%
TOTAL 51,782 100% TOTAL 15,568 100% TOTAL 1,858 100%

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a public referendum, which could potentially
derail the scheme.
A decision could finally come during 2013
on the direction of Brazil’s long-planned F-X2
fighter contract. The nation’s previous admin-
istration had favoured the Rafale, but a change
of government and fresh delays mean the op-
portunity is potentially also still open to the
Gripen and Super Hornet.
Lockheed’s F-35 programme, meanwhile,
recently achieved its 5,000th test flight, with
the first airborne weapons separation trials
having been performed and the first two in-
ternational examples delivered to the UK,
which is now acquiring the short take-off and
vertical landing B-model. The same variant
is now in the hands of the USMC’s first oper-
ational squadron to convert to the Joint Strike
Fighter, VMFA-121.
In the training aircraft sector, while manu-
Lockheed Martin
facturers continue to await the launch of the
biggest contest in decades – to replace the US
Air Force’s almost 500 Northrop T-38C Talons
– most secured fresh orders in 2012.
Alenia Aermacchi benefited from a bilateral
agreement between the Italian and Israeli gov-
ernments, under which the latter nation’s air
force will get access to 30 M-346 advanced jet
trainers. The type will replace the Israeli air
force’s remaining Douglas A/TA-4 Skyhawk
gg

TRANSPORTS/TANKERS COMBAT HELICOPTERS TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 1,795 35% 1 USA 5,690 30% 1 USA 2,846 27%
2 Russia 337 7% 2 Russia 854 5% 2 Japan 421 4%
3 India 238 5% 3 China 708 4% 3 Egypt 384 4%
4 China 186 4% 4 Japan 700 4% 4 UK 360 3%
5 France 146 3% 5 South Korea 682 4% 5 Israel 340 3%
6 Brazil 142 3% 6 France 485 3% 6 China 329 3%
7 Iran 119 2% 7 India 466 2% 7 Turkey 329 3%
8 Turkey 87 2% 8 UK 419 2% 8 South Korea 278 3%
9 Japan 86 2% 9 Turkey 391 2% 9 France 239 2%
10 Germany 76 1% 10 Italy 376 2% 10 Russia 218 2%
Other 1,933 38% Other 7,915 42% Other 4,781 45%
TOTAL 5,145 100% TOTAL 18,686 100% TOTAL 10,525 100%

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WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES

COMBAT AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTS/TANKERS COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share
1 F-16 2,309 15% 1 C-130/L-100 1,131 22% 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 3,342 18%
2 F-18 1,005 6% 2 KC-135/707 470 9% 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,328 12%
3 F-15 870 6% 3 King Air 269 5% 3 UH-1 1,509 8%
4 MiG-29 856 5% 4 C-17 246 5% 4 Mi-24/25/35 987 5%
5 MiG-21 793 5% 5 An-24/26 221 4% 5 AH-64 956 5%
6 Su-27/30/35 791 5% 6 CN235/C295 219 4% 6 CH-47 904 5%
7 F-5 521 3% 7 Il-76/78 165 3% 7 OH-58 773 4%
8 Su-25 487 3% 8 An-30/32 152 3% 8 Bell 212/412 661 4%
9 Su-24 473 3% 9 C160 127 2% 9 MD500 633 3%
10 F-4 450 3% 10 Cessna 208 111 2% 10 AH-1 541 3%
Other 7,013 45% Other 2,034 40% Other 6,052 32%
TOTAL 15,568 100% TOTAL 5,145 100% TOTAL 18,686 100%

gg trainers, and made available by a TOR
Systems joint venture between Elbit Systems
and Israel Aerospace Industries. For its part,
Italy will acquire two Gulfstream G550s
adapted for airborne early warning duties by
IAI’s Elta Systems subsidiary.
Also vying for the USAF’s trainer require-
ment is BAE Systems, which signed a deal to
produce 22 Hawk 165s for Saudi Arabia. The
success represents the UK company’s first ex-
port deal for the new-generation aircraft that
forms the basis of its offer in the T-X battle. Lock-
heed is promoting the T-50 – developed jointly bumper 2012, securing orders for a combined
with Korea Aerospace Industries – a type al- 79 PC-21 trainers from Qatar and Saudi Ara-
ready in use in South Korea and ordered by In- bia, and also finalising a deal to produce 75
donesia. The Philippines has also expressed in- PC-7 Mk IIs for the Indian air force. Iraq also
terest in potentially acquiring 12 examples. made progress with its plans to acquire 28
Aero Vodochody L-159s, while a new era of
EQUIPMENT CHOICE Russian air force pilot training began as Irkut
Boeing is expected to pitch a new design for delivered its first Yakovlev Yak-130s to Bori-
the T-X requirement, which holds the poten- soglebsk air base in early October.
tial to sway the equipment choice of numer- Partly looking at the looming airlift require-
ous nations over the coming decades. ments linked with their departure from Af-
Swiss manufacturer Pilatus enjoyed a ghanistan, Australia and the UK added lone
Boeing C-17s to their fleets in 2012, while
Norway swiftly acquired a replacement for
the C-130J lost in a fatal accident in March.
Canberra also retired its last aged C-130Hs, as
its first of 10 Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans
entered final assembly.
In the rotorcraft sector, the US Army has
formally rebranded its Block III production-
standard Apache Longbow the AH-64E, and
potential buyers such as India and Indonesia
are already eyeing the type.
The early days of 2013 will determine
whether the DoD will advance with key pro-
Joint exercises offer grammes such as the F-35 as intended, or have
an important learning future budget reductions hurt equipment
plans made by it and many of its allies. O
Commonwealth of Australia

experience for air

forces, such as those This year’s directory is dedicated to
of RIMPAC allies Ascend Online Fleets data researcher
Australia and Indonesia Martin Smith, who died on 3 December
following a short illness

EXPLANATORY NOTES
For the first time, Flightglobal’s World Air Forces
directory 2013 uses fleet data compiled for its Ascend
Online Fleets and MiliCAS databases by Sandra Lewis-
Rice, John Maloney, Marc-Antony Payne and Martin
Smith, and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as
premium products, our databases provide subscribers
with detailed fleet and orders information, in the
majority of cases down to serial-number level. The
directory also includes global fleet analysis provided by
Antoine Fafard, from Flightglobal’s Insight team.
Responsible for producing special reports on the aviation
industry, Insight provides bespoke analysis on sectors
ranging from business aviation to commercial and
military aircraft. To find out more, and to download other
special reports, visit flightglobal.com/insight
Fleet information is divided into these categories:
Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For some Soviet-era
types where only summary information is available, this
also includes some non-operational platforms.
Ordered: Aircraft on firm 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
To download your free copy of the directory from
11 December, visit flightglobal.com/waf2013

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AFGHANISTAN Il-76 8 C212 1

AFGHAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter DHC-6 2
Type Active Ordered Bell 212 5 Merlin III/IV 4
Special mission Mi-8/17/171 48 Combat helicopter
PC-12NG 18 Mi-25/35 15 AS332 3
Transport SA316 20 UH-1H 44
C-27A (G222) 13 5 SA342 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
Cessna 208 18 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 5
AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY AIR CORPS EMB-312 14 ARGENTINIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered L-29 6 Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter L-39 3 Combat aircraft
Mi-8/17 46 12 PC-7 22 Super Etendard 11
MI-35 6 PC-9 4 Special mission
UH-1H 9 ANGOLAN ARMY King Air 200 (MPA/Recce) 6
Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered P-3B (MPA) 3
MD530 6 48* Combat helicopter S-2 (MPA) 2
ALBANIA AS565 7 Transport
ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE ARGENTINA F28 2
Type Active Ordered ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered PC-6 1
AS532 5 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter
AW109 1 A-4 23 AS555 4
Bell 205 3 IA-58 32 H-3/S-61 8
Bell 206 7 Mirage IIIEA 6 Training aircraft/helicopters
BO105 6 Mirage 5 5 T-34 10
EC145 1 Nesher 10 ARMENIA
ALGERIA Special mission ARMENIAN AIR FORCE
ALGERIAN AIR FORCE Learjet 35 (Calibration/Recce) 3 Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered Tanker Combat aircraft
Combat aircraft KC-130H 1 MiG-25 1
MiG-25 14 Transport Su-25 14
MiG-29 34 C-130H 2 Special mission
Su-24 22 F27 5 Mi-9 (EW) 2
Su-30 28 16 F28 5 Transport
Special mission KC-390 6* Il-76 3
Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter
King Air 200 (MPA) 2 Bell 212/412 8 Mi-2 6
Tanker MD500 12 Mi-8 8
Il-78 5 Mi-171 2 3* Mi-24 15
Transport SA315 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
Beech 1900 6 UH-1H 1 L-39 4
C-130H 16 Z-11 1 29 AUSTRALIA
C295 5 Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Il-76 13 AT/IA-63 19 18+40* Type Active Ordered
King Air 90/200/350 19 EMB-312 26 Combat aircraft
PC-6 2 Mirage IIIDA 2 F/A-18A 55
Combat helicopter T-A4 4 F/A-18F 24
AS355/555 16 ARGENTINIAN ARMY F-35A 2+98*
Bell 412 3 Type Active Ordered Special mission
Ka-32 3 Special mission 737 (AEW) 6
Mi-2 28 OV-1 (Recce) 8 AP-3C (MPA) 19
Mi-8/17/171 102 Transport Tanker
Mi-24 36
Super Lynx 130/300 4 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 32
Yak-130 16
ALGERIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AW101 6
ANGOLA
NATIONAL AIR FORCE OF ANGOLA
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 6
MiG-21 24
MiG-23 22
Su-22 14
Su-25 15
Su-27 7
Special mission
C212 (MPA) 4
Transport
An-12 11
An-26 2
Rex Features

An-30/32 8
An-72/74 5
C212 2
Dornier 28 1 Afghanistan’s growing air force inventory includes C-27A and Cessna 208 transports

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A330 (KC-30A) 5 BO105 4 BELIZE

Transport F-5F 4 BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE
C-17 6 F-16D 4 Type Active Ordered
C-27J 10 Hawk 129 6 Transport
C-130J 12 T67M260 Firefly 3 BN-2 1
King Air 200/350 9 TAH-1 6 Training aircraft/helicopters
Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY T67M260 Firefly 1
F/A-18B 16 Type Active Ordered BENIN
Hawk 127 33 Combat helicopter BENIN PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES
King Air 350 8 BO105 1 Type Active Ordered
PC-9/9A 63 BANGLADESH Transport
AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS BANGLADESH AIR FORCE DHC-6 1
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Dornier 28 2
Combat helicopter Combat aircraft HS 748 1
Bell 206 22 A-5 8 Combat helicopter
CH-47D/F 6 7 F-7 23 16 AS350 1
NH90/MRH90 15 31 MiG-29 8 AW109 4
S-70 34 Transport BHUTAN
Tiger 22 An-32 3 ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY
Training aircraft/helicopters C-130B/E 4 4* Type Active Ordered
Bell 206 15 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Bell 206 7 Mi-8 2
Type Active Ordered Bell 212 14 BOLIVIA
Combat helicopter Mi-17/171 20 BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE
S-70/MH-60R 16 24 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 9 Special mission
AS350 12 FT-7 12 Learjet 25 (Recce) 2
Bell 429 3 L-39 7 Transport
AUSTRIA T-37 11 C-130B 2
AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE BANGLADESH ARMY C212 1
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered King Air 90/200 3
Combat aircraft Transport MA60 2
Eurofighter 15 Cessna 208 1 Combat helicopter
Transport Combat helicopter AS332 1
C-130K 3 AS365 2 AS350 2
PC-6 8 BANGLADESH NAVY EC145 1 1
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered SA316 1
Bell 212 22 Special mission UH-1H 15
OH-58 11 Dornier 228NG 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
S-70 9 Combat helicopter DA40 9
SA316 16 AW109 2 K-8 6
Training aircraft/helicopters Z-9 3 PC-7 5
PC-7 13 BELARUS R44 6
SA316 8 BELARUS AIR FORCE T-33 14
Saab 105 28 Type Active Ordered BOLIVIAN ARMY
AZERBAIJAN Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE MiG-29 38 Transport
Type Active Ordered Su-24 35 C212 1
Combat aircraft Su-25 69 F27 1
MiG-21 5 Su-27 22 King Air 90 1
MIG-25 5 Special mission Combat helicopter
MiG-29 13 An-26 (Recce) 1 Z-9 6
Su-24 11 Transport BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA
Su-25 11 An-24/26 4 BIH ARMED FORCES
Transport Il-76 1 Type Active Ordered
Tu-134 1 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft
Combat helicopter Mi-8 42 G4 1
Mi-2 7 MI-24 26 J-1 10
Mi-8/17 35 18 Mi-26 1 J-22 7
Mi-24/35 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter
Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 10 Mi-8/17 8
L-39 12 BELGIUM SA341/342 7
BAHAMAS BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT UH-1H 5
BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered BOTSWANA
Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
Special mission F-16A 49 Type Active Ordered
King Air 350 (MPA) 1 Transport Combat aircraft
Transport A330 1 F-5 10
Cessna 208 1 A400M 7 Transport
BAHRAIN C-130H 11 BN-2 10
ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE EMB-135/145 4 C-130B 3
Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter C212 2
Combat aircraft AW109 23 CN235 2
F-5E 8 NH90 8+2* King Air 200 1
F-16C 17 SA316 3 Combat helicopter
Combat helicopter Sea King 48 4 AS350 11
AH-1 16 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 7
Bell 212 13 Alpha Jet 29 Training aircraft/helicopters
S-70/UH-60M 9 F-16B 10 F-5 5
Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 32 PC-7/Mk II 6 5

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Transport
AT-802 1
CN235 1
HS 748 1
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 4
Mi-35 2
SA316 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
SF-260 4
BURUNDI
BURUNDI NATIONAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-24 3
SA316 3
SA342 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
SF-260 5
CAMBODIA

Eurocopter
ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Eurocopter’s Helibras subsidiary has opened a final assembly line for Brazil’s EC725s Transport
An-24 1
BRAZIL S-70 3 MA60 2
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE BRAZILIAN NAVY Y-12 1
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Combat aircraft Combat aircraft AS355 1
AMX-A/T 51 A-4 19 Mi-8/17 8
EMB-314 31 Combat helicopter UH-1H 1
F-5E/EM 43 8 AS332/532 7 CAMEROON
Mirage 2000C 10 AS350 19 CAMEROON AIR FORCE
Special mission AS355 9 Type Active Ordered
Beech 125 (Calibration) 4 Bell 206 17 Combat aircraft
C-130E (SAR) 2 EC725 1 15 Impala 5
C295 (SAR) 2 Lynx 21 12 Magister 6
EMB-110 (Calibration) 6 S-70 2 4 Transport
EMB-110 (EW) 5 SH-3D/S-61 11 Arava 1
EMB-110 (MPA) 17 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130H 3
EMB-110 (SAR) 1 TA-4 3 CN235 1
EMB-145 (AEW) 5 BRUNEI MA60 1
EMB-145 (Recce) 3 ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
Learjet 35 (Recce) 4 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 4
P-3AM (MPA) 3 6 Transport Bell 412 1
Tanker CN235 1 Mi-24 3
KC-130H 2 Combat helicopter SA319 1
KC-137 (707) 3 Bell 212/214 9 SA330 2
KC-390 28 BO105 6 SA342 3
Transport S-70/70i 4 12 Training aircraft/helicopters
C-130E/H/M 16 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 5
C295 10 Bell 206 3 CANADA
Cessna 208 30 PC-7 Mk II 4 ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
EMB-110 52 BULGARIA Type Active Ordered
EMB-120 20 BULGARIAN AIR FORCE Combat aircraft
EMB-121 3 Type Active Ordered F/A-18A 64
EMB-145 6 Combat aircraft F-35A 65*
Combat helicopter MiG-21 6 Special mission
AS332 7 MiG-29 15 DHC-5 (SAR) 6
AS355 6 Su-25 14 King Air 200 (Recce) 2
Bell 205 3 Special mission P-3 (MPA) 18
EC725 2 13 An-30 (Recce) 1 Tanker
Mi-35 9 3 Transport A310 2
UH-1H 26 C-27J 2 KC-130H 4
UH-60L 15 1 PC-12 1 Transport
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter A310 3
AMX-T 8 AS532 12 C-17 4
AS350 30 Mi-8/17 4 C-130E/H 14
EMB-312 106 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130J 17
EMB-314 63 Bell 206 6 DHC-6 4
EMB-326 1 PC-9 5 King Air 200 2
F-5F/FM 3 3 BULGARIAN NAVY Combat helicopter
Mirage 2000B 2 Type Active Ordered AW101 (SAR) 14
BRAZILIAN ARMY Combat helicopter Bell 412 86
Type Active Ordered AS365 3 CH-47F 15
Combat helicopter BURKINA FASO H-3 26
AS532 9 BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE S-92 2 26
AS550 32 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters
AS565 32 Combat aircraft Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 13
EC725 1 16 EMB-314 3 Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9

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CT-114 Tutor 27
DHC-8 4
F/A-18B 26
G120 (Allied Wings) 13
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
AS350/550 2
CHAD
CHAD NATIONAL FLIGHT
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 6
Transport
An-26 2

Rex Features
C-130H 1
Combat helicopter
AS550 6
Mi-17/171 8 Shenyang L-15s have performed at-sea trials aboard China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning
Mi-24 6
SE3160 2 C212 3 J-10 6
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter JH-7 35
PC-7 1 AS332/532 7 Q-5 30
PC-9 1 AS365 8 Su-30/33/J-15 23 50*
SF-260 1 Bell 206 2 Special mission
CHILE BO105 4 Y-8 (MPA) 3
CHILEAN AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters Y-8 (Recce) 5
Type Active Ordered Bell 206 2 Y-8/KJ200 (AEW) 8
Combat aircraft PC-7 7 Transport
C-101 20 CHINA Y-7 9
F-5E 8 CHINESE AIR FORCE Y-8 12
F-16A/C 35 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Special mission Combat aircraft AS365/565 6
707 (AEW) 1 H-6 120 Ka-28 17
Tanker J-7 389 Ka-31 2 7
707/KC-135 3 J-8 96 Mi-8 8
Transport J-10 200 Z-8/SA321 16
737 1 J-11 (Su-27/30) 273 71 Z-9 25
Beech 99 2 JH-7 72 Training aircraft/helicopters
C-130B/H 3 Q-5 119 JJ-6 14
C212 3 Su-35 48* JL-8 (K-8) 12
Citation 4 Special mission COLOMBIA
DHC-6 10 737 (Comms) 2 COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE
KC-390 6* An-30 (Surveying) 4 Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW) 5 Combat aircraft
Bell 412 14 Tu-154 (Recce) 3 A-37 8
BK117 1 Y-8 (Recce) 16 BT-67 6
UH-1H 13 Y-8/KJ200 (AEW) 7 EMB-314 24
Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Kfir 20
Bell 206 4 An-26 25 OV-10 9
EMB-314 12 Il-76 13 7 Special mission
F-5F 2 MA60 9 Cessna 208 (Recce) 6
F-16B/D 11 Tu-154 8 Citation Ultra (Recce) 5
T-35 23 Y-7 50 King Air 300/350 (EW) 3
CHILEAN ARMY Y-8 59 Metro 23 (Recce) 1
Type Active Ordered Y-9 1 Turbo Commander (Recce) 2
Transport Combat helicopter Tanker
C212 5 Mi-8/17/171 330 52 707 1
Cessna 208 3 S-70 16 767 1
CN235 3 Z-8/SA321 8 Transport
Combat helicopter Z-9 210 727 2
AS332/532 10 Z-10 10 737 2
AS350 3 Z-11 60 Arava 1
AS355 1 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130B/H 5
MD530 11 AS350 1 C212 3
SA330 4 HC120 93 57 C295 4 1
UH-1H 1 JJ-7 39 Cessna 208 11
CHILEAN NAVY JL-8 (K-8) 170 CN235 3
Type Active Ordered CHINESE NAVY EMB-110 2
Special mission Type Active Ordered KC-390 12*
C295 (MPA) 3 Combat aircraft King Air 90/350 6
EMB-110 (MPA) 5 H-6 14 PA-31 1
P-3 (MPA) 3 J-7 30 Turbo Commander 2
Transport J-8 48 Combat helicopter

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Bell 205 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport

Bell 212 10 PC-9/M 17 C212 3
MD500/530 4 CUBA Turbo Commander 1
S-70/UH-60A/L 23 CUBAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
UH-1H 50 Type Active Ordered Bell 412 2
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft OH-58 12
Bell 206 12 MiG-21 12 UH-1H 11
EMB-312 14 MiG-23 24 Training aircraft/helicopters
Lancair Synergy 6 19 MiG-29 3 Schweizer 333 2
T-37 17 Transport T-35 5
COLOMBIAN ARMY An-26 3 DOMINICAN NATIONAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered Yak-40 2 Type Active Ordered
Special mission Combat helicopter Combat helicopter
King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 Mi-8/17 10 OH-58A/C 9
Transport Mi-35 4 Training aircraft/helicopters
An-32 2 Training aircraft/helicopters R44 3
C212 2 L-39 25 ECUADOR
Cessna 208 5 CYPRUS ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE
CV580 1 CYPRUS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered
King Air 90/200/350 4 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft
Turbo Commander 2 Transport Cheetah C 10
Combat helicopter BN-2 1 Kfir 8
Mi-17 22 Combat helicopter Transport
UH-1H/N 64 AW139 (SAR) 3 727 2
UH-60L 55 Mi-35 11 C-130B/H/L-100 4
COLOMBIAN NAVY SA342 4 DHC-6 3
Type Active Ordered CZECH REPUBLIC HS 748 1
Special mission CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
CN235 (MPA) 3 Type Active Ordered Dhruv ALH 6
Transport Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters
C212 1 Gripen C 12 Bell 206 9
Cessna 208 2 L-159A 19 Cheetah D 2
King Air 350 1 Special mission DA20 6 6
Combat helicopter L-410 (Surveying) 2 EMB-314 17
AS555 2 Transport T-34 13
BK117 1 C295 4 ECUADORIAN ARMY
BO105 2 KC-390 2* Type Active Ordered
UH-1N 5 L-410 8 Transport
CONGO Yak-40 1 Arava 4
CONGOLESE AIR FORCE Combat helicopter C212 2
Type Active Ordered Mi-2 6 Citation II 1
Combat aircraft Mi-8/17/171 29 CN235 1
Mirage F1 2 Mi-24/35 15 King Air 200 1
Transport W-3 10 PC-6 1
An-32 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter
Combat helicopter Gripen D 2 AS332 4
Mi-2 2 L-39 8 AS350/550 6 12
Mi-8/17 4 L-159T 4 Mi-171 9
Mi-24/35 3 DENMARK SA315 3
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE SA342 10
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered ECUADORIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft F-16A 36 Special mission
MiG-23 2 F-35A 48* CN235 (MPA) 1
Su-25 2 Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Transport Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 Transport
727 2 Transport King Air 300/350 2
An-12 5 C-130J 4 Combat helicopter
An-26 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1
HS 748 2 AS550 8 Bell 230 1
Combat helicopter AW101 14 Bell 430 2
Mi-2 2 Lynx 90 7 Training aircraft/helicopters
Mi-8/17 3 MH-60R 9* Bell 206 2
Mi-24/35 14 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 2
SA316 2 F-16B 11 T-35 4
SA330 10 DJIBOUTI EGYPT
CROATIA DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE
CROATIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered Transport Combat aircraft
Combat aircraft Cessna 208 1 Alpha Jet MS2 15
MiG-21 6 L-410 1 F-4E 34
Special mission Combat helicopter F-6 45
Bombardier 415 (Firefighting) 6 AS355 1 F-7 60
PC-9M (EW) 3 Mi-8/17 2 F-16A/C 154 16
Transport Mi-24/35 3 MiG-21 58
An-32 2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76
AT-802 5 DOMINICAN AIR FORCE Mirage 2000EM 15
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission
Bell 206 8 Combat aircraft Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2
Mi-8/171 23 EMB-314 8 Beech 1900 (MPA) 2

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Beech 1900 (Recce) 2 T-35 5 An-12 5

E-2C (AEW) 7 EQUATORIAL GUINEA An-26 1
Transport EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE An-32 1
An-74 3 Type Active Ordered C-130B 1
Beech 1900 4 Combat aircraft DHC-6 2
C-130H 21 Su-25 4 Combat helicopter
C295 2 3 Transport Mi-8/17 10
DHC-5 8 An-32 1 Mi-24/35 17
King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter SA316 5
Combat helicopter Mi-24 5 Training aircraft/helicopters
AH-64D 36 10 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 7
AW109 3 L-39 2 SF-260 4
AW139 (SAR) 2 ERITREA ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION
CH-47D 19 6* ERITREAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered
Mi-8/17 93 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
S-70/UH-60M 2 4* Combat aircraft UH-1H 12
SA342 79 MiG-29 5 FINLAND
Sea King 23 Su-27 6 FINNISH AIR FORCE
SH-2G 9 Transport Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 200 1 Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet MS1 30 Y-12 4 F-18C 54
EMB-312 54 Combat helicopter Special mission
F-16B/D 47 4 Bell 412 1 F27 (EW) 1
G115 74 Mi-8/17 4 Transport
K-8 120 Mi-24/35 16 C295 3
L-39 10 Training aircraft/helicopters F27 1
L-59 39 M-290TP 8 Learjet 35 3
Mirage 5SDD 6 MB-339 5 PC-12NG 6
Mirage 2000BM 4 ESTONIA Training aircraft/helicopters
EL SALVADOR ESTONIAN AIR FORCE F-18D 7
SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Hawk 51/51A/66 42 15
Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters M-290TP 9
Combat aircraft L-39 1 FINNISH ARMY
A-37 9 R44 4 Type Active Ordered
Transport ETHIOPIA Combat helicopter
Arava 3 ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE MD500 2
BT-67 1 Type Active Ordered NH90 14 6
Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 412 4 MiG-21 15 MD500 5
MD500 8 MiG-23 10 FRANCE
UH-1D/H/M 16 Su-25 8 FRENCH AIR FORCE
Training aircraft/helicopters Su-27 14 Type Active Ordered
Schweizer 300 6 Transport Combat aircraft
Mirage 2000C 37
Mirage 2000D 61
Mirage 2000N 34
Mirage 2000-5 27
Mirage F1CR 13
Rafale B/C 71 7+152*
Special mission
C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2
E-3F (AEW) 4
Tanker
A330 14*
C/KC-135 14
Transport
A310 3
A340 2
A400M 50
C160 39
C-130H 14
CN235 24 3
DHC-6 5
TBM700 15
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 10
AS555 40
EC725 10 7
SA330 26
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 100
EMB-121 30
G120 (Cassidian) 18
Mirage 2000B 8
Mirage F1B 3
SR20 (Cassidian) 1 12
Airbus Military

SR22 (Cassidian) 7
TB30 34
FRENCH ARMY
The French air force is scheduled to receive its first three A400Ms during 2013 Type Active Ordered

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Transport GERMAN AIR FORCE T-6A 42

PC-6 5 Type Active Ordered TA-7C 9
TBM700 8 Combat aircraft HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION
Combat helicopter Eurofighter 65 31 Type Active Ordered
AS532 23 F-4F 23 Transport
EC725 8 Tornado ECR 31 King Air 200 2
NH90 3 31 Tornado IDS 103 Combat helicopter
SA330 94 Tanker AH-64A/D 29
SA341/342 156 A310 4 Bell 205 27
Tiger 34 46 Transport Bell 206 15
Training aircraft/helicopters A310 1 CH-47DG/SD 15
AS555 18 A400M 53 NH90 4 16+14*
SA341 27 C160 71 UH-1H 66
FRENCH NAVY Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters
Type Active Ordered CH-53 42 NH-300C 20
Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters HELLENIC NAVAL AVIATION
Rafale M 20 4+22* Eurofighter 19 11 Type Active Ordered
Super Etendard 25 G120 (Lufthansa) 6 Special mission
Special mission Tornado IDS 7 Bell 212 (EW) 1
ATL-2 (MPA) 15 GERMAN ARMY Combat helicopter
E-2C (AEW) 3 Type Active Ordered Bell 212 7
Falcon 50 (MPA) 4 Combat helicopter S-70 11
Falcon 200 (MPA) 5 BO105 145 Training aircraft/helicopters
Transport NH90 23 57+12* SA319 2
EMB-121 11 Tiger 21 18 GUATEMALA
Falcon 10 6 UH-1D 99 GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE
Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered
AS365/565 28 EC135 14 Combat aircraft
EC225 2 GERMAN NAVY A-37 3
Lynx HAS2/4 22 Type Active Ordered EMB-314 6*
NH90 7 20 Special mission PC-7 2
SA316/319/SE3160 22 Dornier 228NG (MPA) 1 Transport
SA365 9 Dornier 228 (Recce) 1 Arava 1
Training aircraft/helicopters P-3C (MPA) 8 BT-67 3
SR20 (Cassidian) 3 Combat helicopter Cessna 208 1
GABON Lynx 88 22 F27 1
GABONESE AIR FORCE Sea King 41 20 King Air 90/200 2
Type Active Ordered GHANA Combat helicopter
Combat aircraft GHANA AIR FORCE Bell 205 1
Mirage 5G 3 Type Active Ordered Bell 212 2
Mirage F1 6 Special mission UH-1H 12
Transport DA42 (Recce) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
C-130H 1 Transport T-35 4
CN235 1 BN-2 4 GUINEA
Combat helicopter C295 2 GUINEA AIR FORCE
AS332 2 F27 1 Type Active Ordered
AS350 1 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft
Bell 412 1 AW109 2 MiG-15 1
EC120 1 Bell 412 1 MiG-17 4
EC135 2 Mi-17/171 3 10 MiG-21 3
SA319 1 SA316 4 Combat helicopter
SA330 5 Training aircraft/helicopters AS350 1
SA342 3 DA42 1 Mi-8 2
Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 4 2 Mi-24 4
Magister 4 GREECE SA342 1
Mirage 5DG 2 HELLENIC AIR FORCE GUYANA
T-34 4 Type Active Ordered GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE
GAMBIA Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
GAMBIAN AIR FORCE A-7E 19 Transport
Type Active Ordered F/RF-4E 50 Skyvan 1
Combat aircraft F-16C 116 Y-12 1
Su-25 1 Mirage 2000EG 16 Combat helicopter
Transport Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25 Bell 206 2
AT-802 2 Special mission Bell 412 1
GEORGIA Bombardier 415 (Firefighting/SAR) 8 HONDURAS
GEORGIAN LAND FORCES C-130H (EW) 2 HONDURAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered EMB-145 (AEW) 4 Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft P-3B (MPA) 2 Combat aircraft
Su-25 11 Transport A-37 9
Transport Bombardier 215 13 F-5E 9
An-28 2 C-27J 8 Transport
Combat helicopter C-130B/H 13 Arava 1
Mi-8 18 Combat helicopter C-130A 1
Mi-14 2 AS332 12 King Air 200 1
Mi-24 7 AW109 3 Turbo Commander 1
UH-1H 7 Bell 205 12 Combat helicopter
Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 4
L-29 4 F-16D 41 MD500 2
L-39 4 Mirage 2000BG 2 UH-1H 1
GERMANY T-2C/E 40 Training aircraft/helicopters

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EMB-312 7 Transport BO105 4

F-5F 2 Saras 15 EC120B 3
HUNGARY Combat helicopter IRAN
HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE Dhruv ALH 8 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered Ka-25 7 Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft Ka-28 13 Combat aircraft
Gripen C 12 SA316/319 32 F-4D/E/RF-4E 28
Transport Sea King 42 27 F-5E 20
An-26 5 UH-3 6 F-6 18
Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters F-7 17
Mi-8/17 13 Harrier T4/60 3 F-14 26
Mi-24/25/35 5 Hawk 132 17 MiG-29 16
Training aircraft/helicopters HJT-16 Kiran 20 Mirage F1 5
Gripen D 2 MiG-29KUB 3 Su-24 27
INDIA INDONESIA Special mission
INDIAN AIR FORCE INDONESIAN AIR FORCE 707 (EW) 1
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered P-3F (MPA) 5
Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Tanker
Jaguar M/S 118 10 EMB-314 4 12 707 1
MiG-21 152 F-5E 6 747 3
MiG-27 80 F-16A 7 24* Transport
MiG-29 68 Hawk 209 24 707 2
Mirage 2000H 45 OV-10 2 747 4
Rafale C 86* Su-27/30 10 6 C-130E/H 45
Su-30/MKI 120 149 Special mission F27 12
T-50 (Sukhoi) 144* 737 (MPA) 3 Il-76 5
Tejas LCA 1 19+40* CN235 (MPA) 1 1 PC-6 13
Special mission Tanker Turbo Commander 2
707 (Recce) 1 KC-130B 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
1125 G100 Astra (Recce) 2 Transport F-5F 10
EMB-145 (AEW) 3 C-130B/H/L-100 16 4 FT-7 4
Gulfstream III (EW) 3 C212 8 PC-7 35
Il-76 (AEW) 3 2* C295 2 7 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY
Tanker CN235 6 Type Active Ordered
Il-78 7 F27 5 Transport
Transport PC-6 2 F27 2
An-32 109 Combat helicopter Turbo Commander 5
C-17 10 AS332 7 9 Combat helicopter
C-130J 6 6* BO105 7 AH-1J 6
Dornier 228 40 EC725 6 Bell 206 3
HS 748 59 S-58 4 CH-47C 15
Il-76 17 SA330 15 Mi-8/17 6
Medium Transport Aircraft 45* Training aircraft/helicopters ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY
Combat helicopter EC120B 10 Type Active Ordered
Dhruv ALH 47 65 F-5F 3 Transport
LCH 25 F-16B 3 F27 4
Mi-8/17 150 44+59* G120TP 18 Combat helicopter
Mi-25/35 27 Hawk 53/109 13 ASH-3D 10
Mi-26 3 KT-1 11 Bell 412 4
SA316/319 74 SF-260 18 RH-53 3
Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 15 IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD
Hawk 132 65 40+20* T-50 16 Type Active Ordered
HJT-16 Kiran 81 INDONESIAN ARMY Combat aircraft
HJT-36 Sitara 16 Type Active Ordered Su-25 13
Jaguar T 31 Transport Transport
Mirage 2000TH 10 BN-2 1 An-74 9
PC-7 MkII 75 C212 6 Falcon 20 1
Rafale B 40* Turbo Commander 1 Il-76 3
Saras 15 Combat helicopter Y-12 8
Tejas LCA 20 AH-64E 8* Combat helicopter
INDIAN ARMY Bell 205 11 Mi-171 38
Type Active Ordered Bell 412 36 Training aircraft/helicopters
Combat helicopter BO105 7 EMB-312 13
AH-64E 22* Mi-17 12 6 IRAQ
Dhruv ALH 45 179 Mi-35 5 IRAQI AIR FORCE
LCH 114 SA316 7 Type Active Ordered
SA315 27 13 Schweizer 369 14 Combat aircraft
INDIAN NAVY Training aircraft/helicopters Cessna AC-208 3
Type Active Ordered EC120B 2 F-16C 12+18*
Combat aircraft INDONESIAN NAVY Special mission
MiG-29/K 14 29 Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 3
Sea Harrier FRS51 8 Special mission CH2000 (Recce) 8
Tejas LCA 8 C212 (MPA) 6 King Air 350/ER (Recce) 5
Tu-142 8 CN235 (MPA) 5+3* SB7L-360 (Recce) 2
Special mission Nomad 22/24 (MPA) 29 Transport
BN-2 (MPA) 12 Transport An-32 6
Dornier 228 (MPA) 26 C212 9 1 C-130E 3
Il-38 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter C-130J 6
Ka-31 (AEW) 9 AS332 1 King Air 350 1
P-8I (737) (MPA) 8+12* Bell 412 3 Combat helicopter

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SA342 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Cessna 208 3
F-16D 6
L-159 28*
Lasta 95 20
T-6A 15
IRAQI ARMY AVIATION COMMAND
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 10
Bell 407 27
EC635 22 2
Mi-8/171 44
UH-1H 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell T-407 3
OH-58C 8
IRELAND
IRISH AIR CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Special mission

Rex Features
BN-2 (Recce) 1
CN235 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 6 Israel’s air campaign against Hamas militants involved combat types such as the F-15
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 2 G222 (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-9 7 G550 (AEW) 2 TAV-8B 2
ISRAEL Gulfstream III (Recce) 1 IVORY COAST
ISRAELI AIR FORCE P166 (Surveying) 5 IVORY COAST AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered Tanker Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft KC-130J 2 Combat helicopter
F-15A/C 42 KC-767 4 AS365 2
F-15I 25 Transport SA316/319 2
F-16C 76 C-27J 12 Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16I 100 C-130J 18 Alpha Jet 7
F-35A 20 G222 2 JAMAICA
Special mission P180 17 JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE
707 (AEW) 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered
1124 Westwind (MPA) 3 AW101 2+13* Transport
G550 (AEW) 2 AW/HH139 5 7 BN-2 1
G550 (SIGINT) 3 Bell 212 37 Combat helicopter
King Air 200 (Recce) 18 HH-3F 21 Bell 206 2
King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7 NH500 2 Bell 407 3
Tanker Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 1
707 7 AMX-T 14 Training aircraft/helicopters
KC-130H 4 Eurofighter 12 2 DA40 2
Transport M-346 2 4+9* JAPAN
AT-802 7 MB-339 73 JAPAN AIR SELF DEFENCE FORCE
C-130E/H 12 NH500 45 Type Active Ordered
C-130J 3+6* SF-260 30 Combat aircraft
King Air 200 2 Tornado IDS 8 F-2A 63
Combat helicopter ITALIAN ARMY F/EF/RF-4EJ 80
AH-1E/F/S 46 Type Active Ordered F-15J 153
AH-64A/D 45 Transport F-35A 42*
AS565 6 Dornier 228 3 Special mission
CH-53 23 P180 3 767 (AEW) 4
S-70/UH-60A 48 Combat helicopter BAe 125 (Calibration) 3
Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 12 BAe 125 (SAR) 27
A-4N/TA-4H/J 119 AW129 60 C-1 (EW) 1
F-15B/D 16 Bell 205 58 E-2C (AEW) 13
F-16A/B/D 148 Bell 206 39 YS-11 (Calibration) 3
G120 (Elbit Systems) 17 Bell 212/412 31 YS-11 (EW) 4
King Air 200 2 CH-47C/F 14 16+4* Tanker
M-346 (TOR) 30 NH90 19 40 KC-130H 1
OH-58B 18 ITALIAN NAVY KC-767 4
T-6A 20 Type Active Ordered Transport
ITALY Combat aircraft C-1 26
ITALIAN AIR FORCE AV-8B 14 C-2 2 20
Type Active Ordered F-35B 15* C-130H 15
Combat aircraft Special mission Gulfstream IV 5
AMX 49 ATR 72 (MPA) 3 YS-11 4
Eurofighter 45 35 Transport Combat helicopter
F-35A/B 75* P180 3 CH-47J 19
Tornado ECR 16 Combat helicopter UH-60J 41 40
Tornado IDS 54 ASH/SH-3D 16 Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission AW101 22 Beechjet 400 13
ATL-1 (MPA) 7 Bell 212 37 F-2B 16
ATR 72 (MPA) 1 NH90 3 53 F-15DJ 45

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KUWAIT AIR FORCE

Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18C 27
Tanker
KC-130J 3+5*
Transport
C-17 1*
L-100 3
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 16
AS332 4
S-92 2
SA330 7
SA342 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/A-18D 7
Hawk 64 10
Tucano 52 12
KYRGYZSTAN

Airbus Military
KYRGYZ AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Airbus Military delivered C295s to Mexico in 2012, and sold the type to Kazakhstan Mi-8 9
Mi-24 6
T/XT-4 203 AH-1F 24 Training aircraft/helicopters
T-7 48 AH-6I 18* L-39 3
YS-11 3 AS332 9 LAOS
JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENCE FORCE AS350 5 LAOS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered EC635 9 Type Active Ordered
Transport MD530 9 Combat aircraft
King Air 350 7 S-70/UH-60L 9 MiG-21 25
MU-2 6 UH-1H 31 Transport
Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1
AH-1S 76 C-101 10 Combat helicopter
AH-64D 10 F-5F 8 Ka-32 2
CH-47J/JA 57 F-16B 18 Mi-8/17 18
MD500 111 T67M260 Firefly 14 Mi-26 1
OH-1 33 1 KAZAKHSTAN UH-1H 4
UH-1H/J 179 KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE Z-9 4
UH-60 30 Type Active Ordered LATVIA
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft LATVIAN AIR FORCE
EN480 10 20 MiG-23 3 Type Active Ordered
JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENCE FORCE MiG-27 12 Combat helicopter
Type Active Ordered MiG-29 39 Mi-2 1
Special mission MiG-31 30 Mi-17 4
EP-3 (EW) 5 Su-24 25 LEBANON
P-1 (MPA) 2 10 Su-25 14 LEBANESE AIR FORCE
P/OP-3C (MPA) 95 Su-27 14 Type Active Ordered
US-1 (SAR) 2 Transport Combat aircraft
US-2 (SAR) 5 An-12 2 Cessna AC-208 1 1
Transport An-24/26 7 Hunter 70 2
King Air 90 5 An-72/74 2 1 Combat helicopter
Learjet 36 4 C295 2+6* IAR330 11
UP-3C 4 Combat helicopter S-61 3
YS-11 3 Mi-8/17 40 SA342 7
Combat helicopter Mi-24 36 UH-1H 19
AW101 (CH/MCH101) 7 7 Mi-26 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
BK117 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Bulldog 3
MH-53E 10 L-39 20 Hunter 66 1
OH-6D/DA 9 KENYA R44 3
SH/UH-60J/K 116 KENYA AIR FORCE LESOTHO
Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE
EC135 6 9 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
King Air 90 27 F-5E 17 Transport
T-5 50 Transport C212 2
JORDAN DHC-5 5 Combat helicopter
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE DHC-8 3 Bell 206 1
Type Active Ordered Y-12 11 Bell 412 3
Combat aircraft Combat helicopter BO105 2
CN235 (Gunship) 2 MD500 39 LIBYA
F-5E 32 Mi-28 5 11 LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE
F-16A 44 Mi-171 2 Type Active Ordered
Transport SA330 14 Combat aircraft
An-32 1 Z-9 8 MiG-21 1
C-130E/H 7 Training aircraft/helicopters Mirage F1 2
C212 1 Bulldog 10 Transport
C295 2 F-5F 4 An-26 3
Cessna 208 6 Tucano 51 12 An-32 1
Combat helicopter KUWAIT An-72 1

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C-130H/L-100 2 AS555 6 MD530 15

Il-76 2 Super Lynx 300 6 Mi-8 31
Combat helicopter MALDIVES S-70 4
CH-47C 2 MALDIVES NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE SA330 1
Mi-2 4 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters
Mi-8 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 21
Mi-14 4 Dhruv ALH 1 F-5F 2
Mi-24 1 MALI PC-7 30
Training aircraft/helicopters MALI AIR FORCE PC-9 1
Yak-130 6* Type Active Ordered SF-260 25
LITHUANIA Combat aircraft T-6C 6
LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE MiG-21 9 MEXICAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered Special mission Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft F406 Caravan II (MPA) 3* Special mission
L-39 1 Transport C212 (MPA) 8
Transport An-26 2 CN235 (MPA) 6 1
C-27J 3 BN-2 2 Transport
L-410 1 BT-67 1 An-32 1
Combat helicopter Combat helicopter C295 4
Mi-8 6 AS350 1 DHC-8 1
LUXEMBOURG Mi-8 1 Turbo Commander 4
LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE Mi-24 4 Combat helicopter
Type Active Ordered Z-9 1 AS555 2
Transport Training aircraft/helicopters AS565 4
A400M 1 L-29 6 BO105 11
MACEDONIA MALTA EC725 3
MACEDONIAN ARMY ARMED FORCES OF MALTA MD902 6
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Mi-8 23 3
Combat helicopter Special mission UH-60M 3
Mi-17 6 BN-2 (MPA) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
Mi-24 4 King Air 200 (MPA) 2 Lancair IVP/Super ES 3
UH-1H 2 Combat helicopter Lancair Legacy 2
MADAGASCAR SA316 3 M-290TP 8
MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters MD500 4
Type Active Ordered Bulldog 4 R44 1
Transport MAURITANIA MOLDOVA
An-26 1 MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE
MALAWI Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
MALAWI ARMY AIR WING Combat aircraft Transport
Type Active Ordered EMB-314 2 1 An-26 1
Transport Special mission Combat helicopter
Dornier 228 3 C212 (MPA) 1 Mi-8 4
Combat helicopter PA-31 (MPA) 2 MONGOLIA
AS350 2 Transport MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE
AS355 1 BN-2 3 Type Active Ordered
AS532 1 BT-67 1 Transport
SA330 2 PC-6 1 An-26 3
MALAYSIA Y-12 2 Combat helicopter
ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Mi-8/171 13
Type Active Ordered Z-9 2 Mi-24 10
Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters MONTENEGRO
F/RF-5E 10 EMB-312 3 ARMY OF MONTENEGRO
F/A-18D 8 SF-260 4 Type Active Ordered
Hawk 208 13 MEXICO Combat aircraft
MiG-29 10 2* MEXICAN AIR FORCE G4 9
Su-30MKM 18 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Special mission Combat aircraft SA341/342 4
King Air 200 (MPA) 4 F-5E 6 MOROCCO
Tanker PC-7 37 ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE
KC-130H 4 Special mission Type Active Ordered
Transport EMB-145 (AEW) 1 Combat aircraft
A400M 4 EMB-145 (Recce) 2 F-5E 22
C/PC-130H 10 Metro III (Recce) 2 F-16C 16
CN235 6 Transport Mirage F1CH/EH 50
Combat helicopter 727 5 Special mission
EC725 2 10 An-32 1 Bombardier 215 (Firefighting) 3 2
S-61 29 Arava 12 Falcon 20 (EW) 2
SA316/SE3160 25 C-27J 4 King Air 200 (Research) 1
Training aircraft/helicopters C-130E/K/L-100 6 Tanker
F-5F 3 C-130J 2* KC-130H 2
Hawk 108 6 C295 6 4* Transport
MB-339 8 King Air 90/300 6 C-27J 4
PC-7/Mk II 47 Metro III 2 C-130H 13
ROYAL MALAYSIAN ARMY PC-6 4 CN235 6
Type Active Ordered Turbo Commander 5 Dornier 28 2
Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Combat helicopter
AW109 11 Bell 206 10 Bell 205 47
ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY Bell 212/412 30 Bell 206 5
Type Active Ordered CH-53 4 Bell 212 3
Combat helicopter EC725 4 5 CH-47C/D 8 3*

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SA330 33 AS350 1 AW109 6 7

SA342 22 Dhruv ALH 3 AW139 1
Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 5 Mi-24 9
Alpha Jet 24 SA316/319 5 Mi-171 3
Bell 206 17 SA330 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5B/F 8 NETHERLANDS Alpha Jet 4
F-16D 8 ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE FT-7 2
King Air 100 5 Type Active Ordered L-39 17
T-6C 24 Combat aircraft MB-339 12
ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY F-16A 74 R66 2
Type Active Ordered F-35A 2+83* NIGERIAN NAVAL AVIATION
Combat helicopter Tanker Type Active Ordered
AS565 3 KDC-10 2 Combat helicopter
MOZAMBIQUE Transport AW109 5
MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE C-130H 4 Bell 206 1
Type Active Ordered DC-10 1 NORTH KOREA
Transport Training aircraft/helicopters KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE
An-26 6 F-16B 11 Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter PC-7 13 Combat aircraft
Mi-8 4 NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND F-5 (Shenyang) 107
Mi-24 2 Type Active Ordered F-6 98
MYANMAR Combat helicopter F-7 120
MYANMAR AIR FORCE AB412 (SAR) 3 H-5 80
Type Active Ordered AH-64D 29 MiG-21 26
Combat aircraft AS532 8 MiG-23 56
A-5 21 CH-47D/F 14 2 MiG-29 35
F-6 1 NH90 7 13 Su-7 18
F-7 24 NEW ZEALAND Su-25 34
G4 4 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
MiG-29 15 13 Type Active Ordered MD500 36
Transport Special mission Mi-2 60
F27 2 P-3K (MPA) 6 Mi-8 40
FH-227 2 Transport Mi-24 20
PC-6 5 757 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
Y-8 4 C-130H 4 1 FT-2 30
Combat helicopter Combat helicopter FT-5 135
Bell 205 12 NH90 3 5 Mi-2 2
Mi-2 10 UH-1H 13 NORWAY
Mi-17/171 26 Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE
Mi-35 10 50 AW109 5 3* Type Active Ordered
SA316/SE3160 9 King Air 200 4 Combat aircraft
W-3 12 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY F-16A 47
Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F-35A 2+50*
FT-7 6 Combat helicopter Special mission
K-8 12 50 SH-2G 5 Falcon 20 (EW) 2
MiG-29UB 4 NICARAGUA P-3C/N (MPA) 6
PC-7 16 NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE Transport
PC-9 10 Type Active Ordered C-130J 4 1*
NAMIBIA Transport Combat helicopter
NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE An-26 2 Bell 412 18
Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Lynx 86 2
Combat aircraft MD500/OH-6 2 NH90 6
F-7 6 Mi-2 4 Sea King 43 (SAR) 12
Transport Mi-17/171 15 Training aircraft/helicopters
An-26 1 NIGER F-16B 10
Y-8 4 NIGER AIR FORCE ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY
Y-12 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter Special mission Combat helicopter
Mi-17 2 DA42 (Recce) 2 NH90 1 7
Mi-24 2 Transport OMAN
SA315 1 C-130H 1 ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN
SA316 2 Dornier 28 1 Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters Dornier 228 1 Combat aircraft
FT-7 2 Combat helicopter Eurofighter Typhoon 12*
K-8 12 Mi-17 2 F-16C 8 10
NATO Mi-24 2 Hawk 203 10
Type Active Ordered NIGERIA Jaguar S 8
Special mission NIGERIAN AIR FORCE Special mission
E-3A (AEW) 17 Type Active Ordered C295 (MPA) 3
Transport Combat aircraft Skyvan (MPA) 3
757 (leased) 1 F-7 10 Transport
C-17 (SAC) 3 Special mission C295 5
NEPAL ATR 42 (MPA) 2 C-130H 3
NEPAL ARMY Transport C-130J 1 2
Type Active Ordered C-130H 1 Skyvan 2
Transport Dornier 128 11 Combat helicopter
BN-2 1 Dornier 228 6 AS332 2
HS 748 1 G222 2 Bell 205 9
M-28 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 3
Combat helicopter AS332 5 NH90 10 9

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SA330 2
Super Lynx 120 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 4 2
Hawk 103/A 5
Jaguar B/T2 4
PC-9 12
PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 142
F-16A/C 36
JF-17 30 70+50*
Mirage IIIEP/OF/RP 69
Mirage 5EF/F/PA 84
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
King Air 350 (Recce) 2

Lockheed Martin
Saab 2000 (AEW) 4
Y-8/ZDK-03 (AEW) 1 3
Tanker
Il-78 4
Transport The Royal Air Force of Oman has accepted its first C-130J tactical transport
C-130B/E/L-100 16
CN235 3
Saab 2000 1 Bell 212/412 3 2 BO105 2
Y-12 2 EC145 1 Mi-17/171 20
Combat helicopter MD500 1 Mi-25/35 18
Bell 205 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 412 1 T-35 6 EMB-312 13
Mi-14 1 PAPUA NEW GUINEA KT-1 20
Mi-171 6 PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE MB-339 6
SA330 1 Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000DP 2
SE3160 1 Transport Schweizer 300 5
Training aircraft/helicopters Arava 3 PERUVIAN ARMY
F-16B/D 27 CN235 2 Type Active Ordered
FT-5 25 Combat helicopter Transport
FT-6 9 UH-1H 5 An-28 2
FT-7 5 PARAGUAY An-32 3
K-8 39 PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE Beech 1900 1
Mirage IIIBE/D/DP 18 Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 1
Mirage 5DPA 2 Transport King Air 350 1
SA316 8 C212 5 Combat helicopter
T-37 18 Cessna 208 2 2 Mi-2 8
PAKISTAN ARMY Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 8
Type Active Ordered AS350 3 SA318 6
Transport UH-1H 8 Training aircraft/helicopters
Citation Bravo 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Enstrom F28 6
King Air 350 2 EMB-312 6 R44 2
Turbo Commander 2 T-35 10 PERUVIAN NAVY
Y-12 4 PARAGUAYAN NAVY Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission
AH-1F 35 Combat helicopter F60 (MPA) 2
AS550 10 2 AS350 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 3
Bell 206 19 PERU Transport
Bell 412 30 2+30* PERUVIAN AIR FORCE An-32 2
Mi-17/172 47 Type Active Ordered F60 2
SA315 12 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter
SA316 14 A-37 24 Bell 206 2
SA330 31 EMB-314 10* Mi-8 2
PAKISTAN NAVY MiG-29 19 SH/UH-3 3
Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000P 10 Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission Su-22 17 Enstrom F28 2
BAe 125 (Recce) 1 Su-25 18 T-34 2
F27 (MPA) 7 Special mission PHILIPPINES
P-3C (MPA) 6 Learjet 36 (Surveying) 2 PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE
Combat helicopter Metro 23 (Recce) 2 Type Active Ordered
SA316 5 Turbo Commander (Surveying) 1 Combat aircraft
Sea King 45 6 Transport OV-10 12
Z-9 6 737 2 Transport
PANAMA An-32 3 C-130H 2
NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA An-72 1 F27 2
Type Active Ordered DHC-6 8 Nomad 22 1
Transport L-100 2 Turbo Commander 1
C212 3 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter
Cessna 208 2 Metro 23 1 AS550 4
Combat helicopter Y-12 2 Bell 205 8
AW139 6 Combat helicopter Bell 212/214 2
Bell 205 1 Bell 212/412 4 MD520 25

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S-76 10
UH-1H/V 36
W-3 4 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
S-211 5
SF-260 20
T-50 12*
PHILIPPINE NAVY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BN-2 (MPA) 6
Combat helicopter
BO105 4
POLAND
POLISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16C 36
MiG-29 32
Su-22 38
Transport
C-130E 5
C295 13 3
M/An-28 22 6
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 23

Pilatus
Mi-8 8
Mi-24 29
W-3 18 5 Pilatus has secured fresh orders for the PC-21 trainer from Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 12 Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 Il-20/22 (Recce) 11
PZL-130TC-I/II 23 Transport Il-76/A-50 (AEW) 12
SW-4 25 C-17 3 1 Il-86 (Comms) 4
TS-11 47 C-130J 4 Tu-204 (Recce) 4
POLISH LAND FORCES Combat helicopter Tanker
Type Active Ordered AW139 18 3 Il-78 21
Combat helicopter MH-60R/S 22* Transport
Mi-2 40 SA342 14 An-12 36
Mi-8/17 34 Sea King Commando 11 An-22 5
Mi-24 30 Training aircraft/helicopters An-24/26 37
W-3 38 Alpha Jet 6 An-72 17
POLISH NAVY Mirage 2000-5DDA 4 An-124 6 20*
Type Active Ordered PC-21 24 An-140 2 8
Special mission ROMANIA Il-62 5
M-28 (MPA) 9 ROMANIAN AIR FORCE Il-76 86 39
Transport Type Active Ordered L-410 47
M-28 4 Combat aircraft Medium Transport Aircraft 100*
Combat helicopter MiG-21 36 Tu-134 12
Mi-2 3 Special mission Tu-154 16 1
Mi-8/17 2 An-30 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter
Mi-14 9 Transport Ka-50/52 29 146
SH-2G 4 C-27J 5 2 Ka-60 100
W-3 6 C-130H 3 Mi-8/17/171 340
PORTUGAL Combat helicopter Mi-9 8
PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE IAR/SA330 67 Mi-24/35 289 38
Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-26 34 16
Combat aircraft IAR-99 19 Mi-28 51 19
F-16A 29 ROMANIAN NAVY Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission Type Active Ordered Ansat 13 5
C295 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter Ka-226 5
P-3C (MPA) 5 SA330 3 L-39 160
Transport RUSSIA Tu-134 20
C-130H 6 RUSSIAN AIR FORCE Yak-130 20 46+10*
C295 7 Type Active Ordered RUSSIAN NAVY
KC-390 6* Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter MiG-25 15 Combat aircraft
AW101 12 MiG-29 250 MiG-29K 20
SA316 8 MiG-31 124 Su-24 38
Training aircraft/helicopters Su-24 270 Su-25 4
Alpha Jet 15 Su-25 180 Su-33 21
F-16B 6 Su-27/30/35 260 92 Tu-142 22
TB30 16 Su-34 16 108 Special mission
PORTUGUESE NAVY T-50 (Sukhoi) 60* Be-12 (SAR) 6
Type Active Ordered Tu-22 105 Il-20/22 (EW) 7
Combat helicopter Tu-95 55 Il-38 (MPA) 10
Lynx 95 5 Tu-160 12 14* Transport
QATAR Special mission An-12 4
QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE An-12 (EW) 8 An-24/26 29
Type Active Ordered An-26 (Recce) 4 An-72 8
Combat aircraft An-30 (Surveying) 12 An-140 1

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Tu-134 4 UH-1H 1 AS532 4

Tu-154 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 8
Combat helicopter TB30 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
Ka-27 47 SERBIA Bell 206 4
Ka-29 45 SERBIAN AIR FORCE PC-9 11
Mi-8 11 Type Active Ordered SOUTH AFRICA
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
MiG-29KUB 4 G2 1 Type Active Ordered
RWANDA G4 23 Combat aircraft
RWANDAN AIR FORCE J22 31 Gripen C 17
Type Active Ordered MiG-21 10 Special mission
Combat helicopter MiG-29 4 DC-3 (EW) 1
Mi-17 9 Transport DC-3 (MPA) 4
Mi-24/35 5 5 An-26 2 Transport
SA342 4 Combat helicopter C-130B 7
SAUDI ARABIA Mi-8 8 C212 4
ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE SA341/342 69 Cessna 208 10
Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters DC-3 5
Combat aircraft Lasta 95 6 8 King Air 200/300 4
Eurofighter Typhoon 18 42 Piper Seneca V 1 PC-12 1
F-15C/S/SA 129 84 SIERRA LEONE Combat helicopter
Tornado IDS 82 SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE AW109 29
Special mission Type Active Ordered BK117 6
E-3A (AEW) 5 Combat helicopter Oryx 46
King Air 350 (Recce) 2 4* Mi-17 2 Rooivalk 11
RE-3A (EW) 1 Mi-24 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
Saab 2000 (AEW) 1 SINGAPORE Gripen D 9
Tanker REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE Hawk 120 24
A330 6 Type Active Ordered PC-7 Mk II 55
KC-130H 7 Combat aircraft SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY
KC-130J 5* F-5S 26 Type Active Ordered
KE-3A 7 F-15SG 24 Combat helicopter
Transport F-16C/D 60 Super Lynx 300 4
C-130H 31 Special mission SOUTH KOREA
C-130J 20* E-2C (AEW) 4 REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE
Citation Bravo 4 F50 (MPA) 5 Type Active Ordered
CN235 2 G550 (AEW) 4 Combat aircraft
Gulfstream IV 1 Tanker F-4E/RF-4C 83
Jetstream 31 1 KC-130B/H 5 F-5E 158
Saab 2000 1 KC-135R 4 F-15K 60
Combat helicopter Transport F-16C 118
AS532 11 C-130H 5 FA-50 20
Bell 205 5 F50 4 TA-50 11 11
Bell 212/412 32 Combat helicopter Special mission
UH-60L 2 AH-64D 19 737 (AEW) 4
Training aircraft/helicopters AS332/532 33 BAe 125 (Recce) 8
Eurofighter Typhoon 6 6 CH-47SD 16 Falcon 2000S (ISR) 2*
F-15D 20 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport
Hawk 65/A/165 45 22 EC120B 6 C-130H 12
PC-9 47 F-5T 9 C-130J 4
PC-21 55 M-346 12 CN235 18
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES PC-21 19 Combat helicopter
Type Active Ordered A/TA-4SU 21 AS332 3
Combat helicopter REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY Bell 412 3
AH-6I 36 Type Active Ordered CH-47D 5
AH-64A/D/E 12 70 Combat helicopter Ka-32 7
MD530 16 S-70 6 MD500 25
OH-58 15 SLOVAKIA S-70/UH-60P 41
S-70/UH-60L/M 19 SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters
Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F-5F 36
S-434 19 Combat aircraft F-16D 51
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY MiG-29 12 Hawk 67 16
Type Active Ordered Special mission KT-1 106
Combat helicopter L-410 (Recce) 1 T-50/B 63
AS332/532 20 Transport REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY
AS365/565 26 An-26 2 Type Active Ordered
SENEGAL C-27J 2* Transport
SENEGAL AIR FORCE L-410 7 King Air 90 1
Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat helicopter
Special mission Mi-2 4 AH-1J/S 77
C212 (SAR) 1 Mi-8/17 15 BO105 12
King Air 200 (Weather recce) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters CH/HH-47D 38
Transport L-39 9 MD500 257
CN235 1 SLOVENIA UH-1H 81
F27 3 SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES S-70/UH-60P 94
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Surion 24
AS355 1 Transport REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY
Mi-2 2 L-410 1 Type Active Ordered
Mi-17 2 PC-6 2 Special mission
Mi-35 2 Combat helicopter P-3C/K (MPA) 13

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Transport SH-60B 12 K-8 12

F406 5 Training aircraft/helicopters SURINAM
Combat helicopter TAV-8B 1 SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE
Lynx 99/A 24 SRI LANKA Type Active Ordered
S-70/UH-60P/MH-60S 7 8* SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter
SA319 6 Type Active Ordered Dhruv ALH 3
UH-1H 8 Combat aircraft SWAZILAND
SOUTHERN SUDAN F-7 9 SWAZI DEFENCE FORCE
SOUTHERN SUDANESE AIR FORCE Kfir 9 Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered MiG-23 1 Transport
Combat helicopter MiG-27 6 Arava 1
Mi-171/172 10 Special mission Combat helicopter
SPAIN King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2 SA316 3
SPANISH AIR FORCE Transport SWEDEN
Type Active Ordered An-32 5 SWEDISH AIR FORCE
Combat aircraft C-130K 2 Type Active Ordered
EF-18A/M 74 MA60 2 Combat aircraft
Eurofighter 31 27+13* Y-12 9 Gripen A/C 155
Mirage F1M 22 Combat helicopter Gripen E 40-60*
Special mission Bell 206 4 Special mission
707 (SIGINT) 1 Bell 412 14 Gulfstream IV (EW) 2
Bombardier 215/415 (Firefighting) 17 Mi-17 15 14 Saab 340 (AEW) 2
C212 (EW) 1 Mi-24/35 14 Saab 340 (SAR) 1
C212 (SAR) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker
CN235 (Surveying) 2 FT-7 1 KC-130H 1
CN235 (SAR) 7 K-8 5 2 Transport
F27 (MPA) 3 SUDAN C-130H 7
Falcon 20 (EW) 2 SUDANESE AIR FORCE Saab 340 1
P-3A/M (MPA) 6 Type Active Ordered Sabreliner 40 1
Tanker Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters
KC-130H 5 A-5 3 Gripen B/D 25
KC-137 (707) 2 F-6 8 Saab 105 72
Transport F-7 20 SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WING
707 1 MiG-21 4 Type Active Ordered
A400M 27 MiG-23 3 Combat helicopter
C-130H 7 MiG-29 11 AS332 9
C212 13 Su-25 11 NH90 6 12
C295 13 Transport UH-60M 10 5
Citation V 3 An-12 5 Training aircraft/helicopters
CN235 9 An-26 6 AW109 20
Falcon 20 2 An-30/32 5 SWITZERLAND
King Air 90 4 C-130H 3 SWISS AIR FORCE
Combat helicopter DHC-5 1 Type Active Ordered
AS332 9 Il-76 1 Combat aircraft
S-76 2 Combat helicopter F-5E 41
SA330 6 Bell 205 2 F/A-18C 26
Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212 3 Gripen E 22*
C212 2 IAR330 4 Transport
C-101 70 Mi-2 2 Beech 1900 1
EC120B 15 Mi-8 20 DHC-6 1
EF-18B 12 Mi-24 25 King Air 300 1
Eurofighter 9 4+1* Training aircraft/helicopters PC-6 15
F-5M 19
Mirage F1BM 3
S-76 6
T-35 35
SPANISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 34
Bell 412 6
BO105 28
CH-47D 17
EC135 6 7+4*
NH90 38
OH-58 3
Tiger 6 18
UH-1H 30
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 8
SPANISH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EAV-8B/+ 16
Transport
Peter Liander/Saab

Citation II/VII 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 8
MD500 6
SH/ASH-3H 9 Sweden and Switzerland could buy up to a combined 82 new-generation Gripen fighters

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Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters S-70/MH-60S 8

AS332/532 25 L-39 4 S-76 4
EC635 18 TANZANIA Super Lynx 110 2
Training aircraft/helicopters TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE TOGO
F-5F 12 Type Active Ordered TOGOLESE AIR FORCE
F/A-18D 7 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered
PC-7 28 F-6 3 Transport
PC-9 11 F-7 11 King Air 200 2
PC-21 8 Transport Combat helicopter
SYRIA An-28 2 SA316 1
SYRIAN AIR FORCE DHC-5 4 Training aircraft/helicopters
Type Active Ordered Y-8 2 Alpha Jet 4
Combat aircraft Y-12 3 EMB-326 4
MiG-21 217 Combat helicopter SA315 1
MiG-23 145 Bell 212 2 TB30 3
MiG-29 48 Training aircraft/helicopters TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Su-22 50 FT-6 1 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD
Su-24 20 K-8 6 Type Active Ordered
Transport THAILAND Special mission
An-26 3 ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE Metro 23 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Ka-28 2 Combat aircraft AW139 (SAR) 4
Mi-2 15 Alpha Jet 19 TUNISIA
Mi-8/17 70 F-5A/E 45 TUNISIAN AIR FORCE
Mi-14 10 F-16A 39 Type Active Ordered
Mi-25/35 36 Gripen C 2 6 Combat aircraft
SA342 30 Special mission F-5E 12
Training aircraft/helicopters DA42 (Recce) 5 Transport
L-39 69 Learjet 35 (Surveying) 1 C-130B/H 8
TAIWAN Saab 340 (AEW) 2 C-130J 2
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE Transport L-410 5
Type Active Ordered Arava 2 Combat helicopter
Combat aircraft BT-67 8 AS350 6
F/RF-5E 29 C-130H 10 Bell 205 22
F-16A 117 HS 748 4 Bell 412 3
F-CK-1A 101 King Air 90 1 CH/HH-3 19
Mirage 2000-5EI 47 Merlin IV 1 SA313 8
Special mission Nomad 22 14 SA316 8
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 PC-6 16 UH-1H/N 8
C-130H (EW) 1 Saab 340 1 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
E-2K (AEW) 4 2 Combat helicopter F-5F 4
Transport Bell 412 11 L-59 9
C-27J 6* EC725 4 MB-326 10
C-130H 19 UH-1H 19 SF-260 18
Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters TURKEY
EC225 3 DA42 6 TURKISH AIR FORCE
S-70/UH-60A 13 F-5B/F 8 Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B 15 Combat aircraft
AT-3 51 Gripen D 4 F/RF-4E 152
F-CK-1B 25 L-39 34 F-16C 179 10
F-5F 32 PC-9 22 F-35A 100*
F-16B 28 ROYAL THAI ARMY Special mission
Mirage 2000-5DI 10 Type Active Ordered 737 (AEW) 4
T-34 37 Transport CN235 (EW) 1
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY C212 2 CN235 (Recce) 1
Type Active Ordered King Air 200 2 Tanker
Combat helicopter Combat helicopter KC-135 7
AH-1W 62 AH-1F 7 Transport
AH-64E 45 AS550 6 A400M 10
CH-47SD 8 AW139 2 C160 17
OH-58 38 Bell 206 18 C-130B/E 15
UH-1H 91 Bell 212 54 CN235 43
UH-60M 4+56* CH-47D 6 Combat helicopter
Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 3 AS532 20
Bell 206 29 S-70/UH-60M 6 2+2* T-70 6
REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY UH-1H 82 UH-1H 63
Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission F480 16 F/NF-5A/B 83
S-2 (AEW) 21 ROYAL THAI NAVY F-16D 48 9
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered KT-1 24 16
MD500 8 Special mission SF-260 36
S-70 17 Dornier 228 (MPA) 7 T-37 49
TAJIKISTAN F27 (MPA) 1 T-38 67
TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE P-3T (MPA) 1 TURKISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered Transport Type Active Ordered
Transport Bombardier 215 1 Special mission
An-26 1 F27 2 King Air 200 (Recce) 2
Combat helicopter Nomad 24 3 Transport
Mi-8 14 Combat helicopter King Air 200 4
Mi-24 4 Bell 212/214 9 Combat helicopter

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AH-1P/S/W 28 An-26 2 SA330/Puma HC1/2 10 24

AS532 27 Combat helicopter Sea King HAR3/3A (SAR) 24
Bell 204 2 Ka-27 3 Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 205 69 Ka-29 3 Eurofighter Typhoon 17 2
CH-47F 6 Mi-14 4 G115 (Babcock) 119
OH-58 3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Hawk T1 58
S-70/T-70 56 37 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE Hawk T2 28
T129 59+41* Type Active Ordered King Air 200 10
UH-1H 86 Combat aircraft Tornado GR4 15
Training aircraft/helicopters AT-802U 18 5 Tucano T1 46
Bell 206 22 F-16E 54 ARMY AIR CORPS
TURKISH NAVY Mirage 2000EAD/RAD 16 Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 33 Special mission
Special mission Special mission BN-2 (Recce) 11
ATR 72 (MPA) 10 Dash 8 (MPA) 2 Combat helicopter
CN235 (MPA) 4 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 Apache AH1 66
Transport Tanker AS365 5
CN235 1 A330 3 Bell 212 7
Combat helicopter Transport Lynx AH7/9A 81
Bell 212 12 C-17 6 Lynx Wildcat 5 29
S-70B/T-70 25 6 C-130H/L-100 8 SA341 23
TURKMENISTAN Cessna 208 7 Training aircraft/helicopters
TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE CN235 7 Bell 212 1
Type Active Ordered DHC-6 2 1 BN-2 1
Combat aircraft King Air 350 2 ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM
MiG-21 3 P180 2 Type Active Ordered
MiG-23 58 Combat helicopter Special mission
MiG-25 24 AH-64D/E 30 30* Sea King ASaC7 (AEW) 13
MiG-29 24 AS550 13 Combat helicopter
Su-7 3 AW139 9 AW101 Merlin HM1/2 31
Su-17 65 Bell 214/412 5 Lynx AH7/HAS3/HMA8 37
Su-25 2 CH-47C/F 14 16 Lynx Wildcat 28
Transport SA330 6 Sea King HC4/4+ 34
An-26 1 UH-60L/M 34 16 Sea King HU5 (SAR) 15
An-74 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters
Combat helicopter AS350 12 AS365 3
AW139 2 3 F-16F 24 Hawk T1 14
EC145 1 G115 12 King Air 350ER 4
Mi-8/17 8 Hawk 61/63/102 31 DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL
Mi-24 10 King Air 90 3 Type Active Ordered
UGANDA MB-339 10 Training aircraft/helicopters
UGANDA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES Mirage 2000DAD 2 AS350 (FB Heliservices) 32
Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000-9DAD 13 AW139 (FB Heliservices) 1
Combat aircraft PC-7 31 Bell 412 (FB Heliservices) 11
MiG-21 7 PC-21 25 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Su-30 6 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY US AIR FORCE
Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
Bell 206 7 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft
Bell 412 1 AS332 8 A-10A/C/OA-10 351
Mi-17/171 14 AS565 8 AC-130H/U/W 37
Mi-24 1 UNITED KINGDOM B-1B 66
Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL AIR FORCE B-2A 19
SF-260 4 Type Active Ordered B-52H 78
UKRAINE Combat aircraft F-15C 218
UKRAINE AIR FORCE Eurofighter Typhoon 73 54 F-15E 219
Type Active Ordered F-35B/C 2 1+135* F-16C 855
Combat aircraft Tornado GR4 104 F-22 186
MiG-29 80 Special mission F-35A 12 35+1,716*
Su-24 25 BN-2 (Recce) 3 Special mission
Su-25 36 E-3D (AEW) 6 Dash 8 (E-9) (Recce) 2
Su-27 36 Global Express (Sentinel R1) (Recce) 5 E-3B/C (AEW) 31
Special mission King Air 350CER (Shadow R1) (Recce) 5 E-4B (Comms) 4
An-30 (Recce) 2 RC-135 Airseeker (ELINT) 3 E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 17
Transport Tanker EC-130H (EW) 14
An-24/26 27 A330 (AirTanker) 1 13 EC-130J (EW) 7
An-70 3 TriStar 4 Global Express (E-11A) (Communications) 3
Il-76 4 VC10 6 HC-130J (SAR) 5 10+21*
Tu-134 2 Transport HC-130N/P (SAR) 29
Training aircraft/helicopters A400M 22 King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) 43
L-39 9 BAe 125 6 Learjet 35 (C-21) (Calibration) 2
UKRAINE ARMY BAe 146 2 2 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11
Type Active Ordered C-17 8 NC-135 (Research) 1
Combat helicopter C-130J 24 OC-135 (Recce) 2
Mi-8/17 30 C-130K 8 PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) 12
Mi-24 40 TriStar 3 RC-135 (ELINT) 22
UKRAINE NAVY Combat helicopter U-2S (Recce) 28
Type Active Ordered AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 27 WC-130H (Weather recce) 2
Special mission AW109 4 WC-130J (Weather recce) 10
Be-12 (SAR) 4 Bell 412 4 WC-135 (Research) 2
Transport CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3/4/6 46 14 Tanker

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Citation Encore/Ultra/Sovereign 12 2
DC-9 2
Gulfstream IV (C-20) 1
King Air 200/350 (UC-12) 12
MV-22B 164 76
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 140
AH-1Z 23 15+151*
CH-46E 123
CH/MH-53E 153
CH-53K 227
UH-1N 42
UH-1Y 61 41+56*
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F/N 13
F/A-18B/C/D 37
T-34 3
TAV-8B 16
US NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-35C 11+249*
F/A-18A/C 210
F/A-18E/F 271 78
Special mission
DHC-6 (Research) 1
E-2C/D (AEW) 67 13+5*

US Marine Corps
E-6B (Comms) 16
EA-6B (EW) 53
EA-18G (EW) 74 52
EP-3E (ELINT) 16
The US Marine Corps’ VMFA-121 unit is the first operational squadron to field the F-35B King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 2
King Air 350 (EW) 4
KC-46A 4+175* Type Active Ordered Learjet 35/36 (EW) 2
KC-135R/T 415 Special mission Metro 23 (Recce) 3
KC-10 59 Dash 8 (Recce) 2 NC-130F/H (Research) 3
MC-130E/H/P 51 DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 9 P/NP-3C/D (MPA) 123
MC-130J 10 17+58* King Air 200/300/350 (C/RC-12) (Recce) 75 P-3C (Recce) 20
Transport King Air 200 (JRC-12) (Research) 1 P-8A (737) (MPA) 11 32+72*
707 1 Transport S-3B (Recce) 3
757 (C-32) 2 Beech 1900 3 Tanker
Beech 1900 4 C-27J 2 KC-130F/R 4
C-5A/B/C/M 73 C212 3 Transport
C-17 216 5 Cessna 208 4 737 (C-40) 12
C-27J 13 6+17* Citation Encore/Ultra (U-35) 28 C-2A 33
C/LC-130E/H 288 DHC-6 6 C-130T 20
C-130J 90 12+17* F27 2 DC-9 11
C212 1 King Air 200/C-12 104 1 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4
Cessna 208 3 5 Metro 23 (C-26) 12 King Air 200 (UC-12) 14
CN235 2 PC-6 1 Metro 23 (C-26) 4
Dash 8 1 Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 42 P-3C 2
DHC-6 3 Combat helicopter PC-12NG 1
Dornier 328/328Jet 11 AH-64A/D/E 669 170 Combat helicopter
Falcon 20 2 CH-47D/F 513 159 AH-1W 1
G100 Astra (C-38) 2 EC145 (UH-72A) 233 71+41* EC145 (UH-72A) 5
Gulfstream II/III/IV (C-20) 11 MH-47D/E/G 72 3 MH/CH-53E 31
King Air 200/350 (C-12) 28 MH-60A/K/L 59 MH-60R/S 378 191
Learjet 35 (C-21) 49 Mi-8 4 OH-58 1
M-28 11 OH-6C/D 49 SH/HH/UH-60A/B/F/H/J/L 163
Metro III (C-26) 1 OH-58A/C/D 681 UH-1N 11
PC-12 (U-28) 24 UH-1H/V 74 Training aircraft/helicopters
Combat helicopter UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,842 349 Bell 206 (TH-57) 119
CV-22B 31 20 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F/N 30
HH/MH-60G/L/UH-60M 102 3+118* Bell 206 (TH-67A) 179 F-16A/B 14
UH/HH-1N 65 DHC-7 1 F/A-18A/B/C/D 159
Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 100 (UC-12) 1 F/A-18E/F 168
Beechjet T-1A 179 Mi-24 2 King Air 90/200 (T-44/TC-12) 83
DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 51 T-34 4 OH-58 5
DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 12 US MARINE CORPS Sabreliner (T-39) 20
F-15D 36 Type Active Ordered T-2 3
F-16D 162 Combat aircraft T-6A/B 185 16+122*
SR20 (T-53A) 24 1 AV-8B/+ 121 T-34 154
T-6A 448 F-35B/C 16 16+388* T-38 10
T/AT/NT-38 493 F/A-18A/C/D 192 T-45A/C 195
TC-130H 1 Special mission TE-2C 2
TC-135 3 EA-6B (EW) 26 URUGUAY
TE-8A 1 Tanker URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE
TH-1H 29 KC-130J 44 2+1* Type Active Ordered
TU-2S 4 KC-130T 28 Combat aircraft
US ARMY Transport A-37 5

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IA-58 5 Bell 206 2 MiG-21 20

Special mission Bell 412 12 MiG-29 24 32
C212 (MPA) 2 Mi-17 35 Su-22 31
Transport Mi-26 3 Transport
C-130B 2 Mi-35 10 An-12 2
C212 1 Training aircraft/helicopters An-24/26 13
EMB-110 3 Bell 206 2 CN235 1
Combat helicopter VENEZUELAN NAVY Il-76 2
AS365 1 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
Bell 212 4 Special mission Bell 212 2
UH-1H 14 C212 (MPA) 3 Ka-32 3
Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Mi-8/17/171 35
PC-7 5 C212 4 Mi-14 2
SF-260 12 King Air 90/200 2 Mi-24/35 22
URUGUAYAN NAVAL AVIATION Turbo Commander 1 UH-1H 4
Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission Bell 212/412 10 F-5B 2
King Air 200 (MPA) 1 Mi-17 6 L-39 19
Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters ZAMBIA
AS355 2 Bell 206 2 ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE
BO105 5 VIETNAM Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE Combat aircraft
T-34 2 Type Active Ordered F-6 8
T-35 4* Combat aircraft MiG-21 10
UZBEKISTAN MiG-21 144 Transport
UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE Su-22 38 Dornier 28 5
Type Active Ordered Su-27/30 29 11 MA60 2
Combat aircraft Special mission Y-12 8
MiG-29 39 An-28 (MPA) 1 Combat helicopter
Su-17 30 Be-12 (SAR) 4 AS565 1
Su-25 20 Transport Bell 205 14
Su-27 30 An-26 22 Training aircraft/helicopters
Transport Combat helicopter FT-6 2
An-12 3 Ka-32 2 K-8 16
An-26 4 Mi-8/17/171 90 SF-260 2
Il-76 2 Mi-24 25 ZIMBABWE
Combat helicopter UH-1H 15 ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE
Mi-8/17 40 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered
Mi-24 25 L-39 26 Combat aircraft
Training aircraft/helicopters VIETNAMESE NAVY F-7 7
L-39 2 Type Active Ordered MiG-23 3
VENEZUELA Special mission Transport
VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE DHC-6 (MPA) 3 BN-2 5
Type Active Ordered Transport C212 11
Combat aircraft DHC-6 3 Combat helicopter
F-16A 7 Combat helicopter Mi-8 2
OV-10 8 EC225 2 Mi-24/35 6
Su-30 24 Ka-27 7 SA316 7
VF-5A 8 YEMEN Training aircraft/helicopters
Special mission YEMEN AIR FORCE Bell 412 8
Falcon 20 (EW) 1 Type Active Ordered K-8 11
Metro III (EW) 1 Combat aircraft SF-260 29
Tanker F-5E 11
707 1
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