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WORLD AIR FORCES 2010
FOREWORD
Budgetary pressures have influenced nations around the world over the last year in how they operate their existing military aircraft and seek to acquire more capable and cost-effective replacements. While some have chosen to defer their replacement decisions, others have taken more drastic action, by wielding the spending axe on what had previously been viewed as essential assets. The highest-profile examples have come in the UK, with the early retirement of the nation’s BAE Systems Harrier GR9 ground-attack aircraft and the cancellation of the long-delayed BAE Nimrod MRA4 project. The latter decision leaves the Royal Air Force with no dedicated maritime patrol aircraft – a dramatic choice for a nation at the top table of NATO. Elsewhere, the cost and complexity of operating aged equipment has seen several other types leave use. Most recently, the Royal Australian Air Force stood down the world’s last General Dynamics F-111s, with their duties assumed by its now-operational Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets. Australia will have received all 24 of its new type by October 2011, as it moves closer to firming up an expected 100-aircraft commitment to Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Despite a tough year, the US-led programme remains the dominant force in the long-term combat aircraft sector, and accounts for over 3,000 of the 6,700-plus pending orders listed here. In total, this year’s World Air Forces directory includes almost 54,000 military aircraft in the active inventories of 161 nations, plus confirmed orders for over 5,200 more. Combat aircraft account for 33% of the current total, just a fraction below the 34% stake for combat helicopters. The remainder is divided between training aircraft and helicopters (20%), transport aircraft and tankers (10%) and special mission aircraft (3%). As expected, the US armed forces have the largest number of aircraft in all categories. The directory has more than 4,000 fewer aircraft listed than 12 months ago, with this reduction in part due to improved data with regard to the operational status of Soviet-era types. Also excluded are almost 900 aircraft listed by Flightglobal’s MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases as being dedicated to VIP transport tasks. For nations around the world, replacing obsolete equipment is both an operational and an industrial imperative. India is looking to work with Russia on a development of the latter’s PAK-FA, one of the most exciting types to have achieved flight status during 2010. An agreement on their proposed joint fifth-generation fighter aircraft could come soon. The coming months could also provide developments in the Indian air force’s medium multi-role combat aircraft competition, and also on a possible deal with Boeing for 10 C-17 strategic transports. The promise of meaningful workshare and technology transfer for local companies will remain a key driver in future type selections in many countries. Embraer enjoyed a remarkable run in 2010 linked to its KC-390 tanker/transport, being developed for an initially 28-aircraft Brazilian air force requirement. If its design proves a success, at least 32 more could be ordered for prospective partners Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic and Portugal. As the battle for international orders becomes harder fought, these factors are likely to become ever more important. CRAIG HOYLE: DEFENCE EDITOR, FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Flightglobal’s World Air Forces directory uses fleet data compiled for its MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases by Nick Fulleylove, Sandra Lewis-Rice, Martin Smith and Jon Underdown, and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as premium products, MiliCAS and HeliCAS 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 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
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ANALYSIS Worldwide active fleet by region Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types Worldwide active fleet share by role WORLD AIR FORCES World Air Forces directory 7 7 8
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ANALYSIS
Worldwide active fleet by region
RUSSIA & THE CIS NORTH AMERICA EUROPE
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
3,035 1,897 5,250
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
2,594 817 3,383
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
2,782 621 1,945
MIDDLE EAST
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
1,614 284 1,165
AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
665 500 1,185
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
1,209 455 1,357
ASIA-PACIFIC
Combat aircraft: Transports/Tankers: Combat helicopters:
5,862 866 4,110
Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Aircraft type 1 F-16 2 F-18 3 MiG-29 4 Su-27/30 5 F-15 6 MiG-21 7 Su-24 8 F-5 9 Q-5 10 Su-25 Other TOTAL Active fleet 2,327 1,114 935 933 875 838 797 613 600 577 8,281 17,761 share 13% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 47% 100%
TRANSPORTS/TANKERS
Aircraft type 1 C-130/L-100 2 KC-135/707 3 An-24/26 4 Il-76/78 5 King Air 6 C-17 7 An-12 8 An-32 9 C-160 10 CN-235 Other TOTAL Active fleet 1,191 475 342 316 261 221 203 161 152 140 1,775 5,440 share 22% 7% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 38% 100%
COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Aircraft type 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 3 UH-1 4 Mi-24/25/35 5 AH-64 6 OH-58 7 CH-47 8 AH-1 9 Mi-2 10 SA341/342 Other TOTAL Active fleet share 2,774 2,454 1,483 1,131 968 766 754 535 497 487 6,546 15% 13% 8% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 36%
18,395 100%
Source: MiliCAS & HeliCAS (1st December 2010)
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Worldwide active fleet share by role
GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET
Country 1 USA 2 China 3 Russia 4 Japan 5 India 6 South Korea 7 France 8 Egypt 9 Turkey 10 UK Other TOTAL Active fleet 13,348 3,400 3,279 1,699 1,695 1,425 1,358 1,159 1,126 1,091 24,339 53,919 share 25% 6% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 45% 100%
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Country 1 USA 2 China 3 Russia 4 India 5 North Korea 6 Ukraine 7 Syria 8 Egypt 9 Pakistan 10 South Korea Other TOTAL Active fleet 2,970 2,344 1,509 676 664 579 483 458 423 406 7,249 17,761 share 17% 13% 8% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 41% 100%
SPECIAL MISSION
Country 1 USA 2 Japan 3 Russia 4 Brazil 5 France 6 Spain 7 UK 8 India 9 Taiwan 10 Argentina Other TOTAL Active fleet 678 176 76 46 44 42 33 31 29 26 436 1,617 share 42% 11% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 27% 100%
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Country 1 USA 2 Russia 3 India 4 Brazil 5 France 6 China 7 Iran 8 Ukraine 9 Indonesia 10 Germany Other TOTAL Active fleet 1,845 495 236 150 150 116 111 100 96 89 2,052 5,440 share 34% 9% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 38% 100%
COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Country 1 USA 2 Russia 3 Japan 4 South Korea 5 China 6 India 7 France 8 UK 9 Italy 10 Turkey Other TOTAL Active fleet 5,114 1,167 710 704 488 484 482 427 386 372 8,061 18,395 share 28% 6% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 44% 100%
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Country 1 USA 2 China 3 Japan 4 Egypt 5 UK 6 Israel 7 Turkey 8 France 9 India 10 South Korea Other TOTAL Active fleet share 2,741 445 440 403 391 341 335 324 268 260 4,758 10,706 26% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 44% 100%
Source: MiliCAS & HeliCAS (1st December 2010)
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AFGHANISTAN AFGHAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
L-29 PC-7 PC-9
6 22 4
Active Ordered
ARGENTINIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S ARMY
2 5 8 33 9 9
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Super Etendard
SPECIAL MISSION
11 4 2 3 3 2 1 4 8 4 10
An-26 An-32 C-27A (G222)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
10 15+58*
AS565
6
Mi-8/17 Mi-35 UH-1H
ARGENTINA ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
King Air 200 (MPA) King Air 200 (Recce) P-3B (MPA) S-2 (AEW)
TRANSPORT
ALBANIA ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
AB205 AB206 AS532 AW109 BO105
3 7 5 1 6
A-4 IA-58 Mirage IIIEA Mirage 5 Nesher
SPECIAL MISSION
23 31 6 5 10 2 2 2 6 7 5 5 6* 4 5 12 2 2 19 26 2 4
Active
F28 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS555 H-3/S-61 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Learjet 35 (Calibration) Learjet 35 (Recce)
TANKER
T-34
ARMENIA ARMENIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ALGERIA ALGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
KC-130H
TRANSPORT
MiG-25 MiG-29 Su-24 Su-27/30
SPECIAL MISSION
14 35 22 38 6 2 5 6 17 6 13 14 9
16
C-130B/H/L-100 DHC-6 F27 F28 KC-390 Saab 340
COMBAT HELICOPTER
MiG-25 Su-25
TRANSPORT
1 14 1 9 16 2 16 4
Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Beech 1900 (Recce) King Air 200 (MPA)
TANKER
Il-78
TRANSPORT
Bell 212 MD500 Mi-17 SA315
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Mi-2 Mi-8 Mi-9 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
L-39 10
Beech 1900 C-130H C-295 Il-76 King Air 90/200/350
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AT/IA-63 EMB-312 Mirage IIIDA T-A4
AUSTRALIA ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ARGENTINIAN ARMY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
F/A-18A F/A-18F F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
55 14
10 14*+86* 3
AS355 AW101 Bell 412 Ka-32 Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-24 Super Lynx 300
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
6 3 5 2 115 36 4 32 16
Citation I (Recce) OV-1 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
1 9 1 2 2 3 4 43 5 1
737 (AEW) AP-3C (MPA)
TANKER
3 19
C-212 DHC-6 Merlin IV
COMBAT HELICOPTER
A330/KC-30A
TRANSPORT
5 4 9 12 9 16 33 8
L-39 Yak-130
AS332 SA315 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-17 C-130H C-130J King Air 200/350
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
ANGOLA ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Bell 206 UH-12
F/A-18B Hawk 127 King Air 350
MiG-21 MiG-23 Su-22 Su-25 Su-27
TRANSPORT
24 22 15 15 7 7 21 10 5 12 5 1 1 1 7 1 5 78 15 20 2 14
Australian Department of Defence
An-12 An-24/26 An-32 An-72/74 BN-2 C-212 Dornier 28 EMB-120 F27 Il-76 King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 212 Mi-8/17 Mi-25/35 SA/IAR316 SA342
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
EMB-312
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PC-9/9A
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
64
Active Ordered
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS
BO105
2
AW109 AS350
4 1
BANGLADESH BANGLADESH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
BHUTAN ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
CH-47D/F NH90 (MRH90) OH-58 S-70A Tiger
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
6 8 14 34 16 1 12
Active
7 33
6
A-5 F-7 MiG-29
TRANSPORT
8 23 8 3 4 4 16 25 9 12 8 11
Active Ordered
Mi-8
2
BOLIVIA BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AS350 OH-58
An-32 C-130B
COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
K-8
SPECIAL MISSION
6 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 5* 1 11 9 11 14
Active Ordered
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
NH90 (MRH90) S-70B Sea King 50
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
5 16 6 13 2
Bell 206 Bell 212 Mi-17/171/172
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Learjet 25 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
AS350 AW109
FT-6 FT-7 L-39 T-37
AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
BANGLADESH ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Arava 201 Beech 1900 C-130B C-212 F27 King Air 90/200 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206 15 3 13 23 11 9 24 16 28
2
Active Ordered
Eurofighter
TRANSPORT
BANGLADESH NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
C-130K PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS332 AS350 Mi-17 SA316 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AW109
2
Bell/AB212 OH-58 S-70A SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BELARUS BELARUS AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
DA40 PC-7 T-33
BOLIVIAN ARMY
38 35 70 22 6 6 2 108 67 13 10
Type TRANSPORT
PC-7 Saab 105
MiG-29 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27
TRANSPORT
C-212 King Air 90
1 1
AZERBAIJAN AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
An-26 Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA BIH ARMED FORCES
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-21 MiG-25 MiG-29 Su-24 Su-25
TRANSPORT
5 5 13 11 12 1 23 35 12
Mi-6 Mi-8/172 Mi-24 Mi-26
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
G4 J-1 J-22
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 10 7 11 19 11
L-39
Tu-134
COMBAT HELICOPTER
BELGIUM BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mi-8/17 SA341/342 UH-1H
Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BOTSWANA BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
F-16A
TRANSPORT
56 1 7 11 4 24 8+2* 3 3 29 13 32
L-39
F-5
TRANSPORT
10 10 3 2 2 1 10 6 3 5
BAHAMAS BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
A330 A400M C-130H EMB-135/145
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Cessna 208 (MPA) King Air 350 (Recce)
1 1
BAHRAIN ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AW109 NH90 SA316 Sea King 48A
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BN-2 C-130B C-212 CN-235 King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350 Bell 412
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-5E F-16C
SPECIAL MISSION
8 17 1 1 11 22 10 4 4 4 6 3
Active Ordered
Alpha Jet F-16B SF-260
F-5 PC-7
Cessna 208 (MPA) King Air 350 (Recce)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
BELIZE BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
BRAZIL BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 AH-1 UH-60L/M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BN-2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 1
T67M260 Firefly
AMX-A/T EMB-314 F-5E/EM Mirage 2000C
SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
52 27 46 10 4 3 2 3 11 5
19
BO105 F-5F F-16D Hawk 129 T67M260 Firefly
BENIN BENIN PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES
Type TRANSPORT Active
ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY
Type
Dornier 128 HS 748
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1
Beech 125 (Calibration) C-130E/M (SAR) C-295 (SAR) EMB-110 (EW) EMB-110 (MPA) EMB-110 (Recce)
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EMB-110 (SAR) EMB-120 (Recce) EMB-145 (AEW) EMB-145 (Recce) Learjet 35 (Recce) P-3AM (MPA)
TANKER
5 1 5 3 4 9 2 4 18 50* 10 24 72 14 7 28* 8 6 3 1 3 33 6 8 31 110 50 5 2
Active
SPECIAL MISSION
TRANSPORT
An-30 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
1 3 2 3 12 8 6 6
Active Ordered
An-26 C-27J L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3
KC-130H KC-137 (707)
TRANSPORT
AS532 Mi-8/17
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1
A310 C-17 C-130E/H C-130J DHC-5 DHC-6 King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 4 16 5 6 4 2 14 88 5 25 4
12
C-130E/H C-212 C-295 Cessna 208 EMB-110 EMB-120 EMB-145 KC-390
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206 PC-9
BULGARIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
AW101 Bell 412 CH-47D/F H-3 Mi-17 (leased) S-92
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
15+6*
28 13 9 27 4 26 13 17 7 26
Mi-14
4
BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
AS332 AS355 Bell 205 Bell 206 EC725 Mi-35 UH-1H UH-60L
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
16 9 10+2*
AT-802 CN-235 HS 748 King Air 200 Nord 262
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 4
Bell 206 (Allied Wings) Bell 412 (Allied Wings) CT-114 Tutor DHC-8 F/A-18B G120 (Allied Wings) Hawk 115 (NFTC) King Air 90 (Allied Wings) T-6A (NFTC)
AMX-T AS350 EMB-312 EMB-314 F-5F/FM Mirage 2000B
Mi-17 Mi-35 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
CAPE VERDE CAPE VERDEAN ARMED FORCES
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
Z-9
2
SF-260 1
BURUNDI BURUNDI NATIONAL ARMY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
BRAZILIAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
BN-2 5 1 2 4 4
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1
SF-260
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350
AS350 AS532 AS550 AS565 EC725 S-70A
15 8 19 34 4
Active
AS350 Mi-24 SA316 SA342 16 6
Ordered
CHAD CHAD NATIONAL FLIGHT
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
CAMBODIA ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
SF-260 Su-25
TRANSPORT
1 6 1 1 1 6 4 7 3 1 1
BRAZILIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
An-24 11 7 18 8 5 1 12 12 13 3
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 1 3
A-4
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-26 C-130H PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS332/532 AS350 AS355 Bell 206 EC725 Lynx 21 S-70B SH-3D/S-61
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS355 Mi-17
CAMEROON CAMEROON AIR FORCE
15 4
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AS550 Mi-17/171 Mi-24/35 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Impala Magister
TRANSPORT
5 6 3 4 1 1 1 2 5
Active Ordered
PC-7 PC-9
Bell 206 TA-4
C-130H DHC-5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
CHILE CHILEAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
BRUNEI ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
Bell 206 Bell 412 SA319 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-101CC F-5E F-16A/C
SPECIAL MISSION
18 9 23 1 1 2 2 1 1 5 3 4 11 6* 1 1 12 2
CN-235 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
3* 1 2 11 6 4 4
Alpha Jet
CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
CAMEROON ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
707 (AEW) King Air 100 (Recce) Learjet 35 (Recce)
TANKER
Bell 206 Bell 212/214 BO105 S-70A
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
707/KC-135 4
TRANSPORT
SA342
CANADA CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
PC-7 Mk II
BULGARIA BULGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
F/A-18A F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
65 65-80* 20 2 5
737 767 Beech 99 C-130B/H C-212 DHC-6 KC-390
COMBAT HELICOPTER
P-3 (MPA) 6 16 14
TANKER
MiG-21 MiG-29 Su-25
A310 KC-130H
AS350 Bell 206 Bell 412
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BK117 Mi-17 SA315 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 10* 1 14 2 12 2 11 24
Active Ordered
Z-9 Z-10
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
118 6 1 22 50
Active
Bell 206 EMB-314 F-5F F-16B/D T-35
AS350 HC120 Z-11
6+128*
CN-235 EMB-110 KC-390 King Air 90/350 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 2 5 1 3 12 6 4 43 32 12 14
7 12*
CHINESE NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Ordered
CHILEAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
C-212 Cessna 208 CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5 3 3 8 2 1 1 9 1 4 1
Active
H-5 H-6 J-7 JH-7 J-8 Q-5 Su-30/33
TRANSPORT
150 30 30 35 124 100 23 1 3 12 8 3 7 21 14
Bell 205 Bell 212/412 MD500/530 OH-6B UH-1H S-70A/UH-60A/L
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
50*
Bell 206 EMB-312 Lancair Synergy T-37
25 17
Active Ordered
AS332/532 AS350 AS355 Bell 206 MD530 SA315 SA330 UH-1H
2
Yak-42
COMBAT HELICOPTER
COLOMBIAN ARMY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
AS565 Ka-28 Mi-8 SA365 Z-8 Z-9
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Ordered
King Air 200/350 (EW)
TRANSPORT
4 2 2 4 1 2 2 23 60 45
Active
CHILEAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
JJ-6
C-295 (MPA) EMB-110 (MPA) P-3 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
1 5 3 3 9 5 3 5 2 7
2
COLOMBIA COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
An-32 C-212 Cessna 208 Convair 580 King Air 90/200 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
C-212
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS/SA365 AS532 Bell 206 BO105
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
A-37 BT-67 EMB-314 Kfir OV-10
SPECIAL MISSION
8 6 25 18 9 5 5 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 7 3 4 7 1
Mi-17 UH-1H/N UH-60L
4*
Ordered
COLOMBIAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
CN-235 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
3 1 2 1 1 2 6
Bell 206 PC-7
CHINA CHINESE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Cessna 208 (Recce) Citation Ultra (Recce) King Air 300/350 (EW) Metro 23 (Recce) Turbo Commander (Recce)
TANKER
C-212
COMBAT HELICOPTER
707 767
TRANSPORT
AS555 Bell 412 BK117 BO105 UH-1N
H-5 H-6 J-6 J-7 J-8 J-10 J-11 (Su-27/30) JH-7 Q-5
SPECIAL MISSION
250 120 4 390 96 200 273 19 500 2 5
CONGO CONGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
71
727 Arava 201 C-130B/H C-212 C-295 Cessna 208 Citation II
MiG-15 MiG-17 MiG-21 Su-25
TRANSPORT
1 8 12 8
737 (Comms) Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW)
TANKER
Il-78
TRANSPORT
8* 5 83 9 10 4 4 3 269 27 1 1
Israel Aerospace Industries
An-12 An-26 An-30 Il-76 MA60 Tu-154
COMBAT HELICOPTER
30*
Mi-6 Mi-17/171 Z-8/SA321 Z-9 Z-11
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
JJ-6 JJ-7 JL-8 (K-8)
149 39 170
Active Ordered
CHINESE ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Z-8
9
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727 An-24
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 3 5 2 1 6
Mi-35 W-3
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
10 9 2 9 4
Citation II (Recce)
TRANSPORT
1 5 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 7 20
Active Ordered
Mi-8/17 Mi-14 Mi-26 Mi-35
Gripen D L-39 L-159T
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
DENMARK ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Arava 201 C-212 CN-235 DHC-5 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
MB-326 MiG-23 Mirage 5 Su-25
TRANSPORT
13 2 6 2 4 2 6 6 2 5
F-16A F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
37 30-48* 3 4 12 14 13
Active Ordered
AS332 AS350 Mi-17 SA315 SA342
Challenger 604 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
ECUADORIAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
C-130J
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-12 DHC-5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS550 AW101
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
CN-235 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
1 4 1 2 3 1 5 2 4
Mi-35 SA330 SA316/SE3160
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-16B
CN-235 King Air 300/350
COMBAT HELICOPTER
ROYAL DANISH NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
SF-260
Bell 206 Bell 230
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
CROATIA CROATIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Lynx 90
8
DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
Bell 206 T-34 T-35
MiG-21
TRANSPORT
6 2 6 6 8 23 20
An-32 AT-802 Bombardier 215
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Cessna 208 L-410 M-28
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 2 1 1 3
EGYPT EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Bell 206 Mi-8/171
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS355 Mi-8
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
PC-9
CUBA CUBAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
EMB-314
TRANSPORT
8 3 1 13 9 2 5
Active Ordered
Alpha Jet MS2 F-4E F-6 F-7 F-16A/C MiG-21 Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR Mirage 2000EM
SPECIAL MISSION
15 34 45 60 154 59 76 15 2 2 4 7 2 24
16
MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-29
TRANSPORT
12 24 3 4 40 16 25
Active Ordered
C-212 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
OH-58 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Beech 1900 (Calibration) Beech 1900 (MPA) Beech 1900 (Recce) E-2C (AEW)
TRANSPORT
An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-8/17 Mi-24/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Schweizer 333 T-35
DOMINICAN NATIONAL ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-74 C-130H C-295 DHC-5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 9 1 36 16 72 4 88 23 9 30 54 47 74 120 10 39 6 4 19
L-39
CUBAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
OH-58
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
7 2
R44 1
Mi-14
CYPRUS CYPRUS AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
ECUADOR ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 AH-64D CH-47C/D Mi-8/17 S-70A/UH-60M SA342 Sea King SH-2G(E)
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
9 6* 21 4*
BN-2
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 11 4 2
Mi-35 SA342 UH-1H
A-37 Kfir Mirage 50EV Mirage F1JA
TRANSPORT
21 8 3 11 2 3 3 3 6 2 8 12 3 1 13
Active
CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
727 C-130B/H DHC-6 HS 748
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Gripen C L-159A
SPECIAL MISSION
12 20 2 4 2 6 32
Dhruv ALH SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Alpha Jet MS1 EMB-312 F-16B/D G115 K-8E L-39 L-59 Mirage 5SDD Mirage 2000BM UH-12E
4
EL SALVADOR SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE
12
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
L-410 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
An-26 C-295 KC-390 L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 2*
Bell 206 EMB-314 Mirage 50DV Mirage F1JE T-34
A-37
TRANSPORT
9 3 1 4
ECUADORIAN ARMY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
Arava 202 BT-67
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-17/171
Bell 412
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MD500 UH-1H/M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
4 12 5
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
T-35
EQUATORIAL GUINEA EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mirage 2000C Mirage 2000D Mirage 2000N Mirage 2000-5 Mirage F1CR/CT Rafale B/C
SPECIAL MISSION
52 76 62 31 58 55 2 4 14 3 2
C-130H CN-235 EMB-110
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 1 1 1 1 8 8 4 2 4
23+152*
AS350 SA319 SA330 SA342
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Su-25
SPECIAL MISSION
4 1 2
C160 Gabriel (ELINT) E-3F (AEW)
TANKER
An-72 (MPA)
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C/KC-135
TRANSPORT
Magister Mirage 5DG T-34
L-39
ERITREA ERITREAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-29 Su-27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5 6 1 3 1 8 5
Bell 412 Mi-8/17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
A310 A340 A400M C160 C-130H CN-235 DHC-6 TBM700
COMBAT HELICOPTER
GAMBIA GAMBIAN AIR FORCE
50
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
51 14 20 4 15 10 1 40 6 31 120 1 28 18 15 8 46
Active
Su-25 8
1
GEORGIA GEORGIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Su-25
COMBAT HELICOPTER
11 7 18 12 4 4
Active Ordered
M-290TP MB-339
ESTONIA ESTONIAN AIR FORCE
Type TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Active Ordered
AS332/532 AS355 AS555 EC725 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
3
Mi-2 Mi-8 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
R44
2
ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Alpha Jet AS350 EMB-121 G120 (EADS) Mirage 2000B Mirage F1B TB30
L-29 L-39
GEORGIAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
UH-1H
3
GERMANY GERMAN AIR FORCE
Ordered Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-21 MiG-23 Su-25 Su-27
TRANSPORT
15 10 8 14 14 1 1 4 24 15 5 6 4
Active Ordered
FRENCH ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
PC-6 TBM700
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5 11 19 8 34 93 204 24 18
Active Ordered
An-12 An-32 C-130B DHC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Eurofighter F-4F Tornado ECR Tornado IDS
TANKER
35 48 32 145 4 1
66
Mi-8/17 Mi-24/35 SA/IAR316/SE3160
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS532 EC725 NH90 SA/IAR330 SA341/342 Tiger
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
A310
TRANSPORT
56
A310 A400M C160
COMBAT HELICOPTER
53 84 1 54 14 9
Active
AS555
L-39 SF-260
FRENCH NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
NH90 UH-1D
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
41
ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Rafale M Super Etendard
SPECIAL MISSION
17 41 25 3 5 5 11 2 17 2 26 1 17 9 6
8+22*
Eurofighter Tornado IDS
18
GERMAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
UH-1H
12
FINLAND FINNISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ATL-2 (MPA) E-2C (AEW) Falcon 20 (MPA) Falcon 50 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
F-18C
TRANSPORT
55 2 2 3 6 7 39 9
Active Ordered
EMB-121 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER
BO105 CH-53 NH90 Tiger UH-1D
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
50 92 11 6 70 111 14
Active
72 69
C-295 F27 Learjet 35 PC-12NG
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-18D Hawk 51/A M-290TP
AS365 AS565 EC225/725 Lynx HAS4 NH90 SA316/319/SE3160 SA365
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BO105 EC135 2 26
GERMAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
FINNISH ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Dornier 228 (MPA) Dornier 228 (Recce) P-3C (MPA)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 2 8 22 20
Falcon 10
MD500 Mi-8 NH90
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
2 2 7 5
GABON GABONESE AIR FORCE
13
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Lynx 88 Sea King 41
GHANA GHANA AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
MD500
Mirage 5G Mirage F1
SPECIAL MISSION
3 4 1
FRANCE FRENCH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
EMB-110 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
BN-2 F27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 4
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AB412 Mi-17 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 2 2 4 2
Mi-8 Mi-24 SA342
1 2 1
SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
65 33 162 31 12 20*
Active Ordered
K-8
GUINEA-BISSAU GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
GREECE HELLENIC AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-15
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 1
Hawk 132 HJT-16 Kiran HJT-36 Jaguar T Mirage 2000TH Tejas LCA
72 16
INDIAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
A-7E F/RF-4E F-16C Mirage 2000EG Mirage 2000-5/Mk II
SPECIAL MISSION
26 52 109 15 25 2 4 6 1 21 8 12 12 10 4 41 3 42 38 15
Active
SE3130 8
GUYANA GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active
Dhruv ALH SA315 SA316
39 20 80
Active
99 10
Skyvan 3M
1
INDIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Ordered
C-130H (EW) EMB-145 (AEW) P-3B (MPA) YS-11 (Calibration)
TRANSPORT
HONDURAS HONDURAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Bombardier 215/415 C-27J C-130B/H
COMBAT HELICOPTER
A-37 F-5E 4
TRANSPORT
9 9 1 1 1 7 1 1 8 2
MiG-29/K Sea Harrier FRS51 Tejas LCA Tu-142
SPECIAL MISSION
4 8 8 22 4
39 6*
AB205 AS332/532 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Arava 201 C-130A Turbo Commander 2+10*
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Dornier 228 (MPA) Il-38 (MPA) P-8I (737) (MPA)
TRANSPORT
8 12 4 5 16 12 9 32 23 3 17 20 2
Active Ordered
F-16D Mirage 2000BG T-2 T-6A TA-7C
Bell 412 MD500 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BN-2 Dornier 228
COMBAT HELICOPTER
EMB-312 F-5F
HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION
Type TRANSPORT Ordered
HUNGARY HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Dhruv ALH Ka-25 Ka-28 Ka-31 SA316/319 Sea King 42
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 26 15 30 14 20 66
Active Ordered
Gripen C MiG-29
TRANSPORT
12 5 5 19 17 2 1 2
AB205 AB206 AH-64A/D CH-47DG/SD NH90 UH-1H
An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Harrier T4/60 Hawk 132 HJT-16 Kiran MiG-29KUB
INDIAN ARMED FORCES
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-8/17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Dhruv ALH
159
HELLENIC NAVAL AVIATION
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Gripen D L-159B R44
INDONESIA INDONESIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Ordered Active Ordered
AB212 S-70B
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
8 11 2
INDIA INDIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active
SA319
GUATEMALA GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
A-37 PC-7
TRANSPORT
3 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 4
Arava 201 BT-67 Cessna 208 F27 King Air 90
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Jaguar M/S MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-27 MiG-29 Mirage 2000H Su-30/MKI Tejas LCA
SPECIAL MISSION
118 157 14 122 69 45 130
12
EMB-314 F-16A Hawk 209 OV-10 Su-27/30
SPECIAL MISSION
8+8* 7 25 2 10 3 1 2 15 12 5 4 2 20 4 2 10 11 3 13 11 18 16
Active Ordered
737 (MPA) CN-235 (MPA)
TANKER
2
60+40* 20*
KC-130B
TRANSPORT
1125 Astra (Recce) EMB-145 (AEW) Gulfstream III (EW) Il-76 (AEW)
TANKER
1 3 1 2 7 1 110 10* 6 12 4
C-130B/H/L-100 C-212 CN-235 F27 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2
AB205 Bell 212 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Il-78
TRANSPORT
Bell 206 T-35
GUINEA GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
1125 Astra An-32 C-17 C-130J Dornier 228 HS 748 Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS332 Bell 412 EC725 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
28 57 17 37 112 4 20 10
MiG-15 MiG-17 MiG-21
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 4 3 1 1
AS350 IAR330
Dhruv ALH Mi-8/17 Mi-26 Mi-35 SA315
40 80+59*
EC120B F-16B Hawk 53/109 KT-1 SF-260 T-34
INDONESIAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
BN-2
1
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C-212 DHC-5 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 2 1 10 18* 31 19 16 8 7 1
Active Ordered
Dudu Grunshpan/Israel Sun/Rex Features
Bell 205 Bell 210 Bell 412 BO105 Mi-17 Mi-35 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
6
BO105
INDONESIAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
C-212 (MPA) CN-235 (MPA) Nomad 22 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
3 3 5 13 2 34 4 8 4 3 8
C-212 DHC-5 Nomad 22/24
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS332 Bell 412 BO105 EC120B Mi-2
1
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COMBAT HELICOPTER
IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 ASH-3D CH-53
4 2 3
Active Ordered
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Active
Ordered
CN-235 (MPA)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 6 2 7
IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
AW139
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-4D/E/RF-4E F-5E/RF-5A F-6 F-7 F-14 MiG-29 Mirage F1 Su-24
SPECIAL MISSION
64 33 18 17 25 16 4 28 1 1 5 1 2 5 4 46 13 2 2 10 2 25 4 53 20 4 35
Active Ordered
Su-25
TRANSPORT
13 9 1 3 8 8 5 27 13
EC135 PC-9
An-74 Falcon 20 Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
ISRAEL ISRAELI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
707 (EW) C-130E (EW) P-3F (MPA)
TANKER
AB206 AH-1J Bell 214 Mi-17/171
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-15A/C F-15I F-16C F-16I F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
42 25 76 100 19-75* 3 4 3 7 6 5 2 11 1 20 43 47 6 23 48 119 16 149 17 2 18 20
EMB-312
707 747
TRANSPORT
IRAQ IRAQI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) G550 (AEW) G550 (SIGINT) King Air RC-12 (Recce)
TANKER
707 747 C-130E/H F27 Falcon 20 Il-76 PC-6 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Cessna AC-208
SPECIAL MISSION
4 8 4 2
707 KC-130H
TRANSPORT
CH2000 (Recce) King Air 350/ER (Recce) SB7L-360 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
6
Bell 214 CH-47C Mi-17/171
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
An-32 C-130E C-130J Cessna 208 King Air 350
COMBAT HELICOPTER
7 3 6 6 1 8 6 15
Active
707 C-130E/H C-130J King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 14 14
F-5F FT-7 PC-7
Mi-171
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AH-1E/F/S AH-64A/D AS565 CH-53 S-70A/UH-60A
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
Lasta 3 T-6A
IRAQI ARMY AIR CORPS
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
7 2 6 25 4 49
Active Ordered
AB206 AH-1J Bell 214 CH-47C Mi-8/171
Mi-17 Bell/AB206 Bell 407 EC635 SA342 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
41 5 3 6 16 5 7
5 27 24
A4-N/TA-4H/J F-15B/D F-16A/B/D G120 (Elbit Systems) King Air 200 OH-58 T-6A
ITALY ITALIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY
Type TRANSPORT
Bell 206 OH-58
F27 Turbo Commander
3 1
IRELAND IRISH AIR CORPS
AMX Eurofighter F-16A F-35A/B Tornado ECR
54 38 14 16
43+25* 131*
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Tornado IDS
SPECIAL MISSION
50 7 4 1 2 4 12 18 2 15 33 23 2 1 19 10 2 82 44 30 7
Active Ordered
ATL-1 (MPA) ATR 72 (MPA) G222 (EW)
TANKER
BAe 125 (Calibration) C-1 (EW) E-2C (AEW) YS-11 (Calibration) YS-11 (EW)
TANKER
3 1 13 3 4 1 4 27 26 15 5 3 22 37 13 31 45 206 47 3
Active Ordered
AS332 EC635 Ka-226 MD530 S-70C/UH-60L UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
8 9 6 9 9 38 7 10 9 15 14
KC-130J KC-767
TRANSPORT
KC-130H KC-767
TRANSPORT
C-27J C-130J G222 P180
COMBAT HELICOPTER
BAe 125 C-1 C-130H Gulfstream IV YS-11
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350 C-101 F-5F F-16B T67M260 Firefly
KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 HH-3F NH500
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
CH-47J UH-60J
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
767 AMX-T Eurofighter F-16B M-346 MB-339 NH500 SF-260 Tornado IDS
5 6+9*
Beechjet 400 F-2B F-15DJ T/XT-4 T-7 YS-11
Type SPECIAL MISSION
MiG-23 MiG-27 MiG-29 MiG-31 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27
TRANSPORT
3 12 39 30 40 16 30 3 5 45* 14 35 22 2 20
JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENCE FORCE
An-12 An-24/26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
ITALIAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
King Air 350 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
6 9 75 9 54 14 144 170 28
MU-2 3 3 63 57 35 13 50 23 6
Active COMBAT HELICOPTER
Dornier 228 P180
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB205 AB206 AB212/412 AW109 AW129 CH-47C/F NH90
AH-1S AH-64D CH-47J/JA OH-1 OH-6D UH-1H/J UH-60 16 53
Ordered TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
EC145 Mi-17 Mi-24 Mi-26 UH-1H 2+2*
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
L-39
KENYA KENYA AIR FORCE
1 1
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
F-5E
TRANSPORT
17 8 3 40 12 8 10 4 2 12
ITALIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
EN480 OH-1
Type SPECIAL MISSION
13
Active Ordered
JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE
DHC-5 DHC-8
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AV-8B
SPECIAL MISSION
14 4 3 48 15 18 56 2
AW101 (AEW)
TRANSPORT
P180
COMBAT HELICOPTER
EP-3 (EW) P/OP-3C (MPA) US-1 (SAR) YS-11 (SAR) XP-1 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
5 99 8 4 10* 5 4 4 4 10 143 2 30 5 39 6 10 6
MD500 SA/IAR330 Z-9
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AB212 ASH/SH-3D AW101 NH90
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
King Air 90 Learjet 36 UP-3C
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bulldog F-5F Hawk 52 Tucano 51
KUWAIT KUWAIT AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
TAV-8B
IVORY COAST IVORY COAST AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
AW101 (CH/MCH101) MH-53E SH/UH-60J/K
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F/A-18C
TRANSPORT
27 1* 3 3 1 16 3 5 13 7 10 12
SA316/319 SA365 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
2 2 1 7
EC135 King Air 90 OH-6D T-5 YS-11
C-17 L-100
TANKER
KC-130J 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Alpha Jet
JAMAICA JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
JORDAN ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB205 AH-64D AS332 SA330 SA342
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BN-2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 2
F-5E F-16A
SPECIAL MISSION
38 35 5 3 4 1 2 2 24 18*
DA40
Cessna 208 (Recce)
TRANSPORT Ordered
F/A-18D Hawk 64 Tucano 52
JAPAN JAPAN AIR SELF DEFENCE FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active
F-2A F/EF/RF-4EJ F-15J
SPECIAL MISSION
53 92 152 4
10
An-32 C-130H C-212 C-295 Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZ AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
An-12
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 8 6
767 (AEW)
AH-1F/S AH-6I
Mi-8 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
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MADAGASCAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
Mi-8
2
MALAWI MALAWI ARMY AIR WING
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
Dornier 228
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 1 1 1 2
AS350 AS355 AS532 SA330
MALAYSIA ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Australian Defence Force
F/RF-5E F/A-18D Hawk 208 MiG-29 Su-30MKM
SPECIAL MISSION
10 8 14 10 18 4 4
2*
King Air 200 (MPA)
TANKER
Budget constraints could prompt Malaysia to upgrade half of its S-61 “Nuri” transports
L-39 3
C-130H/T
TRANSPORT
LAOS LAOS AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-23 Mirage F1ED Su-22 Su-24
TRANSPORT
50 1 80 2 9 1 3 14 4 5 37 10 39 80 9 1 12 6
Active Ordered
A400M C-130H CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
4 10 6 12 4 8* 25 16 2 6 8 48
Active
MiG-21
TRANSPORT
25 1 6 18 4 4
An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-26 An-72 C-130H/L-100 L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
EC725 Mi-171 Rooivalk S-61 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Ka-32 Mi-8/17 UH-1H Z-9
LATVIA LATVIAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
AB205 CH-47C Mi-8/17 Mi-14 Mi-24/25/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-5F Hawk 108 MB-339 PC-7/Mk II
12*
Ordered
MALAYSIAN ARMY AIR CORPS
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 4
Mi-17
LEBANON LEBANESE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
G-2 L-39 Mirage F1BD SF-260 Yak-130
AW109 SA316
11 3
Active Ordered
ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
LIBYAN ARMY
Type TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS555 Super Lynx 300
6 6
Cessna AC-208 Hunter 70
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 3 7 3 18 1 4
AW109
2
LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MALDIVES MALDIVIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
IAR330 S-61 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Dhruv ALH (MPA) 2 3 2 4
1
L-39
TRANSPORT
MALI MALI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Hunter 66 R44
C-27J L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
LESOTHO LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
MiG-21
TRANSPORT
9 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 6
Mi-8
LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
C-212
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1 3 2
An-26 BN-2 BT-67
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206 Bell/AB412 BO105
A400M
1
MACEDONIA MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered Ordered
LIBERIA LIBERIAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT Active
AS350 Mi-8 Mi-24 Z-9
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Arava 101
1
Mi-8/17 Mi-24 UH-1H
5 4 2
L-29
MALTA ARMED FORCES OF MALTA
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
LIBYA LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
MiG-21
20
Mi-8
3
BN-2 (MPA) C-212 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA)
2 1 1
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COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-26 1 2 4
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 5
NH500 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Mi-8
Bulldog
MONGOLIA MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
MAURITANIA MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
Dhruv ALH Mi-2 Mi-17 Mi-24 SA316/SE3160 W-3
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1* 15 11 2 9 6 6 12 16 10
50
An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 25 25
BN-2 BT-67
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 1 2 2 5
Mi-8 Mi-24
FT-7 K-8 PC-7 PC-9
50*
Z-9
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
MONTENEGRO ARMY OF MONTENEGRO
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
NAMIBIA NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
EMB-312 SF-260
G4
COMBAT HELICOPTER
4 4
F-7/NG
TRANSPORT
6 1 2 2
8
MEXICO MEXICAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
SA341/342
An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
MOROCCO ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
F-5E PC-7
SPECIAL MISSION
8 37 1 2 4 6 2 10 7 2 1 5 4 4 2 8 28 4 18 27 1 4 1 2 28 2 26
Active Ordered
EMB-145 (AEW) EMB-145 (Recce) Metro III (Recce)
TRANSPORT
F-5E F-16C Mirage F1CH/EH
SPECIAL MISSION
22 18 50 3 2 2 1 12 6 2 47 5 5 9 1 33 22 17 24 8 6 6 24 12 14
Active Ordered
Mi-17 Mi-25 SA315 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 2 2 12
Active Ordered
FT-7 K-8
727 An-32 Arava 101/102/201 C-130E/K/L-100 C-295 DC-9 King Air 90 PC-6 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
C-130H (EW) Falcon 20 (EW)
TANKER
NATO
Type SPECIAL MISSION
KC-130H
TRANSPORT
E-3A (AEW)
TRANSPORT
17 2 3
3
C-27J C-130H CN-235 Dornier 28
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3
707 C-17 (SAC)
NEPAL NEPAL ARMY
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
AS532 Bell 206 Bell 212/412 CH-53 EC725 MD530 Mi-8/17 Mi-26 S-70A SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
1 12
AB205 AB206 Bell/AB212 CH-47C/D EC725 SA315 SA330 SA342
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
3* 12
BN-2 M-28 MA60
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 2 1 2 2 4 9 2 6 1
F-5F PC-7 PC-9 SF-260
MEXICAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
AB205 Alpha Jet F-5B/F F-16D King Air 100 T-6C T-34 T-37
AS350 Dhruv ALH Mi-14 Mi-17 Mi-24 SA/IAR316/SA319 SA330
NETHERLANDS ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
F-16A F-35A
TANKER
88 1+84* 2 4 1 2 11 13
Active Ordered
C-212 (MPA) CN-235 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
7 2 6 2 1 1 1 4 1 3 11 4 23
KDC-10 3
TRANSPORT
AS565
An-32 C-295 F27 Learjet 25 Sabreliner 60 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
C-130H DC-10 F50
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
An-12 An-26
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 8 2 2
F-16B PC-7
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND
AS555 AS565 BO105 MD902 Mi-8 UH-60M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Mi-8 Mi-24 2
MYANMAR MYANMAR AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
3 3 2 7 4
Lancair IVP/Super ES Lancair Legacy M-290TP MD500
A-5 F-6 F-7 G4 MiG-29
TRANSPORT
21 1 24 4 12 6 5 6
AB412 AH-64D AS532 CH-47D/F Lynx SH-14D NH90 SA316
3 27 17 11 10 2 4
6 18
20*
NEW ZEALAND ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
MOLDOVA MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
F27 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
P-3K (MPA)
TRANSPORT
6 2
Bell 205
757
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FT-5 9 13 5 5
Active Ordered
C-130H
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5
135
NH90 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
NORWAY ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AW109 King Air 200
F-16A F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
47 48-56* 2 6 4 18 6 6 12 10
Active Ordered
FT-7 K-8 Mirage IIIBE/BL/D/DP Mirage 5DPA SA316 Saab 2000 T-37
7 38 19 2 10 1 18
Active Ordered
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
PAKISTAN ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Falcon 20 (EW) P-3C/N (MPA)
TRANSPORT
SH-2G
5
NICARAGUA NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
C-130J
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-26 King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1 3 22 1
Bell 412 Lynx 86 NH90 Sea King 43
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
MD500 Mi-8/17/171 OH-6B
F-16B
AH-1F AH-1Z AS550 Bell 206 Bell 412 Mi-17/172 SA315 SA316 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
35 20* 10 8 24 93 1 16 30 9
Active Ordered
2+10*
ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206
NIGER NIGER NATIONAL FLIGHT
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
PAKISTAN NAVY
6
Type SPECIAL MISSION
NH90
OMAN
ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
DA42 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
2 1 1 1 3
ATL-1 (MPA) F27 (MPA) P-3C (MPA)
TRANSPORT
6 4 6 2 5 6 3
2
C-130H Dornier 28 Dornier 228
COMBAT HELICOPTER
F-16C Hawk 203 Jaguar S
SPECIAL MISSION
8 10 11 3 3 3 5 12 3 1 3 4 1 15 4 5 4 12
F27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-8/17
Skyvan 3M (MPA)
TRANSPORT
NIGERIA NIGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
SA316 Sea King 45 Z-9
3+6*
C-130H C-130J Skyvan 3M
COMBAT HELICOPTER
PANAMA NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
F-7
SPECIAL MISSION
12 2 1 8 6 1 3 2 2 9 5 3 5 14 3 18 12
Active Ordered
ATR 42 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
C-130H Dornier 128 Dornier 228 G222
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB205 AS332 Bell 205 Bell 206 NH90 SA330 Super Lynx 120
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
BN-2 C-212
SPECIAL MISSION
2 5 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 6 1 1
Cessna 208 (MPA) 16
TRANSPORT
Cessna 208
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS332 AW109 AW139 Mi-24/35 Mi-34 Mi-171 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
9
F-16D Hawk 103/A Jaguar B/T2 PC-9
AW139 Bell 205 Bell 212/412 EC145 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
PAKISTAN PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
T-35
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
Alpha Jet FT-7 L-39 MB-339
NIGERIAN NAVAL AVIATION
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
AW109
4
A-5 F-5 F-7 F-16A/C J-10 (FC-20) JF-17 Mirage IIIEL/EP/OF/RP Mirage 5EF/F/PA
SPECIAL MISSION
39 30 144 32 11 80 85 2 2
4 36* 139
Arava 201 CN-235 Nomad 22
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 2 1 4
UH-1H
NORTH KOREA KOREAN PEOPLE’S ARMY AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
PARAGUAY PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE
2 4 3
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
Falcon 20 (EW) Saab 2000 (AEW) ZDK-03 (AEW)
TANKER
F-5 F-6 F-7 H-5 MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-29 Su-7 Su-25
COMBAT HELICOPTER
120 98 180 80 26 56 40 30 34 70 43 20 30
C-212 King Air 90
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5 1 3 8 6 11
Active Ordered
Il-76/78
TRANSPORT
1 16 3 1 5 4 6 10 26 25 9
C-130B/E/L-100 CN-235 F27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
EMB-312 T-35
Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AB205 IAR316 Mi-171 Mi-35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
PARAGUAYAN NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350 1
2
FT-2
F-16B/D FT-5 FT-6
PERU PERUVIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
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A-37 MiG-29 Mirage 2000P Su-22 Su-25
SPECIAL MISSION
24 19 10 17 18 1 3 4 7 2 4 6 1 1 1 7 9 7 14 16 13 7 2
Active Ordered
BN-2 (MPA)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
6 3
Mirage 2000-5EDA
TRANSPORT
9 2 2* 4 13
BO105
POLAND POLISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
C-17 C-130J
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Learjet 36 (Recce) Metro 23 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
737 An-32 An-72 C-130A/L-100 DHC-6 King Air 300 PC-6 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
F-16C MiG-29 Su-22
TRANSPORT
36 32 42 2 3 11 15 4 28 11 16 12 21 25 52
Active
AW139 SA342 Sea King
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
5 14 11 6 4
Alpha Jet Mirage 2000-5DDA
12
An-28 C-130E C-295 M-28 Yak-40
COMBAT HELICOPTER
ROMANIA ROMANIAN AIR FORCE
8
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-21
SPECIAL MISSION
36 1 4 2 4 5 70 20
Active Ordered
Bell 206 Bell 212/214/412 BO105 Mi-17/171 Mi-25/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Mi-2 Mi-8/17 W-3
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
An-30 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
12 4
EMB-312 MB-339 Mirage 2000DP
F-16D PZL-130TC-I/II SW-4 TS-11
An-26 C-27J C-130B/H
COMBAT HELICOPTER
5
22*
Mi-8/17 SA/IAR330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
POLISH LAND FORCES
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
IAR-99
PERUVIAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
ROMANIAN ARMY
56 33 25 39
Active
An-28 An-32 Cessna 208
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1 1 1 22 2 4
Active Ordered
Mi-2 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24 W-3
5
Type TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
IAR316
8
Active Ordered
ROMANIAN NAVY
Ordered Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
POLISH NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Bell 412 Mi-17 Mi-26 SA318
IAR330 8 2 2 1 6 13 3 7
2
M-28 (MPA) M-28 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
RUSSIA RUSSIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
PERUVIAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
M-28
COMBAT HELICOPTER
F50 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2
An-32 F27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-14 SH-2G W-3
PORTUGAL PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 ASH-3D Bell 206 Mi-8
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
MiG-25 MiG-29 MiG-31 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27/30/35 Su-34 Tu-22 Tu-95 Tu-160
SPECIAL MISSION
39 190 147 315 192 195 15 93 64 16 1 8 1 26 1 4 20 140 6 76 2 39 2
48 27+26*
F-16A
SPECIAL MISSION
28 3 5 6 6 5 7 6* 12 12 2 19 12* 6 16
Active Ordered
T-34
PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
C-212 (MPA) C-295 (MPA) P-3C/P (MPA)
TRANSPORT
OV-10
SPECIAL MISSION
2 1 2 1 1 8 2 25 10 83 6 29
Active
C-130H C-212 C-295 KC-390
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-30 (MPA) An-30 (Recce) An-72 (MPA) Il-76 (AEW) Il-76 (Comms) Il-86 (Comms)
TANKER
Il-76/78
TRANSPORT
F-27 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
C-130H F27 Turbo Commander
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AW101 SA316 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Bell 205 Bell 212/214 MD520 S-76 UH-1H/V
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Alpha Jet EC120 F-16B TB30
PORTUGUESE ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
S-211 SF-260/F
NH90 14
Ordered
10
Active Ordered
An-12 An-22 An-24/26 An-30 An-72/74 An-124 An-140 Il-62 Il-76 L-410 Tu-134 Tu-154 Yak-40
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 3 175 7 11 4 1 2 21 15 10 5 280 6 2
PORTUGUESE NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
PHILIPPINE ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Lynx 95 1
Active Ordered
5
UH-60A
PHILIPPINE NAVY AVIATION
Type SPECIAL MISSION
QATAR QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Ka-28 Ka-29 Ka-50 Ka-52 Ka-60 Mi-2 Mi-6
12
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Mi-8/17 Mi-9 Mi-24/35 Mi-26 Mi-28 Mi-34
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
183 11 365 30 50 1 40* 1 27 3 3
Active
Hawk 65/A PC-9
45 47
Active Ordered
PC-21 TA-4SU
19 15
Active Ordered
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
Ansat F480 L-39 Tu-134 Yak-130
AH-6I AH-64A/D AS550 MD530 OH-58 S-70A/UH-60L/M
11
36* 70* 30* 12* 48+72*
Ordered
SH-60B
6
SLOVAKIA SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
15 14
Active
MiG-29
SPECIAL MISSION
12 1 2 2* 4 4 14 6 9
70+76*
Ordered
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
RUSSIAN NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
L-410 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
MiG-29K Su-24 Su-25 Su-33 Tu-22 Tu-142
SPECIAL MISSION
24* 94 43 30 58 15 1 2 4 28 3 2 2 1 1 1 96 28 5 30 9 20
AS532 AS565 NH90 SA365
13 4 52* 21
An-26 C-27J L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
SENEGAL SENEGAL AIR FORCE
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
An-26 (Calibration) An-72 (MPA) Be-12 (SAR) Il-38 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
C-212 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2
L-39
F27
COMBAT HELICOPTER
SLOVENIA SLOVENIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
An-12 An-26 An-72 Il-114 Tu-154
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS355 Mi-2 Mi-17/171 Mi-35 SA341
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Bell 206
1
Active Ordered
SLOVENIAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
TB30
L-410 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 2 4 5 3 11
Ansat Ka-27 Ka-29 Mi-6 Mi-8 Mi-14 Mi-24
SERBIA SERBIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AS532 Bell 412
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
RWANDA RWANDAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
G2 G4 J22 MiG-21 MiG-29
TRANSPORT
1 18 31 10 3 2 2 21 59
Bell 206 PC-9
SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mi-8 Mi-24
2 2
An-26 Yak-40
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Gripen C
SPECIAL MISSION
6 1 2 8 4 11 1 11 4 29 7 45 9 24 54
Active
11
SAUDI ARABIA ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mi-8/17 SA341/342
DC-3 (EW) Oryx (ELINT)
TRANSPORT
SIERRA LEONE SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
Eurofighter Typhoon F/RF-5E F-15C/S F-15SA Tornado ADV Tornado IDS
SPECIAL MISSION
10 68 130 20 82 1 5 1
50
Mi-24 84*
1
SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
C-130B C-212 Cessna 208 CN-235 DC-3 King Air 200/300
COMBAT HELICOPTER
707 (Recce) E-3A (AEW) RE-3A (EW) Saab 2000 (AEW)
TANKER
1 6 6 7 40 2 1 5 14 38 12* 120* 30* 6 41 21 6
A-4SU F-5S F-15SG F-16C/D
SPECIAL MISSION
7 26 18 60 4 5 2 5 4 5 4 19 31 1 16 5 9
AW109 BK117 Oryx 6
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
A330 KC-130H KE-3A
TRANSPORT
E-2C (AEW) F50 (MPA) G550 (AEW)
TANKER
Gripen D Hawk 120 PC-7 Mk II
SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY
2
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
C-130E/H CN-235 Jetstream 31
COMBAT HELICOPTER
KC-130B/H KC-135R
TRANSPORT
Super Lynx 300
4
SOUTH KOREA REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB205 AS332/532 Bell/AB412/AB212 EC725 Mi-17 Mi-35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-130H F50
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AH-64D AS332/532 Bell 412 CH-47D/SD
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-4E/RF-4C F-5E F-15K F-16C TA-50
SPECIAL MISSION
86 159 46 118
15 22 4
Eurofighter Typhoon F-5B/F F-15D
EC120 F-5T M-346
737 (AEW) BAe 125 (Recce) 12
TRANSPORT
8
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C-130H C-130J CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
12 4 18 2 3 12 6 8 43 36 51 17 106 50
Active
AS332 Bell 412 BO105 CH-47D Ka-32 UH/HH-60P
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-5F F-16D Hawk 67 KT-1 T-50
10
Ordered
Frans Dely/Gripen International
REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
King Air U-21
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 77 39 281 98 93
AH-1J/S CH/HH-47D MD500 UH-1H UH-60P
REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
South Africa used its Gripens for air policing duties during the 2010 World Cup
SPANISH ARMY
11 5 1 24 7 4 6
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
P-3C (MPA)
TRANSPORT
F406
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206 Lynx 99/A SA319 UH-1H UH-60P/MH-60S
8*
SPAIN SPANISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
AB212 AS332/532 BO105 CH-47D EC135 NH90 OH-58 Tiger UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
4 27 21 17
1 1 9 45 19
3 5 31 6
Active
A-5 F-5S F-6 F-7 MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-29 Su-25
TRANSPORT
3 5 8 20 4 3 11 11 4 7 1 3 3 3 4 16 8 12
EC135 74 20 34 1 1 4 3 2 3 2 2 4 7 5 2 1 27 17 7 21 12 18 11 2 6 73 15 12 7 20 3 6 35
6
Ordered
EF-18A/M Eurofighter Mirage F1M
SPECIAL MISSION
SPANISH NAVY
39+13*
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
An-12 An-24/26 An-30 C-130H DHC-5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
EAV-8B/+
SPECIAL MISSION
16 3 4 9 2 6 12 1
707 (EW) C-212 (EW) C-212 (Recce) Citation V (Recce) CN-235 (Recce) F27 (MPA) Falcon 20 (Calibration) Falcon 20 (EW) King Air 90 (Recce) P-3A/B/M (MPA)
TANKER
ASH-3H (AEW)
TRANSPORT
AB212 IAR330 Mi-8/17/171/172 Mi-24/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
11
Citation II/VII
COMBAT HELICOPTER
K-8
AB212 MD500 SH-3H SH-60B
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
SURINAM SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE
6*
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active Ordered
Dhruv ALH
3
TAV-8B
KC-130H KC-137 (707)
TRANSPORT
SRI LANKA SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
SWEDEN SWEDISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
707 A400M Bombardier 215 C-130H C-212 C-295 CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Gripen A/C 9 11 1 7 2 7 2 4 9 9 14 1 5
SPECIAL MISSION
150 2 3 7 2 1 1 25 106
Active Ordered
F-7 Kfir MiG-23 MiG-27
SPECIAL MISSION
Gulfstream IV (EW) Saab 340 (AEW)
TRANSPORT
2
King Air 200/1300 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
C-130H Saab 340 Sabreliner 40
TANKER
AS332 S-76 SA330
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
An-32 C-130K
COMBAT HELICOPTER
KC-130H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-101 EC120 EF-18B Eurofighter F-5M Mirage F1BM S-76 T-35
Bell 206 Bell 212/412 Mi-17 Mi-24/35 6+1*
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Gripen B/D Saab 105 4*
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WING
FT-7 K-8
2*
SUDAN SUDANESE AIR FORCE
AS332 BO105 NH90
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
9 14 4
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AW109 20 S-70C 17 S-76 Super Lynx 110/300 UH-1H
Ordered
SWITZERLAND SWISS AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
TAJIKISTAN TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER Active
3 2 2
2*
TOGO TOGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type TRANSPORT Active Ordered
F-5E F/A-18C
SPECIAL MISSION
44 26 1 1 1 15 26 18 2 12 7 32 11 6
Mi-8 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
8 4 4
King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 2 1 1 4 4 3
DHC-6 (Recce) King Air 350 (Recce)
TRANSPORT
L-39
TANZANIA TANZANIAN PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Beech 1900 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
SA315 SA316 SA365
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS332/532 EC635 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-6 F-7
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 11 1 2 1
Alpha Jet EMB-326 TB30
AB205 AB412
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD
Type SPECIAL MISSION Active Ordered
F-5F F/A-18D PC-7 PC-9 PC-21
FT-6
THAILAND ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE
2*
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Metro III (Recce)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 4
AW139
SYRIA SYRIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-29 Su-22 Su-24
COMBAT HELICOPTER
219 146 48 50 20 15 101 40 17 70
Alpha Jet F-5A/E F-16A Gripen C
SPECIAL MISSION
19 45 41 10 1 2 1 2 8 12 6 5 1 1 15 17 12 25 6 8 15 2 32 22 1
Active Ordered
TUNISIA TUNISIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
F-5E
TRANSPORT
12 9 5 6 22 15 8 7 8 4 9 16 18
Learjet 35 (EW) Saab 340 (AEW)
TRANSPORT
C-130B/H L-410
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-25 SA342
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
L-39
TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
A310 Arava 201 BT-67 C-130H CN-235 HS 748 King Air 90 Merlin IV Nomad 22 PC-6
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS350 Bell/AB205 S-61 SE313 SA316 UH-1H/N
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
F-5F L-59 MB-326 SF-260
F/RF-5E F-16A F-CK-1A Mirage 2000-5EI
SPECIAL MISSION
30 117 101 47 2 6 20 3 45* 3*
Bell 212/412 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
TURKEY TURKISH AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Beech 1900 (Calibration) E-2K/T (AEW)
TRANSPORT
C-130H
COMBAT HELICOPTER
DA42 F-5B/F F-16B Gripen D L-39 PC-9 Saab 340
F/RF-4E F-16C F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
157 172
14 100* 4
EC225 S-70C S-92
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
ROYAL THAI ARMY
Type TRANSPORT
13
737 (AEW) CN-235 (EW) CN-235 (Recce) G550 (Comms)
TANKER
1 1 2 7 10 17 13 41 19 62 86 41 37 59 66
Active Ordered
AT-3 F-CK-1B F-5F F-16B Mirage 2000-5DI T-34
52 23 33 28 10 38
Active Ordered
C-212 King Air 200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
1 2 1 3 2 54 16 16 3*
KC-135
TRANSPORT
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
AH-1W AH-64D CH-47SD OH-58 UH-1H UH-60M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
61 30 8 38 32 60* 29
Active Ordered
AB412 AH-1F Bell 206 Bell 212 EN480 Mi-17 S-70A/UH-60L UH-1H/V
A400M C160 C-130B/E CN-235
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS532 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
7 89
Active
ROYAL THAI NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
F27 (MPA) P-3T (MPA)
TRANSPORT
1 1 1 7 2 3 7 6
F/NF-5A/B F-16D KT-1 SF-260 T-37 T-38
16 40
TURKISH ARMY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Bell 206
REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Bombardier 215 Dornier 228 F27 Nomad 24
COMBAT HELICOPTER
King Air 200 (Recce)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 5 69 3
S-2 (AEW)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
21 8
MD500
Bell 212/214 S-70B/MH-60S
2
AB204 AB205 AB206
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AH-1P/S/W AS532 CH-47F OH-58 S-70A T129 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
25 26 3 56
2 14*
TANKER
Il-78
SPECIAL MISSION
1 4 1 15 36 2 46 98 3
Active Ordered
An-30 (Recce) An-72 (MPA) 60
TRANSPORT
85 10 36
Active Ordered
AB204 AB206
An-12 An-24/26 An-72/74 Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB412 AH-64D AS332 AS550 AS565 AW139 Bell 214 CH-47C/F UH-60M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
2 30 2 6 2 5 1 11 10 1 25 12 32 6 2 13 31
30*
12 14+40*
TURKISH NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Mi-8/17
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
ATR 72 (MPA) CN-235 (MPA)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
10 6 2 10 7
L-39
UKRAINE ARMY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB204 AB212 S-70B
12
TURKMENISTAN TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mi-6 Mi-8 Mi-24
4 56 42
Active Ordered
AS350 F-16F G115 Hawk 61/63/102 M-346 MB-339 Mirage 2000DAD Mirage 2000-9DAD PC-7 PC-21
48* 4
25
Active Ordered
UKRAINE NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY
Type COMBAT HELICOPTER
MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-25 MiG-29 Su-7 Su-17 Su-25
COMBAT HELICOPTER
3 58 24 24 3 65 2 10 10
Be-12 (SAR)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
10 18 14 4 8 6
AS332 AS565
8 7
Ka-25 Ka-27 Ka-29 Mi-8 Mi-14
UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Mi-8 Mi-24
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Ordered Active Ordered
Eurofighter Typhoon F-35B/C Tornado F3 Tornado GR4
SPECIAL MISSION
47 15 105 3 6 5 4 2
83+35* 3+135*
UGANDA UGANDA PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCES
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active
MiG-21
COMBAT HELICOPTER
7 3 2 1 4
AT-802U F-16E Mirage 2000EAD/RAD Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD
SPECIAL MISSION
10 53 20 30 2 3 5 1 8 6 6 12* 7 1 1 1
Bell/AB412 Mi-17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Saab 340 (AEW)
TANKER
BN-2 (Recce) E-3D (AEW) Global Express/Sentinel R1 (Recce) King Air 350ER/Shadow R1 (Recce) Nimrod R1 (ELINT) RC-135 (ELINT)
TANKER
3 14 6 13 22 6 2 7 24 12 3 3 25 4 46 30 22 8 16 120 74 18 10 18 54
Active
A330
TRANSPORT
SF-260
UKRAINE UKRAINE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-29 Su-17 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27
220 1 230 63 65
An-32 Beech 1900 Cessna 208 C-17 C-130H/L-100 C-130J CN-235 DHC-6 P180
COMBAT HELICOPTER
A330 (AirTanker) TriStar VC10
TRANSPORT
A400M BAe 125 BAe 146 C-17 C-130J C-130K TriStar
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AW109 AW101 Merlin HC3/3A Bell 412 CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3 SA330/Puma HC1 Sea King HAR3/3A
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
14
BAe 125 Eurofighter Typhoon G115 (VT) Hawk T1 Hawk T2 King Air 200 Tornado GR4 Tucano T1
7+13*
3
ARMY AIR CORPS
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
BN-2 (Recce)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
12 58 4 7 73 34 28
Pilatus
Apache AH1 AS365 Bell 212 Lynx AH7/9/9A Lynx Wildcat SA341
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Pilatus will deliver the United Arab Emirates’ first PC-21 turboprop trainers in early 2011
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BN-2
1
Active Ordered
ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM
Type SPECIAL MISSION
Sea King ASaC7 (AEW)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
11 32 48 28 47 15 8 4
Active Ordered
US Air Force
AW101 Merlin HM1 Lynx HAS3/HMA8 Lynx Wildcat Sea King HC4+/HU5
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Hawk T1 Jetstream 31 King Air 350ER
Type TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL
AW109 (FB Heliservices) AS350 (FB Heliservices) AW139 (FB Heliservices) Bell 212/412 (FB Heliservices)
2 35 2 12
2
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Ordered
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active
A-10A/C/OA-10 AC-130H/U B-1B B-2A B-52H F-15A/C F-15E F-16C F-22 F-35A
SPECIAL MISSION
356 25 65 20 77 243 222 883 160
Learjet 35 (C-21) M-28 Metro III (C-26) PC-12 (U-28)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
54 6 4 35 11 100 69 179 45 20 40 166 447 504 3 1 4 37
Active
4
OH-6 OH-58 T-34
6 2 4
Active Ordered
US MARINE CORPS
5+24* 120*
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
CV-22B HH/MH-60G/L UH/HH-1H/N
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AV-8B/+ F-35B F/A-18A/C/D
SPECIAL MISSION
126 42+50* 196 22 33 37 12 2 2 16 148 7 142 180 1 101 89 26 13 32 3 16
Active Ordered
19 47+1,716*
DC-10 (Research) DHC-8 (Recce) E-3B/C (AEW) E-4B (Comms) E-8C JSTARS (Recce) EC-130H (EW) EC-130J (EW) Global Express (Recce) HC-130J (SAR) HC-130N/P (SAR) JE-3C (Research) King Air MC-12W (Recce) Learjet 35 (Calibration) Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) NC-135 (Research) OC-135 (Recce) RC-135 (ELINT) U-2S (Recce) WC-130J (Weather recce) WC-135 (Research) YAL-1 (Airborne Laser)
TANKER
1 1 31 4 18 15 6 1 1 34 1 37 2 11 1 2 22 29 10 2 1
Beechjet T-1A DA20 (DOSS Aviation) DA40 (DOSS Aviation) F-15D F-16D T-6A T/AT-38 TC-135 TE-8A (707) TU-2S UH-1H
EA-6B (EW)
TANKER
KC-130F/R/T KC-130J
TRANSPORT
10
Citation Encore/Ultra DC-9 KC-130F King Air (UC-12)
COMBAT HELICOPTER Ordered
6
US ARMY
2+15*
Type SPECIAL MISSION
DHC-6 (Research) DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) DHC-7 (RC-7) (Recce) EH-60A (ELINT) King Air/300 (C/RC-12) (Recce) Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce)
TRANSPORT
2 2 3 51 63 1 3 5 3 1 27 6 2 98 1 10 1 47 743 380 124 45 69 49 3 5 662 225 1,357 178 12
AH-1W AH-1Z CH-46E CH-53D/E CH-53K H-3 MV-22B UH/HH-1N UH-1Y
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
39+64*
156 134+30* 79+27
6* 10+16*
MC-130J MC-130P KC-135R/T KDC-10
TRANSPORT
27 416 59 3 1 2 1 4 111 201 1 322 71 2 1 3 3 61 10 28 2
737 (C-40) 757 (C-32) 1125 Astra SPX An-26 Beech 1900 C-5A/B/C/M C-17 C-27J C-130E/H C-130J C-212 Cessna 208 CN-235 DHC-6 EC/LC/MC/WC-130E/H/W Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) King Air 200/350ER/C-12
Beech 1900 C-27J C-212 Cessna 208 Citation Encore/Ultra DHC-7 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) King Air/200 (C-12) L-410 Metro 23 (C-26) PC-6 Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
7
F-5F/N F/A-18B/C/D T-34 TAV-8B
US NAVY
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT
F-35C F/A-18A/C F/A-18E/F
SPECIAL MISSION
11+577* 268 327 64 16 69 31 16 1 1 154 3 10 33 20 13 1 4 2 103 6+12*
9 8+8* 31+19*
AH-64A/D CH-47D/F EC145 (UH-72A) MH-6M/AH-6J MH-47D/E/G MH-60K/L Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24/25 OH-58A/C/D UH-1H/V UH/HH-60A/L/M
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
45 175 58+182* 16
E-2C/D (AEW) E-6B (Comms) EA-6B (EW) EA-18G (EW) EP-3E (ELINT) King Air (RC-12) (Recce) NC-130H (Trials) P-3C (MPA) P-8A (737) (MPA) S-3B (Recce)
TRANSPORT
83
5+117*
215+401* 6* 1
12
Bell 206 (TH-67A) Bell 407 King Air 100/RC-12D
737 (C-40) C-2A C-130T DC-9 DHC-6 Gulfstream IV (C-20)
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King Air (UC-12) Metro 23 (C-26)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
24 8 1 34 246 236 11 1 110 30 14 137 58 79 22 83 280 9 201 3 4
TANKER
707
TRANSPORT
1 6 2 4 2 14 2 6 4* 7 19 2 17 3 12
Active
MiG-29 Su-22
TRANSPORT
24 32 5 10 2 4 2 12 2 9 2 17
32*
AH-1W MH/CH-53E MH-60R/S Mi-17 SH/HH-60B/F UH/HH-1N
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
103+227* 21*
C-130H Cessna 208 King Air 200 Shorts 360
COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-12 An-24/26 C-130H
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AV-8B Bell 206 (TH-57) F-5F/N F-16A/B F/A-18A/B/C/D F/A-18E/F King Air (T-44/TC-12) Sabreliner 40/60 (T-39) T-6A/B T-34 T-38 T-45A/C T-2 TE-2C
AS332/532 Bell 212 Mi-17 Mi-28 UH-1D/H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Ka-27 Ka-28 Mi-8/17/171/172 Mi-14 Mi-24/25/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
34+210*
EMB-312 F-16B K-8 NF-5B/VF-5D SF-260
F-5B L-39 12
ZAMBIA ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
VENEZUELAN ARMY
Type TRANSPORT Ordered
F-6 J-1 MiG-21
TRANSPORT
8 2 15 7 1 14 1 4 8 8 15 8
Arava 102/201/202 M-28
COMBAT HELICOPTER
4 11 3 1 2 12 21 3 12 2
Active Ordered
URUGUAY URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Dornier 28 HS 748
COMBAT HELICOPTER
A-37 IA-58
SPECIAL MISSION
5 5 2 2 2 3 4 14 5 12
Active Ordered
C-212 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
AW109 Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 412 Mi-17 Mi-26 Mi-35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AB205 AS565 Mi-8 Mi-24/35
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-130B C-212 EMB-110
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 206
K-8 MB-326 SF-260
VENEZUELAN NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION
ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Bell 212 UH-1H
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-212 (MPA) Turbo Commander (MPA)
TRANSPORT
3 1 4 2 5 1 6 1
F-7 MiG-23
TRANSPORT
7 3 5 11 7 2 9 13 11 11 29
PC-7 SF-260
C-212 King Air 90/200
COMBAT HELICOPTER
URUGUAYAN NAVAL AVIATION
Type SPECIAL MISSION
BN-2 C-212
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Jetstream 31 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
2 1 3 6 1 2
AB212/Bell 412 Bell 206 Mi-17
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Bell 206
AB412 Mi-8 Mi-24/35 SA316
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AS355 BO105 Wessex
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
VIETNAM VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Hawk 60/A K-8 SF-260
T-34
UZBEKISTAN UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
MiG-21 Su-22 Su-27/30
SPECIAL MISSION
144 38 18 4 37 1 5 7 2 32 30 26
Active
8+12*
Be-12 (SAR) 39 30 20 30 2 30 55 28 2
TRANSPORT
MiG-29 Su-17 Su-25 Su-27
TRANSPORT
An-26 M-28
COMBAT HELICOPTER
6
Il-76
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-6 Mi-8 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Ka-25 Ka-28 Ka-32 Mi-8/17 Mi-24
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
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L-39
VIETNAMESE NAVY
Type SPECIAL MISSION Ordered
VENEZUELA VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
DHC-6 (MPA)
TRANSPORT
3 3
F-16A OV-10 Su-30MK VF-5A
SPECIAL MISSION
7 10 24 8 1 2
DHC-6
YEMEN YEMEN AIR FORCE
Type COMBAT AIRCRAFT Active Ordered
Falcon 20 (EW) Metro III (EW)
F-5E MiG-21
11 21
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