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CRAIG HOYLE LONDON
DATA COMPILED BY SANDRA LEWIS-RICE, JOHN MALONEY, MARC-ANTONY PAYNE
& MARTIN SMITH FLIGHTGLOBAL ASCEND ONLINE FLEETS & MILICAS LONDON
Air arms from around the globe were in action during
2012, while most budgets faced mounting pressure. We
list the inventories and purchase plans of 160 nations
COMBAT
TRANSITION
Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Kabul still has
alongwaytogobeforetakingfullcontrolofthe
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
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
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
process will be the conclusion of major joint
coalition air operations, after more than a dec-
ade of experience gained in the country. The
removal of such an opportunity to fly along-
side other air forces day-to-day will require
nations to participate in more regular large-
scale exercises in order to retain the skills
learned in combat and maintain links with
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
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
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
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WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET PER REGION
AANORTH AMERICAA
2,915Combat aircraft 2,9152,9155555555555
s 5,818Combat helicopters 5,818s 5,8188
Tankers 1,845888kers 1,8nkers 1,8488484844kkkekenknnTransports/Tankers 1Tankers 1 455
SOUTH AMERICA
Combat aircraftC 6566566656656
Combat helicopter 1,1841,184848411
Transports/Tankers 482
EUROPEOOEUREUROP
mbat aircraft 2,618mbbbbbbbmmmmmmmmmbmComombm fttft
Combat helicopters 3,489ersCCCCCoCoCom srs 3,483,489999ppptttteteeeeeeeeeerrrrrrsrrsssssst ersters
Transports/Tankers 76snkersnkersssssss 7776576TransTrans aaaaaaaannnnnnankTanka
AFRICA
Combat aircraft 11 032032tt 1,01,0032032003
Combat helicopters 1,388ss 1,3881,3888pterspters 11pterspters 38381,31,3
Transports/Tankers 444ss 4444kersnkers 44
MIDDLE EASMMIDDLMM LELEEE ASASTT
mbat aircraftCombatmbat 4984949491,41,4at aircat airccraftcraftrcra
copters 1,247CombatCom 247247CC ccoCoCo 1 21 2omom 11,t helict helicopterscopters 77
ankers 333po ersersorts/Taorts/TanTraaanspanspo nkersnkersan
ASIA-PACIFIC
Combat aircraft 4,8077
Combat helicopters 4,3399
Transports/Tankers 8787987
USSIA & THE CISEEEE&&ARUSSIA & THE CISUSSIA & THE CIS
Combat aircraft 2,042
1,2212Combat helicopters 1,2211,221
39333Transports/Tankers 3kers 3kerskers
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
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
in nations such as China and Russia.
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
Israeli pilots were
called into action
over the Gaza Strip
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WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET SHARE PER COUNTRY
GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 13,940 27%
2 Russia 2,855 6%
3 China 2,731 5%
4 Japan 1,667 3%
5 India 1,591 3%
6 South Korea 1,451 3%
7 France 1,191 2%
8 Egypt 1,156 2%
9 Turkey 1,146 2%
10 UK 1,063 2%
Other 22,991 44%
TOTAL 51,782 100%
SPECIAL MISSION
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 758 41%
2 Japan 164 9%
3 Russia 74 4%
4 India 61 3%
5 China 53 3%
6 Brazil 52 3%
7 UK 43 2%
8 Spain 42 2%
9 Indonesia 39 2%
10 Israel 34 2%
Other 538 29%
TOTAL 1,858 100%
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 2,851 18%
2 China 1,455 9%
3 Russia 1,372 9%
4 India 614 4%
5 North Korea 574 4%
6 Syria 480 3%
7 Egypt 457 3%
8 South Korea 430 3%
9 Pakistan 361 2%
10 Turkey 331 2%
Other 6,643 43%
TOTAL 15,568 100%
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.
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
MiG-29K/KUBs, along with 39 improved
Il-76MDtransports.Italsohasadvancedalong-
planned project with India to develop a new
Medium Transport Aircraft – up to a combined
145 of which could be acquired – and on pro-
ducing a version of Sukhoi’s T-50/PAK-FA
fighter. Questions remain, however, over
whetherRussiawillbeabletosustainitsrecent
spending spike, and particularly on its ability
and desire to develop a proposed new-genera-
tion bomber dubbed PAK-DA.
India’s planned medium multirole combat
aircraft acquisition reached the preferred bid-
der status in late January, when it awarded a
Dassault-led team so-called L1 vendor status
with the Rafale, following a battle with the Eu-
rofighter Typhoon. However, New Delhi has
yet to sign a contract for the 126-unit deal.
Switzerland’s government and air force
continue to pursue a deal to acquire 22 next-
generation Gripen Es, in conjunction with a
Swedish commitment for between 40 and 60
of the type, but Bern’s plans face the threat of
Washington’s numerical
strength is unlikely to be
overturned by Russia or
growing military power China
The Joint Strike Fighter has been on
target during weapons release trials
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COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 5,690 30%
2 Russia 854 5%
3 China 708 4%
4 Japan 700 4%
5 South Korea 682 4%
6 France 485 3%
7 India 466 2%
8 UK 419 2%
9 Turkey 391 2%
10 Italy 376 2%
Other 7,915 42%
TOTAL 18,686 100%
TRANSPORTS/TANKERS
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 1,795 35%
2 Russia 337 7%
3 India 238 5%
4 China 186 4%
5 France 146 3%
6 Brazil 142 3%
7 Iran 119 2%
8 Turkey 87 2%
9 Japan 86 2%
10 Germany 76 1%
Other 1,933 38%
TOTAL 5,145 100%
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Country Active fleet Share
1 USA 2,846 27%
2 Japan 421 4%
3 Egypt 384 4%
4 UK 360 3%
5 Israel 340 3%
6 China 329 3%
7 Turkey 329 3%
8 South Korea 278 3%
9 France 239 2%
10 Russia 218 2%
Other 4,781 45%
TOTAL 10,525 100%
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-
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
LockheedMartin
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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
WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Type Active fleet Share
1 F-16 2,309 15%
2 F-18 1,005 6%
3 F-15 870 6%
4 MiG-29 856 5%
5 MiG-21 793 5%
6 Su-27/30/35 791 5%
7 F-5 521 3%
8 Su-25 487 3%
9 Su-24 473 3%
10 F-4 450 3%
Other 7,013 45%
TOTAL 15,568 100%
TRANSPORTS/TANKERS
Type Active fleet Share
1 C-130/L-100 1,131 22%
2 KC-135/707 470 9%
3 King Air 269 5%
4 C-17 246 5%
5 An-24/26 221 4%
6 CN235/C295 219 4%
7 Il-76/78 165 3%
8 An-30/32 152 3%
9 C160 127 2%
10 Cessna 208 111 2%
Other 2,034 40%
TOTAL 5,145 100%
COMBAT HELICOPTERS
Type Active fleet Share
1 S-70/SH/UH-60 3,342 18%
2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,328 12%
3 UH-1 1,509 8%
4 Mi-24/25/35 987 5%
5 AH-64 956 5%
6 CH-47 904 5%
7 OH-58 773 4%
8 Bell 212/412 661 4%
9 MD500 633 3%
10 AH-1 541 3%
Other 6,052 32%
TOTAL 18,686 100%
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
formsthebasisofitsofferintheT-Xbattle.Lock-
heed is promoting the T-50 – developed jointly
with Korea Aerospace Industries – a type al-
ready in use in South Korea and ordered by In-
donesia.ThePhilippineshasalsoexpressedin-
terestinpotentiallyacquiring12examples.
EQUIPMENT CHOICE
Boeing is expected to pitch a new design for
the T-X requirement, which holds the poten-
tial to sway the equipment choice of numer-
ous nations over the coming decades.
Swiss manufacturer Pilatus enjoyed a
bumper 2012, securing orders for a combined
79 PC-21 trainers from Qatar and Saudi Ara-
bia, and also finalising a deal to produce 75
PC-7 Mk IIs for the Indian air force. Iraq also
made progress with its plans to acquire 28
Aero Vodochody L-159s, while a new era of
Russian air force pilot training began as Irkut
delivered its first Yakovlev Yak-130s to Bori-
soglebsk air base in early October.
Partly looking at the looming airlift require-
ments linked with their departure from Af-
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-
grammes such as the F-35 as intended, or have
future budget reductions hurt equipment
plans made by it and many of its allies.
This year’s directory is dedicated to
Ascend Online Fleets data researcher
Martin Smith, who died on 3 December
following a short illness
Joint exercises offer
an important learning
experience for air
forces, such as those
of RIMPAC allies
Australia and Indonesia
CommonwealthofAustralia
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AFGHANISTAN
AFGHAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
PC-12NG 18
Transport
C-27A (G222) 13 5
Cessna 208 18 8
AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY AIR CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 46 12
MI-35 6
UH-1H 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
MD530 6 48*
ALBANIA
ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS532 5
AW109 1
Bell 205 3
Bell 206 7
BO105 6
EC145 1
ALGERIA
ALGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 14
MiG-29 34
Su-24 22
Su-30 28 16
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Recce) 6
King Air 200 (MPA) 2
Tanker
Il-78 5
Transport
Beech 1900 6
C-130H 16
C295 5
Il-76 13
King Air 90/200/350 19
PC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS355/555 16
Bell 412 3
Ka-32 3
Mi-2 28
Mi-8/17/171 102
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
An-30/32 8
An-72/74 5
C212 2
Dornier 28 1
C212 1
DHC-6 2
Merlin III/IV 4
Combat helicopter
AS332 3
UH-1H 44
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 5
ARGENTINIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Super Etendard 11
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA/Recce) 6
P-3B (MPA) 3
S-2 (MPA) 2
Transport
F28 2
King Air 200 1
PC-6 1
Combat helicopter
AS555 4
H-3/S-61 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 10
ARMENIA
ARMENIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 1
Su-25 14
Special mission
Mi-9 (EW) 2
Transport
Il-76 3
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 6
Mi-8 8
Mi-24 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 4
AUSTRALIA
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18A 55
F/A-18F 24
F-35A 2+98*
Special mission
737 (AEW) 6
AP-3C (MPA) 19
Tanker
RexFeatures
Afghanistan’s growing air force inventory includes C-27A and Cessna 208 transports
Il-76 8
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 5
Mi-8/17/171 48
Mi-25/35 15
SA316 20
SA342 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 14
L-29 6
L-39 3
PC-7 22
PC-9 4
ANGOLAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS565 7
ARGENTINA
ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-4 23
IA-58 32
Mirage IIIEA 6
Mirage 5 5
Nesher 10
Special mission
Learjet 35 (Calibration/Recce) 3
Tanker
KC-130H 1
Transport
C-130H 2
F27 5
F28 5
KC-390 6*
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 8
MD500 12
Mi-171 2 3*
SA315 2
UH-1H 1
Z-11 1 29
Training aircraft/helicopters
AT/IA-63 19 18+40*
EMB-312 26
Mirage IIIDA 2
T-A4 4
ARGENTINIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
OV-1 (Recce) 8
Transport
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BO105 4
F-5F 4
F-16D 4
Hawk 129 6
T67M260 Firefly 3
TAH-1 6
ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
BO105 1
BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 8
F-7 23 16
MiG-29 8
Transport
An-32 3
C-130B/E 4 4*
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 7
Bell 212 14
Mi-17/171 20
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 9
FT-7 12
L-39 7
T-37 11
BANGLADESH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Cessna 208 1
Combat helicopter
AS365 2
BANGLADESH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dornier 228NG 2
Combat helicopter
AW109 2
Z-9 3
BELARUS
BELARUS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 38
Su-24 35
Su-25 69
Su-27 22
Special mission
An-26 (Recce) 1
Transport
An-24/26 4
Il-76 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 42
MI-24 26
Mi-26 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 10
BELGIUM
BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 49
Transport
A330 1
A400M 7
C-130H 11
EMB-135/145 4
Combat helicopter
AW109 23
NH90 8+2*
SA316 3
Sea King 48 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 29
F-16B 10
SF-260 32
A330 (KC-30A) 5
Transport
C-17 6
C-27J 10
C-130J 12
King Air 200/350 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/A-18B 16
Hawk 127 33
King Air 350 8
PC-9/9A 63
AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 22
CH-47D/F 6 7
NH90/MRH90 15 31
S-70 34
Tiger 22
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 15
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
S-70/MH-60R 16 24
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 12
Bell 429 3
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofighter 15
Transport
C-130K 3
PC-6 8
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 22
OH-58 11
S-70 9
SA316 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 13
SA316 8
Saab 105 28
AZERBAIJAN
AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 5
MIG-25 5
MiG-29 13
Su-24 11
Su-25 11
Transport
Tu-134 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 7
Mi-8/17 35 18
Mi-24/35 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 12
BAHAMAS
BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 350 (MPA) 1
Transport
Cessna 208 1
BAHRAIN
ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 8
F-16C 17
Combat helicopter
AH-1 16
Bell 212 13
S-70/UH-60M 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
BELIZE
BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
T67M260 Firefly 1
BENIN
BENIN PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Transport
DHC-6 1
Dornier 28 2
HS 748 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
AW109 4
BHUTAN
ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
BOLIVIA
BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Learjet 25 (Recce) 2
Transport
C-130B 2
C212 1
King Air 90/200 3
MA60 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 1
AS350 2
EC145 1 1
SA316 1
UH-1H 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA40 9
K-8 6
PC-7 5
R44 6
T-33 14
BOLIVIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 1
F27 1
King Air 90 1
Combat helicopter
Z-9 6
BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA
BIH ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G4 1
J-1 10
J-22 7
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 8
SA341/342 7
UH-1H 5
BOTSWANA
BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5 10
Transport
BN-2 10
C-130B 3
C212 2
CN235 2
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 11
Bell 412 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5 5
PC-7/Mk II 6 5
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BRAZIL
BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AMX-A/T 51
EMB-314 31
F-5E/EM 43 8
Mirage 2000C 10
Special mission
Beech 125 (Calibration) 4
C-130E (SAR) 2
C295 (SAR) 2
EMB-110 (Calibration) 6
EMB-110 (EW) 5
EMB-110 (MPA) 17
EMB-110 (SAR) 1
EMB-145 (AEW) 5
EMB-145 (Recce) 3
Learjet 35 (Recce) 4
P-3AM (MPA) 3 6
Tanker
KC-130H 2
KC-137 (707) 3
KC-390 28
Transport
C-130E/H/M 16
C295 10
Cessna 208 30
EMB-110 52
EMB-120 20
EMB-121 3
EMB-145 6
Combat helicopter
AS332 7
AS355 6
Bell 205 3
EC725 2 13
Mi-35 9 3
UH-1H 26
UH-60L 15 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
AMX-T 8
AS350 30
EMB-312 106
EMB-314 63
EMB-326 1
F-5F/FM 3 3
Mirage 2000B 2
BRAZILIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS532 9
AS550 32
AS565 32
EC725 1 16
S-70 3
BRAZILIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-4 19
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 7
AS350 19
AS355 9
Bell 206 17
EC725 1 15
Lynx 21 12
S-70 2 4
SH-3D/S-61 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
TA-4 3
BRUNEI
ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
CN235 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/214 9
BO105 6
S-70/70i 4 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 3
PC-7 Mk II 4
BULGARIA
BULGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 6
MiG-29 15
Su-25 14
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 1
Transport
C-27J 2
PC-12 1
Combat helicopter
AS532 12
Mi-8/17 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 6
PC-9 5
BULGARIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS365 3
BURKINA FASO
BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 3
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
ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-24 1
MA60 2
Y-12 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-8/17 8
UH-1H 1
CAMEROON
CAMEROON AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Impala 5
Magister 6
Transport
Arava 1
C-130H 3
CN235 1
MA60 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 4
Bell 412 1
Mi-24 3
SA319 1
SA330 2
SA342 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 5
CANADA
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/A-18A 64
F-35A 65*
Special mission
DHC-5 (SAR) 6
King Air 200 (Recce) 2
P-3 (MPA) 18
Tanker
A310 2
KC-130H 4
Transport
A310 3
C-17 4
C-130E/H 14
C-130J 17
DHC-6 4
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AW101 (SAR) 14
Bell 412 86
CH-47F 15
H-3 26
S-92 2 26
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 13
Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9
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C212 3
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 7
AS365 8
Bell 206 2
BO105 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
PC-7 7
CHINA
CHINESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
H-6 120
J-7 389
J-8 96
J-10 200
J-11 (Su-27/30) 273 71
JH-7 72
Q-5 119
Su-35 48*
Special mission
737 (Comms) 2
An-30 (Surveying) 4
Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW) 5
Tu-154 (Recce) 3
Y-8 (Recce) 16
Y-8/KJ200 (AEW) 7
Transport
An-26 25
Il-76 13 7
MA60 9
Tu-154 8
Y-7 50
Y-8 59
Y-9 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17/171 330 52
S-70 16
Z-8/SA321 8
Z-9 210
Z-10 10
Z-11 60
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 1
HC120 93 57
JJ-7 39
JL-8 (K-8) 170
CHINESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
H-6 14
J-7 30
J-8 48
J-10 6
JH-7 35
Q-5 30
Su-30/33/J-15 23 50*
Special mission
Y-8 (MPA) 3
Y-8 (Recce) 5
Y-8/KJ200 (AEW) 8
Transport
Y-7 9
Y-8 12
Combat helicopter
AS365/565 6
Ka-28 17
Ka-31 2 7
Mi-8 8
Z-8/SA321 16
Z-9 25
Training aircraft/helicopters
JJ-6 14
JL-8 (K-8) 12
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 8
BT-67 6
EMB-314 24
Kfir 20
OV-10 9
Special mission
Cessna 208 (Recce) 6
Citation Ultra (Recce) 5
King Air 300/350 (EW) 3
Metro 23 (Recce) 1
Turbo Commander (Recce) 2
Tanker
707 1
767 1
Transport
727 2
737 2
Arava 1
C-130B/H 5
C212 3
C295 4 1
Cessna 208 11
CN235 3
EMB-110 2
KC-390 12*
King Air 90/350 6
PA-31 1
Turbo Commander 2
Combat helicopter
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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
C-130H 1
Combat helicopter
AS550 6
Mi-17/171 8
Mi-24 6
SE3160 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 1
PC-9 1
SF-260 1
CHILE
CHILEAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
C-101 20
F-5E 8
F-16A/C 35
Special mission
707 (AEW) 1
Tanker
707/KC-135 3
Transport
737 1
Beech 99 2
C-130B/H 3
C212 3
Citation 4
DHC-6 10
KC-390 6*
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 14
BK117 1
UH-1H 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 4
EMB-314 12
F-5F 2
F-16B/D 11
T-35 23
CHILEAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 5
Cessna 208 3
CN235 3
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 10
AS350 3
AS355 1
MD530 11
SA330 4
UH-1H 1
CHILEAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C295 (MPA) 3
EMB-110 (MPA) 5
P-3 (MPA) 3
Transport
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Bell 205 2
Bell 212 10
MD500/530 4
S-70/UH-60A/L 23
UH-1H 50
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 12
EMB-312 14
Lancair Synergy 6 19
T-37 17
COLOMBIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200/350 (EW) 4
Transport
An-32 2
C212 2
Cessna 208 5
CV580 1
King Air 90/200/350 4
Turbo Commander 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 22
UH-1H/N 64
UH-60L 55
COLOMBIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
CN235 (MPA) 3
Transport
C212 1
Cessna 208 2
King Air 350 1
Combat helicopter
AS555 2
BK117 1
BO105 2
UH-1N 5
CONGO
CONGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage F1 2
Transport
An-32 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 2
Mi-8/17 4
Mi-24/35 3
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-23 2
Su-25 2
Transport
727 2
An-12 5
An-26 2
HS 748 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 2
Mi-8/17 3
Mi-24/35 14
SA316 2
SA330 10
CROATIA
CROATIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 6
Special mission
Bombardier 415 (Firefighting) 6
PC-9M (EW) 3
Transport
An-32 2
AT-802 5
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 8
Mi-8/171 23
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-9/M 17
CUBA
CUBAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 12
MiG-23 24
MiG-29 3
Transport
An-26 3
Yak-40 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 10
Mi-35 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 25
CYPRUS
CYPRUS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Combat helicopter
AW139 (SAR) 3
Mi-35 11
SA342 4
CZECH REPUBLIC
CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 12
L-159A 19
Special mission
L-410 (Surveying) 2
Transport
C295 4
KC-390 2*
L-410 8
Yak-40 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 6
Mi-8/17/171 29
Mi-24/35 15
W-3 10
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 2
L-39 8
L-159T 4
DENMARK
ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 36
F-35A 48*
Special mission
Challenger 604 (MPA) 3
Transport
C-130J 4
Combat helicopter
AS550 8
AW101 14
Lynx 90 7
MH-60R 9*
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 11
DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Cessna 208 1
L-410 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-8/17 2
Mi-24/35 3
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DOMINICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 8
Transport
C212 3
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 2
OH-58 12
UH-1H 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
Schweizer 333 2
T-35 5
DOMINICAN NATIONAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
OH-58A/C 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
R44 3
ECUADOR
ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Cheetah C 10
Kfir 8
Transport
727 2
C-130B/H/L-100 4
DHC-6 3
HS 748 1
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 9
Cheetah D 2
DA20 6 6
EMB-314 17
T-34 13
ECUADORIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Arava 4
C212 2
Citation II 1
CN235 1
King Air 200 1
PC-6 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 4
AS350/550 6 12
Mi-171 9
SA315 3
SA342 10
ECUADORIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
CN235 (MPA) 1
King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Transport
King Air 300/350 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
Bell 230 1
Bell 430 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
T-34 2
T-35 4
EGYPT
EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet MS2 15
F-4E 34
F-6 45
F-7 60
F-16A/C 154 16
MiG-21 58
Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76
Mirage 2000EM 15
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2
Beech 1900 (MPA) 2
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 4
Transport
An-32 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-24 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 2
ERITREA
ERITREAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 5
Su-27 6
Transport
King Air 200 1
Y-12 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 1
Mi-8/17 4
Mi-24/35 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
M-290TP 8
MB-339 5
ESTONIA
ESTONIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 1
R44 4
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 15
MiG-23 10
Su-25 8
Su-27 14
Transport
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Beech 1900 (Recce) 2
E-2C (AEW) 7
Transport
An-74 3
Beech 1900 4
C-130H 21
C295 2 3
DHC-5 8
King Air 200 1
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 36 10
AW109 3
AW139 (SAR) 2
CH-47D 19 6*
Mi-8/17 93
S-70/UH-60M 2 4*
SA342 79
Sea King 23
SH-2G 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet MS1 30
EMB-312 54
F-16B/D 47 4
G115 74
K-8 120
L-39 10
L-59 39
Mirage 5SDD 6
Mirage 2000BM 4
EL SALVADOR
SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 9
Transport
Arava 3
BT-67 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 4
MD500 8
UH-1D/H/M 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
Schweizer 300 6
An-12 5
An-26 1
An-32 1
C-130B 1
DHC-6 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 10
Mi-24/35 17
SA316 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 7
SF-260 4
ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
UH-1H 12
FINLAND
FINNISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-18C 54
Special mission
F27 (EW) 1
Transport
C295 3
F27 1
Learjet 35 3
PC-12NG 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-18D 7
Hawk 51/51A/66 42 15
M-290TP 9
FINNISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
MD500 2
NH90 14 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
MD500 5
FRANCE
FRENCH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
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
SR22 (Cassidian) 7
TB30 34
FRENCH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
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Transport
PC-6 5
TBM700 8
Combat helicopter
AS532 23
EC725 8
NH90 3 31
SA330 94
SA341/342 156
Tiger 34 46
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS555 18
SA341 27
FRENCH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Rafale M 20 4+22*
Super Etendard 25
Special mission
ATL-2 (MPA) 15
E-2C (AEW) 3
Falcon 50 (MPA) 4
Falcon 200 (MPA) 5
Transport
EMB-121 11
Falcon 10 6
Combat helicopter
AS365/565 28
EC225 2
Lynx HAS2/4 22
NH90 7 20
SA316/319/SE3160 22
SA365 9
Training aircraft/helicopters
SR20 (Cassidian) 3
GABON
GABONESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage 5G 3
Mirage F1 6
Transport
C-130H 1
CN235 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 2
AS350 1
Bell 412 1
EC120 1
EC135 2
SA319 1
SA330 5
SA342 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Magister 4
Mirage 5DG 2
T-34 4
GAMBIA
GAMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 1
Transport
AT-802 2
GEORGIA
GEORGIAN LAND FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 11
Transport
An-28 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 18
Mi-14 2
Mi-24 7
UH-1H 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-29 4
L-39 4
GERMANY
GERMAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofighter 65 31
F-4F 23
Tornado ECR 31
Tornado IDS 103
Tanker
A310 4
Transport
A310 1
A400M 53
C160 71
Combat helicopter
CH-53 42
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofighter 19 11
G120 (Lufthansa) 6
Tornado IDS 7
GERMAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
BO105 145
NH90 23 57+12*
Tiger 21 18
UH-1D 99
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 14
GERMAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dornier 228NG (MPA) 1
Dornier 228 (Recce) 1
P-3C (MPA) 8
Combat helicopter
Lynx 88 22
Sea King 41 20
GHANA
GHANA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 2
Transport
BN-2 4
C295 2
F27 1
Combat helicopter
AW109 2
Bell 412 1
Mi-17/171 3 10
SA316 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA42 1
K-8 4 2
GREECE
HELLENIC AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-7E 19
F/RF-4E 50
F-16C 116
Mirage 2000EG 16
Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25
Special mission
Bombardier 415 (Firefighting/SAR) 8
C-130H (EW) 2
EMB-145 (AEW) 4
P-3B (MPA) 2
Transport
Bombardier 215 13
C-27J 8
C-130B/H 13
Combat helicopter
AS332 12
AW109 3
Bell 205 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 41
Mirage 2000BG 2
T-2C/E 40
T-6A 42
TA-7C 9
HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AH-64A/D 29
Bell 205 27
Bell 206 15
CH-47DG/SD 15
NH90 4 16+14*
UH-1H 66
Training aircraft/helicopters
NH-300C 20
HELLENIC NAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Bell 212 (EW) 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 7
S-70 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
SA319 2
GUATEMALA
GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 3
EMB-314 6*
PC-7 2
Transport
Arava 1
BT-67 3
Cessna 208 1
F27 1
King Air 90/200 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 1
Bell 212 2
UH-1H 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-35 4
GUINEA
GUINEA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-15 1
MiG-17 4
MiG-21 3
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Mi-8 2
Mi-24 4
SA342 1
GUYANA
GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Skyvan 1
Y-12 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
Bell 412 1
HONDURAS
HONDURAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 9
F-5E 9
Transport
Arava 1
C-130A 1
King Air 200 1
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 4
MD500 2
UH-1H 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
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EMB-312 7
F-5F 2
HUNGARY
HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 12
Transport
An-26 5
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 13
Mi-24/25/35 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 2
INDIA
INDIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Jaguar M/S 118 10
MiG-21 152
MiG-27 80
MiG-29 68
Mirage 2000H 45
Rafale C 86*
Su-30/MKI 120 149
T-50 (Sukhoi) 144*
Tejas LCA 1 19+40*
Special mission
707 (Recce) 1
1125 G100 Astra (Recce) 2
EMB-145 (AEW) 3
Gulfstream III (EW) 3
Il-76 (AEW) 3 2*
Tanker
Il-78 7
Transport
An-32 109
C-17 10
C-130J 6 6*
Dornier 228 40
HS 748 59
Il-76 17
Medium Transport Aircraft 45*
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 47 65
LCH 25
Mi-8/17 150 44+59*
Mi-25/35 27
Mi-26 3
SA316/319 74
Training aircraft/helicopters
Hawk 132 65 40+20*
HJT-16 Kiran 81
HJT-36 Sitara 16
Jaguar T 31
Mirage 2000TH 10
PC-7 MkII 75
Rafale B 40*
Saras 15
Tejas LCA 20
INDIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-64E 22*
Dhruv ALH 45 179
LCH 114
SA315 27 13
INDIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29/K 14 29
Sea Harrier FRS51 8
Tejas LCA 8
Tu-142 8
Special mission
BN-2 (MPA) 12
Dornier 228 (MPA) 26
Il-38 (MPA) 5
Ka-31 (AEW) 9
P-8I (737) (MPA) 8+12*
BO105 4
EC120B 3
IRAN
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-4D/E/RF-4E 28
F-5E 20
F-6 18
F-7 17
F-14 26
MiG-29 16
Mirage F1 5
Su-24 27
Special mission
707 (EW) 1
P-3F (MPA) 5
Tanker
707 1
747 3
Transport
707 2
747 4
C-130E/H 45
F27 12
Il-76 5
PC-6 13
Turbo Commander 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 10
FT-7 4
PC-7 35
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
F27 2
Turbo Commander 5
Combat helicopter
AH-1J 6
Bell 206 3
CH-47C 15
Mi-8/17 6
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
F27 4
Combat helicopter
ASH-3D 10
Bell 412 4
RH-53 3
IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Su-25 13
Transport
An-74 9
Falcon 20 1
Il-76 3
Y-12 8
Combat helicopter
Mi-171 38
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 13
IRAQ
IRAQI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Cessna AC-208 3
F-16C 12+18*
Special mission
Cessna 208 3
CH2000 (Recce) 8
King Air 350/ER (Recce) 5
SB7L-360 (Recce) 2
Transport
An-32 6
C-130E 3
C-130J 6
King Air 350 1
Combat helicopter
Transport
Saras 15
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 8
Ka-25 7
Ka-28 13
SA316/319 32
Sea King 42 27
UH-3 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Harrier T4/60 3
Hawk 132 17
HJT-16 Kiran 20
MiG-29KUB 3
INDONESIA
INDONESIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 4 12
F-5E 6
F-16A 7 24*
Hawk 209 24
OV-10 2
Su-27/30 10 6
Special mission
737 (MPA) 3
CN235 (MPA) 1 1
Tanker
KC-130B 1
Transport
C-130B/H/L-100 16 4
C212 8
C295 2 7
CN235 6
F27 5
PC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 7 9
BO105 7
EC725 6
S-58 4
SA330 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC120B 10
F-5F 3
F-16B 3
G120TP 18
Hawk 53/109 13
KT-1 11
SF-260 18
T-34 15
T-50 16
INDONESIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
C212 6
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
AH-64E 8*
Bell 205 11
Bell 412 36
BO105 7
Mi-17 12 6
Mi-35 5
SA316 7
Schweizer 369 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC120B 2
INDONESIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C212 (MPA) 6
CN235 (MPA) 5+3*
Nomad 22/24 (MPA) 29
Transport
C212 9 1
Combat helicopter
AS332 1
Bell 412 3
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G222 (EW) 1
G550 (AEW) 2
Gulfstream III (Recce) 1
P166 (Surveying) 5
Tanker
KC-130J 2
KC-767 4
Transport
C-27J 12
C-130J 18
G222 2
P180 17
Combat helicopter
AW101 2+13*
AW/HH139 5 7
Bell 212 37
HH-3F 21
NH500 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
AMX-T 14
Eurofighter 12 2
M-346 2 4+9*
MB-339 73
NH500 45
SF-260 30
Tornado IDS 8
ITALIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Dornier 228 3
P180 3
Combat helicopter
AW109 12
AW129 60
Bell 205 58
Bell 206 39
Bell 212/412 31
CH-47C/F 14 16+4*
NH90 19 40
ITALIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AV-8B 14
F-35B 15*
Special mission
ATR 72 (MPA) 3
Transport
P180 3
Combat helicopter
ASH/SH-3D 16
AW101 22
Bell 212 37
NH90 3 53
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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
BN-2 (Recce) 1
CN235 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 2
PC-9 7
ISRAEL
ISRAELI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-15A/C 42
F-15I 25
F-16C 76
F-16I 100
F-35A 20
Special mission
707 (AEW) 1
1124 Westwind (MPA) 3
G550 (AEW) 2
G550 (SIGINT) 3
King Air 200 (Recce) 18
King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7
Tanker
707 7
KC-130H 4
Transport
AT-802 7
C-130E/H 12
C-130J 3+6*
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AH-1E/F/S 46
AH-64A/D 45
AS565 6
CH-53 23
S-70/UH-60A 48
Training aircraft/helicopters
A-4N/TA-4H/J 119
F-15B/D 16
F-16A/B/D 148
G120 (Elbit Systems) 17
King Air 200 2
M-346 (TOR) 30
OH-58B 18
T-6A 20
ITALY
ITALIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AMX 49
Eurofighter 45 35
F-35A/B 75*
Tornado ECR 16
Tornado IDS 54
Special mission
ATL-1 (MPA) 7
ATR 72 (MPA) 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
TAV-8B 2
IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS365 2
SA316/319 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 7
JAMAICA
JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
Bell 407 3
Bell 412 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA40 2
JAPAN
JAPAN AIR SELF DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-2A 63
F/EF/RF-4EJ 80
F-15J 153
F-35A 42*
Special mission
767 (AEW) 4
BAe 125 (Calibration) 3
BAe 125 (SAR) 27
C-1 (EW) 1
E-2C (AEW) 13
YS-11 (Calibration) 3
YS-11 (EW) 4
Tanker
KC-130H 1
KC-767 4
Transport
C-1 26
C-2 2 20
C-130H 15
Gulfstream IV 5
YS-11 4
Combat helicopter
CH-47J 19
UH-60J 41 40
Training aircraft/helicopters
Beechjet 400 13
F-2B 16
F-15DJ 45
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T/XT-4 203
T-7 48
YS-11 3
JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 350 7
MU-2 6
Combat helicopter
AH-1S 76
AH-64D 10
CH-47J/JA 57
MD500 111
OH-1 33 1
UH-1H/J 179
UH-60 30
Training aircraft/helicopters
EN480 10 20
JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
EP-3 (EW) 5
P-1 (MPA) 2 10
P/OP-3C (MPA) 95
US-1 (SAR) 2
US-2 (SAR) 5
Transport
King Air 90 5
Learjet 36 4
UP-3C 4
YS-11 3
Combat helicopter
AW101 (CH/MCH101) 7 7
BK117 2
MH-53E 10
OH-6D/DA 9
SH/UH-60J/K 116
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC135 6 9
King Air 90 27
T-5 50
JORDAN
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
CN235 (Gunship) 2
F-5E 32
F-16A 44
Transport
An-32 1
C-130E/H 7
C212 1
C295 2
Cessna 208 6
Combat helicopter
AH-1F 24
AH-6I 18*
AS332 9
AS350 5
EC635 9
MD530 9
S-70/UH-60L 9
UH-1H 31
Training aircraft/helicopters
C-101 10
F-5F 8
F-16B 18
T67M260 Firefly 14
KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-23 3
MiG-27 12
MiG-29 39
MiG-31 30
Su-24 25
Su-25 14
Su-27 14
Transport
An-12 2
An-24/26 7
An-72/74 2 1
C295 2+6*
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 40
Mi-24 36
Mi-26 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 20
KENYA
KENYA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 17
Transport
DHC-5 5
DHC-8 3
Y-12 11
Combat helicopter
MD500 39
Mi-28 5 11
Mi-171 2
SA330 14
Z-9 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bulldog 10
F-5F 4
Tucano 51 12
KUWAIT
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
KYRGYZ AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 9
Mi-24 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 3
LAOS
LAOS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 25
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Ka-32 2
Mi-8/17 18
Mi-26 1
UH-1H 4
Z-9 4
LATVIA
LATVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 1
Mi-17 4
LEBANON
LEBANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Cessna AC-208 1 1
Hunter 70 2
Combat helicopter
IAR330 11
S-61 3
SA342 7
UH-1H 19
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bulldog 3
Hunter 66 1
R44 3
LESOTHO
LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 1
Bell 412 3
BO105 2
LIBYA
LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 1
Mirage F1 2
Transport
An-26 3
An-32 1
An-72 1
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AS555 6
Super Lynx 300 6
MALDIVES
MALDIVES NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 1
MALI
MALI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 9
Special mission
F406 Caravan II (MPA) 3*
Transport
An-26 2
BN-2 2
BT-67 1
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Mi-8 1
Mi-24 4
Z-9 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-29 6
MALTA
ARMED FORCES OF MALTA
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BN-2 (MPA) 2
King Air 200 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter
SA316 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bulldog 4
MAURITANIA
MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EMB-314 2 1
Special mission
C212 (MPA) 1
PA-31 (MPA) 2
Transport
BN-2 3
BT-67 1
PC-6 1
Y-12 2
Combat helicopter
Z-9 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 3
SF-260 4
MEXICO
MEXICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 6
PC-7 37
Special mission
EMB-145 (AEW) 1
EMB-145 (Recce) 2
Metro III (Recce) 2
Transport
727 5
An-32 1
Arava 12
C-27J 4
C-130E/K/L-100 6
C-130J 2*
C295 6 4*
King Air 90/300 6
Metro III 2
PC-6 4
Turbo Commander 5
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 10
Bell 212/412 30
CH-53 4
EC725 4 5
C-130H/L-100 2
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
CH-47C 2
Mi-2 4
Mi-8 2
Mi-14 4
Mi-24 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Yak-130 6*
LITHUANIA
LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
L-39 1
Transport
C-27J 3
L-410 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 6
LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
A400M 1
MACEDONIA
MACEDONIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 6
Mi-24 4
UH-1H 2
MADAGASCAR
MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 1
MALAWI
MALAWI ARMY AIR WING
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Dornier 228 3
Combat helicopter
AS350 2
AS355 1
AS532 1
SA330 2
MALAYSIA
ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-5E 10
F/A-18D 8
Hawk 208 13
MiG-29 10 2*
Su-30MKM 18
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Tanker
KC-130H 4
Transport
A400M 4
C/PC-130H 10
CN235 6
Combat helicopter
EC725 2 10
S-61 29
SA316/SE3160 25
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 3
Hawk 108 6
MB-339 8
PC-7/Mk II 47
ROYAL MALAYSIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AW109 11
ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
MD530 15
Mi-8 31
S-70 4
SA330 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 21
F-5F 2
PC-7 30
PC-9 1
SF-260 25
T-6C 6
MEXICAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C212 (MPA) 8
CN235 (MPA) 6 1
Transport
An-32 1
C295 4
DHC-8 1
Turbo Commander 4
Combat helicopter
AS555 2
AS565 4
BO105 11
EC725 3
MD902 6
Mi-8 23 3
UH-60M 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Lancair IVP/Super ES 3
Lancair Legacy 2
M-290TP 8
MD500 4
R44 1
MOLDOVA
MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 4
MONGOLIA
MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 3
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/171 13
Mi-24 10
MONTENEGRO
ARMY OF MONTENEGRO
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G4 9
Combat helicopter
SA341/342 4
MOROCCO
ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 22
F-16C 16
Mirage F1CH/EH 50
Special mission
Bombardier 215 (Firefighting) 3 2
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
King Air 200 (Research) 1
Tanker
KC-130H 2
Transport
C-27J 4
C-130H 13
CN235 6
Dornier 28 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 47
Bell 206 5
Bell 212 3
CH-47C/D 8 3*
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SA330 33
SA342 22
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 24
Bell 206 17
F-5B/F 8
F-16D 8
King Air 100 5
T-6C 24
ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS565 3
MOZAMBIQUE
MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 6
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 4
Mi-24 2
MYANMAR
MYANMAR AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 21
F-6 1
F-7 24
G4 4
MiG-29 15 13
Transport
F27 2
FH-227 2
PC-6 5
Y-8 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 12
Mi-2 10
Mi-17/171 26
Mi-35 10 50
SA316/SE3160 9
W-3 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 6
K-8 12 50
MiG-29UB 4
PC-7 16
PC-9 10
NAMIBIA
NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 6
Transport
An-26 1
Y-8 4
Y-12 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 2
Mi-24 2
SA315 1
SA316 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 2
K-8 12
NATO
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
E-3A (AEW) 17
Transport
757 (leased) 1
C-17 (SAC) 3
NEPAL
NEPAL ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
BN-2 1
HS 748 1
M-28 2
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
Dhruv ALH 3
Mi-17 5
SA316/319 5
SA330 1
NETHERLANDS
ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 74
F-35A 2+83*
Tanker
KDC-10 2
Transport
C-130H 4
DC-10 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 11
PC-7 13
NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AB412 (SAR) 3
AH-64D 29
AS532 8
CH-47D/F 14 2
NH90 7 13
NEW ZEALAND
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
P-3K (MPA) 6
Transport
757 2
C-130H 4 1
Combat helicopter
NH90 3 5
UH-1H 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
AW109 5 3*
King Air 200 4
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SH-2G 5
NICARAGUA
NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 2
Combat helicopter
MD500/OH-6 2
Mi-2 4
Mi-17/171 15
NIGER
NIGER AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 2
Transport
C-130H 1
Dornier 28 1
Dornier 228 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 2
Mi-24 2
NIGERIA
NIGERIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 10
Special mission
ATR 42 (MPA) 2
Transport
C-130H 1
Dornier 128 11
Dornier 228 6
G222 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 5
AW109 6 7
AW139 1
Mi-24 9
Mi-171 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 4
FT-7 2
L-39 17
MB-339 12
R66 2
NIGERIAN NAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AW109 5
Bell 206 1
NORTH KOREA
KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5 (Shenyang) 107
F-6 98
F-7 120
H-5 80
MiG-21 26
MiG-23 56
MiG-29 35
Su-7 18
Su-25 34
Combat helicopter
MD500 36
Mi-2 60
Mi-8 40
Mi-24 20
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-2 30
FT-5 135
Mi-2 2
NORWAY
ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 47
F-35A 2+50*
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
P-3C/N (MPA) 6
Transport
C-130J 4 1*
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 18
Lynx 86 2
NH90 6
Sea King 43 (SAR) 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B 10
ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
NH90 1 7
OMAN
ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofighter Typhoon 12*
F-16C 8 10
Hawk 203 10
Jaguar S 8
Special mission
C295 (MPA) 3
Skyvan (MPA) 3
Transport
C295 5
C-130H 3
C-130J 1 2
Skyvan 2
Combat helicopter
AS332 2
Bell 205 9
Bell 206 3
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
Saab 2000 (AEW) 4
Y-8/ZDK-03 (AEW) 1 3
Tanker
Il-78 4
Transport
C-130B/E/L-100 16
CN235 3
Saab 2000 1
Y-12 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 5
Bell 412 1
Mi-14 1
Mi-171 6
SA330 1
SE3160 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16B/D 27
FT-5 25
FT-6 9
FT-7 5
K-8 39
Mirage IIIBE/D/DP 18
Mirage 5DPA 2
SA316 8
T-37 18
PAKISTAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Citation Bravo 1
King Air 350 2
Turbo Commander 2
Y-12 4
Combat helicopter
AH-1F 35
AS550 10 2
Bell 206 19
Bell 412 30 2+30*
Mi-17/172 47
SA315 12
SA316 14
SA330 31
PAKISTAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BAe 125 (Recce) 1
F27 (MPA) 7
P-3C (MPA) 6
Combat helicopter
SA316 5
Sea King 45 6
Z-9 6
PANAMA
NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 3
Cessna 208 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 6
Bell 205 1
Bell 212/412 3 2
EC145 1
MD500 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-35 6
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Arava 3
CN235 2
Combat helicopter
UH-1H 5
PARAGUAY
PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 5
Cessna 208 2 2
Combat helicopter
AS350 3
UH-1H 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 6
T-35 10
PARAGUAYAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS350 1
PERU
PERUVIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 24
EMB-314 10*
MiG-29 19
Mirage 2000P 10
Su-22 17
Su-25 18
Special mission
Learjet 36 (Surveying) 2
Metro 23 (Recce) 2
Turbo Commander (Surveying) 1
Transport
737 2
An-32 3
An-72 1
DHC-6 8
L-100 2
PC-6 1
Metro 23 1
Y-12 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 4
BO105 2
Mi-17/171 20
Mi-25/35 18
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 13
KT-1 20
MB-339 6
Mirage 2000DP 2
Schweizer 300 5
PERUVIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-28 2
An-32 3
Beech 1900 1
Cessna 208 1
King Air 350 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 8
Mi-8/17 8
SA318 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Enstrom F28 6
R44 2
PERUVIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
F60 (MPA) 2
King Air 200 (MPA) 3
Transport
An-32 2
F60 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 2
Mi-8 2
SH/UH-3 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
Enstrom F28 2
T-34 2
PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
OV-10 12
Transport
C-130H 2
F27 2
Nomad 22 1
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
AS550 4
Bell 205 8
Bell 212/214 2
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
Mi-8 8
Mi-24 29
W-3 18 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-16D 12
PZL-130TC-I/II 23
SW-4 25
TS-11 47
POLISH LAND FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 40
Mi-8/17 34
Mi-24 30
W-3 38
POLISH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
M-28 (MPA) 9
Transport
M-28 4
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 3
Mi-8/17 2
Mi-14 9
SH-2G 4
W-3 6
PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 29
Special mission
C295 (MPA) 5
P-3C (MPA) 5
Transport
C-130H 6
C295 7
KC-390 6*
Combat helicopter
AW101 12
SA316 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 15
F-16B 6
TB30 16
PORTUGUESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Lynx 95 5
QATAR
QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Mirage 2000-5EDA 9
Transport
C-17 3 1
C-130J 4
Combat helicopter
AW139 18 3
MH-60R/S 22*
SA342 14
Sea King Commando 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 6
Mirage 2000-5DDA 4
PC-21 24
ROMANIA
ROMANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 36
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 2
Transport
C-27J 5 2
C-130H 3
Combat helicopter
IAR/SA330 67
Training aircraft/helicopters
IAR-99 19
ROMANIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
SA330 3
RUSSIA
RUSSIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-25 15
MiG-29 250
MiG-31 124
Su-24 270
Su-25 180
Su-27/30/35 260 92
Su-34 16 108
T-50 (Sukhoi) 60*
Tu-22 105
Tu-95 55
Tu-160 12 14*
Special mission
An-12 (EW) 8
An-26 (Recce) 4
An-30 (Surveying) 12
Il-20/22 (Recce) 11
Il-76/A-50 (AEW) 12
Il-86 (Comms) 4
Tu-204 (Recce) 4
Tanker
Il-78 21
Transport
An-12 36
An-22 5
An-24/26 37
An-72 17
An-124 6 20*
An-140 2 8
Il-62 5
Il-76 86 39
L-410 47
Medium Transport Aircraft 100*
Tu-134 12
Tu-154 16 1
Combat helicopter
Ka-50/52 29 146
Ka-60 100
Mi-8/17/171 340
Mi-9 8
Mi-24/35 289 38
Mi-26 34 16
Mi-28 51 19
Training aircraft/helicopters
Ansat 13 5
Ka-226 5
L-39 160
Tu-134 20
Yak-130 20 46+10*
RUSSIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29K 20
Su-24 38
Su-25 4
Su-33 21
Tu-142 22
Special mission
Be-12 (SAR) 6
Il-20/22 (EW) 7
Il-38 (MPA) 10
Transport
An-12 4
An-24/26 29
An-72 8
An-140 1
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Tu-134 4
Tu-154 2
Combat helicopter
Ka-27 47
Ka-29 45
Mi-8 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
MiG-29KUB 4
RWANDA
RWANDAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 9
Mi-24/35 5 5
SA342 4
SAUDI ARABIA
ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofighter Typhoon 18 42
F-15C/S/SA 129 84
Tornado IDS 82
Special mission
E-3A (AEW) 5
King Air 350 (Recce) 2 4*
RE-3A (EW) 1
Saab 2000 (AEW) 1
Tanker
A330 6
KC-130H 7
KC-130J 5*
KE-3A 7
Transport
C-130H 31
C-130J 20*
Citation Bravo 4
CN235 2
Gulfstream IV 1
Jetstream 31 1
Saab 2000 1
Combat helicopter
AS532 11
Bell 205 5
Bell 212/412 32
UH-60L 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofighter Typhoon 6 6
F-15D 20
Hawk 65/A/165 45 22
PC-9 47
PC-21 55
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-6I 36
AH-64A/D/E 12 70
MD530 16
OH-58 15
S-70/UH-60L/M 19
Training aircraft/helicopters
S-434 19
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 20
AS365/565 26
SENEGAL
SENEGAL AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C212 (SAR) 1
King Air 200 (Weather recce) 2
Transport
CN235 1
F27 3
Combat helicopter
AS355 1
Mi-2 2
Mi-17 2
Mi-35 2
UH-1H 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
TB30 2
SERBIA
SERBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
G2 1
G4 23
J22 31
MiG-21 10
MiG-29 4
Transport
An-26 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 8
SA341/342 69
Training aircraft/helicopters
Lasta 95 6 8
Piper Seneca V 1
SIERRA LEONE
SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-17 2
Mi-24 1
SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5S 26
F-15SG 24
F-16C/D 60
Special mission
E-2C (AEW) 4
F50 (MPA) 5
G550 (AEW) 4
Tanker
KC-130B/H 5
KC-135R 4
Transport
C-130H 5
F50 4
Combat helicopter
AH-64D 19
AS332/532 33
CH-47SD 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
EC120B 6
F-5T 9
M-346 12
PC-21 19
A/TA-4SU 21
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
S-70 6
SLOVAKIA
SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 12
Special mission
L-410 (Recce) 1
Transport
An-26 2
C-27J 2*
L-410 7
Combat helicopter
Mi-2 4
Mi-8/17 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 9
SLOVENIA
SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Transport
L-410 1
PC-6 2
Combat helicopter
AS532 4
Bell 412 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 4
PC-9 11
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen C 17
Special mission
DC-3 (EW) 1
DC-3 (MPA) 4
Transport
C-130B 7
C212 4
Cessna 208 10
DC-3 5
King Air 200/300 4
PC-12 1
Combat helicopter
AW109 29
BK117 6
Oryx 46
Rooivalk 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen D 9
Hawk 120 24
PC-7 Mk II 55
SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Super Lynx 300 4
SOUTH KOREA
REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-4E/RF-4C 83
F-5E 158
F-15K 60
F-16C 118
FA-50 20
TA-50 11 11
Special mission
737 (AEW) 4
BAe 125 (Recce) 8
Falcon 2000S (ISR) 2*
Transport
C-130H 12
C-130J 4
CN235 18
Combat helicopter
AS332 3
Bell 412 3
CH-47D 5
Ka-32 7
MD500 25
S-70/UH-60P 41
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 36
F-16D 51
Hawk 67 16
KT-1 106
T-50/B 63
REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 90 1
Combat helicopter
AH-1J/S 77
BO105 12
CH/HH-47D 38
MD500 257
UH-1H 81
S-70/UH-60P 94
Surion 24
REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
P-3C/K (MPA) 13
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Transport
F406 5
Combat helicopter
Lynx 99/A 24
S-70/UH-60P/MH-60S 7 8*
SA319 6
UH-1H 8
SOUTHERN SUDAN
SOUTHERN SUDANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-171/172 10
SPAIN
SPANISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
EF-18A/M 74
Eurofighter 31 27+13*
Mirage F1M 22
Special mission
707 (SIGINT) 1
Bombardier 215/415 (Firefighting) 17
C212 (EW) 1
C212 (SAR) 3
CN235 (Surveying) 2
CN235 (SAR) 7
F27 (MPA) 3
Falcon 20 (EW) 2
P-3A/M (MPA) 6
Tanker
KC-130H 5
KC-137 (707) 2
Transport
707 1
A400M 27
C-130H 7
C212 13
C295 13
Citation V 3
CN235 9
Falcon 20 2
King Air 90 4
Combat helicopter
AS332 9
S-76 2
SA330 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
C212 2
C-101 70
EC120B 15
EF-18B 12
Eurofighter 9 4+1*
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
Citation II/VII 4
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 8
MD500 6
SH/ASH-3H 9
SH-60B 12
Training aircraft/helicopters
TAV-8B 1
SRI LANKA
SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 9
Kfir 9
MiG-23 1
MiG-27 6
Special mission
King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2
Transport
An-32 5
C-130K 2
MA60 2
Y-12 9
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 4
Bell 412 14
Mi-17 15 14
Mi-24/35 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-7 1
K-8 5 2
SUDAN
SUDANESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-5 3
F-6 8
F-7 20
MiG-21 4
MiG-23 3
MiG-29 11
Su-25 11
Transport
An-12 5
An-26 6
An-30/32 5
C-130H 3
DHC-5 1
Il-76 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 2
Bell 212 3
IAR330 4
Mi-2 2
Mi-8 20
Mi-24 25
Training aircraft/helicopters
K-8 12
SURINAM
SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH 3
SWAZILAND
SWAZI DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Arava 1
Combat helicopter
SA316 3
SWEDEN
SWEDISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Gripen A/C 155
Gripen E 40-60*
Special mission
Gulfstream IV (EW) 2
Saab 340 (AEW) 2
Saab 340 (SAR) 1
Tanker
KC-130H 1
Transport
C-130H 7
Saab 340 1
Sabreliner 40 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Gripen B/D 25
Saab 105 72
SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WING
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332 9
NH90 6 12
UH-60M 10 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
AW109 20
SWITZERLAND
SWISS AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 41
F/A-18C 26
Gripen E 22*
Transport
Beech 1900 1
DHC-6 1
King Air 300 1
PC-6 15
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Combat helicopter
AS332/532 25
EC635 18
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 12
F/A-18D 7
PC-7 28
PC-9 11
PC-21 8
SYRIA
SYRIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 217
MiG-23 145
MiG-29 48
Su-22 50
Su-24 20
Transport
An-26 3
Combat helicopter
Ka-28 2
Mi-2 15
Mi-8/17 70
Mi-14 10
Mi-25/35 36
SA342 30
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 69
TAIWAN
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-5E 29
F-16A 117
F-CK-1A 101
Mirage 2000-5EI 47
Special mission
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2
C-130H (EW) 1
E-2K (AEW) 4 2
Transport
C-27J 6*
C-130H 19
Combat helicopter
EC225 3
S-70/UH-60A 13
Training aircraft/helicopters
AT-3 51
F-CK-1B 25
F-5F 32
F-16B 28
Mirage 2000-5DI 10
T-34 37
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 62
AH-64E 45
CH-47SD 8
OH-58 38
UH-1H 91
UH-60M 4+56*
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 29
REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
S-2 (AEW) 21
Combat helicopter
MD500 8
S-70 17
TAJIKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
An-26 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 14
Mi-24 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 4
TANZANIA
TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-6 3
F-7 11
Transport
An-28 2
DHC-5 4
Y-8 2
Y-12 3
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 1
K-8 6
THAILAND
ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet 19
F-5A/E 45
F-16A 39
Gripen C 2 6
Special mission
DA42 (Recce) 5
Learjet 35 (Surveying) 1
Saab 340 (AEW) 2
Transport
Arava 2
BT-67 8
C-130H 10
HS 748 4
King Air 90 1
Merlin IV 1
Nomad 22 14
PC-6 16
Saab 340 1 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 412 11
EC725 4
UH-1H 19
Training aircraft/helicopters
DA42 6
F-5B/F 8
F-16B 15
Gripen D 4
L-39 34
PC-9 22
ROYAL THAI ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
C212 2
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
AH-1F 7
AS550 6
AW139 2
Bell 206 18
Bell 212 54
CH-47D 6
Mi-17 3
S-70/UH-60M 6 2+2*
UH-1H 82
Training aircraft/helicopters
F480 16
ROYAL THAI NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dornier 228 (MPA) 7
F27 (MPA) 1
P-3T (MPA) 1
Transport
Bombardier 215 1
F27 2
Nomad 24 3
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/214 9
S-70/MH-60S 8
S-76 4
Super Lynx 110 2
TOGO
TOGOLESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Transport
King Air 200 2
Combat helicopter
SA316 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
Alpha Jet 4
EMB-326 4
SA315 1
TB30 3
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Metro 23 (MPA) 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 (SAR) 4
TUNISIA
TUNISIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 12
Transport
C-130B/H 8
C-130J 2
L-410 5
Combat helicopter
AS350 6
Bell 205 22
Bell 412 3
CH/HH-3 19
SA313 8
SA316 8
UH-1H/N 8
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5F 4
L-59 9
MB-326 10
SF-260 18
TURKEY
TURKISH AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F/RF-4E 152
F-16C 179 10
F-35A 100*
Special mission
737 (AEW) 4
CN235 (EW) 1
CN235 (Recce) 1
Tanker
KC-135 7
Transport
A400M 10
C160 17
C-130B/E 15
CN235 43
Combat helicopter
AS532 20
T-70 6
UH-1H 63
Training aircraft/helicopters
F/NF-5A/B 83
F-16D 48 9
KT-1 24 16
SF-260 36
T-37 49
T-38 67
TURKISH ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200 (Recce) 2
Transport
King Air 200 4
Combat helicopter
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AH-1P/S/W 28
AS532 27
Bell 204 2
Bell 205 69
CH-47F 6
OH-58 3
S-70/T-70 56 37
T129 59+41*
UH-1H 86
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 22
TURKISH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
ATR 72 (MPA) 10
CN235 (MPA) 4
Transport
CN235 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 12
S-70B/T-70 25 6
TURKMENISTAN
TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 3
MiG-23 58
MiG-25 24
MiG-29 24
Su-7 3
Su-17 65
Su-25 2
Transport
An-26 1
An-74 2
Combat helicopter
AW139 2 3
EC145 1
Mi-8/17 8
Mi-24 10
UGANDA
UGANDA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 7
Su-30 6
Combat helicopter
Bell 206 7
Bell 412 1
Mi-17/171 14
Mi-24 1
Training aircraft/helicopters
SF-260 4
UKRAINE
UKRAINE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 80
Su-24 25
Su-25 36
Su-27 36
Special mission
An-30 (Recce) 2
Transport
An-24/26 27
An-70 3
Il-76 4
Tu-134 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 9
UKRAINE ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 30
Mi-24 40
UKRAINE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Be-12 (SAR) 4
Transport
An-26 2
Combat helicopter
Ka-27 3
Ka-29 3
Mi-14 4
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AT-802U 18 5
F-16E 54
Mirage 2000EAD/RAD 16
Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 33
Special mission
Dash 8 (MPA) 2
Saab 340 (AEW) 2
Tanker
A330 3
Transport
C-17 6
C-130H/L-100 8
Cessna 208 7
CN235 7
DHC-6 2 1
King Air 350 2
P180 2
Combat helicopter
AH-64D/E 30 30*
AS550 13
AW139 9
Bell 214/412 5
CH-47C/F 14 16
SA330 6
UH-60L/M 34 16
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 12
F-16F 24
G115 12
Hawk 61/63/102 31
King Air 90 3
MB-339 10
Mirage 2000DAD 2
Mirage 2000-9DAD 13
PC-7 31
PC-21 25
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Combat helicopter
AS332 8
AS565 8
UNITED KINGDOM
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
Eurofighter Typhoon 73 54
F-35B/C 2 1+135*
Tornado GR4 104
Special mission
BN-2 (Recce) 3
E-3D (AEW) 6
Global Express (Sentinel R1) (Recce) 5
King Air 350CER (Shadow R1) (Recce) 5
RC-135 Airseeker (ELINT) 3
Tanker
A330 (AirTanker) 1 13
TriStar 4
VC10 6
Transport
A400M 22
BAe 125 6
BAe 146 2 2
C-17 8
C-130J 24
C-130K 8
TriStar 3
Combat helicopter
AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 27
AW109 4
Bell 412 4
CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3/4/6 46 14
SA330/Puma HC1/2 10 24
Sea King HAR3/3A (SAR) 24
Training aircraft/helicopters
Eurofighter Typhoon 17 2
G115 (Babcock) 119
Hawk T1 58
Hawk T2 28
King Air 200 10
Tornado GR4 15
Tucano T1 46
ARMY AIR CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
BN-2 (Recce) 11
Combat helicopter
Apache AH1 66
AS365 5
Bell 212 7
Lynx AH7/9A 81
Lynx Wildcat 5 29
SA341 23
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 212 1
BN-2 1
ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Sea King ASaC7 (AEW) 13
Combat helicopter
AW101 Merlin HM1/2 31
Lynx AH7/HAS3/HMA8 37
Lynx Wildcat 28
Sea King HC4/4+ 34
Sea King HU5 (SAR) 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS365 3
Hawk T1 14
King Air 350ER 4
DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL
Type Active Ordered
Training aircraft/helicopters
AS350 (FB Heliservices) 32
AW139 (FB Heliservices) 1
Bell 412 (FB Heliservices) 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
US AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-10A/C/OA-10 351
AC-130H/U/W 37
B-1B 66
B-2A 19
B-52H 78
F-15C 218
F-15E 219
F-16C 855
F-22 186
F-35A 12 35+1,716*
Special mission
Dash 8 (E-9) (Recce) 2
E-3B/C (AEW) 31
E-4B (Comms) 4
E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 17
EC-130H (EW) 14
EC-130J (EW) 7
Global Express (E-11A) (Communications) 3
HC-130J (SAR) 5 10+21*
HC-130N/P (SAR) 29
King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) 43
Learjet 35 (C-21) (Calibration) 2
Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11
NC-135 (Research) 1
OC-135 (Recce) 2
PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) 12
RC-135 (ELINT) 22
U-2S (Recce) 28
WC-130H (Weather recce) 2
WC-130J (Weather recce) 10
WC-135 (Research) 2
Tanker
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KC-46A 4+175*
KC-135R/T 415
KC-10 59
MC-130E/H/P 51
MC-130J 10 17+58*
Transport
707 1
757 (C-32) 2
Beech 1900 4
C-5A/B/C/M 73
C-17 216 5
C-27J 13 6+17*
C/LC-130E/H 288
C-130J 90 12+17*
C212 1
Cessna 208 3 5
CN235 2
Dash 8 1
DHC-6 3
Dornier 328/328Jet 11
Falcon 20 2
G100 Astra (C-38) 2
Gulfstream II/III/IV (C-20) 11
King Air 200/350 (C-12) 28
Learjet 35 (C-21) 49
M-28 11
Metro III (C-26) 1
PC-12 (U-28) 24
Combat helicopter
CV-22B 31 20
HH/MH-60G/L/UH-60M 102 3+118*
UH/HH-1N 65
Training aircraft/helicopters
Beechjet T-1A 179
DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 51
DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 12
F-15D 36
F-16D 162
SR20 (T-53A) 24 1
T-6A 448
T/AT/NT-38 493
TC-130H 1
TC-135 3
TE-8A 1
TH-1H 29
TU-2S 4
US ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Dash 8 (Recce) 2
DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 9
King Air 200/300/350 (C/RC-12) (Recce) 75
King Air 200 (JRC-12) (Research) 1
Transport
Beech 1900 3
C-27J 2
C212 3
Cessna 208 4
Citation Encore/Ultra (U-35) 28
DHC-6 6
F27 2
King Air 200/C-12 104 1
Metro 23 (C-26) 12
PC-6 1
Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 42
Combat helicopter
AH-64A/D/E 669 170
CH-47D/F 513 159
EC145 (UH-72A) 233 71+41*
MH-47D/E/G 72 3
MH-60A/K/L 59
Mi-8 4
OH-6C/D 49
OH-58A/C/D 681
UH-1H/V 74
UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,842 349
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 (TH-67A) 179
DHC-7 1
King Air 100 (UC-12) 1
Mi-24 2
T-34 4
US MARINE CORPS
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
AV-8B/+ 121
F-35B/C 16 16+388*
F/A-18A/C/D 192
Special mission
EA-6B (EW) 26
Tanker
KC-130J 44 2+1*
KC-130T 28
Transport
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USMarineCorps
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*
E-6B (Comms) 16
EA-6B (EW) 53
EA-18G (EW) 74 52
EP-3E (ELINT) 16
King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 2
King Air 350 (EW) 4
Learjet 35/36 (EW) 2
Metro 23 (Recce) 3
NC-130F/H (Research) 3
P/NP-3C/D (MPA) 123
P-3C (Recce) 20
P-8A (737) (MPA) 11 32+72*
S-3B (Recce) 3
Tanker
KC-130F/R 4
Transport
737 (C-40) 12
C-2A 33
C-130T 20
DC-9 11
Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4
King Air 200 (UC-12) 14
Metro 23 (C-26) 4
P-3C 2
PC-12NG 1
Combat helicopter
AH-1W 1
EC145 (UH-72A) 5
MH/CH-53E 31
MH-60R/S 378 191
OH-58 1
SH/HH/UH-60A/B/F/H/J/L 163
UH-1N 11
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 (TH-57) 119
F-5F/N 30
F-16A/B 14
F/A-18A/B/C/D 159
F/A-18E/F 168
King Air 90/200 (T-44/TC-12) 83
OH-58 5
Sabreliner (T-39) 20
T-2 3
T-6A/B 185 16+122*
T-34 154
T-38 10
T-45A/C 195
TE-2C 2
URUGUAY
URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
A-37 5
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Special mission
C212 (MPA) 2
Transport
C-130B 2
C212 1
EMB-110 3
Combat helicopter
AS365 1
Bell 212 4
UH-1H 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
PC-7 5
SF-260 12
URUGUAYAN NAVAL AVIATION
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
King Air 200 (MPA) 1
Combat helicopter
AS355 2
BO105 5
Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 2
T-35 4*
UZBEKISTAN
UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 39
Su-17 30
Su-25 20
Su-27 30
Transport
An-12 3
An-26 4
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
Mi-8/17 40
Mi-24 25
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 2
VENEZUELA
VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-16A 7
OV-10 8
Su-30 24
VF-5A 8
Special mission
Falcon 20 (EW) 1
Metro III (EW) 1
Tanker
707 1
Transport
C-130H 4
Cessna 208 3
Citation II 1
King Air 200 4
Metro III 1
Shorts 360 2
Y-8 2 6
Combat helicopter
AS332/532 11
Mi-17 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-312 19
F-16B 2
K-8 17
NF-5B/VF-5D 3
SF-260 12
VENEZUELAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
Transport
Arava 4
King Air 200 2
M-28 11
Combat helicopter
Bell 205 1
MiG-21 20
MiG-29 24 32
Su-22 31
Transport
An-12 2
An-24/26 13
CN235 1
Il-76 2
Combat helicopter
Bell 212 2
Ka-32 3
Mi-8/17/171 35
Mi-14 2
Mi-24/35 22
UH-1H 4
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5B 2
L-39 19
ZAMBIA
ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-6 8
MiG-21 10
Transport
Dornier 28 5
MA60 2
Y-12 8
Combat helicopter
AS565 1
Bell 205 14
Training aircraft/helicopters
FT-6 2
K-8 16
SF-260 2
ZIMBABWE
ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-7 7
MiG-23 3
Transport
BN-2 5
C212 11
Combat helicopter
Mi-8 2
Mi-24/35 6
SA316 7
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 412 8
K-8 11
SF-260 29
Bell 206 2
Bell 412 12
Mi-17 35
Mi-26 3
Mi-35 10
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
VENEZUELAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
C212 (MPA) 3
Transport
C212 4
King Air 90/200 2
Turbo Commander 1
Combat helicopter
Bell 212/412 10
Mi-17 6
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206 2
VIETNAM
VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
MiG-21 144
Su-22 38
Su-27/30 29 11
Special mission
An-28 (MPA) 1
Be-12 (SAR) 4
Transport
An-26 22
Combat helicopter
Ka-32 2
Mi-8/17/171 90
Mi-24 25
UH-1H 15
Training aircraft/helicopters
L-39 26
VIETNAMESE NAVY
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
DHC-6 (MPA) 3
Transport
DHC-6 3
Combat helicopter
EC225 2
Ka-27 7
YEMEN
YEMEN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
Combat aircraft
F-5E 11
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