Fixed Wing Platforms Platform Forward Fleet Sustainment Storage Note Ref (Depth Fleet) A330 FSTA (Voyager) 8 0 0 - A400M 2 0 0 - BAE 146 CCMk2 4 0 0 - BAE HS125 CCMK3 4 1 0 - C-17 Globemaster 7 1 0 - Defender 4K AL2 - - - 1 Defender T3 - - - 1 E-3D Sentry AEW1 3 3 0 - F-35B - 0 0 2 Hawk T1/T1A 66 7 52 3 Hawk T2 24 4 0 - Hercules C-130J 20 4 0 - Islander AL1 - - - 1 Islander CC2/CC2A - - - 1 King Air B200/200 GT 5 2 0 - RC-135W Rivet Joint 1 0 0 - Reaper - - - 1 Sentinel R1 3 2 0 - Shadow R.1 - - - 1 T67M-2 Firefly 0 0 0 4 Tornado GR4/4A 59 28 11 - Tucano T1 28 11 43 - Typhoon 89 38 0 - Vigilant T1 - - - 5 Viking T1 - - - 5 Watchkeeper 450 8 0 21 -
Rotary Wing Platforms Platform Forward Fleet Sustainment Storage Note Ref (Depth Fleet) Apache AH1 32 18 0 - Chinook HC4 23 14 0 6 Chinook HC5 0 0 0 6 Chinook HC6 5 1 0 6 Dauphin N3 6 0 0 - Gazelle AH1 19 7 8 - Lynx AH7 11 0 0 7 Lynx AH9A 12 9 0 - Lynx HAS3 0 0 0 - Lynx HMA8 19 6 0 - Merlin HC3 15 6 0 - Merlin HC3A 5 1 0 - Merlin HM1 0 0 0 - Merlin HM2 18 12 0 - Puma HC2 10 13 0 8 Sea King ASaC7 8 1 0 - Sea King HAR3/A 20 0 0 - Sea King HAS6 0 0 0 - Sea King HC4 9 1 0 9 Sea King HC6CR 0 0 0 - Sea King HU5 10 1 0 10 Wildcat AH 16 1 10 11 Wildcat HMA 11 2 0 -
NB: Figures taken between 31 Jan 2015 – 24 March 2015
Notes
1. Information on the number of aircraft in the Islander AL1, Islander CC2/CC2B, Defender 4K AL2, Defender T3, Shadow R.1 and Reaper Forward and Sustainment Fleets and those in Storage, has been withheld as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces. In Service aircraft numbers are as follows:
Islander AL1 – 4 Islander CC2/CC2B - 3 Defender 4S AL2 - 8 Defender T3 - 1 Shadow R.1 - 5 Reaper – 10 (Note – The MOD does not use the designation MQ-9 Predator B)
2. F-35B - Three test and evaluation aircraft have been delivered.
3. Hawk T1 - Total Forward Fleet includes the Royal Naval fleet and RAF Centre for Aviation Medicine aircraft. This does not include the 3 Qinetiq aircraft as these are contractor owned.
4. The T67M-2 Firefly is Out of Service. 5. The RAF does not differentiate between the Forward and Sustainment fleets of the Viking and Vigilant aircraft fleets. There are 81 aircraft in the Viking fleet and 65 aircraft in the Vigilant T1 fleet.
6. Chinook
Chinook HC4 were previously the Chinook HC2/2a, prior to modification of the aircraft with new cockpit avionics under project JULIUS. One remaining Chinook HC2/2a aircraft will be inducted into the project in April 2015 to become Chinook HC4; it is currently in the Forward Fleet.
Chinook HC5 will be the name given to the current Chinook HC3 aircraft once they have been modified with new cockpit avionics (Project JULIUS) and a new digital automatic flight control system. No aircraft have yet been modified. The figures for the existing Chinook HC3 fleet are - Forward Fleet: 6, Sustainment: 2 and Storage: 0
Chinook HC6 have 5 aircraft with the front line, with an additional aircraft in country in an embodiment programme.
7. Lynx Mk7 - Fleet currently stands at 11. Five aircraft will be retired at March 15 leaving 6 to fly until 31 Jul when the remaining Mk7 will be retired from service.
8. Puma HC2 - Sustainment Figures include 3 aircraft undertaking trials. The last aircraft will be delivered in April 15 to take the fleet size to 24.
9. Sea King HC4 – One aircraft, not included in table, is on loan to the Empire Test Pilot School, QinetiQ, Boscombe Down.
10. Sea King HU5 - One aircraft, not included in table, is on loan to the Empire Test Pilot School, QinetiQ, Boscombe Down.
11. Wildcat AH – 10 Wildcat AH are classified as being in storage following their early delivery and prior delivery to the user.