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2022

WORLD AIR FORCES

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Directory World Air Forces

CONTENTS ANALYSIS Fleet size for leading countries by role Worldwide active ﬂeet per region Worldwide Top 10 active aircraft types WORLD AIR FORCES World air forces directory

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Afghanistan returning to Taliban control saw its military aircraft inventory drop to zero and tested the international community’s ability to rescue atrisk civilians, during another busy year for defence

Falling down Craig Hoyle London / Data by Cirium

eyond delivering seismic political upheaval as their forces swept into Kabul in mid-August, the Taliban’s retaking control of Afghanistan has resulted in the most dramatic adjustment to FlightGlobal’s annual World Air Forces directory for a decade. As a result of the nation’s fall shortly after NATO and US forces had ended their combat and peacekeeping involvement after almost two decades, our directory’s usual lead entry – covering the Afghan air force and Special Mission Wing – no longer exists. This means that Albania now has the distinction of launching our listing of the almost 53,300 military aircraft in current active use around the world. Overnight collapse While it remains difficult to determine the precise condition of assets which did not escape the country before the Afghan government’s almost overnight collapse, Cirium ﬂeets data shows 289 of its aircraft as being in storage. Our previous directory had recorded Kabul’s forces as having a total of 269 operational aircraft. The lost inventory includes Sierra Nevada/Embraer EMB-314/A-29 light-attack aircraft; Cessna 208 Caravan, Lockheed Martin C-130H and Pilatus PC-12NG transports; and Bell UH-1, MD Helicopters MD530, Mil Mi-8/17 and Mi-24 and Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawks. Although footage aired shortly after the last US military ﬂight had left Hamid Karzai International airport

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on 31 August suggested that the Taliban was able to use an Mi-8/17 and UH-60, the operational condition of the stranded inventory and lack of pilots – many of whom ﬂed the country – means that all but a handful of aircraft will remain permanently out of use. At least 48 Afghan aircraft and 585 personnel were reported to have escaped to Termez air base in neighbouring Uzbekistan as their home nation’s fall became inevitable. Efforts made by departing US personnel to render other aircraft inoperable resulted in damage of a more visually superﬁcial nature than might have been expected. Examples included smashed cockpit and cabin windows on Black Hawks and MD530s,

Global military ﬂeet Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

USA Russia China India South Korea Japan Pakistan Egypt Turkey France Other Total

Source: Cirium ﬂeets data

Active ﬂeet

13,246 4,173 3,285 2,182 1,595 1,449 1,387 1,062 1,057 1,055 22,781 53,271

25% 8% 6% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 43% 100%

Analysis World Air Forces

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Departing US personnel left many of Kabul’s abandoned aircraft inoperable

and actions that destroyed the port main landing gear of one C-130. The massive international airlift which followed the Taliban’s rapid return to power was without doubt the highest profile activity involving military aircraft in 2021. Flights staged to repatriate stranded citizens and evacuate Afghan civilians at risk of reprisal resulted in more than 110,000 people being rescued. Our directory’s most recent similarly-sized reduction in a nation’s military aircraft strength occurred in 2011, after a coalition campaign dismantled the forces of then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. This resulted in a total of 379 aircraft in our 2010 directory falling to just seven active airframes a year later. Today, Tripoli has rebuilt a fleet to just over one-third of its previous size, totalling 124. Global reduction A recorded total of 53,271 active aircraft represents a net reduction of 292 since last year’s snapshot of the global fleet. This was an overall contraction of 0.6%: the same figure as we reported 12 months ago. The Middle East was the only region to see a positive percentage change in its total fleet size, with net growth of 73 aircraft, to 4,414, representing an almost 2% rise. But matching a downward trend also recorded in our previous directory, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe both saw 2% reductions in overall fleet size, caused by the removal of 159 and 278 aircraft, respectively. Modest double-digit increases in airframe numbers in Africa, Latin America, North America and Russia

and the Commonwealth of Independent States resulted in no percentage move in each of these regions. Recent developments in the Middle East have included a first batch of four Boeing F-15QA fighters heading for Qatar, where they will join a strengthening combat aircraft fleet already boasting 27 Dassault Rafales. Doha’s investments will see it in time operate at least 96 advanced fighters – also including Eurofighter Typhoons – and up to 168 if further F-15 and Rafale options are exercised.

53,271

Global active military aircraft ﬂeet size: a net reduction of 292 (0.6%) since our previous directory was published

The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, has expanded its fleet of Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to three, with its latest delivery made in February 2021. A further two of the heavily adapted Bombardier Global 6000 business jets are now in modification in Sweden for the same customer, which also appears to still be on track to acquire 50 Lockheed F-35As. Factors behind the net fleet reduction seen among Asia-Pacific militaries included Japan retiring its McDonnell Douglas F-4 fleet; we listed 39 examples as in active use in our 2021 directory. FlightGlobal 5

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The Royal Thai Air Force ended operations with its Aero Vodochody L-39 trainers, with 33 removed from use. The same nation’s army, meanwhile, halted operations with the UH-1H, stripping 76 aircraft included in our previous listing. Also deleted are 30 Antonov An-30 transports previously operated by Vietnam’s air force. However, Cirium data shows that other developments in the region included the Turkmenistan air force’s introduction of two Leonardo M-346FA combat aircraft, with another four on order. The service also has introduced five EMB-314/A-29s, a pair of Leonardo C-27J transports, and ordered eight AW139s from the Italian manufacturer. Export success Airbus Defence & Space, meanwhile, on 1 September announced its first export sale for the A400M Atlas, with Kazakhstan’s air force to field two examples from 2024. In Europe, departures included Austria’s Saab 105 trainers, 19 of which were listed in our previous directory. This step leaves only the Swedish air force as still operating the type; although Stockholm in 2021 ordered seven Grob Aircraft G120TPs as eventual partial replacements. Cyprus has removed its 11 Mi-35s from use, and reportedly is now offering the assault helicopters for sale. Germany retired its A310 in-flight refuelling aircraft, having shifted to using a pooled NATO fleet of A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTTs). With a growing fleet of A400Ms, its air force also reduced its C160 Transall fleet from 41 aircraft to just seven. The German army, meanwhile, ended operations with its 62-strong fleet of UH-1Ds, declaring “Goodbye Huey!” The nation’s navy is to field five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from 2024, under a Foreign Military Sales programme deal concluded with the USA in late September. The Italian army in late October conducted its final operational flight with the AW109, retiring its last 15 examples. Warsaw markedly cut the size of its aged PZL Mielec TS-11 fleet, from 36 to eight aircraft, as the Polish air force increased to 12 the number of M-346 advanced jet trainers in use.

After making increased use of its new A400Ms during Madrid’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Spanish air force in December 2020 retired its entire ﬂeet of 10 C/KC-130Hs. In the UK, the Royal Air Force retired its four Raytheon UK Sentinel R1 ground-surveillance aircraft, and also removed from use its last three Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne early warning platforms. The nation’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ﬂeet rationalisation effort also included the retirement of 10 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders, which had previously by operated by the Army Air Corps.

Fleet size for leading countries by role Combat aircraft Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

USA China Russia India North Korea South Korea Pakistan Saudi Arabia Egypt Taiwan Other Total

Source: Cirium ﬂeets data

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Special mission Active ﬂeet

2,740 1,571 1,511 694 572 492 447 364 338 288 5,696 14,713

19% 11% 9% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 39% 100%

Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

USA Japan Russia China India France Brazil Germany Austrailia South Korea Other Total

Tanker Active ﬂeet

774 164 132 114 71 46 41 41 31 30 566 2,010

39% 8% 7% 6% 4% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 28% 100%

Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

USA Saudi Arabia Russia France Israel Singapore Italy United Kingdom Iran Turkey Other Total

Active ﬂeet

627 22 20 18 11 11 10 9 7 7 77 819

77% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 10% 100%

Analysis World Air Forces

F-35A gained Swiss selection in 2021, defeating the rival Rafale and Typhoon

But in one of the major procurement decisions of 2021, Switzerland picked the F-35A to meet its future fighter needs, with Bern to acquire 36 of the stealthy type. It settled on the model following a competition also involving in its final phase the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Rafale and Typhoon. Strong performance France continued its strong fighter export performance of recent years, finalising a deal with Greece to supply its air force with 12 Rafales drawn from its own air force inventory – the first of which has already been transferred – along with six new-builds.

Transport Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

USA Russia China India Brazil France Iran Turkey Colombia Indonesia Other Total

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Paris in turn ordered a dozen replacements. Croatia also selected the Rafale for a 12-aircraft requirement, again involving used examples. In Africa, Zambia ended operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21s, 10 of which had been included in our previous directory. Nigeria had by early November received 10 of its 12 on-order A-29s, and introduced three Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/ Chengdu JF-17 fighters. Embraer continued deliveries of its KC-390 to the Brazilian air force, which now has four examples, but further discussions will determine whether its launch customer may yet trim the size of its 28-unit order, as suggested in May 2021. The transport and tanker also is on order for Hungary (2) and Portugal (6). The US Air Force (USAF), meanwhile, trimmed its Boeing B-1B bomber fleet, which fell from 59 to 43 active examples. The service also cut its Boeing KC-10 tanker fleet from 58 to 51, but will extend the use of its 78 Boeing B-52 bombers via a re-engining deal awarded to Rolls-Royce North America.

14,529

The Asia-Paciﬁc region has the largest combined active ﬂeet in the world, closely followed by North America

Unusually, our listing this year re-introduces a previously retired type, adding four Lockheed F-117A stealth fighters as being used in the advanced adversary training role for the USAF. The US Army retired the last of its Bell 206/TH-67A trainers – 78 of which were in our previous listing – and began the process of transferring the bulk of these to other militaries, including Colombia’s air force. And the US Marine Corps no longer operates C-130T tankers, with its last seven having left use. In regional terms, the Asia-Pacific has the largest combined fleet, at 14,529 aircraft, although its numerical lead over North America – where 97% of

Combat helicopter Active ﬂeet

982 445 286 253 125 125 85 81 77 66 1,775 4,300

23% 10% 7% 6% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 41% 100%

Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

USA Russia China India South Korea Japan Turkey France Italy Egypt Other Total

Training aircraft/helicopters Active ﬂeet

5,463 1,543 912 805 739 554 474 435 400 313 8,308 19,946

27% 8% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 42% 100%

Country

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Active ﬂeet

USA 2,660 Pakistan 551 Russia 522 Japan 425 China 399 India 353 Egypt 341 South Korea 289 Turkey 277 United Kingdom 247 Other 5,419 Total 11,483

23% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 47% 100%

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Worldwide active ﬂeet by region

Europe

-2%

North America

Latin America

We detail the regional split in active aircraft by type category, along with the year-on-year percentage shift in military inventories around the globe North America Sector

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total Year-on-year ﬂeet change

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Latin America Active ﬂeet

2,803 798 633 1,018 5,581 2,793

Sector

13,626

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total

Year-on-year ﬂeet change

Europe Active ﬂeet

461 153 16 504 1,130 977

Sector

3,241

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total

Year-on-year ﬂeet change

Africa Active ﬂeet

2,113 242 51 608 3,323 1,989

Sector

Active ﬂeet

8,326

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total

960 56 7 416 1,610 1,028 4,077

-2%

Year-on-year ﬂeet change

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Russia & CIS

Asia-Paciﬁc

-2%

Middle East

Africa

0% Middle East Sector

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total Year-on-year ﬂeet change

Russia & CIS Active ﬂeet

1,519 98 46 256 1,508 987

Sector

4,414

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total

Year-on-year ﬂeet change

Asia-Paciﬁc Active ﬂeet

1,859 132 20 490 1,927 630

Sector

Active ﬂeet

5,058

Combat aircraft Special mission Tanker Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/ helicopters Total

4,998 531 46 1,008 4,867 3,079 14,529

Year-on-year ﬂeet change

-2%

Note: CIS countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Source: Cirium ﬂeets data

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The German navy is set to ﬁeld ﬁve Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft

13,636 active aircraft are owned by the US military – narrowed from almost 1,200 to 903. Notably though, while North Korea has an on-paper strength of 946 aircraft, this figure has remained unchanged in our directory for several years due to a lack of reliable fleet information. In a recent report, the US Defense Intelligence Agency argued that the majority of Pyongyang’s 572 combat aircraft are operationally obsolete, and added that its best assets – 56 Mikoyan MiG-23s, 35 RAC MiG-29s and 34 Sukhoi Su-25s – would experience “considerable difficulty” in any flare-up against South Korea’s military. Despite its concern over the growing capability of so-called great power rivals Beijing and Moscow, Washington’s air power dominance remains apparent. Its armed forces top all six of our directory’s main aircraft usage categories, and their combined fleet strength of 13,246, or 25% of the global total, is greater

than those of the next five-ranked nations combined: Russia, China, South Korea, India and Japan. The first seven positions in our Top 10 ranking of the global military fleet by nation remain unchanged from last time. But a net change of just nine aircraft has propelled Egypt from tenth place to eighth, while Turkey also moved above France into ninth thanks to a total which is just two greater. For the first time, the F-35 appears in our combat aircraft Top 10 ranking, with 445 aircraft in this category. Another 178 are currently classed as dedicated training assets, boosting the total in-service fleet of the type to 623 examples. The US armed services account for 65% of this total, with another nine nations now operating the type – including Denmark, which received its first examples during 2021. Notably, our ranking in the tanker category only includes nine aircraft types, with both the A400M and KC-390 recorded under their primary transport role.

Worldwide Top 10 active aircraft types Combat aircraft Type

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Special mission Active ﬂeet

F-16 2,248 Su-27/30 1,063 F-15 963 F-18 893 MiG-29 822 Euroﬁghter Typhoon 512 Su-25 474 F-35 445 J-7 445 F-5 412 Other 6,436 Total 14,713

Source: Cirium ﬂeets data

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15% 7% 7% 6% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 44% 100%

Type

1. King Air 2. P-3 3. EA-18G 4. 737 5. E-2 6. 707 7. C295/CN235 8. C-130 9. Y-8 10. Il-18 Other Total

Tanker Active ﬂeet

224 210 164 163 130 91 67 61 59 53 788 2,010

11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3% 39% 100%

Type

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

KC-135 C-130 767 DC-10 A330 Il-78 707 747 A310 Other

Total

Active ﬂeet

415 188 58 52 44 38 19 3 2 0

51% 23% 7% 6% 5% 4% 2% 1% 1% 0%

819

100%

Analysis World Air Forces

The Boeing 767 now sits in third place – up from fourth last year – due to the increased number of KC-46As now in USAF service. A first of four examples also has been delivered to lead international customer Japan. The effect of growing European collaboration is also seen in the tanker listing, with Germany exiting the Top 10 after retiring its A310s and drawing on a current five A330s employed by the NATO Multinational MRTT Force. Our full annual fleet review – produced in association with Embraer – excludes aircraft recorded by Cirium as not being in day-to-day use, such as some 4,330 known to be in storage, or involved in or awaiting upgrade. We also do not list the 708 assets permanently assigned to performing VIP transport duties, or recorded as being for government or

US Army

623

Some 3,926 S-70-series rotorcraft are in use

Total in-service ﬂeet for F-35 – including training assets – as type makes debut in Top 10 combat aircraft ranking

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Five A330s are employed by the NATO Multinational MRTT Force

Transport Type

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

private use, plus another 103 flown by Russian paramilitary/reserve operation ROSAAF. Other omissions include a combined 381 aircraft used as dedicated experimental or research and development assets – such as the 46 operated by France’s DGA defence procurement agency – or those owned by the UK’s Qinetiq to support test pilot training. A further 399 aircraft recorded as assigned to undisclosed military operators or for use in tasks such as calibration, firefighting, police support, satellite tracking, skydiving, surveying, target towing, and weather reconnaissance are excluded, along with a small number of unmanned air vehicles and target drones. Our directory – the initial data for which was drawn on 28 September – also includes information about firm orders for some 3,930 aircraft, and letters of intent or options for up to another 6,336. This includes a potential 2,638 F-35s yet to come under contract. ◗

Combat helicopter Active ﬂeet

C-130/L-100 Hercules 872 C-17 281 King Air 280 C295/CN235 279 An-24/26 225 Il-76 212 An-30/32 142 Cessna 208 125 Y-8 116 C212 90 Other 1,678 Total 4,300

20% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 39% 100%

Type

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

S-70/SH/UH-60 Mi-8/17 AH-64 UH-1 CH-47 Mi-24/35 MD500/530 AH-1 H145 SA341/342 Other Total

Training aircraft/helicopters Active ﬂeet

3,926 2,819 1,219 989 929 924 565 492 438 416 7,229 19,946

20% 14% 6% 5% 5% 5% 3% 2% 2% 2% 36% 100%

Type

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

T-6 F-16 Hawk T-38 L-39 MFI-15/17/395 PC-7 Bell 206 F-18 SF260 Other Total

Active ﬂeet

975 646 608 577 567 477 363 355 317 301 6,297 11,483

8% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 55% 100%

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Australia has ordered an additional EA-18G Growler, to replace one lost in a 2018 ﬁre

ALBANIA Albanian Air Force Type Combat helicopter AW109 Bell 205 Bell 206 BO105 H145 H215M/AS532 ALGERIA Algerian Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-25 MiG-29 Su-24 Su-30 Special mission Beech 1900 (Recce) King Air 200/350 (MPA) Tanker Il-78 Transport Beech 1900 C-130H C295 Il-76 King Air 90/200/350 PC-6 Combat helicopter AS355 AW139 Bell 412 Ka-32 Mi-2 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24 Mi-26 Mi-28 Training aircraft/helicopters AW119 L-39 W-3 Yak-130 Algerian Navy Type Combat helicopter AW101 AW139 Super Lynx 130/140 ANGOLA Angolan People’s Air Force

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Ordered

1 3 5 4 2 4

Active 13 33 22 57

Ordered

12 16

6 3 5 6 14 5 11 20 2 14 11 3 3 22 138 33 14 12

8 55 8 16 Active 5 3 10

Ordered

Type Combat aircraft EMB-314 MiG-21 MiG-23 Su-22 Su-25 Su-30 Special mission C212 (MPA) Citation I (MPA) Transport An-12 An-26 An-32 An-72 C212 Il-76 Kodiak 100 MA60 Combat helicopter AW109 AW139 Bell 212 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24 SA316/319/SE3160 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 K-8 L-29 L-39 PC-7 PC-9 Su-27 ARGENTINA Argentinian Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-4 IA-63 Special mission Learjet 35 (EW) Tanker KC-130H Transport 737 C-130H/L-100 C-390 Fokker F28 Twin Commander Combat helicopter Bell 212/412

Active

Ordered

6 23 22 14 12 12 1 1 8 1 5 6 1 6 1 2 2 4 9 66 15 21

12 12 6 4 22 4 1

Active

Ordered

23 6

1 2 1 4 6* 1 3 13

H125M MD500 9 Mi-171 2 SA315 3 Training aircraft/helicopters AT/IA-63 18 EMB-312 14 G120TP 7 King Air 200 1 OA-4AR 3 T-6C+ 12 Argentinian Army Type Active Special mission DA42 (Recce) 3 Transport Beechcraft Baron 1 C212 3 Cessna 208 4 Citation Bravo 1 DHC-6 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 H215M/AS332 1 SA315 2 UH-1H 49 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 5 Argentinian Navy Type Active Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 4 S-2 (MPA) 2 Transport King Air 200 1 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter AS555 1 S-61/H-3 4 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 10 ARMENIA Armenian Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Su-25 10 Su-30 4 Transport Il-76 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 11 Mi-24 15 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 6 Mi-2 3 Su-25 1 Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Su-25 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8 5 Mi-24 5 AUSTRALIA Royal Australian Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft F/A-18A 49 F/A-18F 23 F-35A 37 Special mission 737 (AEW) 6 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 12 AP-3C (EW) 2 EA-18G (EW) 11

12* 3*

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26+37*

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G550 (EW) Tanker A330 (KC-30A) Transport C-17 C-27J C-130J King Air 350 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18B Hawk 127 King Air 350 PC-21 Royal Australian Army Type Combat helicopter AH-64E AW139 CH-47F NH90 (TTH) S-70 Tiger Training aircraft/helicopters H135 (HATS) Royal Australian Navy Type Combat helicopter S-70/MH-60R AUSTRIA Austrian Air Force Type Combat aircraft Euroﬁghter Transport C-130K PC-6 Combat helicopter AW169M Bell 212 OH-58 S-70A SA316 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 MiG-29 Su-25 Transport Il-76

1 6 8 10 12 8 15 33 4 46 Active

Ordered 29*

2 12 47 27 22

15 Active

Ordered

12*

Active

Ordered

15 3 8 18* 23 10 9 21

Active

Ordered

5 12 11 2

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With 67 Su-25s in use, Belarus is the combat type’s second-largest operator, after Russia

Combat helicopter Bell 412 Ka-32 Mi-8/17 Mi-24 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 MFI-395 Mi-2 MiG-29 BAHAMAS Royal Bahamas Defence Force Type Special mission King Air 350 (MPA) Transport Cessna 208 P68 BAHRAIN Royal Bahraini Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16C/V Transport C-130J Cessna 208 Combat helicopter AH-1E/F AH-1Z Bell 212/412 S-70/UH-60M Training aircraft/helicopters AH-1P BO105 F-5E/F F-16D Hawk 129 T67M260 Royal Bahraini Navy Type Combat helicopter BO105 BANGLADESH Bangladesh Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-7 MiG-29 Transport An-32 C-130B C-130J L-410

2 4 64 17 12 10 7 3

Active

Ordered

1 1 1

Active

Ordered

2 1 22 12 21 8 8 4 12 4 6 3 Active

Ordered

Active 36 8 3 4 3 3

Ordered

Combat helicopter AW139 Bell 212 Mi-17/171 Training aircraft/helicopters AW119 Bell 206 FT-6 FT-7 G120TP K-8 L-39 Yak-130 Bangladesh Army Type Transport C295 Cessna 208 Combat helicopter AS365 Bell 206 Bell 407 Mi-171 Bangladesh Navy Type Special mission Dornier 228NG (MPA) Combat helicopter AW109 Z-9 BELARUS Belarus Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-29 Su-25 Su-30 Transport An-26 Il-76 Combat helicopter Mi-2 Mi-8 Mi-24/35 Mi-26 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 Mi-2 Su-27 Yak-130 BELGIUM Belgian Air Component Type Combat aircraft F-16A F-35A Transport A400M C-130H Combat helicopter AW109 NH90 (NFH/TTH) Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B H145 SF-260 BELIZE Belize Defence Force Type Transport BN-2 Combat helicopter UH-1H BENIN Benin Air Force

4 14 35 2 6 9 11 24 14 7 14 Active

Ordered

1 1 2 2 2 5

Active

Ordered

2 2+1*

Active

Ordered

34 67 4

2 2 2 36 21 3

10 8 1 11

Active

Ordered

44 34* 3 5

13 7 8 3 32

Active

Ordered

1 1

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EMB-110 (Recce) ERJ-145 (AEW) ERJ-145 (Recce) Learjet 35 (Recce) P-3AM (MPA) Tanker KC-130M Transport C-130H/M C/KC-390 C295 Cessna 208 EMB-110 EMB-120 ERJ-145 Phenom 100 Combat helicopter H225M Mi-35 S-70/UH-60L/M Training aircraft/helicopters AMX-T EMB-312 EMB-314 F-5FM Gripen F H125M/AS350 P-3AM Brazilian Army Type Combat helicopter AS365/565 H125M/AS550 H215M/AS532 H225M S-70/UH-60M Brazilian Navy Type Combat aircraft A-4KU Combat helicopter AS355 H125M/AS350 H135 H225M Lynx 21/A S-70 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 TA-4KU BRUNEI Royal Brunei Air Force Type

Ordered

3 5 3 6 7 2 10 4 9 30 45 19 6 2 12 12 16

2 4 3*

8 102 62 4 8 20 1 Active

Ordered

33 33 8 13 4

3 3*

Active

Ordered

3 8 17 3 10 4 6

10 3

Active

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The F-39 Gripen and KC-390 are currently Brazil’s main air force acquisition efforts

Ordered

28+72*

Brazilian Air Force

Type Active Combat aircraft DHC-6 1 BHUTAN Royal Bhutan Army Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 BOLIVIA Bolivian Air Force Type Active Transport C-130B 3 Cessna 402 1 Jetstream 31 2 King Air 90/200/250/350 5 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 2 H145 2 H215M/AS332 6 SE3160 1 UH-1H 11 Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 5 PC-7 2 R44 5 Zlin 242 8 Bolivian Army Type Active Transport F27 1 King Air 90 1 Combat helicopter Z-9 6 Training aircraft/helicopters R44 1 Bolivian Navy Type Active Transport Cessna 340 1 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Air Force Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 6 SA341/342 8 UH-1H 5 BOTSWANA Botswana Defence Force Type Active Combat aircraft F-5A/D 11 Transport BN-2 1 C-130B 3 C212 3 CN235 2 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 6 H125M/AS350 10 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5D 4 PC-7 Mk II 5 BRAZIL Brazilian Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft AMX-A/T-1 46 EMB-314 (A-29) 31 F-5EM 42 Gripen E Special mission C295 (SAR) 5 EMB-110 (MPA) 12

Transport CN235 Combat helicopter Bell 214 BO105 S-70i Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 PC-7 Mk II BULGARIA Bulgarian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16V MiG-29 Su-25 Transport An-26 C-27J L-410 PC-12 Combat helicopter Bell 206 H215M/AS532 Mi-17 Mi-24 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 F-16V L-39 MiG-29 PC-9 Su-25 Bulgarian Navy Type Combat helicopter AS365/565 BURKINA FASO Burkina Faso Air Force Type Combat aircraft EMB-314 Transport C295 King Air 200 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350/550 Mi-8/171 Mi-24 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 BURUNDI

1 1 6 12 3 4

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Beijing’s ﬁfth-generation J-20 remains in limited use, with 19 believed to be operational

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Central African Republic Air Force Type Transport BN-2 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 CHAD Chad Air Force Type Combat aircraft Su-25 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) Transport An-12 An-26 C-27J C-130H Combat helicopter H125M/AS550 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24 SE3160 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 PC-9 SF-260 CHILE Chilean Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E F-16A/C Special mission 707 (AEW) Tanker KC-130R KC-135E Transport 737 C-130B/H C-390 C212 Citation CJ1 DHC-6 Combat helicopter Bell 412 S-70i UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 C-101

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The Czech Republic employs 19 Mi-8/17-series helicopters – globally, another 2,800 are in use

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Special mission CN235 (MPA) King Air 200/300 (MPA) Transport King Air 350 Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 430 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206/TH-57A T-35 EGYPT Egyptian Air Force Type Combat aircraft Alpha Jet F-16A/C MiG-29 Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR Mirage 2000EM Rafale DM/EM Su-35 Special mission Beech 1900 (EW) E-2C (AEW) Transport An-74 Beech 1900 C-130H C295 DHC-5 Il-76 Combat helicopter AH-64D AW109 AW139 AW149 AW189 CH-47D H125M/AS350/550 Ka-52 Mi-8/17 Mi-24 S-70/UH-60M SA342 Sea King SH-2G Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet EMB-312 F-16B/D G115 K-8 L-39 MiG-29 Mirage 5SDD Mirage 2000BM EL SALVADOR Salvadoran Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-37 Transport Arava Combat helicopter Bell 412 Hughes 269 MD500 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Equatorial Guinea Air Force Type Combat aircraft

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Germany’s lead C-130J ﬁrst ﬂew on 8 November. Its six examples will include three tankers

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A ﬁrst Rafale delivery was made to Greece in 2021, involving an ex-French air force ﬁghter

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Bell 212 S-70/MH-60R GUATEMALA Guatemalan Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-37 PC-7 Transport BT-67 Cessna 208 DHC-6 King Air 90/200 Combat helicopter Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212/412 Bell 407 H125/AS350 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 GUINEA Guinea Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 Combat helicopter Mi-17 Mi-24/25 SA330 GUYANA Guyana Defence Force Type Transport BN-2 Skyvan Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 412 Bell 429 HONDURAS Honduran Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-37 F-5E Special mission King Air 200 (Recce) Transport Cessna 208 L-410 PA-31

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India has formalised a major deal for 56 C295 medium transports, including local assembly

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Training aircraft/helicopters AW119 F-15B/D F-16D G120A (Snunit Aviation) King Air 200 M-346 (TOR Systems) OH-58 T-6A ITALY Italian Air Force Type Combat aircraft AMX Euroﬁghter F-35A/B Tornado IDS Special mission ATR 72 (MPA) C-27J (EW) G550 (AEW) G550 (Recce) King Air 350 (Recce) Tornado ECR (EW) Tanker 767 (KC-767A) KC-130J Transport C-27J C-130J P180/Avanti Evo Combat helicopter AW101 AW139 Bell 212 MD500 Training aircraft/helicopters AMX-T F-35A M-345 M-346 (T-346A) MB-339 MD500 P180 SF-260 Tornado IDS Italian Army Type Transport Dornier 228 P180 Combat helicopter AW129 Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212/412 CH-47C/F NH90 (TTH) Training aircraft/helicopters AW169M Italian Navy Type Combat aircraft AV-8B+ F-35B Special mission AW101 (AEW) Transport P180 Combat helicopter AW101 Bell 212 NH90 (NFH/TTH) Training aircraft/helicopters F-35B

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Learjet 36 (Recce) OP-3C (Recce) P-1 (MPA) P-3C (MPA) US-2 (SAR) Transport C-130R King Air 90 Combat helicopter AW101 S-70/SH-60J/K/UH-60J Training aircraft/helicopters H135 King Air 90 T-3 UP-3D JORDAN Royal Jordanian Air Force Type Combat aircraft AT-802 F-16A Special mission AT-802 (Recce) M28 (EW) Transport C-130H Cessna 208 M28 Combat helicopter AH-1E/F AH-6i H125M/AS350 H135/EC635 H215M/AS332 Mi-26 S-70/UH-60A/L/M UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B G120TP PC-21 R44 T67M260 KAZAKHSTAN Kazakhstan Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-23 MiG-27 MiG-29 MiG-31 Su-24

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TAV-8B IVORY COAST Ivory Coast Air Force Type Transport An-26 Beech 1900 C295/CN235 Combat helicopter Mi-24 JAMAICA Jamaica Defence Force Type Special mission King Air 350 (MPA) Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 407 Bell 412 Bell 429 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 505 DA42 JAPAN Japan Air Self-Defence Force Type Combat aircraft F-2A F-15J F-35A/B Special mission 767 (AEW) C-1 (EW) C-2 (Recce) E-2C/D (AEW) Hawker 800 (SAR) YS-11 (EW) Tanker 767 (KC-46A) 767 (KC-767J) KC-130H Transport C-1 C-2 C-130H Gulfstream IV Combat helicopter CH-47J S-70/UH-60J Training aircraft/helicopters Beechjet 400 F-2B F-15DJ T-3 T-4 YS-11 Japan Ground Self-Defence Force Type Transport King Air 350 Combat helicopter AH-1S AH-64D Bell 412 (UH-X) CH-47J/JA MV-22 OH-1 S-70/UH-60JA UH-1J Training aircraft/helicopters Enstrom 480 Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Type Special mission EP-3 (ELINT)

Japan’s 29 indigenous P-1s represent almost one-third of its maritime patrol aircraft force

Su-25 Su-27/30 Transport A400M An-12 An-24/26 An-72 /74 C295 Combat helicopter H145 H225M Mi-8/17 Mi-24/35 Mi-26 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 MiG-29 Su-27 Zlin 242 KENYA Kenya Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) Transport An-28/M28 C-27J Cessna 208 Dash 8 DHC-5 Y-12 Combat helicopter AH-1F AW139 H125M/AS550 Mi-171 SA330 UH-1H Z-9 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F G120A Tucano T51 Kenya Army Type Combat helicopter MD500/530F KUWAIT Kuwait Air Force Type

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Combat aircraft Euroﬁghter Typhoon F/A-18C 27 F/A-18E Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) Tanker KC-130J 3 Transport C-17 2 Combat helicopter AH-64D/E 16 H215M/AS332 5 H225M 12 SA330 6 SA342 13 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18D 7 F/A-18F Hawk 64 6 Kuwait Naval Force Type Active Combat helicopter H225M 2 KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyz Air Force Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-8 4 Mi-24 2 LAOS Lao People’s Liberation Army Air Force Type Active Transport MA600 1 Combat helicopter Ka-32 2 Mi-17/172 17 UH-1H 4 Z-9 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Yak-130 4 LATVIA Latvian Air Force Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 4 S-70/UH-40M LEBANON Lebanese Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft AC-208 3 EMB-314 (A-29) 6 Combat helicopter MD530G 6 SA330 11 SA342 8 UH-1H 33 Training aircraft/helicopters Bulldog 3 R44 6 LESOTHO Lesotho Defence Force Type Active Transport C212 2 GA8 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 3 H125M/AS350 2 LIBYA Libyan Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft

Three nations operate the single-seat, 200-series Hawk; Malaysia (12), plus Indonesia (23) and Oman (10)

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MiG-21 MiG-23 Mirage F1 Su-22 Su-24 Transport An-26 An-72 C-130H C-130J Combat helicopter AW139 CH-47C Mi-2 Mi-8/171 Mi-14 Mi-24/35 Training aircraft/helicopters G-2 L-39 Mi-2 MiG-23 Mirage F1 SF-260 Libyan National Army Type Transport An-12 An-32 Il-76 Combat helicopter H215/AS332 SA341 Libya Dawn Type Combat aircraft MiG-25 Transport C-130H LITHUANIA Lithuanian Air Force Type Transport C-27J L-410 Combat helicopter AS365 Mi-8 S-70/UH-60M LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg Air Force Type Transport

12 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2* 1 2 6 7 3 7 14 10 1 1 2 37 Active

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A400M MADAGASCAR Madagascar Air Force Type Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 SA318 MALAWI Malawi Defence Force Air Wing Type Transport Dornier 228 Combat helicopter AS355 H125M/AS350/550 H215M/AS532 SA330 SA341 MALAYSIA Royal Malaysian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F/A-18D Hawk 208 Su-30 Special mission C-130H (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA) Tanker KC-130H Transport A400M C-130H CN235 Combat helicopter H225M S-70 Training aircraft/helicopters H120 (Gading Kasturi) Hawk 108 King Air 350 MB-339 PC-7 Mk II Malaysian Army Air Corps Type Combat helicopter AW109 MD530 S-61 Royal Malaysian Navy Type Combat helicopter AS555

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Malta’s air wing inventory includes a trio of special mission-conﬁgured King Air 200s

AW139 Super Lynx 100 MALDIVES Maldives National Defence Force Type Special mission Dornier 228 (MPA) Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH MALI Mali Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) Transport An-26 BN-2 BT-67 C295 Y-12 Combat helicopter H215M/AS332 Mi-24/35 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-314 SF-260 MALTA Armed Forces of Malta - Air Wing Type Special mission BN-2 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA) Combat helicopter AW139 SA316 MAURITANIA Mauritanian Air Force Type Combat aircraft EMB-314 (A-29) Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) Transport BT-67 Cessna 441 CN235 PC-6 Y-12 Combat helicopter AW109 Z-9

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Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 SF-260 MEXICO Mexican Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E PC-7 Special mission Citation I (Recce) ERJ-145 (AEW) ERJ-145 (MPA) King Air 350 (Recce) Transport 737 C-27J C-130K/L-100 C295 King Air 90/300 PC-6 Turbo Commander Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 407 Bell 412 H225M MD530F Mi-8/17 S-70/UH-60M UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 F-5F G120TP PC-7 PC-9 SF-260 T-6C+ Mexican Navy Type Special mission C212 (MPA) CN235 (MPA) King Air 350 (MPA) Transport Beechcraft Baron C295 Cessna 208 Dash 8 King Air 90/350 Learjet 45 Turbo Commander

5 4

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9 1 25 31 1 25 56 Active 7 6 5 2 6 1 1 4 2 4

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Combat helicopter AS555 AS565 H145 H225M MD902 Mi-17 S-70/MH-60R/UH-60M Training aircraft/helicopters Hughes 269 Schweizer 333 T-6C+ Zlin 143 Zlin 242 MOLDOVA Moldovan Air Force Type Transport An-26 Transnistrian Air Force Type Combat helicopter Mi-2 Mi-8 MONGOLIA Mongolian Air Force Type Transport An-26 Combat helicopter Mi-8/171 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 MONTENEGRO Montenegrin Air Force Type Combat helicopter Bell 412 Bell 505 SA341/342 MOROCCO Royal Moroccan Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E F-16C/V Mirage F1 Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) Tanker KC-130H Transport C-27J C-130H CN235 King Air 200/300/350 Combat helicopter AH-64E Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212 CH-47D SA330 SA342 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet Bell 206 F-5F F-16D King Air 100 T-6C Royal Moroccan Navy Type Special mission King Air 350 (MPA)

1 14 2 3 5 16 8 4 10 13 2 27

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Combat helicopter AS565 MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 Transport An-26 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 Mi-25 SA341 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 MYANMAR Myanmar Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-5 F-6 F-7 JF-17 MiG-29 Su-30 Special mission BN-2 (MPA) Transport ATR 42/72 Beech 1900 F27 PC-6 Y-8 Y-12 Combat helicopter Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212 Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-24 SA316/SE3160 W-3 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 G-4 G120TP H120 K-8 MiG-29 PC-7 PC-9 Yak-130 United Wa State Army Type Combat helicopter Mi-17 NAMIBIA Namibian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-7 Transport An-26 Y-12 Combat helicopter Mi-8 Mi-24 SA315 SA316 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 K-8 NATO NATO

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Active 21 1 21 7 26

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5 6 7 1 5 5 2 2 4 1 22 12 9 13 12 6 3 20 3 12 5 16 10 18

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Type Active Special mission 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 14 Tanker A330 MRTT 5 Transport C-17 (Strategic Airlift Capability) 3 NEPAL Nepal Army Air Wing Type Active Transport BN-2 1 CN235 1 M28 3 Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 1 H125M/AS350 2 Mi-17 4 SA315 2 NETHERLANDS Royal Netherlands Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft F-16A 40 F-35A 13 Tanker KDC-10 1 Transport C-130H 4 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B 7 F-35A 8 PC-7 13 Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command Type Active Combat helicopter AH-64D 24 CH-47D/F 16 H215M/AS532 12 NH90 (NFH) 18 NEW ZEALAND Royal New Zealand Air Force Type Active Special mission 737 (P-8A) (MPA) P-3K (MPA) 5 Transport 757 2 C-130H 5 C-130J Combat helicopter AW109 5 NH90 (TTH) 8 SH-2G 9 Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 350 2 T-6C 11 NICARAGUA Nicaraguan Air Force Type Active Transport An-26 4 King Air 90 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 Mi-17/171 10 Training aircraft/helicopters R44 1 NIGER Niger Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Su-25 2 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) 2

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Transport C-130H 1 Cessna 208 2 Dornier 228 1 King Air 350 1 Combat helicopter Mi-17 3 Mi-24/35 1 SA342 3 NIGERIA Nigerian Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Alpha Jet 12 EMB-314 (A-29) 10 F-7 11 JF-17 3 Special mission ATR 42 (MPA) 1 Citation CJ3 (Recce) 2 DA42 (Recce) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 Transport C-130H 3 Dornier 128 11 Dornier 228 5 G222 1 Combat helicopter AW109 15 AW139 1 Bell 412 2 H135 3 H215M/AS332 5 Mi-17/171 6 Mi-24/35 15 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 1 L-39 8 MB-339 6 MFI-395 10 Mi-34 1 Nigerian Navy Type Active Combat helicopter AW109 4 AW139 1 NORTH KOREA Korean People’s Army Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft F-5 (Shenyang) 106 F-6 97 F-7 120 H-5 80 MiG-21 26 MiG-23 56 MiG-29 35 Su-7 18 Su-25 34 Transport An-24 1 Combat helicopter MD500 84 Mi-2 47 Mi-8 41 Mi-14 8 Mi-24 20 Mi-26 4 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-2 30 FT-5 135 MiG-15 4 NORTH MACEDONIA Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Type Active

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The Royal Norwegian Air Force’s first of five P-8As made its debut flight in August 2021

6 4 4 1 5

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44 21

9+12* 5

2 6 Boeing

Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 Mi-24 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 Zlin 143 Zlin 242 NORWAY Royal Norwegian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16A F-35A Special mission 737 (P-8A) (MPA) Falcon 20 (EW) P-3C/N (MPA) Transport C-130J Combat helicopter AW101 Bell 412 NH90 (NFH) Sea King 43 (SAR) Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B F-35A MFI-15 OMAN Royal Air Force of Oman Type Combat aircraft Euroﬁghter Typhoon F-16C Hawk 203 Special mission C295 (MPA) Transport C-130H C-130J C295 Combat helicopter NH90 (TTH) Super Lynx 120 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 Bell 429 F-16D Hawk 103/166 MFI-395 PC-9 PAKISTAN Pakistan Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-7 F-16A/C JF-17 Mirage IIIEP/OF/RP Mirage 5EF/F/PA Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) Saab 2000 (AEW) Y-8 (AEW) Tanker Il-78 Transport C-130B/E/L-100 CN235 Saab 2000 Y-12 Combat helicopter AW139 Bell 205 Bell 412

4 11 18 11 9

4 3

9 10 16

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Active 135 44 109 69 90 2 5 4 4 16 3 6 3 12 5 1

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Mi-171 SA330 SE3160 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B/D FT-6 FT-7 JF-17B K-8 MFI-395 Mirage IIIBE/D/DP Mirage 5DPA2 SA316 T-37 Pakistan Army Type Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) Transport Cessna 208 Citation Bravo King Air 350 Turbo Commander Y-12 Combat helicopter AH-1F AH-1Z AW139 Bell 412 H125M/AS550 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-35 SA315 SA316 SA330 T129 UH-1H Z-10 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 Enstrom 280 Hughes 269 MFI-17 Pakistan Navy Type Special mission ATR 72 (MPA) Hawker 850 (Recce) P-3C (MPA) Combat helicopter Mi-14 SA316/319 Sea King 45/HAR3/HC4

6 1 10 31 9 6 25 38 120 18 2 8 28 Active

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17*

18 19 15 214 Active 3 1 6 2 7 9

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Z-9 PANAMA Aeronaval Service of Panama Type Special mission King Air 350 (MPA) Transport C212 Cessna 208 DHC-6 King Air 100 PA-31 PA-34 Combat helicopter AW109 AW139 Bell 205 Bell 212/412 MD500 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Papua New Guinea Defence Force Type Transport P-750 PARAGUAY Paraguayan Air Force Type Special mission DA62 (Recce) Transport Beechcraft Baron C212 Cessna 208 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 T-35 Paraguayan Navy Type Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 PERU Peruvian Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-37 MiG-29 Mirage 2000P

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Active

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Active

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Transport BN-2 C-130B/H/T C295 F28 NC212i Nomad Turbo/Twin Commander Combat helicopter AH-1F AW109 Bell 205 Bell 212/412 MD500 S-70i S-76 T129 UH-1D/H W-3 Training aircraft/helicopters S-211 SF-260 Philippine Navy Aviation Type Special mission King Air 90 (MPA) Transport BN-2 Combat helicopter AW109 AW159 POLAND Polish Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16C F-35A MiG-29 Su-22 Transport An-28/M28 C-130E/H C295 Combat helicopter Mi-2 Mi-8/17 W-3 Training aircraft/helicopters Cabri G2 DA42 F-16D M-346 MiG-29

2 1 3 2 1 3 4 14 3 2 1 3 2 9 16

6 2 4 20 5 2 2 1 6 3

11 2

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6 6

23 5 3 21 Active

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36 32* 23 32 23 5 16

16 11 16 6 3 12 12 6

PZL-130 R44 SW-4 TS-11 Polish Land Forces Type Combat helicopter Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-24 S-70i W-3 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-2 Polish Naval Air Arm Type Special mission An-28/M28 (MPA) Transport An-28/M28 Combat helicopter AW101 Mi-2 Mi-14 SH-2G W-3 PORTUGAL Portuguese Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16A Special mission C295 (MPA) P-3C (MPA) Transport C-130H C-390 C295 Combat helicopter AW101 AW119 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B TB30 QATAR Qatar Emiri Air Force Type Combat aircraft Alpha Jet Euroﬁghter Typhoon F-15QA Mirage 2000-5EDA Rafale DQ/EQ

20 3 24 8 Active

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44 27 30 4 38 2 Active

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9 5 4 3 6 4 8

Active

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21 5 3 4 5+1* 6 12 5

4 15

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Qatar’s ﬁrst batch of four F-15QAs has been delivered – it could in time ﬁeld up to 72 5*

4 7

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Boeing

Su-25 Special mission Learjet 36 (Recce) Merlin IV/Metro (Recce) Tanker KC-130H Transport 737 An-32 C-27J DHC-6/Series 400 L-100 PA-34 PC-6 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 BO105 Mi-17/171 Mi-24/25 Training aircraft/helicopters CH2000 Enstrom 280 Hughes 269 KT-1P MB-339 MiG-29 Mirage 2000DP PA-44 Su-25 Zlin 242 Peruvian Army Type Transport An-32 Beech 1900 Cessna 208 Citation XLS King Air 350 Combat helicopter AW109 Mi-2 Mi-8/17/171 Training aircraft/helicopters Enstrom 280 Enstrom F-28 R44 Peruvian Navy Type Special mission Fokker 60 (MPA) King Air 200 (MPA) Transport An-32 F50 F60 Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 212/412 Mi-8/171 S-61/ASH-3D/UH-3H SH-2G Training aircraft/helicopters Enstrom F-28 T-34 PHILIPPINES Philippine Air Force Type Combat aircraft EMB-314 (A-29) FA-50PH OV-10 Special mission C295 (MPA) Cessna 208 (Recce) F27 (MPA)

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Transport C-17 C-130J Combat helicopter AH-64E AW139 NH90 (NFH/TTH) SA342 Sea King Training aircraft/helicopters AW169 Hawk 167 MFI-395 Mirage 2000-5DDA PC-21 PC-24 ROMANIA Romanian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16A MiG-21 Special mission An-30 (Recce) Transport An-26 C-27J C-130H Combat helicopter AH-1Z H215M/AS332 SA316 SA330 UH-1Y Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B IAR-99 SA316 Yak-52 Romanian Navy Type Combat helicopter SA330 RUSSIA Russian Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-29/35 MiG-31 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27/30/35 Su-34 Su-57 Tu-22M Tu-95 Tu-160 Special mission An-12 (EW) An-26 (Recce) An-30 (Recce) An-140 (Recce) Il-20/22 (Recce) Il-76 (A50/100) (AEW) Il-76 (Recce) Il-80 (Recce) Tu-134 (Recce) Tu-154 (Recce) Tu-214 (EW) Tanker Il-78 Transport An-12 An-22 An-26

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8 4 24 18

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14 16 2 1 7 3 24* 15* 1 58 21* 3 19 6 14 Active

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Active

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240 131 273 192 350 125 1 66 42 15

31*

20 75

10+40*

4 1 15 1 25 15 1 3 1 1 2 20 55 3 115

10+21*

An-72 An-124 An-140 An-148 Il-18 Il-76 Il-96 Il-112 L-410 Multirole Transport Aircraft Tu-134 Tu-154 Combat helicopter AS355 H125M/AS350 Ka-27 Ka-52 Ka-62 Ka-226 Mi-2 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-24/35 Mi-26 Mi-28 Mi-38 Training aircraft/helicopters Ansat DA42 L-39 Mi-2 Mi-28 MiG-29/35 Su-27 Tu-134 Yak-130 Russian Naval Aviation Type Combat aircraft MiG-29 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27/30 Special mission An-12 (SAR) Be-12 (SAR) Be-200 (SAR) Il-20 (MPA) Il-22 (EW) Il-38 (MPA) Ka-31 (AEW) Tu-142 (MPA) Transport An-12 An-24/26 An-72 An-140 Il-18 Tu-154 Combat helicopter Ka-27 Ka-28 Ka-29 Ka-52 Mi-8 Mi-24/35 Training aircraft/helicopters Il-20 L-39 MiG-29 Su-27 Tu-134 Yak-130 RWANDA Rwandan Air Force Type

31 4 3 15 3 119

20 10* 62* 2 100*

5 2 2 3 6 116 36 4 788 328 44 95 2 50 20 181 39 17 13 38 37 112 Active 18 22 4 32

40+25* 100*

10 15* 99 2+4*

6+36 4

25 Ordered

3 7 2 1 2 21 3 24 2 24 5 4 1 1 90 2 10 3 12 2 1 1 4 3 6 5+5*

Active

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Transport Cessna 208 DA42 Combat helicopter Mi-17 Mi-24 SA342 SAUDI ARABIA Royal Saudi Air Force Type Combat aircraft Euroﬁghter Typhoon F-15C/S/SA Tornado IDS Special mission 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 707 (RE-3A) (Recce) King Air 350 (Recce) Saab 2000 (AEW) Tanker 707 (KE-3A) A330 MRTT KC-130H KC-130J Transport C-130H C-130J Citation Bravo Gulfstream IV Jetstream 31 King Air 350 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 H215M/AS332/532 S-70/UH-60L Training aircraft/helicopters F-15D Hawk 65/165 MFI-395 PC-21 SR22 Royal Saudi Land Forces Type Combat helicopter AH-64A/D/E CH-47F OH-58 S-70/i/UH-60L/M Royal Saudi Navy Type Combat helicopter AS365/565 H215M/AS332/532 NH90 (NFH) S-70/MH-60R Saudi Arabian National Guard Type Combat helicopter AH-64E MD500/AH-6i NH90 (TTH) S-70/HH/UH-60M SENEGAL Senegal Air Force Type Combat aircraft L-39NG Special mission C212 (MPA) CN235 (MPA) Transport CN235 F27 Combat helicopter AS355

1 2 12 5 3

Active

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72 211 81

48*

5 1 6 2 7 6 7 2

33 20* 4 2 1 9 36 13 2 21 69 20 55 25

Active

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25 8+40*

15 43

9+48*

Active

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26 20 10* 10 Active

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12 35 24

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Bell 206 2 Mi-2 2 Mi-17 2 Mi-24/35 5 SE3160 1 Training aircraft/helicopters KT-1 4 TB30 6 SERBIA Serbian Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft J-22 17 MiG-29 10 Transport An-26 1 Combat helicopter H145M 5 Mi-8/17 13 Mi-35 4 SA341/342 29 Training aircraft/helicopters G-2 1 G-4 20 Lasta 95 14 MiG-29 3 SEYCHELLES Seychelles Air Force Type Active Special mission DHC-6 (MPA) 1 Dornier 228 (SAR) 2 SIERRA LEONE Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-17 1 Mi-24 2 SA319 1 SINGAPORE Republic of Singapore Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft F-15SG 40 F-16C/D 60 F-35 Special mission F50 (MPA) 5 G550 (AEW) 4 Tanker A330 MRTT 6 KC-130B/H 5 Transport C-130H 5

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South Korea’s navy has 17 HH-60s, from a global ﬂeet of 3,930 S-70 rotorcraft

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F50 Combat helicopter AH-64D CH-47SD/F H215M/AS332/532 H225M S-70 Training aircraft/helicopters H120 M-346 PC-21 SLOVAKIA Slovak Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-16V MiG-29 Special mission L-410 (Recce) Transport C-27J L-410 Combat helicopter Mi-2 Mi-17 S-70/UH-60M Training aircraft/helicopters F-16V L-39 MiG-29 SLOVENIA Slovenian Armed Forces Type Transport C-27J L-410 PC-6 Combat helicopter Bell 412 H215M/AS532 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 PC-9 Zlin 143 Zlin 242 SOUTH AFRICA South African Air Force Type Combat aircraft Gripen C Special mission Cessna 208 (EW) DC-3 (EW) DC-3 (MPA)

4 18 18 32 3 8

13 13

5 12 19

Active

Ordered 12

10 1 2 5 2 13 9 2 7 1

Active

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1 2 8 4 4 8 2 8

Active 17 1 1 5

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Transport C-130B C212 Cessna 208 DC-3 King Air 200/300 PC-12 Combat helicopter AW109 BK117 Oryx Rooivalk Super Lynx 300 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen D Hawk 120 PC-7 Mk II SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-4E F-5E F-15K F-16C F-35A FA-50 Special mission 737 (AEW) Falcon 2000 (EW) Hawker 800 (Recce) Tanker A330 MRTT Transport C-130H C-130J CN235 Twin Commander Combat helicopter Bell 412 CH/HH-47D H215M/AS332 Ka-32 MD500 S-70/HH-60P Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F F-16D F-35A KA/KT-1 KT-100 T-50/B TA-50 Republic of Korea Army Type Transport King Air 90 Combat helicopter AH-1J/S AH-64E BO105 CH-47D Light Attack Helicopter MD500 S-70/UH-60L/P Surion KUH-1 Republic of Korea Marine Corps Type Combat helicopter Surion MUH-1 Republic of Korea Navy Type Special mission 707 (P-8A) (MPA) P-3C/CK (MPA)

5 2 7 3 4 1 25 6 44 12 4 9 23 56

Active 69 156 59 118 30 60

Ordered

5+3*

4 2 8 4 12 4 18 1 3 9 3 7 25 17 29 49 2 104 23 60 22

Active

Ordered

1 76 36 12 34 200* 248 104 100

153*

Active

Ordered

12+10*

Active

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Transport F406 5 Combat helicopter AW159 8 Lynx 99/A 24 S-70/MH-60R/UH-60P 9 UH-1H 7 SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan Air Force and Air Defense Type Active Transport An-26 2 Combat helicopter AW109 2 Mi-17 8 Mi-24 6 SPAIN Spanish Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft EF-18M/F/A-18A 72 Euroﬁghter 68 Special mission C212 (MPA) 3 CN235 (MPA) 8 Falcon 20 (EW) 1 P-3M (MPA) 3 Tanker A330 MRTT Transport A400M 11 C212 8 C295/CN235 20 Citation V 3 King Air 90 3 Combat helicopter H215M/AS332 12 NH90 (TTH) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters C-101 57 EF-18BM 12 F-5M 19 H120 15 PC-21 5 S-76 8 T-35 34 Spanish Army Type Active Combat helicopter Bell 212 6 CH-47D/F 5 H215M/AS332/532 29 NH90 (TTH) 14 Tiger 23 Training aircraft/helicopters H135 12 Spanish Naval Aviation Type Active Combat aircraft EAV-8B+ 12 Transport Citation II/VII 4 Combat helicopter Bell 212 7 NH90 (NFH) S-61/SH-3H 6 S-70/SH-60B/F 14 Training aircraft/helicopters MD500 5 TAV-8B 1 SRI LANKA Sri Lankan Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft F-7 5

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3 16

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17 12

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Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 2 Transport An-32 4 C-130K 2 MA60 2 Y-8 1 Y-12 8 Combat helicopter Bell 206 4 Bell 212/412 14 Mi-8/17/171 25 Mi-24/35 9 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 1 K-8 5 Sri Lankan Navy Type Active Combat helicopter Mi-171 4 SUDAN Sudan Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft A-5 20 F-6 8 F-7 20 MiG-21 4 MiG-23 3 MiG-29 10 Su-24 3 Su-25 15 Transport An-12 10 An-26 4 An-30/32 8 C-130H 1 DHC-5 1 Il-76 1 Combat helicopter Bell 205 2 Bell 212 3 Mi-8/17/171 24 Mi-24/35 43 Training aircraft/helicopters FTC-2000 6 K-8 5 MiG-29 1 SURINAME Suriname Air Force Type Active Combat helicopter SA316 3 SWEDEN Swedish Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Gripen C 71 Gripen E Special mission Global 6000 (AEW) Gulfstream IV (ELINT) 2 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 Tanker KC-130H 1 Transport C-130H 5 Saab 340 1 Training aircraft/helicopters G120TP Gripen D 23 Saab 105 46 Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing Type Active Combat helicopter

2* Ordered

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60+10* 2*

Ordered

AW109 NH90 (TTH) S-70/UH-60M SWITZERLAND Swiss Air Force Type Combat aircraft F/A-18C F-5E F-35A Special mission DA42 (Recce) Transport Challenger 604 PC-6 Combat helicopter H135M/EC635 H215M/AS332/532 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18D F-5F PC-7 PC-21 SYRIA Syrian Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-25 MiG-29 Su-22 Su-24 Transport An-26 Il-76 Combat helicopter Ka-28 Mi-2 Mi-8/17 Mi-14 Mi-25 SA342 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 MFI-17 TAIWAN Republic of China Air Force Type Combat aircraft F/RF-5E F-16A/V F-CK-1C Mirage 2000-5EI Special mission C-130H (EW) E-2B/K (AEW) P-3C (MPA) Transport C-130H Combat helicopter H225M S-70/UH-60M Training aircraft/helicopters AJT AT-3 F-5F F-16B/V F-CK-1D Mirage 2000-5DI T-34 Republic of China Army Type Combat helicopter AH-1W

20 18 15

Active

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25 27 36* 1 2 15 18 24 5 6 27 8

Active

Ordered

51 87 2 29 39 18 3 2 2 3 49 11 27 62 61 6

Active 27 112 103 46

Ordered

1 6 12 19 3 9 66* 48 35 26 26 9 34 Active 62

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A combined 412 F-5s remain in combat use with 15 operators: Taiwan has 27

AH-64E CH-47SD OH-58 S-70/UH-60M Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 Republic of China Navy Type Combat helicopter MD500 S-70/MH-60R TAJIKISTAN Tajikstan Air Force Type Transport An-26 Combat helicopter Mi-8 Mi-24 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 TANZANIA Tanzanian Peoples Defence Force Type Combat aircraft F-6 F-7 Transport An-28 Cessna 402 Y-8 Y-12 Combat helicopter Bell 412 H125M/AS350 H155M H215M/AS532 H225M Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 FT-7 K-8 THAILAND Royal Thai Air Force Type Combat aircraft Alpha Jet AT-6 F-5E F-16A Gripen C Special mission DA42 (Recce)

29 8 37 35 29 Active

Ordered

7 18

10*

Active

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1 14 6 4

Active

Ordered

3 11 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

1 1

1 2 5

Active

Ordered

18 8 30 37 7 8

P180 (Recce) Saab 340 (AEW) Transport BT-67 C-130H PC-6 Saab 340 Combat helicopter Bell 412 H225M S-92 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters DA42 F-5B/F F-16B Gripen D H135 PC-9 T-6C T-50 Royal Thai Army Type Transport C212 C295 King Air 200 Twin Commander Combat helicopter AH-1F AH-6i AW139 AW149 Bell 206 Bell 212 H125M/AS550 H145M Mi-8/17 S-70/UH-60L/M Training aircraft/helicopters Enstrom 480 Hughes 269 Royal Thai Navy Type Special mission Dornier 228 (MPA) F27 (MPA) P-3T (MPA) Transport ERJ-135 F27 Combat helicopter Bell 212/214

1 2 8 12 14 5 3 8 2 12

10 4 14 4 6 19 12 12 Active

Ordered

2 2 2 1 7 8* 8 5 20 50 8 5 10 12

15* 4*

22 45 Active 7 1 1 2 2 8

Ordered

H145M S-70/MH-60S S-76 Super Lynx 110 TOGO Togolese Air Force Type Transport King Air 200 Combat helicopter SA342 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet MB-326 TB30 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Trinidad & Tobago Air Guard Type Special mission Merlin IV/Metro (MPA) TUNISIA Tunisian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E Transport C-130B/H C-130J L-410 Combat helicopter Bell 205 Bell 412 H125M/AS350 OH-58 S-61/CH/HH-3E S-70 UH-60M SA316 SE313 UH-1H/N Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F L-39 SF-260 T-6C TURKEY Turkish Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-4E F-16C Special mission 737 (AEW) C160 (EW) CN235 (MPA) CN235 (Recce) Global 6000 (Recce) Tanker KC-135R Transport A400M C-130B/E CN235 Combat helicopter H215M/AS532 S/T-70 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters F-16C/D Hurkus B KT-1T MFI-395 NF-5A/B SF-260 T-38 Turkish Army

5 8 4 2

Active

Ordered

2 2 5 6 2

Active

Ordered

Active

Ordered

11 2 2 5 21 2 6 18 15 8 8 8 16 3 9 17 16*

Active

Ordered

48 157 4 1 1 1 4 7 9 17 41

21 6 57 86 1 39

14+40* 15* 52

19 35 68

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Only one An-70 is in air force service, with user Ukraine not planning to take another example

Type Combat aircraft Hurkus C Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) Transport Beechcraft Baron Cessna 421 King Air 200 Combat helicopter AH-1P/S/W Bell 205 CH-47F H215M/AS532 OH-58 S/T-70 T129 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 Turkish Navy Type Special mission ATR 72 (MPA) CN235 (MPA) Transport ATR 72 Combat helicopter Bell 212 S-70 TURKMENISTAN Turkmenistan Air Force Type Combat aircraft EMB-314 (A-29) M-346FA MiG-29 Su-25 Transport An-26 An-74 C-27J Combat helicopter AW109 AW139 Mi-8 Mi-24 UGANDA Uganda People’s Defence Forces Type Combat aircraft MiG-21 Su-30 Transport Cessna 208

32 FlightGlobal

Active

Ordered 12+12*

5 5 3 4 53 69 11 27 3 56 54 86

31 5+31*

22 Active

Ordered

2 6 2 13 24

Active 5 2 24 20

Ordered

1 2 2 1 8 15 10

Active 5 5 2

Ordered

Combat helicopter Bell 206 Mi-17 Mi-24 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 SF-260 UKRAINE Ukrainian Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-29 Su-24 Su-25 Su-27 Special mission An-30 (Recce) Transport An-24/26 An-70 An-178 Il-76 Combat helicopter Mi-8 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 MiG-29 Su-27 Ukraine Army Aviation Type Combat helicopter Mi-8 Mi-24 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-2 Ukrainian Navy Type Special mission Be-12 (SAR) Transport An-26 Combat helicopter Ka-27 Ka-226 Mi-14 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES United Arab Emirates Air Force Type Combat aircraft AT-802 B-250 F-16E F-35A Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD

5 10 5 5 8 4

Active

Ordered

43 12 17 26 3 22 1 3 7 15 47 8 6 Active

Ordered

54 34 10 Active

Ordered

2 2 4 1 4

Active

Ordered

20 24 56 50* 44

Special mission Dash 8 (MPA) 2 Global 6000 (AEW) 3 Global 6000 (Recce) 2 Tanker A330 MRTT 3 Transport C-17 8 C-130H/L-100 8 C295/CN235 9 DHC-6 1 King Air 350 2 Kodiak 100 1 P-750 1 P180 2 Combat helicopter AW139 8 Bell 407 1 Bell 412 4 H125M/AS350/550 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 407 (Horizon International) 13 F-16F 22 G115 12 H125M/AS350 1 Hawk 102 12 King Air 90 3 MB-339 12 Mirage 2000-9DAD 15 PC-7 31 PC-21 25 United Arab Emirates Joint Air Command Type Active Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) 13 DHC-6 (Recce) 3 Transport DHC-6 7 Combat helicopter AH-64D/E 30 AS565 12 AW139 (SAR) 6 AW609 (SAR) Bell 407 29 CH-47C+/F 28 H125M/AS350/550 15 H215M/AS332 8 S-70/UH-60L/M 80 UNITED KINGDOM Royal Air Force Type Active Combat aircraft Euroﬁghter Typhoon 119 F-35B 23 Special mission 737 (E-7A) (AEW) 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 7 King Air 350 (Recce) 6 RC-135W (ELINT) 3 Tanker A330 MRTT 9 Transport A330 2 A400M 14 BAe 146 2 C-17 8 C-130J 14 Combat helicopter AW109 1 Bell 412 (Cobham) (SAR) 2 CH-47 HC3/4/5/6/MH-47G 57 SA330 Puma HC2 23 Training aircraft/helicopters G115 (Babcock) 80 G120TP (Afﬁnity) 23

Ordered

11+103* 3 2 2

Directory World Air Forces

H135 (Airbus Helicopters UK) H145 (Airbus Helicopters UK) Hawk T1 Hawk T2 King Air 350 (Gama) Phenom 100 (Afﬁnity) T-6C (Afﬁnity) Army Air Corps Type Combat helicopter AH-64D/E AS365 AW159 Bell 212 (Cobham) SA341 Training aircraft/helicopters G115 (Babcock) Royal Navy Type Special mission AW101 Merlin HM2 (AEW) Combat helicopter AW101 Merlin HC4/4A/HM2 AW159 AH1/HMA2 Training aircraft/helicopters AS365 (British Intl Helicopters) G115 (Babcock) Hawk T1 King Air 350 UNITED STATES United States Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-10C AC-130J AC-130U/W B-1B B-2 B-21 B-52H F-15C/E/EX F-16C F-22 F-35A Special mission 707 (E-3B/C/G) (AEW) 707 (E-8C) (Recce) 747 (E-4B) (Comms) 757 (C-32B) (Recce) CN235 (Recce) Dash 8 (Recce) EC-130H (EW) EC-130J (EW) Falcon 20 (HU-25) (Recce) G550 (EC-37B) (SIGINT)

29 7 33 28 2 5 14 Active

Ordered

24 6 27 5 17

5 Active

Ordered

4 35 38 2 6 9 4

Active

Ordered

284 17 11 43 18 100* 72 428 780 178 153

6+136*

9+1,464

31 16 4 4 5 8 12 7 2 3+7*

Global Express (E-11A) (Comms) HC-130J (SAR) King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) Merlin IV/Metro (RC-26B) (Recce) PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) RC-135S/U/V/W (ELINT) U-2S (Recce) Tanker 767 (KC-46A) DC-10 (KC-10) MC-130H MC-130J KC-135R/T Transport An-28/M28 Beech 1900 (C-12J) C-5M C-17 C-130H C-130J Cessna 208 DHC-6 Dornier 328 (C-146) Gulfstream IV (C-20H) King Air 200 (C-12) Learjet 35 (C-21A) PC-12 (U-28) Combat helicopter AW139 (MH-139) CV-22 Mi-171 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G UH-1N Training aircraft/helicopters 707 (E-8C) AT-6 Beechjet T-1A F-15D F-16D F-35A F-117A G120TP (J-PAG) SR20 (T-53A) T-6 T-7A T-38A/C TC-135S/W TU-2S UH-1H United States Army Type Special mission Dash 8 (Recce) DHC-7 (EO-5C) (Recce) King Air 200/350 (MC/RC-12) (Recce)

5 38 40 11 23 22 26

6 1+8*

48 51 12 52 394

42+81*

5 3 52 228 180 163 2 1 20 1 23 19 21 1 51 1 99 64

3+13*

8+27*

79* 2 20+91*

1 1 178 26 150 112 4 3 25 444

351* 499 3 4 38 Active

Ordered

11 3 85

US Air Force

The F-117A is a welcome returnee, with the US Air Force using four during adversary training

Transport Beech 1900 (C-12J) C-27J C212 (C-41A) Citation Encore/Ultra Gulfstream IV (C-20H) King Air 200/350 (C-12) Merlin IV/Metro (C-26E) Combat helicopter AH-64D/E CH-47D/F/MH-47G H125/AS350 H145 (UH-72A/B) MD500 (AH/MH-6) Mi-8/17 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-7 (TO-5C) G120TP (CAE USA) H145 (UH-72A) King Air 100/200 (CAE USA) Mi-24 T-6D United States Marine Corps Type Combat aircraft AV-8B/+ F/A-18A/C/D F-35B/C Tanker KC-130J Transport Citation Encore/Sovereign/Ultra Gulfstream IV (C-20G) King Air 200/350 (UC-12F) Combat helicopter AH-1Z CH-53E CH-53K MV-22 UH-1Y Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18B/C/D F-5F/N F-35B/C S-92 T-34 TAV-8B United States Navy Type Combat aircraft F/A-18E/F F-35C Special mission 707 (E-6B) (Comms) 737 (P-8A) (MPA) E-2C/D (AEW) EA-18G (EW) EP-3E (ELINT) Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) (Recce) P-3C (MPA) Tanker KC-130T Transport 737 (C-40A) C-2 C-130J C-130T Gulfstream IV (C-20G) King Air 200 (UC-12) Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) Combat helicopter CV/MV-22 MH-53E

3 7 5 28 1 95 12 819 509 1 372 47 10 2,262 29

22 22 47 74* 204+129*

1 6 87 11 1 4 Active

Ordered

87 136 85

7+309*

10 1 14

91 140

105+21*

287 139

25+175* 15+20*

49 12 29 1 4 12 Active

Ordered

435 13

58 4+221*

16 112 97 153 12 3 28

18 27

10 17 33 1 17 3 13 4 12 29

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S-70/MH-60R/S Training aircraft/helicopters AW119 (TH-73A) Bell 206 (TH-57) DHC-2 (U-6A) DHC-3 F/A-18A/B/C/D F/A-18E/F F-5F/N F-16A/B F-35C G100/1125 Astra (C-38A) H145 (UH-72A) King Air 90/200 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26A) OH-58 S-70/EH/UH-60A/L T-6A/B/C T-34 T-38 T-45C URUGUAY Uruguayan Air Force Type Combat aircraft A-37 Special mission C212 (MPA) Tanker KC-130H Transport Beechcraft Baron C-130B C212 EMB-110 EMB-120 Combat helicopter AS365 Bell 212 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 SF-260 Uruguayan Naval Aviation Type Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) Transport King Air 200 Combat helicopter AS355 Bell 412 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 T-35 UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan Air Force Type Combat aircraft MiG-29 Su-25 Su-27 Transport An-12 An-26 C295 Il-76 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350/550 H215M/AS532 Mi-8 Mi-24/35 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 Su-27

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500

3 115 2 1 68 131 31 14 13 2 5 56 1 3 4 293 13 10 191

66+62*

Active

Ordered

7 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 10 Active

Ordered

1 1 1 2 2 4*

Active

Ordered

38 20 21 2 7 4 5 8 13 42 33 2 5

VENEZUELA Venezuelan Military Aviation Type Combat aircraft F-5A F-16A Su-30 Special mission Merlin IV/Metro (EW) Tanker 707 Transport C-130H Cessna 208 Citation II/SP Dornier 228 King Air 200/350 Merlin IV/Metro Short 360 Y-8 Combat helicopter H215M/AS332/532 Mi-17 Mi-28 Training aircraft/helicopters DA42 EMB-312 Enstrom 280 Enstrom 480 F-16B K-8 SF-260 Venezuelan Army Aviation Type Transport An-28/M28 Arava King Air 200 Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 412 Mi-17 Mi-26 Mi-35 S-61/ASH-3D Venezuelan Naval Aviation Type Special mission C212 (MPA) Transport C212 Cessna 208 King Air 90/200 Turbo Commander Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 Mi-17 Z-9 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206/TH-57A VIETNAM Vietnamese People’s Air Force Type Combat aircraft Su-22 Su-27/30 Special mission An-28/M28 (MPA) Transport C295 NC212i Combat helicopter Ka-32 Mi-8/17 Training aircraft/helicopters

Active

Ordered

6 16 22 1 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 2 8 10 6 10* 6 18 2 12 4 24 12

Active

Ordered

11 4 1 2 9 21 3 10 3 Active

Ordered

2 3 1 2 1 8 6 8 2

Active 34 41 1 3 3 2 87

Ordered

L-39/NG Su-27 Yak-130 Vietnamese Navy Type Special mission DHC-6 Guardian 400 (MPA) Transport DHC-6 Guardian 400 Combat helicopter H225M Ka-28 YEMEN Yemen Arab Republic Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-5E MiG-21 MiG-29 Su-22 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) Transport An-24/26 Combat helicopter Bell 206 Bell 212 Ka-32 Mi-8/17/171 Mi-14 Mi-25/35 UH-1H Training aircraft/helicopters F-5B L-39 ZAMBIA Zambian Air Force Type Combat aircraft F-6 Transport C-27J Cessna 208 MA60 Y-12 Combat helicopter Bell 205 Bell 206 Bell 212 Mi-171 Z-9 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 K-8 L-15 MFI-15 SF-260 ZIMBABWE Air Force of Zimbabwe Type Combat aircraft F-7 MiG-23 Transport BN-2 C212 Combat helicopter Bell 412 Mi-24/35 Mi-172 SA316 Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 SF-260

25 5

12 12

Active

Ordered

3 3 2 8

Active 11 19 23 23

Ordered

32*

2 8 1 4 2 34 2 14 4 2 28

Active

Ordered

8 2 1 1 7 12 2 1 5 7 2 16 6 14 13

Active 7 3 5 9 8 6 1 13 10 28

Ordered

P600 AEW&C

PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS MOST

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UNBEATABLE COMBINATION

SPEED IN THE AIR AND FASTER TURNAROUNDS. Reaching a maximum cruise speed of Mach 0.80, carrying 26t, and operating at a ceiling of 36,000ft, the twin turbofan-powered C-390 Millennium delivers outstanding tactical performance with strategic effect. For the crew, new innovations including the fully automated cargo handling and aerial systems that reduce workload and improve productivity. Already proven in service with the Brazilian Air Force and, with contracts signed by the Portuguese and Hungarian Air Forces, the multi-mission C-390 takes mobility to the next level even in the most challenging environments.

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