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WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES

Combat aircraft Combat Transport

Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share 1 F-16 2,280 16% 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 3,913 19% 1 C-130/L-100 869 20% Political 2 Su-27/30 1,067 7% 2 Mi-8/17 2,865 14% 2 King Air 281 7% 3 F-15 949 7% 3 UH-1 1,289 6% 3 C295/CN235 278 7% 4 F-18 869 6% 4 AH-64 1,211 6% 4 C-17 275 7% 5 MiG-29 791 5% 5 Mi-24/35 969 5% 5 An-24/26 260 6% powerplays 6 500 3% 6 CH-47 906 5% 6 Il-76 195 5% 6 Su-25 487 3% 7 MD500/530 697 3% 7 An-30/32 140 3% 8 J-7 418 3% 8 AH-1 549 3% 8 Cessna 208 139 3% 9 Su-24 391 3% 9 SA341/342 483 2% 9 Y-8 100 2% 10 F-5 391 3% 10 H145 390 2% 10 C212 91 2% Other 6,453 44% Other 7,217 35% Other 1,634 38% Total 14,596 100% Total 20,489 100% Total 4,262 100%

Japan and both declared initial aircraft and the asset will initially support by the airframer, it has handed over 23 to operational capability with their A-model training activities at NAS Jacksonville in date this year. Our data also shows a year-on- fleets in 2019, Singapore confirmed its inten- Florida. The service will follow the USN, year increase in the number of De- tion to buy at least four for evaluation pur- Australia and in fielding the 737NG- fence & Space A400Ms now available to per- poses, and advanced a request to buy derived platform operationally, with Norway form air-to-air refuelling tasks with 32 to meet its fleet renewal needs. UK-owned also having ordered the type, and New fixed- receivers. The French F-35Bs also made their first landings aboard Zealand and South Korea intending to also welcomed its first of two Lockheed KC- the aircraft carrier HMS Queen follow suit. 130J tankers during the year. Elizabeth. Due to be delivered from 2020, the United ’s delivery of a first C/KC-390 Lockheed’s venerable F-16 also continues Arab Emirates’ Bombardier Global 6000- transport/tanker to the US inventory dominates our to secure business, with orders from Bahrain, based GlobalEye fleet was another significant milestone recorded World Air Forces listing, , and on its books. appears set to grow further, with the nation in 2019. India, meanwhile, flew the last with a 25% share of total

US Air Force Air US ’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet line is also revealing at the Dubai air show that it could production example of Boeing’s C-17 to its healthy, with the USN having signed for a increase its current orders for three to five. home base. CRAIG HOYLE Foreign policy clashes reshaped defence procurement in further 78. Tanker numbers are also on the rise, large- Rotorcraft sales during the year included The global Rafale operators club now num- ly resulting from the introduction of the US steps among eastern European NATO nations perations at home and inter­ 2019 as international tension between the USA and bers four members, with Dassault having Air Force’s (USAF’s) 767-based KC-46A. De- to renew their fleets, such as the Czech nationally remained the key grew. Our annual review looks at military fleets worldwide delivered its first examples to India and Qatar spite teething problems still being addressed Republic selecting Bell’s AH-1Z and UH-1Y, ❯❯ focus for military air arms of all during the year. The nations follow sizes in 2019, while geopolitics and lead export customer in introduc- France has taken Oand seemingly shifting alliances also also launched the formal process of removing Communist Party rule. Its fleet of ing the type. delivery of its first prompted notable alterations to some of their Turkish companies from Lockheed’s indust­ J­20 fighters also continues to grow, with Saab also made its first Gripen E deliveries KC-130J tanker procurement plans. rial supply chain for the Lightning II. Cirium fleets data showing 15 as now in to the air forces of and , to sup- In what was one of the biggest defence Erdogan’s response was belligerent, active use. port their respective evaluations and service developments of the year, a period of describing Ankara’s procurement decisions as Beyond ongoing campaigns over and preparations for the new-generation fighter. brinkmanship between Turkish President a wholly sovereign matter. His next move will and within , international In the special mission sector, the UK Royal Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his counterpart be of intrigue, but also could prove more dam­ focus was placed on new tensions in the Mid­ Air Force (RAF) has received its first Boeing Donald Trump’s US administration came to a aging to the country’s NATO credentials. dle East. These included a Saudi Arabian oil P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol spectacular conclusion in July. While Turkish is working on its refinery being attacked by unmanned air vehi­ Having repeatedly warned Ankara that it own TF­X fighter design, Erdogan toured the cles in response to its continuing in Global military fleet would not tolerate a NATO ally purchasing MAKS Moscow air show with Russian Presi­ Yemen, and Iran shooting down a US Navy Almaz­Antey S­400 Triumf long­range air­de­ dent Vladimir Putin in August, and was (USN) Northrop RQ­4C Triton over Country Active fleet Share fence systems from , Washington made offered co­operation on the Su­35 and the Persian Gulf. 1 USA 13,266 25% good with its threat and for the first time eject­ Su­57 fighters. 2 Russia 4,163 8% ed a partner nation from ’s Russia, meanwhile, provided its own boost F-35 ADVANCES 3 3,210 6% F­35 programme. to the Su­57 programme in June, by signing a Despite its orders reversal with Turkey, the 4 India 2,123 4% With four examples having already been deal to acquire 76 production examples. It has F­35 programme had a good year, with Lock­ 5 South Korea 1,649 3% handed over to the Turkish customer to sup­ also accelerated its service plans for the heed and the US Department of Defense 6 1,561 3% port multinational training activities in the aircraft, which now call for three full agreeing a multi­year contract worth $34 bil­ 7 1,372 2% USA, Ankara’s plans to field an eventual 100 regiments to be operating the type by 2028. lion for up to 478 examples. The airframer 8 France 1,229 2% conventional take­off and landing F­35As Other notable developments in the combat and its suppliers have made further progress 9 Turkey 1,055 2% were denied immediately after the first S­400 aircraft sphere during 2019 included China with driving down the fifth­generation type’s 10 Egypt 1,054 2% system elements arrived on Turkish soil. flying upgraded Harbin H­6K strategic bomb­ acquisition costs, and the global operational Other 23,208 43% In addition to blocking any future purchases ers during a show of strength above Beijing on fleet is now only three shy of 400 units, in­ Total 53,890 100% of its stealthy combat aircraft, this measure 1 October to mark the 70th anniversary of cluding 165 examples dedicated to training. Martin Lockheed

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fleet by region Russia & CIS % Year-on-year2 fleet change Middle East % North America % Year-on-year1 fleet change % Year-on-year0 fleet change Year-on-year-1 fleet change Asia-Pacific 0% Year-on-year Africa fleet change % Our data provides the regional split in America -1 active aircraft by type category, along Year-on-year % fleet change with the year-on-year percentage shift - 4 in air power fleets around the globe Year-on-year fleet change

North America Latin America Europe Africa Middle East Russia & CIS Asia-Pacific Combat aircraft 2,719 Combat aircraft 480 Combat aircraft 2,066 Combat aircraft 888 Combat aircraft 1,441 Combat aircraft 1,964 Combat aircraft 5,038 Special mission 765 Special mission 148 Special mission 246 Special mission 60 Special mission 91 Special mission 127 Special mission 514 Tanker 620 Tanker 11 Tanker 62 Tanker 5 Tanker 44 Tanker 19 Tanker 41 Transport 983 Transport 497 Transport 631 Transport 415 Transport 258 Transport 470 Transport 1,011 Combat helicopter 5,594 Combat helicopter 1,228 Combat helicopter 3,525 Combat helicopter 1,564 Combat helicopter 1,441 Combat helicopter 1,846 Combat helicopter 5,291 Training aircraft/ 2,970 Training aircraft/helicopters 957 Training aircraft/helicopters 2,084 Training aircraft/helicopters 1,075 Training aircraft/helicopters 1,009 Training aircraft/helicopters 590 Training aircraft/helicopters 3,102 Total 13,651 Total 3,321 Total 8,614 Total 4,007 Total 4,284 Total 5,016 Total 14,997

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

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FLEET SIZE FOR LEADING COUNTRIES BY ROLE

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

Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share 1 USA 2,657 18% 1 USA 744 38% 1 USA 614 77% 1 USA 945 22% 1 USA 5,471 27% 1 USA 2,835 24% 2 Russia 1,616 11% 2 Japan 152 8% 2 22 3% 2 Russia 424 10% 2 Russia 1,481 7% 2 Pakistan 513 4% 3 China 1,603 11% 3 Russia 127 6% 3 France 20 2% 3 India 250 6% 3 China 903 4% 3 Russia 496 4% 4 India 710 5% 4 China 111 6% 4 Russia 19 2% 4 China 224 5% 4 South Korea 803 4% 4 Japan 427 4% 5 North Korea 572 4% 5 India 77 4% 5 10 1% 5 Brazil 126 3% 5 India 721 4% 5 Egypt 387 3% 6 South Korea 474 3% 6 France 45 2% 6 /Singapore/UK 9 1% 6 France 121 3% 6 Japan 637 3% 6 China 366 3% 6 Pakistan 446 3% 7 Brazil/ 40 2% 7 8 1% 7 Iran 84 2% 7 France 555 3% 7 India 359 3% 8 Saudi Arabia 351 3% 8 Australia 31 2% 8 Germany/Turkey 7 1% 8 Turkey 80 2% 8 Turkey 468 2% 8 South Korea 298 3% 9 Egypt 303 2% 9 South Korea 30 2% Australia// 9 76 2% 9 Italy 402 2% 9 Turkey 276 2% 9 6 1% Colombia/ India/Iran/Japan 10 Germany 71 2% 10 Germany 366 2% 10 UK 241 2% 10 289 2% 10 29 1% Pakistan 10 5 1% Other 1,864 43% Other 8,682 42% Other 5,589 48% Other 5,575 38% Other 565 29% Other 82 10% Total 4,265 100% Total 20,489 100% Total 11,787 100% Total 14,596 100% Total 1,951 100% Total 802 100% rise, taking its total capability to 4,284 aircraft. ordering Airbus Helicopters’ H225M by expected F-35 commitments, which total next-ranked Russia (4,163), plus China Increases were made in both the combat and and Poland the Leonardo Helicopters AW101, 2,810 for 14 nations: a 35% stake of all such (3,210), India (2,123), South Korea (1,649) and training aircraft categories. for navy service. future business. Japan (1,561) still fall more than 500 units No change was recorded in the Asia-Pacific The year also proved to be a notable one for short of its total. region or in Europe, where their total fleets retirements. The RAF waved off two stalwarts FLEET STABILITY The US military also retains a clear lead in stand at almost 15,000 and just over 8,600 air- of its fleet: the GR4 and its Cirium data shows that the global military all six of our individual aircraft type catego- frames, respectively. Shorts Tucano T1 trainers. The USN, mean- fleet has been remarkably stable over the ries, with its numerical edge ranging from while, flew the last of its legacy F/A-18s into 12-month period between our snapshot having 18% of all combat aircraft, and 38% of REGIONAL DIVIDE storage, while the US Marine Corps (USMC) reviews, with a year-on-year variance of less operational special mission platforms, to 77% Africa and North America both experienced ended operations with its Northrop EA-6B than 0.2% – a decrease of just 63 aircraft. of the global tanker inventory. a 1% contraction to their fleets, while the assets. This year, we record a significantly larger Looking at the world regions, only two biggest reversal affected the Latin America This year, our directory records 53,890 air- UH-1 fleet as being used by have recorded net increases over the region, which encountered a 130-unit craft as being in active service with militaries the German , while a change in our data 12-month period of our review. Russia and its reduction, to stand at 3,321. However, this in 160 nations around the globe. Also includ- usage has resulted in the removal of multiple Commonwealth of Independent States allies was almost entirely a consequence of the ed is a breakdown of more than 3,800 units piston-engined types. have seen their combined assets increase to removal of some piston-engined models that are the subject of firm orders, along with With approaching 13,300 aircraft in use, 5,016 units, from 4,904: a 2% climb. Mos- from our data. approaching 8,000 others for which letters of the USA is the clear leader in air power terms, cow’s armed forces account for 83% of this Our annual snapshot shows that once com- intent or long-term purchase plans have been accounting for 25% of all the military assets total. bined, Asia-Pacific-region nations have- in disclosed. This latter category is dominated listed. Once combined, the fleets of The Middle East experienced a 1% fleet creased their lead in total fleet size to 1,346 over North America’s 13,651: of which, the Saudi Arabia ranks eighth for USA owns 97%. But as noted in previous combat aircraft, including 219 F-15s directories, while the 28 Asia-Pacific nations

listed here can call on 5,038 combat aircraft, Dassault some of these – such as North Korea’s assets – India and Qatar both received their first Rafale fighters from Dassault during the year are vastly less capable than the 2,657 flown by the US services. Notable exclusions from our annual fleet Explanatory notes review include those fixed-wing aircraft and Flight International’s annual World Air planned order totals, which may be helicopters Cirium records as held in storage, Forces directory uses Cirium fleets data, subject to future revision. also counting those involved in or awaiting abridged by editor Craig Hoyle for our upgrade. Assets categorised as dedicated to listings format. Fleet analysis is provided Abbreviations performing VIP transport duties, or as flown by FlightGlobal’s Antoine Fafard. AEW = airborne early warning by military-operated airlines, are also not in- Comms = communications cluded. We do not list platforms permanently Fleet information is divided into these ELINT = electronic intelligence assigned to supporting research and develop- categories: EW = electronic warfare ment or experimental activities, among them Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For MPA = aircraft employed by France’s DGA defence some Soviet-era types where only Recce = reconnaissance procurement agency, the UK’s Qinetiq and summary information is available, this also SAR = Germany’s WTD 61 test unit. includes some non-operational platforms. SIGINT = signals intelligence Other categories not included regard those Ordered: Aircraft on firm order. Others tasked with specialist support du- which are pending purchase approval or To download your free copy of our directory ties such as calibration or mapping, firefight- contract signature are marked with an for 2020, visit flightglobal.com/waffrom ing, satellite tracking, skydiving, surveying, asterisk. This category includes current 10 December

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AFGHANISTAN ARMENIA OH-58 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Armenian Air Force S-70/UH-60M 8 3* 6 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered SA316 21 FT-6 9 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 11 Cessna 208 10 Su-25 9 PC-7 13 K-8 10 EMB-314 (A-29) 15 Su-30 4 19 L-39 7 Transport Transport AZERBAIJAN Yak-130 14 C-130H 4 Il-76 3 Azerbaijan Air Force Army Cessna 208 24 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Y-12 2 Mi-8/17/171 12 Combat aircraft Transport Combat helicopter Mi-24 15 MiG-21 5 C295 1 MD530F 61 140* Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 12 Cessna 208 1 Mi-8/Mi-17 40 L-39 6 Su-25 12 Combat helicopter Mi-25 8 Mi-2 6 Transport AS365 2 S-70 (UH-60A) 9 Su-25 1 Il-76 1 Bell 206 2 SA315 3 Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army Air Force Combat helicopter Mi-171 5 1 UH-1H 10 Type Active Ordered 2 Bangladesh Navy Afghan Special Mission Wing Combat aircraft Ka-32 4 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered With 15 examples in use, accounts for Su-25 2 Mi-8/17 65 Special mission Transport 3% of the 500-strong Eurofighter fleet Combat helicopter Mi-24 17 Dornier 228NG (MPA) 2 2 PC-12NG 18 employed by seven nations Mi-8 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Bundesheer Mi-24 5 L-39 12 AW109 2 Mi-8/17 56 AUSTRALIA MFI-395 10 Z-9 2+1* AW101 6 KC-130H 2 Royal Australian Air Force Mi-2 7 BELARUS AW139 3 Transport Type Active Ordered BAHAMAS Belarus Air Force Type Active Ordered Super Lynx 130/140 10 C-130H/L-100 4 Combat aircraft Royal Bahamas Defence Force Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter C-390 6* F/A-18A 52 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AW109 1 Angolan People’s Air Force PA-31 2 F/A-18F 24 Special mission MiG-29 39 Bell 205 3 Type Active Ordered Twin Commander 3 F-35A 6 2+82* King Air 350 (MPA) 1 Su-25 68 Bell 206 5 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Special mission Transport Su-30 12 BO105 4 EMB-314 6 /412 13 737 (AEW) 6 Cessna 208 1 Transport H145 2 MiG-21 23 H125M 12* 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 11 3* BAHRAIN An-26 2 H215M/AS532 4 MiG-23 22 Ka-226 3* AP-3C (EW) 2 Il-76 2 Su-22 14 MD500 12 AP-3C (MPA) 1 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Su-25 12 Mi-171 2 3* EA-18G (EW) 11 Combat aircraft Mi-2 2 Type Active Ordered Su-27/30 13 SA315 6 Tanker F-16C/V 17 16+3* Mi-8 36 Combat aircraft Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters A330 (KC-30A) 6 Transport Mi-24 21 MiG-25 13 C212 (MPA) 1 AT/IA-63 18 18* Transport C-130J 1 1 Mi-26 4 MiG-29 32 14 Citation I (MPA) 1 EMB-312 11 C-17 8 Cessna 208 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Su-24 22 Transport G120TP 7 C-27J 10 Combat helicopter L-39 10 Su-30 58 16 An-12 8 OA-4AR 3 C-130J 12 AH-1E/F 22 Mi-2 6 Special mission An-26 1 T-6C+ 10 2+12* King Air 350 8 AH-1Z 12 Yak-130 12 Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 An-32 6 Argentinian Army Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212/412 21 King Air 200/350 (MPA) 3 An-72 6 Type Active Ordered F/A-18B 15 S-70/UH-60M 8 Tanker C212 1 Special mission F-35A 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Il-78 3 Il-76 6 DA42 (Recce) 3 Hawk 127 33 AH-1P 8 Combat aircraft Transport MA60 2 Transport King Air 350 4 BO105 4 F-16A 43 Beech 1900 6 Combat helicopter 1 PC-9/A 54 F-5E/F 12 F-35A 34* C-130H 14 AW109 2 4 C212 3 PC-21 43 3 F-16D 4 Transport C295 5 AW139 4 Cessna 208 4 Royal Australian Army Hawk 129 6 A400M 7 Il-76/78 11 Bell 212 9 Citation Bravo 1 Type Active Ordered T67M260 3 C-130H 9 King Air 90/200/350 21 Mi-8/17/171 66 DHC-6 2 Combat helicopter Royal Bahraini Navy ERJ-135/145 3 PC-6 2 Mi-24 15 Combat helicopter CH-47F 10 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat helicopter SA316/319/SE3160 22 AW109 2 NH90 (TTH) 47 Combat helicopter AW109 19 AS355 14 SA342 8 H215M/AS332 3 S-70 31 BO105 2 NH90 (NFH/TTH) 7 2* AW139 11 Training aircraft/helicopters SA315 2 Tiger 22 BANGLADESH SA316 3 Bell 412 3 EMB-312 12 UH-1H 47 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Ka-32 3 L-29 6 Training aircraft/helicopters H135 (HATS) 15 Type Active Ordered Alpha Jet 24 Ka-52 12* L-39 3 Bell 206 5 Royal Australian Navy Combat aircraft F-16B 8 Mi-2 22 PC-7 22 Argentinian Navy Type Active Ordered F-7 36 SF-260 32 Mi-8/17/171 137 PC-9 4 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter MiG-29 8 Mi-24 33 Special mission S-70/MH-60R 23 Su-30 8+4* Belize Defence Force Mi-26 14 2 Argentinian Air Force King Air 200 (MPA) 4 AUSTRIA Transport Type Active Ordered Mi-28 12 30 Type Active Ordered S-2 (MPA) 2 An-32 3 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Transport Type Active Ordered C-130B 4 BN-2 1 AW119 8 A-4 24 King Air 200 1 Combat aircraft C-130J 1 1 Combat helicopter L-39 55 EMB-312 3 PC-6 1 Eurofighter 15 L-410 3 UH-1H 2 W-3 8 IA-63 4 2+16* Combat helicopter Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Yak-130 16 Special mission AS555 3 C-130K 3 AW119 2 T67M260 1 Algerian Navy DA42 (Recce) 3 S-61/H-3 5 PC-6 8 AW139 4 BENIN Type Active Ordered (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Bell 212 14 Benin Air Force Combat helicopter Tanker T-34 10 Bell 212 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Combat aircraft ERJ-145 (Recce) 3 MiG-29 13 Mi-17 5 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 DHC-6 1 Learjet 35 (Recce) 6 Su-25 4 SA318 1 Transport Type Active Ordered BHUTAN P-3AM (MPA) 7 Transport SA330 2 An-26 3 Special mission Royal Bhutan Army Tanker An-26 1 Z-9 3 C-27J 2 C295 (MPA) 3 Type Active Ordered KC-130M 2 C-27J 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130H 1 EMB-110 (MPA) 3 Combat helicopter Transport L-410 1 Alpha Jet 6 Combat helicopter P-3 (MPA) 1 Mi-8 2 C-130H/M 10 PC-12 1 CANADA H125M/AS550 6 P68 (Recce) 7 BOLIVIA C/KC-390 1 26 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 7 Combat helicopter Bolivian Air Force C295 9 9* Bell 206 2 Type Active Ordered Mi-24 3 AS365 6 Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 31 H215M/AS532 12 2* Combat aircraft SE3160 1 BO105 4 Transport EMB-110 48 Mi-17 3 F/A-18A 62 Training aircraft/helicopters H215M/AS332/532 8 C-130B 3 EMB-120 19 Mi-24 2 F-35A 88* PC-7 2 Training aircraft/helicopters 1 ERJ-145 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission PC-9 1 Bell 206 7 Jetstream 31 2 Phenom 100 2 2+2* Bell 206 4 C295 (SAR) 16 SF-260 1 PC-7 7 King Air 90/200/350 6 Combat helicopter F-16D 2* DHC-5 (SAR) 6 CHILE CHINA Combat helicopter AS355 4 L-39 6 King Air 350 (Recce) 3 People’s Liberation Army Air Force H125M/AS350 2 Bell 205 2 MiG-29 2 P-3 (CP-140) (MPA) 15 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered H145 2 Bell 206 1 PC-9 6 Tanker Combat aircraft Combat aircraft H215M/AS332 6 H125M/AS350 26 Su-25 2 A310 2 F-5E 9 H-6 120 SE3160 1 H215M/AS332 4 KC-130H 4 F-16A/C 35 J-7 388 UH-1H 15 H225M 11 5 Type Active Ordered Transport Special mission J-8 96 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-35 12 Combat helicopter A310 3 707 (AEW) 1 J-10 235 K-8 6 S-70/UH-60L/M 16 3* AS565 2 C-17 5 Tanker J-11/16/Su-27/30/35 351 PC-7 2 Training aircraft/helicopters BURKINA FASO C-130H 8 KC-130R 2 J-20 15 R44 5 AMX-T 8 Burkina Faso Air Force C-130J 17 KC-135E 3 JH-7 69 Zlin 242 9 EMB-312 103 Type Active Ordered DHC-6 3 Transport Q-5 118 Bolivian Army EMB-314 62 Combat aircraft King Air 350 2 737 1 Special mission Type Active Ordered F-5FM 4 EMB-314 3 Combat helicopter C-130B/H/R 4 737 (MPA) 2 Transport Gripen F 8 Transport AW101 (SAR) 14 2* C-390 6* An-30 (EW) 3 F27 1 P-3AM 1 King Air 200 1 Bell 412 84 C212 3 Challenger 870 (Recce) 5 King Air 90 1 Combat helicopter CH-47F 15 Citation CJ1 4 Il-76 (A50I) (AEW) 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 1 S-92 10 10 DHC-6 11 Il-76 (KJ-2000) (AEW) 4 Z-9 6 Combat helicopter Mi-8/171 3 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Tu-154 (EW) 8 Training aircraft/helicopters AS565 33 Mi-24 2 Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 13 Bell 412 15 Y-8 (AEW) 11 R44 1 CH-47F 8* UH-1H 2 Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9 S-70i 6 Y-8 (EW) 16 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA H125M/AS550 34 Training aircraft/helicopters CT-114 26 UH-1H 15 Y-8 (Recce) 1 Air Force Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina H215M/AS532 9 SF-260 4 Dash 8 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Y-9 (KJ-500) (AEW) 13 Type Active Ordered H225M 11 5 BURUNDI F/A-18B 23 Bell 206 4 Tanker Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60M 3 3* Burundi G120A (Allied Wings) 13 C-101 19 Il-78 3 Mi-8/17 6 Brazilian Navy Type Active Ordered Hawk 115 (NFTC) 18 EMB-314 18 Transport SA341/342 8 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7 F-5F 2 Il-76 22 UH-1H 5 Combat aircraft Mi-24 3 T-6A (NFTC) 22 F-16B/D 11 MA60 9 A-4KU 3 SA316 3 SR22 8 Tu-154 2 Combat helicopter SA342 6 Central African Republic Air Force T-35 31 Y-7 47 Type Active Ordered AS355 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Y-8 69 Combat aircraft H125M/AS350 19 SF-260 5 Transport Type Active Ordered Y-9 15 F-5A 10 H135 3 CAMBODIA BN-2 2 Transport Y-12 11 Transport H215M/AS332 4 Royal Cambodian Air Force Combat helicopter C212 2 Y-20 7 BN-2 1 H225M 11 8 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 1 Cessna 208 3 Combat helicopter C-130B 3 Lynx 21/A 11 Transport CHAD CN235 2 Mi-17/171 16 C212 4 S-70 6 BN-2 1 Chad Air Force Combat helicopter Z-8 34 CN235 2 Training aircraft/helicopters MA60 2 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 5 Z-9 16 King Air 200 1 Bell 206 17 Y-12 2 Combat aircraft H215M/AS532 10 13* Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter TA-4KU 3 Combat helicopter Su-25 6 MD530F 9 JJ-7 35 Bell 412 6 AS355 1 Special mission SA330 3 JL-8 170 H125M/AS350 10 H125M/AS350 1 L-15 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 6 Y-7 13 F-5D 3 Transport Z-9 9 People’s Liberation Army Ground Force PC-7 Mk II 5 C-130J 1* CAMEROON Type Active Ordered BRAZIL CN235 1 Cameroon Air Force Transport Brazilian Air Force Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Y-7 7 Type Active Ordered 1 Special mission Y-8 3 Combat aircraft BO105 6 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Y-9 2 AMX-A/T-1 47 S-70i 12 Transport Combat helicopter EMB-314 (A-29) 31 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130H 3 Mi-17/171 240 F-5EM 43 Bell 206 3 Cessna 208 1 S-70 23 Gripen E 28+72* PC-7 Mk II 4 CN235 1 Z-8 67 Special mission BULGARIA MA60 1 Z-9 92 C295 (SAR) 3 2 Combat helicopter Z-10 106 12 EMB-110 (MPA) 13 Type Active Ordered AW109 2 2 Z-11 46 EMB-110 (Recce) 3 Combat aircraft Bell 206 1 Z-19 175 11 ERJ-145 (AEW) 5 F-16C 6* Bell 412 1 force air Brazilian Now backed by Boeing, Embraer’s C/KC-390 has entered use with the Brazilian air force Training aircraft/helicopters

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H120 93 57 Bell 212 11 Mi-8/17 6 An-26 2 Cessna 404 1 An-74 3 H125M/AS350 1 MD500/530F 6 Mi-24 1 Combat helicopter PA-31 2 Beech 1900 4 People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force S-70/AH/MH/UH-60L 24 Congolese Navy Mi-8/17 10 PA-34 1 C-130H 21 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 48 Type Active Ordered Mi-35 4 Turbo/Twin Commander 2 C295 22 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter DHC-5 8 H-6 30 Bell 206/TH-67A 47 Mi-14 1 L-39 26 1 Il-76 1 J-7 30 EMB-312 14 CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) OH-58 12 Combat helicopter J-8 47 Kfir 2 Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force Cyprus National Guard - Air Command UH-1H 13 AH-64D/E 46 10* J-10 25 T-37 17 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 3 J-15/Su-30/33 45 50* Colombian Army Combat aircraft Transport Schweizer 333 2 AW139 2 JH-7 34 Type Active Ordered MiG-23 2 BN-2 1 T-35 2 CH-47D 19 6* Special mission Special mission Su-25 4 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350/550 3 Challenger 870 (Recce) (China 2 King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 Transport Mi-35 11 Ka-52 35 11 Ocean ) Transport 727 3 SA342 4 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 62 Ka-31 (AEW) 9 An-32 2 737 1 Combat aircraft S-70 2 SH-5 (SAR) 3 C212 2 An-12 3 Cheetah 9 SA342 89 Y-7 (SAR) 1 Cessna 208 8 An-26 3 Type Active Ordered Transport Sea King 23 Y-8 (AEW) 8 King Air 90/200/350 4 An-72 1 Combat aircraft 727 1 SH-2G 10 Y-8 (MPA) 9 PA-34 2 DC-8 1 Gripen C 12 737 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Y-8 (Recce) 8 Turbo Commander 5 Il-76 1 L-159A 16 C-130B/H/L-100 3 Alpha Jet 27 Y-9 (HJ/KJ-500) (AEW) 6 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Transport C295 3 EMB-312 54 Z-18 (AEW) 1 Mi-17 18 Bell 206 2 C-390 2* DHC-6 2 F-16B/D 50 Transport S-70i/UH-60L 54 Mi-2 2 C295 4 Gulfstream II 1 G115 74 Y-7 17 UH-1H/N 43 Mi-8/17 4 L-410 4 King Air 350 1 K-8 119 Y-8 13 Mi-24 8 Combat helicopter PA-34 1 L-39 49 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Mi-26 1 AH-1Z 4* Combat helicopter MiG-29 4 AS365/565 6 Special mission SA316 2 Mi-17/171 19 AW119 4 Mirage 5SDD 6 Ka-27 1 CN235 (MPA) 2 SA330 10 Mi-24/35 15 Training aircraft/helicopters Mirage 2000BM 4 Ka-28 17 Transport UH-1H 5 UH-1Y 12* Bell 206/TH-57A 8 EL SALVADOR Z-8 29 ATR 42 1 CROATIA W-3 10 EMB-314 17 Z-9 33 C212 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Aviation Type Active Ordered Z-18 2 Cessna 208 3 Type Active Ordered Gripen D 2 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters CN235 1 Combat aircraft L-39 5 Transport A-37 15 JJ-6 14 King Air 90/350 2 MiG-21 12 L-159T1/+ 8 Arava 2 Transport JL-8 11 PA-31 1 Combat helicopter DENMARK C212 1 Arava 2 JL-9 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 23 CN235 2 Combat helicopter L-15 12 AS365 2 OH-58 16 Type Active Ordered King Air 200 1 Bell 412 4 Mi-8 8 AS555 1 S-70/UH-60M 2* Combat aircraft M28 1 Hughes 269 5 Y-7 5 Bell 212/412 8 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16A 33 Combat helicopter MD500 8 COLOMBIA Mi-8 1 Bell 206 8 F-35A 27* H125M/AS350/550 11 UH-1H 14 UH-1N 6 PC-9 14 Special mission H215M/AS332 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered CONGO Zlin 242 5 Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 Mi-171 8 T-35 3 Combat aircraft Congolese Air Force Transport SA315 1 A-37 14 Type Active Ordered Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force C-130J 4 SA330 1 Equatorial Guinea Air Force EMB-314 24 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SA342 6 Type Active Ordered Kfir 21 Mirage F1 2 Combat aircraft AW101 14 Combat aircraft Special mission Transport MiG-21 11 H125M/AS550 12 Type Active Ordered Su-25 4 BT-67 (Recce) 6 An-32 2 MiG-23 24 S-70/MH-60R 9 Special mission Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) 6 CN235 1 MiG-29 3 Training aircraft/helicopters CN235 (MPA) 2 C295 (MPA) 1 Citation Ultra (Recce) 5 Combat helicopter Transport F-16B 11 King Air 200/300 (MPA) 5 Transport CN235 (Recce) 1 MFI-17 27 Transport C295 1 King Air (EW) 3 Based on Russian Su-33, the J-15 DJIBOUTI King Air 350 2 Combat helicopter Turbo Commander (MPA) 2 is China’s maritime fighter Djibouti Air Force Combat helicopter Ka-29 1 Tanker Type Active Ordered Bell 206/TH-57A 4 Mi-24 7 767 MMTT 1 Transport Bell 430 3 Mi-26 1 Transport Cessna 208 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters 727 1 MA60 1 Bell 206/TH-57A 1 L-39 2 737 2 Combat helicopter T-35 3 ERITREA Arava 1 AS355 1 EGYPT Eritrean Air Force C-130B/H 6 AS565 4 Type Active Ordered C-390 12* Mi-8 2 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft C212 4 Mi-24 2 Combat aircraft MiG-29 5 C295/CN235 7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Alpha Jet 13 Su-27 3 Cessna 208 10 Dominican Republic Air Force F-16A/C 168 Transport Cessna 402 1 Type Active Ordered MiG-29 11 30 King Air 200 1 EMB-110 2 Combat aircraft Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 75 Y-12 4 King Air 90/350 7 EMB-314 8 Mirage 2000EM 15 Combat helicopter PA-31T 1 Special mission Rafale DM/EM 21 3 Bell 412 1 PA-34 1 P2006T (MPA) 1 Special mission Mi-17/171 6 Turbo Commander 1 Transport Beech 1900 (EW) 4 Mi-24 6 Combat helicopter Beechcraft Baron 1 E-2C (AEW) 7 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 205 2 C212 3 Transport MB-339 6 Imaginechina/Shutterstock

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NH90 (TTH) 38 35 Eurofighter 128 K-8 4 DHC-6 1 SA330 74 Tornado IDS 74 L-29 1 King Air 90/200 2 SA341/342 165 Special mission Combat helicopter Tiger 62 22 Tornado ECR (EW) 30 Bell 205 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker Type Active Ordered Bell 206 1 AS555 17 A310 4 Combat aircraft Bell 212/412 3 SA330 1 A400M 3 F-4E 33 2 SA341/342 14 KC-130J 3* F-16C 114 UH-1H 8 French Navy Transport Mirage 2000EG 16 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered A310 1 Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 24 PA-28 2 Combat aircraft A400M 28 22 Special mission T-35 4 Rafale M 41 2+10* C-130J 3* C-130H (EW) 2 GUINEA Special mission C160 42 CL-415 (SAR) 1 Guinea Air Force ATL-2 (MPA) 22 Combat helicopter ERJ-145 (AEW) 4 Type Active Ordered CH-53G/GA/GS 79 P-3B (MPA) 1 Combat aircraft French ATL-2 maritime patrol E-2C (AEW) 3 Falcon 20/200 (MPA) 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport MiG-21 3 aircraft: buoyed by upgrade Tornado IDS 6 C-27J 8 Combat helicopter

Dassault Falcon 50 (MPA) 8 C-130B/H 7 Mi-17 2 Transport Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-24/25 3 EMB-121 10 Su-27 1 NH90 (TTH) 20 Combat helicopter Bell 205 12 SA330 3 Falcon 10 6 Training aircraft/helicopters H145 7 H215M/AS332 12 GUYANA Combat helicopter MD500 5 H145 (Kommando Spezialkrafte) 15 Training aircraft/helicopters Guyana Defence Force AS365/565 30 Type Active Ordered FRANCE NH90 (TTH) 72 7 F-16D 39 Type Active Ordered H160M 49* Transport French Air Force Tiger 56 1 Mirage 2000BG 2 Transport Lynx HAS2/4 23 An-28/M28 2 Type Active Ordered UH-1D 101 T-2C/E 39 BN-2 2 NH90 (NFH) 23 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters T-6A 45 Skyvan 3 SA316/319/SE3160 23 L-39 1 Mirage 2000C 28 Bell 206 6 Aviation Y-12 1 Training aircraft/helicopters R44 4 Mirage 2000D 70 H135 14 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Jetstream 41 (AVDEF) 2 Mirage 2000-5F 28 German Navy Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 GABON Rafale B/C 102 26+96* Type Active Ordered AH-64A/D 29 Bell 412 1 Gabon Air Force Type Active Ordered Special mission Special mission Bell 205 27 HONDURAS Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft 707 (E-3F) (AEW) 4 /NG (MPA) 2 Bell 206 11 Combat aircraft MiG-23 10 C160 (ELINT) 2 P-3C (MPA) 8 CH-47D/SD 25 Type Active Ordered Mirage F1 6 Su-27 14 Falcon (EW) 3* Combat helicopter NH90 (TTH) 14 6+14* Combat aircraft Transport Transport King Air 350 (Recce) 1 1* Lynx 88 22 OH-58 36 A-37 9 C-130H 1 An-12 3 Tanker NH90 (NFH) 1 17 UH-1H 65 EMB-314 2* CN235 1 An-32 1 A330 MRTT 2 10 Sea King 41 20 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5E 3 Combat helicopter C-130B/E 2 A400M 3 Hughes 269 18 Special mission H120 2 DHC-6 1 C/KC-135FR 14 OH-58 24 King Air 200 (Recce) 1 H135 2 Combat helicopter KC-130J 1 1 Type Active Ordered Hellenic Navy Transport H215M/AS332 1 Mi-8/17 14 Transport Special mission Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 4 SA319 2 Mi-24 8 A310 2 DA42 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter L-410 2 1 SA330 5 SA316 3 A400M 12 35 Transport Bell 212 7 PA-31 1 SA342 3 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130H 14 C295 3 S-70/MH-60R 11 7* PA-34 1 GAMBIA L-39 10 C-130J 2 Combat helicopter Turbo/Twin Commander 3 Gambian Air Force SF-260 4 C160 15 AW109 2 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Su-27 6 CN235 27 Bell 412 1 Type Active Ordered Bell 412 4 Combat aircraft Ethiopian Army Aviation DHC-6 5 Mi-17/171 6 2 Combat aircraft UH-1H 8 Su-25 1 Type Active Ordered TBM 700 15 Mi-35 1+3* A-37 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Combat helicopter Z-9 4 PC-7 1 EMB-312 9 Georgian Land Forces DHC-6 2 AS555 40 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport F-5F 1 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter H160M 40* DA42 1 BT-67 1 HUNGARY Combat aircraft UH-1H 8 H215M/AS332 5 EMB-314 9* Cessna 208 4 Su-25 10 FINLAND H225M 13 Type Active Ordered Transport SA330 26 Combat aircraft An-28 2 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen C 12 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Alpha Jet 97 Transport F/A-18C 55 EMB-121 22 Mi-8/171 15 A319 2 Special mission G120A (Airbus Defence & Space) 18 Mi-14 2 An-26 3 C295 (EW) 1 H225M 2 Mi-24 9 Combat helicopter Transport Mirage 2000B-S5 6 UH-1H 12 H125M/AS350 2 C295 2 PC-21 17 Training aircraft/helicopters H145 20 Learjet 35 3 SR20 (Airbus Defence & Space) 15 L-29 4 H225M 16 PC-12NG 6 SR22 (Airbus Defence & Space) 8 L-39 8 Mi-8/17 14 Training aircraft/helicopters French Army Abkhazian Air Force Mi-24 8 F/A-18D 7 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters G115 28 Transport Combat helicopter Gripen D 2 Hawk 51/66 37 PC-6 5 Mi-8 2 Zlin 143 2 L-70 Vinka 28 TBM 700 8 Mi-24 2 Zlin 242 2 Combat helicopter GERMANY INDIA Type Active Ordered H160M 80* German Air Force Combat helicopter H215M/AS532 25 Type Active Ordered Helicopters Heinz/Airbus Patrick Type Active Ordered MD500 2 H225M 8 Combat aircraft The global NH90 inventory totals 390 units, including German navy’s new Sea Lion variant

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Combat aircraft Ka-28 14 4 Mi-35 8 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/171 41 C-27J 8 Jaguar M/S 130 S-61/UH-3H 6 SA316 7 Transport Mi-28 17 19* C-130J 15 MiG-21 132 S-70/MH-60R 24* Training aircraft/helicopters F27 1 Mi-35 23 12* P180 6 MiG-27 42 SA316/319 35 6 H120 2 Turbo Commander 2 UH-1H 15 Combat helicopter MiG-29 66 Sea King 42 25 Hughes 269 7 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters AW101 9 3+3* Mirage 2000H/I 45 Training aircraft/helicopters AH-1J 12 Bell 206 12 AW139 15 Rafale DH/EH 1 35 Hawk 132 17 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 3 Bell 407 3 Bell 212 32 Su-30 242 8 Kiran (HJT-16) 20 Special mission Bell 214 22 OH-58 9 MD500 2 Su-57/T-50 144* MiG-29KUB 9 C212 (MPA) 6 CH-47C 38 IRELAND Training aircraft/helicopters Tejas 16 99 CN235 (MPA) 5 3* Islamic Republic of Iran Navy AMX-T 5 Special mission Transport Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered F-35A 2 707 (Recce) 1 Type Active Ordered C212 8 1 Special mission Special mission M-345 18+27* 737 (Recce) 2 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter F27 (MPA) 1 BN-2 (Recce) 1 M-346 (T-346A) 22 ERJ-145 (AEW) 2 EMB-314 15 AS565 11 Falcon 20 (SAR) 1 CN235 (MPA) 2 MB-339 70 G100/1125 Astra (Recce) 2 F-16A/C 25 Bell 412 3 Transport Transport MD500 37 Global 5000 (ELINT) 2 Hawk 209 24 BO105 7 F27 2 PC-12NG 3 P180 7 Gulfstream III (EW) 3 Su-27/30/35 16 11 H120 3 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter P2006T 3 Il-76 (A50E) (AEW) 3 2 Special mission H215M/AS332 1 Bell 212 8 AW139 6 SF-260 30 Tanker 737 (MPA) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-171 5 H135 2 Tornado IDS 8 Il-78 6 C295/CN235 (MPA) 2 1 H120 2 S-61/ASH-3D 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Transport IRAN S-65/RH-53D 6 PC-9 8 Type Active Ordered An-32 104 737 1 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Iranian Revolutionary Guard ISRAEL Transport C-17 11 C-130B/H/L-100 22 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Israel Air and Dornier 228 3 C-130J 11 1* C212 9 4* Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered P180 3 C295 56* C295/CN235 14 F-4D/E/RF-4E 63 Su-22 10 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Dornier 228 50 4 Combat helicopter F-5E 20 Transport F-15A/C/I 66 AW109 15 HS 748 57 AW139 1 F-7 17 An-74 7 F-16C/I 175 AW129 59 Il-76 17 BO105 2 F-14 26 Falcon 20 2 F-35I 18 3+29* Bell 205 57 Saras Mk 2 15* H215M/AS332 9 MiG-29 20 Il-76 3 Special mission Bell 206 31 Combat helicopter H225M 6 9+1* Mirage F1EQ 9 Y-12 12 G550 (AEW) 2 1 Bell 212/412 30 AH-64E 8 14 SA330 10 Su-24 23 Combat helicopter G550 (SIGINT) 3 CH-47C/F 23 4* CH-47F 6 9+7* Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission Mi-171 18 King Air 200 (Recce) 18 NH90 (TTH) 44 15 Dhruv ALH/Rudra 91 20 F-16B/D 7 707 (EW) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker Italian Navy Ka-226 65* G120TP 29 P-3F (MPA) 5 EMB-312 15 707 7 Type Active Ordered Light Combat Helicopter 65 H120 10 Tanker MFI-17 25 KC-130H 3 Combat aircraft Mi-17 223 48* Hawk 109 7 707 3 IRAQ Transport AV-8B+ 14 Mi-24/25/35 15 KT-1/B 14 3 747 3 C-130E/H 6 F-35B 2 13* Mi-26 1 SF-260 18 Transport Type Active Ordered C-130J 7 2* Special mission SA315 17 T-50I 15 747 7 Combat aircraft King Air 200 2 AW101 (AEW) 4 SA316/319 77 C-130E/H 27 AC-208 2 2* Combat helicopter Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F27 5 F-16C/IQ 26 AH-64A/D 48 P180 3 Hawk 132 104 20* Transport Il-76 5 L-159A 10 AS565 5 Combat helicopter HTT-40 70* BN-2 1 PC-6 13 Su-25 21 Bell 206 4 AW101 14 Jaguar T 30 C212 6 Combat helicopter T-6C 24* CH-53 23 Bell 212 33 Kiran (HJT-16) 78 Premier I 1 Bell 206 2 Special mission S-70/UH-60A/SH-60F 48 8* NH90 (NFH/TTH) 38 18 MiG-23 14 Combat helicopter Bell 212 2 Cessna 208 (Recce) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Mirage 2000TH/TI 12 AH-64E 8 CH-47C 2 CH2000 (Recce) 7 AW119 7 TAV-8B 1 PC-7 Mk II 75 AS355 9 Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-6 (Recce) 2 F-15B/D 18 Tejas 8 Bell 205 10 Bell 206 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 6 F-16D 49 Ivory Coast Air Force Aviation Bell 412 56 3 F-5F 12 Transport G120A (Snunit Aviation) 17 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered BO105 12 FT-7 2 An-32 6 King Air 200 2 Transport Combat helicopter H125M/AS350/550 6 Mirage F1BQ 4 C-130E 3 M-346 (TOR Systems) 30 An-26 2 AH-64E 17* Hughes 269 14 PC-7 35 C-130J 6 OH-58 18 Beech 1900 1 Dhruv ALH/Rudra 159 105 Mi-17 10 Islamic Republic of Iran Army King Air 350 1 T-6A 20 C295/CN235 1 1* Ka-226 135* Combat helicopter ITALY Combat helicopter Light Combat Helicopter 114 Indonesia is among 13 nations using Bell 412 12* Mi-17 1 SA315 32 14 Mi-8 2 Type Active Ordered Mi-24 3 SA316 4 C295/CN235s in special mission roles SA342 6 Combat aircraft JAMAICA Indian Navy Training aircraft/helicopters AMX 32 Jamaica Defence Force Type Active Ordered Bell 206 9 Eurofighter 90 3 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Cessna 208 4 F-35A/B 9 64* Special mission MiG-29K 36 F-16D/IQ 8 Tornado IDS 53 King Air 350 (MPA) 1 Tejas 8 L-159T1 1 Special mission Combat helicopter Special mission Lasta 95 19 ATR 72 (MPA) 3 Bell 206 1 737 (P-8) (MPA) 8 4+12* MFI-395 20 C-27J (EW) 2 Bell 407 3 BN-2 (MPA) 10 T-6A 15 G550 (AEW) 2 Bell 412 2 1 Dornier 228 (MPA) 25 12 T-50IQ 22 2 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 Bell 429 5 Il-38 (MPA) 5 Iraqi Army Aviation Command Tornado ECR (EW) 14 Training aircraft/helicopters Ka-31 (AEW) 14 10* Type Active Ordered Tanker DA42 2 US-2 (SAR) 12* Combat helicopter 767 (KC-767A) 4 JAPAN Combat helicopter Bell 407/GX 29 5* KC-130J 5 Japan Air Self-Defence Force Dhruv ALH 8 17 H135 20 Transport Type Active Ordered Commonwealth of Australia of Commonwealth

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An-24/26 8 MA600 2 Type Active Ordered MALI An-72 1 Combat helicopter Transport Mali Air Force C295 8 Ka-32 2 C-27J 3 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-17/172 17 L-410 2 Combat aircraft H145 1 20* UH-1H 4 Combat helicopter MiG-21 9 H225M 20* Z-9 4 AS365 3 Special mission Mi-8/17 49 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8 2 Cessna 208 (Recce) 1 Mi-24/35 18 8 Yak-130 4 6 LUXEMBOURG Transport Mi-26 2 Luxembourg Air Force An-26 1 UH-1H 1 Latvian Air Force Type Active Ordered BN-2 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Transport BT-67 1 L-39 17 Combat helicopter A400M 1 C295 1 Zlin 242 1 Mi-2 1 Y-12 2 Mi-8/17 4 Madagascar Air Force Combat helicopter S-70/UH-40M 4 Type Active Ordered H215M/AS332 2 Combat helicopter Mi-24/35 6 2 Crown Copyright Crown Type Active Ordered Royal Malaysian Air Force’s 13 Hawk 208 trainers form part of service’s 144-strong fleet Combat aircraft BK117 1 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5E 17 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 3 EMB-314 4 Combat aircraft US-2 (SAR) 5 Special mission Combat aircraft SA318 2 SF-260 1 F-2A 62 Transport Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 AC-208 3 MALAWI F/RF-4E/J 50 C-130R 6 Transport EMB-314 (A-29) 6 Malawi Defence Force Air Wing - Air Wing F-15J 155 King Air 90 5 C-27J 3 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered F-35A/B 12 3+131* Combat helicopter Cessna 208 2 MD530G 6 Transport Special mission Special mission AW101 12 Dash 8 3 SA330 11 Dornier 228 3 BN-2 (MPA) 1 767 (AEW) 4 S-70/SH-60J/K/UH-60J 115 3 DHC-5 4 SA342 8 Combat helicopter King Air 200 (MPA) 3 C-1 (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Y-12 11 UH-1H 30 AS355 1 Combat helicopter E-2C/D (AEW) 14 12 H135 15 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS350/550 2 AW139 3 (SAR) 27 King Air 90 13 AW139 2 1 Bulldog 6 H215M/AS532 1 SA316 3 YS-11 (EW) 4 T-3 32 H125M/AS550 9 R44 6 SA330 2 MAURITANIA Tanker UP-3D 2 MD500/530F 40 6+6* LESOTHO SA341 2 Mauritanian Air Force 767 (KC-46A) 3+3* Mi-171 2 Type Active Ordered 767 (KC-767J) 4 Royal Jordanian Air Force SA330 13 Type Active Ordered Royal Malaysian Air Force Combat aircraft KC-130H 2 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 7 Transport Type Active Ordered EMB-314 (A-29) 2 Transport Combat aircraft Z-9 6 C212 2 Combat aircraft Special mission C-1 16 AT-802 4 Training aircraft/helicopters GA8 1 F/A-18D 8 BN-2 (MPA) 3 C-2 8 12 F-16A 44 Bulldog 11 Combat helicopter Hawk 208 13 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 1 C-130H 13 Special mission F-5F 4 Bell 412 3 Su-30 18 PA-31T (MPA) 2 Gulfstream IV 5 AT-802 (Recce) 4 G120A 5 6* H125M/AS350 2 Special mission Transport Combat helicopter M28 (EW) 1 Tucano T51 12 LIBYA C-130H (MPA) 1 BT-67 1 CH-47J 17 Transport King Air 200 (MPA) 3 Cessna 441 1 S-70/UH-60J 50 25* C-130E/H 7 Type Active Ordered Tanker CN235 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Cessna 208 8 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft KC-130H 4 PC-6 1 Beechjet 400 13 M28 1 Combat aircraft MiG-21 12 Transport Y-12 1 F-2B 26 Combat helicopter Eurofighter Typhoon 28 MiG-23 3 A400M 4 Combat helicopter F-15DJ 45 AH-1E/F 47 F/A-18C 27 Mirage F1 1 C-130H 8 AW109 2 T-3 49 AH-6i 24* F/A-18E 22+10* Su-22 1 CN235 6 Z-9 2 T-4 200 H125M/AS350 2 Special mission Su-24 2 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters YS-11 2 H135/EC635 7 King Air 350 (Recce) 4* Transport H225M 12 EMB-312 5 Japan Ground Self-Defence Force H215M/AS332 10 Tanker An-26 1 S-61 23 SF-260 4 Type Active Ordered Mi-26 2 2 KC-130J 3 An-72 1 S-70 4 Transport S-70/UH-60A/L/M 30 Transport C-130H/L-100 2 Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 350 7 UH-1H 36 C-17 2 C-130J 2* H120 (Gading Kasturi) 5 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Hawk 108 5 Combat aircraft AH-1S 71 C-101 13 AH-64D 16 AW139 1 King Air 350 2 F-5E 3 AH-64D 12 F-16B 15 H215M/AS332 5 CH-47C 2 MB-339 7 PC-7 33 Bell 412 (UH-X) 150* G120TP 15 H225M 30 Mi-2 6 PC-7 Mk II 21 7* Special mission CH-47J/JA 65 PC-21 12 SA330 6 Mi-8/171 7 Air Corps Citation I (Recce) 2 MD500 92 R44 12 SA342 13 Mi-14 3 Type Active Ordered ERJ-145 (AEW) 1 MV-22 17 T67M260 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-24/35 7 Combat helicopter ERJ-145 (MPA) 2 OH-1 36 112* KAZAKHSTAN F/A-18D 7 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 11 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 S-70/UH-60JA 37 Kazakhstan Air Force F/A-18F 6+2* G-2 14 MD530 6 Transport UH-1J 130 Type Active Ordered Hawk 64 6 L-39 10 S-61 3 737 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft KYRGYZSTAN MiG-23 1 C-27J 4 Enstrom 480 30 MiG-23 3 Kyrgyz Air Force SF-260 37 Type Active Ordered C-130K/L-100 3 Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force MiG-27 12 Type Active Ordered Libya Dawn Combat helicopter C295 8 Type Active Ordered MiG-29 25 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered AS555 6 King Air 90/300 4 Special mission MiG-31 21 Mi-8 3 Combat aircraft Super Lynx 100 6 PC-6 2 EP-3 (ELINT) 4 Su-24 13 Mi-24 2 MiG-25 2 MALDIVES Turbo Commander 2 Learjet 36 (Recce) 4 Su-25 14 LAOS Transport Maldives National Defence Force Combat helicopter OP-3C (Recce) 4 Su-27/30 27 13+11* Lao People’s Liberation Army Air Force C-130H 1 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 18 P-1 (MPA) 19 2+49* Transport Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Bell 407 17 P-3C (MPA) 66 An-12 1 Transport Dhruv ALH 2 Bell 412 11

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H225M 12 4 Norway has received 22 F-35As and MD530F 14 declared initial operational capability C-17 (Strategic Capability) 3 Cessna 208 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 26 NEPAL Dornier 228 1 Mi-8/17 6 S-70/UH-60M 20 7 Nepal Army Air Wing King Air 350 1 Mi-24 4 UH-1H 1 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Mi-17 3 Bell 206 4 Bell 206 9 BN-2 1 Mi-24/35 1 2 Zlin 143 1 F-5F 1 CN235 1 SA342 3 Zlin 242 5 G120TP 25 15* M28 1 2 NORWAY PC-7 31 Combat helicopter Royal Norwegian Air Force PC-9 1 AW139 1 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered SF-260 25 Dhruv ALH 4 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft T-6C+ 53 3 H125M/AS350 2 1 Alpha Jet 13 F-16A 44 Mi-17 4 2* EMB-314 (A-29) 12 F-35A 15 30* Type Active Ordered SA315 2 F-7 8 Special mission Special mission Special mission 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 5 C212 (MPA) 7 Royal Netherlands Air Force ATR 42 (MPA) 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 CN235 (MPA) 6 Type Active Ordered King Air 350 (Recce) 3 P-3C/N (MPA) 6 King Air 350 (MPA) 5 Combat aircraft Transport Transport Transport F-16A 60 C-130H 3 C-130J 4 Beechcraft Baron 2 Force Air Norwegian Royal F-35A 1 1+27* Dornier 128 11 Combat helicopter C295 6 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 BN-2 (MPA) 1 Tanker Dornier 228 5 AW101 6 10 Cessna 208 1 Tanker Transport KDC-10 1 G222 1 Bell 412 18 Dash 8 1 KC-130H 2 ATR 42/72 6 Transport King Air 350 1 NH90 (NFH) 11 3 King Air 350 3 1 Transport Beech 1900 8 C-130H 4 Combat helicopter Sea King 43 (SAR) 12 Turbo Commander 4 C-27J 4 F27 1 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter C-130H 14 PC-6 5 F-16B 8 AW139 1 F-16B 9 AS555 1 CN235 6 Y-8 5 F-35A 6 Bell 412 2 F-35A 7 AS565 14 King Air 200/300/350 7 Y-12 2 PC-7 13 H135 3 MFI-15 16 H225M 3 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command H215M/AS332 5 MD902 5 AH-64E 36* Bell 205 14 Type Active Ordered Mi-17/171 5 6 of Oman Mi-17 23 Bell 205 5 Mi-2 21 Combat helicopter Mi-24/35 15 18 Type Active Ordered S-70/MH-60R/UH-60M 9 8* Bell 206 1 Mi-8/17 12 AH-64D 28 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212 3 Mi-24 9 CH-47D/F 17 14+3* AW109 12 Eurofighter Typhoon 12 12* Hughes 269 4 CH-47D 3 SA316/SE3160 13 H215M/AS532 12 FT-7 1 F-16C 17 MD500 3 SA330 26 W-3 12 NH90 (NFH) 18 L-39 17 Hawk 203 10 R22 1 SA342 23 Training aircraft/helicopters NEW ZEALAND MB-339 6 Special mission R44 1 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 6 Royal New Zealand Air Force MFI-395 10 C295 (MPA) 4 Schweizer 333 10 Alpha Jet 22 G-4 3 Type Active Ordered Mi-34 1 Transport T-6C+ 13 Bell 206 5 G120TP 20 Special mission Nigerian Navy C-130H 3 Zlin 143 2 F-5F 4 H120 3 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 4* Type Active Ordered C-130J 2 Zlin 242 27 F-16D 8 K-8 12 50 P-3K (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter C295 4 MOLDOVA King Air 100 4 PC-7 16 Transport AW109 4 Combat helicopter Moldovan Air Force T-6C 24 PC-9 10 757 2 NORTH KOREA NH90 (TTH) 18 Type Active Ordered Royal Moroccan Navy Yak-130 12 6 C-130H 5 Korean People’s Army Air Force SA330 2 Transport Type Active Ordered United Wa State Army C-130J 5* Type Active Ordered Super Lynx 120 13 An-26 1 Special mission Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Transnistrian Air Force King Air 350 (MPA) 2 Combat helicopter AW109 5 F-5 (Shenyang) 106 Bell 206 4 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-17 5 NH90 (TTH) 8 F-6 97 Bell 429 5 Combat helicopter AS565 3 NAMIBIA SH-2G 9 F-7 120 F-16D 6 Mi-2 1 Namibian Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters H-5 80 Hawk 103/166 12 Mi-8 1 Mozambique Air Force Type Active Ordered King Air 350 3 MiG-21 26 MFI-395 7 MONGOLIA Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft T-6C 10 MiG-23 56 PC-9 12 Mongolian Air Force Combat aircraft F-7 6 MiG-29 35 PAKISTAN Type Active Ordered MiG-21 8 Transport Su-7 18 Transport Transport An-26 1 Type Active Ordered Su-25 34 Type Active Ordered An-26 3 An-26 1 Y-12 2 Transport Transport Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Combat helicopter An-26 4 An-24 1 F-7 135 Mi-8/171 6 Mi-8/17 4 Mi-8 2 King Air 90 1 P-750 3 F-16A/C 45 MONTENEGRO Mi-25 2 Mi-24 2 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter JF-17 107 3+50* Montenegrin Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters SA315 1 Bell 206 1 MD500 84 Mirage IIIEP/OF/RP 69 Type Active Ordered L-39 1 SA316 2 Mi-17/171 12 Mi-2 47 Mirage 5EF/F/PA 90 Combat helicopter MYANMAR Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8 41 Special mission Bell 412 3 FT-7 2 R44 1 Mi-14 8 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 SA341/342 6 Type Active Ordered K-8 12 NIGER Mi-24 20 (AEW) 4 MOROCCO Combat aircraft NATO Niger Air Force Mi-26 4 Y-8 (AEW) 4 A-5 21 NATO Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker Type Active Ordered F-6 1 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft FT-2 30 Il-78 4 Combat aircraft F-7 21 Special mission Su-25 2 FT-5 135 Transport F-5E 22 JF-17 6 10 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 14 Special mission MiG-15 4 C-130B/E/L-100 16 F-16C 15 25* MiG-29 31 Tanker Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 NORTH MACEDONIA CN235 3 Mirage F1 9 Su-30 6 A330 MRTT 8+3* Transport Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Saab 2000 6 Special mission Special mission Transport C-130H 1 Type Active Ordered Y-12 3

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Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters S-70i 4 Transport AH-1F 1 Enstrom F-28 4 W-3 38 An-26 2 AW139 12 T-34 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C-27J 7 Bell 205 5 PHILIPPINES Mi-2 2 C-130H 3 Bell 412 1 Polish Naval Air Arm Combat helicopter Mi-171 6 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered AH-1Z 24* SA330 1 Combat aircraft Special mission H215M/AS332 15* SE3160 10 EMB-314 (A-29) 6 An-28/M28 (MPA) 9 SA316 1 Training aircraft/helicopters FA-50PH 12 Transport SA330 58 F-16B/D 31 OV-10 7 An-28/M28 5 UH-1Y 21* FT-6 9 Special mission Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 7 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 AW101 4 F-16B 3 K-8 38 F27 (MPA) 1 Mi-2 3 IAR-99 18 MFI-395 120 Transport Mi-14 6 SA316 6 Mirage IIIBE/D/DP 18 BN-2 1 SH-2G 4 Yak-52 14 Mirage 5DPA2 2 C-130B/H/T 4 W-3 8 Romanian Navy SA316 8 C295 4 PORTUGAL Type Active Ordered T-37 30 F28 1 Combat helicopter NC212i 2 Type Active Ordered SA330 3 Type Active Ordered Dassault’s Rafale now serves Nomad 3 Combat aircraft RUSSIA Special mission four nations, including Qatar Turbo/Twin Commander 2 F-16A 24 King Air 350 (Recce) 3 Pecchi/Dassault Anthony Combat helicopter Special mission Type Active Ordered Transport AW109 8 C295 (MPA) 5 Combat aircraft Cessna 208 7 AW109 1 L-100 2 Bell 205 8 P-3C (MPA) 4 MiG-29/35 251 3+31* Challenger 605 1 AW139 7 PA-34/44 3 Bell 212/412 7 Transport MiG-31 132 Citation Bravo 1 Bell 205 1 PC-6 1 MD500 25 C-130H 4 Su-24 274 King Air 350 6 Bell 212/412 6 Combat helicopter S-70i 16 C-390 5+1* Su-25 194 Turbo Commander 2 Bell 407 1 Bell 212/412 3 S-76 9 C295 7 Su-27/30/35 429 12+42* Y-12 4 MD500 1 BO105 2 T129 8* Combat helicopter Su-34 123 4+11* Combat helicopter UH-1H 6 Mi-8/17/171 11 8* UH-1D/H 28 AW101 12 Su-57 78 AH-1F 48 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-24/25 16 W-3 5 AW119 3 2+2* Tu-22M 67 AH-1Z 12+3* T-35 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters SA316 8 Tu-95 42 AW139 8 PAPUA NEW GUINEA CH2000 2 15 S-211 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Tu-160 16 10+40* Bell 206 18 Papua New Guinea Defence Force EMB-312 17 SF-260 21 F-16B 3 Special mission Bell 412 35 Type Active Ordered Hughes 269 6 Aviation TB30 15 An-12 (EW) 4 H125M/AS550 31 1 Transport KT-1P 20 Type Active Ordered Portuguese Navy An-26 (Recce) 1 Mi-8/17/171 48 CN235 1 MB-339 5 Special mission Type Active Ordered An-30 (Recce) 15 Mi-35 4 P-750 1 3 MiG-29 2 King Air 90 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter Il-20/22 (Recce) 24 SA315 18 PARAGUAY Mirage 2000DP 2 Transport Lynx 95 5 Il-76 (A50/100) (AEW) 15 SA316 13 Paraguayan Air Force Zlin 242 13 BN-2 6 QATAR Il-76 (Recce) 1 SA330 45 Type Active Ordered Peruvian Army Combat helicopter Qatar Emiri Air Force Il-80 (Recce) 3 T129 30 Transport Type Active Ordered AW109 5 Type Active Ordered Tu-134 (Recce) 1 UH-1H 1 Beechcraft Baron 1 Transport AW159 2 Combat aircraft Tu-154 (Recce) 1 Z-10 3 17* C212 2 An-32 2 POLAND Alpha Jet 6 Tu-214 (EW) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Cessna 208 2 Beech 1900 1 Eurofighter Typhoon 24 Tanker Enstrom 280 19 Cessna 402 1 Cessna 208 1 Type Active Ordered F-15QA 36+36* Il-78 19 31* Hughes 269 15 Combat helicopter Citation XLS 1 Combat aircraft Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 Transport MFI-17 216 H125M/AS350 1 King Air 350 1 F-16C 36 Rafale DQ/EQ 15 21+36* An-12 56 UH-1H 10 Combat helicopter F-35A 32* Tanker An-22 5 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 2 MiG-29 23 A330 MRTT 2* An-26 113 Special mission EMB-312 6 Mi-2 1 Su-22 32 Transport An-72 29 ATR 72 (MPA) 2 T-35 9 Mi-8/17/171 43 Transport C-17 8 An-124 4 F27 (MPA) 7 Paraguayan Navy Training aircraft/helicopters An-28/M28 23 C-130J 4 An-140 3 Hawker 850 (Recce) 1 Type Active Ordered Enstrom 280 1 C-130E 5 Combat helicopter An-148 15 P-3C (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter Enstrom F-28 2 C295 16 AH-64E 3 21+24* Il-18 2 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 1 R44 1 Combat helicopter AW139 19 Il-76 109 33+9* Mi-14 2 Peruvian Navy Mi-2 16 NH90 (NFH/TTH) 28 Il-78 1 SA316/319 7 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 11 SA342 13 Il-96 10* Sea King 45/HAR3/HC4 9 Type Active Ordered Special mission W-3 17 Sea King 11 Il-112 62* Z-9 5 Combat aircraft Fokker 60 (MPA) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters L-410 43 A-37 20 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 F-16D 12 Hawk 100 9 Multirole Transport Aircraft 100* Aeronaval Service of Panama MiG-29 7 Transport M-346 8 8 MFI-395 8 Tu-134 5 Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000P 10 An-32 1 MiG-29 6 Mirage 2000-5DDA 3 Tu-154 2 Special mission Su-25 18 DHC-6 3* PZL-130 16 PC-21 24 Combat helicopter King Air 350 (MPA) 1 Special mission F50 2 SW-4 24 AS355 2 Transport Learjet 36 (Recce) 1 F60 2 TS-11 36 H125M/AS350 3 C212 3 Merlin IV/Metro (Recce) 3 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Ka-27 6 Cessna 208 3 Transport Bell 206 1 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Ka-52 101 55+25* DHC-6 2 737 1 Bell 212/412 5 Combat helicopter F-16A 9 Ka-62 100* King Air 100 1 An-32 3 Mi-8/171 2 5* Mi-2 44 MiG-21 17 Ka-226 36 PA-31 2 C-27J 4 S-61/ASH-3D/UH-3H 5 Mi-8/17 27 Special mission Mi-2 1 Combat helicopter DHC-6/Series 400 15 SH-2G 1 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Mi-24/35 330 Tanker MiG-29 6 5 SLOVENIA Mi-26 44 15* 707 (KE-3A) 7 Transport Mi-28 95 99 A330 MRTT 6 An-26 1 Type Active Ordered Mi-38 2+6* KC-130H 7 Combat helicopter Transport Training aircraft/helicopters KC-130J 2 3* H145M 2 3 L-410 1 Ansat 50 Transport Mi-8/17 13 PC-6 2 DA42 9 26 C-130H 33 Mi-35 7 Combat helicopter L-39 210 C-130J 20* SA341/342 29 Bell 412 8 Mi-2 29 Citation Bravo 4 Training aircraft/helicopters H215M/AS532 4 Mi-28 12 12+36* Gulfstream IV 1 G-2 1 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29/35 12 3 Jetstream 31 1 G-4 20 Bell 206 4 Su-27 16 King Air 350 10 Lasta 95 14 PC-9 9 Tu-134 37 Combat helicopter MiG-29 3 Zlin 143 2 Yak-130 110 Bell 212/412 36 SEYCHELLES Zlin 242 8 Russian Naval Aviation H215M/AS532 11 Seychelles Air Force Type Active Ordered S-70/UH-60L 2 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission Type Active Ordered MiG-29 18 F-15D 21 DHC-6 (MPA) 1 Combat aircraft Su-24 22 Hawk 65/165 68 21 Dornier 228 (SAR) 2 Gripen C 17 Igor Salinger Igor Su-25 4 MFI-395 20 Y-12 (MPA) 1 Special mission Su-27/30/33 43 6+17* PC-21 55 SIERRA LEONE Cessna 208 (EW) 1 Serbian military renewal includes taking H145Ms, with medium-twins to receive weapons Special mission SR22 25 Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces DC-3 (EW) 1 An-12 (SAR) 3 Royal Saudi Land Forces Type Active Ordered DC-3 (MPA) 5 F-5F 36 EF-18M/F/A-18A 72 Be-12 (SAR) 6 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Transport F-16D 51 Eurofighter 65 3 Be-200 (SAR) 4 Combat helicopter Mi-17 2 C-130B 6 KT-1 106 Special mission Il-20 (MPA) 1 AH-64A/D/E 22 25 Mi-24 2 C212 2 KT-100 23 C212 (EW) 1 Il-22 (EW) 2 CH-47F 8+40* SA319 1 Cessna 208 7 T-50/B 60 C212 (MPA) 3 Il-38 (MPA) 21 OH-58 15 SINGAPORE DC-3 3 TA-50 22 CN235 (MPA) 8 Ka-31 (AEW) 3 S-70/i/UH-60L/M 43 9+48* Republic of Singapore Air Force King Air 200/300 4 Republic of Korea Army Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Tu-142 (MPA) 24 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered PC-12 1 Type Active Ordered P-3M (MPA) 3 Transport Schweizer 434 19 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Transport Tanker An-12 2 F-15SG 40 AW109 25 King Air 90 1 A400M 3 An-24/26 24 Type Active Ordered F-16C/D 60 BK117 6 Combat helicopter KC-130H 5 An-72 5 Combat helicopter F-35 12* Oryx 44 AH-1J/S 76 Transport An-140 4 AS365/565 26 Special mission Rooivalk 12 AH-64E 36 A400M 3 21 Be-200 2+2* H215M/AS332/532 20 F50 (MPA) 5 Training aircraft/helicopters BO105 12 C-130H 5 Il-18 1 NH90 (NFH) 10* G550 (AEW) 4 Gripen D 9 CH/HH-47D 34 C212 8 Tu-154 1 S-70/MH-60R 2 8 Tanker Hawk 120 23 Light 200* C295/CN235 20 Combat helicopter Saudi Arabian National Guard A330 MRTT 4 2 PC-7 Mk II 56 MD500 251 Citation V 3 Ka-27 90 Type Active Ordered KC-130B/H 5 S-70/UH-60L/P 104 King Air 90 3 Ka-28 2 Combat helicopter Transport Type Active Ordered Surion KUH-1 92 153* Combat helicopter Ka-29 10 AH-64E 12 24* C-130H 5 Combat helicopter UH-1H 75 H215M/AS332 14 Ka-52 3 MD500/AH-6i 23 12+12* F50 4 Super Lynx 300 4 Republic of Korea Marine Corps NH90 (TTH) 1 11 Mi-8 10 NH90 (TTH) 12* Combat helicopter SOUTH KOREA Type Active Ordered S-76 2 Mi-24/35 2 S-70/HH/UH-60M 24 123 AH-64D 17 Republic of Korea Air Force Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters SENEGAL CH-47SD 15 Type Active Ordered Surion MUH-1 1 28+10* C-101 58 Il-20 1 Senegal Air Force H215M/AS332/532 32 Combat aircraft Republic of Korea Navy EF-18BM 12 L-39 1 Type Active Ordered H225M 16 F-4E 69 Type Active Ordered F-5M 19 MiG-29KUB 4 Combat aircraft S-70 8 F-5E 157 Special mission H120 15 Tu-134 6 L-39NG 4 Training aircraft/helicopters F-15K 59 707 (P-8A) (MPA) 6* S-76 6 Yak-130 5+5* Special mission H120 5 F-16C 118 P-3C/CK (MPA) 16 T-35 34 RWANDA C212 (MPA) 2* M-346 12 F-35A 11 5+24* Transport Rwandan Air Force CN235 (MPA) 1+1* PC-21 19 FA-50 60 F406 5 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Transport SLOVAKIA Special mission Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Transport CN235 1 737 (AEW) 4 AW159 8 Bell 212 6 DA42 2 F27 1 Type Active Ordered Falcon 2000 (EW) 2 Lynx 99/A 24 CH-47D/F 17 17* Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Hawker 800 (Recce) 8 S-70/MH-60R/UH-60OMH-60R 9 12* H215M/AS332/532 29 Mi-17 11 AS355 1 F-16V 14 Tanker SA319 10 NH90 (TTH) 12 14 Mi-24 5 Bell 206 2 MiG-29 10 A330 MRTT 3 1 UH-1H 7 Tiger 19 SA342 4 Mi-2 2 Special mission Transport SOUTH Training aircraft/helicopters SAUDI ARABIA Mi-17 2 L-410 (Recce) 1 C-130H 12 South Sudan Air Force and Air Defense H135 12 Mi-24/35 5 Transport C-130J 4 Type Active Ordered Spanish Naval Aviation Type Active Ordered SE3160 1 C-27J 2 CN235 18 6* Transport Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters L-410 5 Twin Commander 1 An-26 2 Combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon 72 48* KT-1 4 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Combat helicopter EAV-8B+ 12 F-15C/S/SA 198 5 TB30 6 Bell 429 9* Bell 412 3 AW109 2 Transport Tornado IDS 81 Mi-2 2 CH/HH-47D 9 Mi-17 9 Citation II/VII 4 Special mission Serbian Air Force Mi-17 13 H215M/AS332 3 Mi-24 6 Combat helicopter 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 5 Type Active Ordered S-70/UH-60M 6 3 Ka-32 7 SPAIN Bell 212 7 707 (RE-3A) (Recce) 1 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters MD500 25 NH90 (NFH) 7 King Air 350 (Recce) 5 J-22 17 L-39 7 S-70/HH-60P 17 Type Active Ordered S-61/SH-3H 8 Saab 2000 (AEW) 2 MiG-21 3 MiG-29 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft S-70/SH-60B/F 15

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Tanzanian Peoples Defence Force Type Active Ordered S/T-70 6 Type Active Ordered Special mission UH-1H 57 Combat aircraft Dornier 228 (MPA) 7 Training aircraft/helicopters F-6 3 F27 (MPA) 2 F-16C/D 87 F-7 11 P-3T (MPA) 1 Hurkus B 1 14+40* Transport Transport KT-1T 40 15* An-28 1 ERJ-135 2 MFI-395 52 Cessna 402 1 F27 2 NF-5A/B 23 Y-8 2 Combat helicopter SF-260 35 Y-12 2 Bell 212/214 8 T-38 68 Combat helicopter H145M 5 Turkish Army Bell 412 2 S-70/MH-60S 8 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 1 S-76 5 Combat aircraft H155M 1 Super Lynx 110 2 Hurkus C 12+12* H225M 2 0 TOGO Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Togolese Air Force King Air 350 (Recce) 5 FT-6 1 Type Active Ordered Transport FT-7 2 Transport Beechcraft Baron 5 K-8 5 King Air 200 2 Cessna 421 3 THAILAND Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 200 4 Alpha Jet 5 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered MB-326 6 AH-1P/S/W 54 Combat aircraft TB30 2 Bell 205 69 Alpha Jet 19 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CH-47F 11 3* F-5E 30 Trinidad & Tobago Air Guard H215M/AS532 27 F-16A 38 Type Active Ordered OH-58 3 Gripen C 7 Special mission S/T-70 57 20 Special mission Merlin IV/Metro (MPA) 2 T129 46 13+40* P180 (Recce) 1 TUNISIA UH-1H 86 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 Tunisian Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Type Active Ordered Bell 206 22 BT-67 7 Combat aircraft Turkish Navy C-130H 12 F-5E 12 Type Active Ordered PC-6 15 Transport Special mission Saab 340 4 C-130B/H 7 CN235 (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter C-130J 2 Transport Bell 412 8 L-410 5 ATR 72 2 H225M 8 4 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter S-92 2 Bell 205 20 Bell 212 13 UH-1H 16 Bell 412 3 S-70 24 Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS350 6 TURKMENISTAN DA42 10 OH-58 7 Turkmenistan Air Force F-5B/F 4 S-61/CH/HH-3E 16 Type Active Ordered F-16B 15 S-70 UH-60M 8 Combat aircraft Gripen D 4 SA316 8 MiG-29 24 L-39 33 SE313 8 Su-25 20 PC-9 22 UH-1H/N 16 Transport T-50 4 8 Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1 F-5F 3 An-74 2 Type Active Ordered L-39 9 Combat helicopter Transport SF-260 17 Mi-8 15 C212 2 T-6C 12* Mi-24 10 C295 1 1 TURKEY King Air 200 2 Uganda People’s Twin Commander 1 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Combat aircraft AH-1F 7 F-4E 48 MiG-21 5 AH-6i 8* F-16C 158 Su-30 5 AW139 8 Special mission Transport AW149 5 737 (AEW) 4 Cessna 208 2 Bell 206 20 C160 (EW) 1 Combat helicopter Access FREE news and analysis Bell 212 51 CN235 (MPA) 1 Bell 206 6 H125M/AS550 8 CN235 (Recce) 1 Mi-17 10 H145M 5 15* Global 6000 (Recce) 4 Mi-24 5 from the global defence sector at Mi-8/17 7 2* Tanker UH-1H 5 S-70/UH-60L/M 12 4* KC-135R 7 Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 76 Transport L-39 6 flightglobal.com/Defence Training aircraft/helicopters A400M 9 1 SF-260 4 Enstrom 480 16 C-130B/E 16 Hughes 269 45 CN235 41 R44 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered H215M/AS532 21 Combat aircraft

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MiG-29 21 King Air 90 3 Combat helicopter Mi-171 1 Su-24 12 MB-339 12 AW101 Merlin HC3/4 52 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G 106 4+104* Su-25 13 Mirage 2000-9DAD 14 AW159 AH1/HMA2 33 UH-1N 65 Su-27 27 PC-7 31 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission PC-21 25 AS365 (British International 2 707 (E-8C) 1 An-30 (Recce) 3 Joint Air Command Helicopters) Beechjet T-1A 176 Transport Type Active Ordered G115 (Babcock) 6 EMB-314 9 1 An-24/26 24 Special mission Hawk T1 12 F-15D 26 An-70 1 Cessna 208 (Recce) 8 King Air 350 4 F-16D 150 Il-76 5 DHC-6 (Recce) 3 Defence Helicopter Flying School F-35A 98 Combat helicopter Transport Type Active Ordered G120TP (J-PAG) 5 Ka-226 1 DHC-6 7 Training aircraft/helicopters SR20 (T-53A) 25 Mi-8 15 Combat helicopter H135 (Airbus Helicopters UK) 29 T-6 446 Training aircraft/helicopters AH-64D 30 H145 (Airbus Helicopters UK) 3 T-7A 351* L-39 60 AS565 1 T-38A/C 505 Su-27 6 AW139 (SAR) 6 TC-135S/W 3 Ukraine Army Aviation AW609 (SAR) 3* Type Active Ordered TU-2S 4 Type Active Ordered Bell 407 29 Combat aircraft UH-1H 40 Combat helicopter CH-47C+/F 19 5 A-10C 287 Mi-8 52 H125M/AS350/550 15 AC-130J 11 Type Active Ordered US Army inventory of 4,000 combat Mi-24 34 S-70/UH-60L/M 79 AC-130U/W 20 Special mission helicopters includes some 2,244 Black Hawks Training aircraft/helicopters United Arab Emirates Navy B-1B 59 Dash 8 (Recce) 9 Army US Mi-2 10 Type Active Ordered B-2 19 DHC-7 (EO-5C) (Recce) 5 Ukrainian Navy Combat helicopter B-21 100* King Air 200/350 (MC/RC-12) (Recce) 83 F/A-18B/C/D 48 OH-58 3 Type Active Ordered AS565 12 B-52H 74 Transport F-5F/N 13 S-70/EH/UH-60A/L 4 Special mission H215M/AS332 8 F-15C/E 431 Beech 1900 (C-12J) 3 F-35B/C 29 T-6A/B/C 294 29 Be-12 (SAR) 2 F-16C 790 C-27J 7 S-92 1 T-34 75 Transport Royal Air Force F-22 177 C212 (C-41A) 5 T-34 3 T-38 10 An-26 2 Type Active Ordered F-35A 86 18+1,537* Citation Encore/Ultra 28 TAV-8B 16 T-45C 194 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Special mission Gulfstream IV (C-20H) 1 Ka-27 4 Eurofighter Typhoon 118 707 (E-3B/C/G) (AEW) 31 King Air 200/350 (C-12) 93 Type Active Ordered Ka-226 1 F-35B 15 120* 707 (E-8C) (Recce) 16 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26E) 12 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Mi-14 4 Special mission 747 (E-4B) (Comms) 4 Combat helicopter F/A-18E/F 401 96 Combat aircraft UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 707 (E-3D) (AEW) 4 757 (C-32B) (Recce) 4 AH-64D/E 818 23 F-35C 5 12+224* A-37 7 United Arab Emirates Air Force 737 (AEW) 5* EC-130H (EW) 12 CH-47D/F/MH-47G 496 26+26* Special mission Special mission Type Active Ordered 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 1 8 EC-130J (EW) 7 H125/AS350 1 707 (E-6B) (Comms) 16 C212 (MPA) 4 Combat aircraft BN-2 (Recce) 10 HC-130J (SAR) 32 7+8* H145 (UH-72A) 358 27 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 91 18+6* Transport AT-802 20 Global Express (Recce) 4 HC-130N (SAR) 3 MD500 (AH/MH-6) 47 E-2C/D (AEW) 88 37 Beechcraft Baron 2 F-16E 55 King Air 350 (Recce) 6 2* CN235 (Recce) 5 Mi-8/17 7 EA-18G (EW) 155 C-130B 2 Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 43 RC-135W (ELINT) 3 Dash 8 (Recce) 3 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 2,244 229+203* EP-3E (ELINT) 12 C212 1 Special mission Tanker Falcon 20 (HU-25) (Recce) 2 UH-1H 29 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) (Recce) 3 EMB-110 2 Challenger 650 (MPA) 1+1* A330 MRTT 9 G550 (EC-37B) (SIGINT) 3+7* Training aircraft/helicopters P-3C (MPA) 37 EMB-120 1 Dash 8 (MPA) 2 Transport Global Express (E-11A) (Comms) 4 Bell 206 (TH-67A) 88 P-3SPA (Recce) 4 Y-12 2* Global 6000 (AEW) 3+2* A400M 20 2 King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) 32 DHC-7 (TO-5C) 1 Tanker Combat helicopter Global 6000 (Recce) 2 BAe 146 2 Merlin IV/Metro (RC-26B) (Recce) 11 G120TP (CAE USA) 6 KC-130T 5 AS355 1 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 C-17 8 OC-135B (Recce) 2 H145 (UH-72A) 81 6+4* Transport AS365 2 Tanker C-130J 14 PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) 23 King Air 100/200 (CAE USA) 11 737 (C-40A) 17 Bell 212 4 A330 MRTT 3 3* Combat helicopter RC-135S/U/V/W (ELINT) 22 Mi-24 1 C-2 33 UH-1H 3 Transport AW109 1 U-2S (Recce) 26 T-6D 4 C-130J 1 Training aircraft/helicopters C-17 8 Bell 412 () (SAR) 3 Tanker United States Marine Corps C-130T 15 PC-7 5 C-130H/L-100 8 CH-47 Chinook HC3/4/5/6/MH-47G 55 16* 767 (KC-46A) 23 38+108* Type Active Ordered Gulfstream IV (C-20G) 3 SF-260 10 C295 4 1 SA330 Puma HC2 22 DC-10 (KC-10) 59 Combat aircraft King Air 200 (UC-12) 13 Uruguayan Naval Aviation Cessna 208 1 Training aircraft/helicopters MC-130H 16 AV-8B/+ 102 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) 4 Type Active Ordered CN235 4 BN-2 1 MC-130J 51 13+13* F/A-18A/C/D 143 Combat helicopter Special mission DHC-6 1 G115 (Babcock) 80 KC-135R/T 396 F-35B/C 52 10+336* CV/MV-22 59 King Air 200 (MPA) 1 King Air 350 2 G120TP (Affinity) 23 Transport Tanker MH-53E 29 Transport Kodiak 100 1 Hawk T1 33 An-28/M28 5 C-130T 7 S-70/MH-60R/S 508 9+33* King Air 200 1 P-750 1 Hawk T2 28 Beech 1900 (C-12J) 3 KC-130J 57 4+1* Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter P180 2 Phenom 100 (Affinity) 5 C-5M 52 Transport AW119 1 AS355 1 Saab 340 1 T-6C (Affinity) 10 C-17 222 737 (C-40A) 1* Bell 206 (TH-57) 114 BO105 2 Combat helicopter Army Air Corps C-130H 192 Citation Encore/Sovereign/Ultra 12 2 DHC-2 (U-6A) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters AW139 8 Type Active Ordered C-130J 132 18+27* Gulfstream IV (C-20G) 1 DHC-3 1 T-34 1 Bell 407 1 Combat helicopter Cessna 208 2 King Air 200/350 (UC-12F) 14 1 E-2C 1 T-35 4* Bell 412 4 AH-64D/E 49 38+12* DHC-6 1 Combat helicopter F/A-18A/B/C/D 94 UZBEKISTAN H125M/AS350/550 2 AS365 6 (C-146) 20 AH-1W 59 F/A-18E/F 131 Uzbekistan Air Force S-70/UH-60M 1 AW159 27 Gulfstream IV (C-20H) 1 AH-1Z 90 117+21* F-5F/N 29 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212 (Cobham) 5 King Air 200 (C-12) 23 CH-53E 141 F-16A/B 14 Combat aircraft Bell 407 (Horizon International) 13 SA341 25 Learjet 35 (C-21A) 18 CH-53K 25+175* F-35C 13 MiG-29 39 F-16F 22 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-12 (U-28) 12 MV-22 277 25+22* G100/1125 Astra (C-38A) 2 Su-25 20 G115 12 G115 (Babcock) 5 Combat helicopter UH-1N 5 H145 (UH-72A) 5 Su-27 27 H125M/AS350 1 Royal Navy AW139 (MH-139) 84* UH-1Y 140 King Air 90/200 57 Transport Hawk 102 12 Type Active Ordered CV-22 50 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Merlin IV/Metro (C-26A) 1 An-12 2

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An-26 7 VIETNAM Mi-14 2 C295 4 Vietnamese People’s Air Force Mi-25/35 14 Ensuring mission success. Il-76 5 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 4 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS550 6 Su-22 34 F-5B 2 H215M/AS532 8 0 Su-27/30 43 The Dornier 228 Multirole. L-39 19 Mi-8 40 Special mission Mi-24/35 25 12 An-28/M28 (MPA) 1 Zambian Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Type Active Ordered L-39 2 An-26 30 Combat aircraft C295 3 F-6 8 Venezuelan NC212i 2 1 MiG-21 10 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Transport Combat aircraft Ka-32 2 C-27J 2 F-16A 16 Mi-8/17 87 MA60 1 Su-30 22 Mi-24 25 Y-12 8 Special mission UH-1H 14 Combat helicopter Falcon 20 (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 205 12 Merlin IV/Metro (EW) 1 L-39 31 Bell 206 2 Tanker Su-27UBK 5 Bell 212 1 707 1 Vietnamese Navy Mi-171 5 Transport Type Active Ordered Z-9 7 C-130H 4 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Cessna 208 4 DHC-6 Guardian 400 (MPA) 3 FT-6 2 Citation II/SP 1 Transport K-8 16 Dornier 228 3 DHC-6 Guardian 400 3 L-15 6 King Air 200/350 6 10* Combat helicopter MFI-15 15 Merlin IV/Metro 1 H225M 2 SF-260 13 Short 360 2 Ka-28 8 ZIMBABWE Y-8 8 YEMEN Combat helicopter Yemen Arab Republic Air Force H215M/AS332/532 10 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Mi-17 6 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Mi-28 10* F-5E 11 F-7 7 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-21 19 MiG-23 3 DA42 6 MiG-29 24 32* Transport EMB-312 19 Su-22 23 BN-2 5 Enstrom 280 2 Special mission C212 9 Enstrom 480 12 4 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter F-16B 4 Transport Bell 412 8 K-8 24 An-24/26 8 Mi-24/35 6 SF-260 12 Combat helicopter Mi-172 1 Venezuelan Army Aviation Bell 206 1 SA316 13 Type Active Ordered Bell 212 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Ka-32 2 K-8 10 An-28/M28 11 Mi-8/17/171 34 SF-260 28 Arava 4 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206 4 Yours to download Bell 412 11 Mi-17 21 Flight International’s World Air Forces Mi-26 3 directory 2020 will be available as a free Mi-35 10 S-61/ASH-3D 3 download from 10 December. Training aircraft/helicopters To get your copy of our annual report, Bell 206 1 visit flightglobal.com/waf Venezuelan Naval Aviation Type Active Ordered For more information about Cirium fleets Special mission data, visit cirium.com C212 (MPA) 2 Transport Keep up to speed with military procure- C212 3 Cessna 208 1 ment plans, key equipment orders and King Air 90/200 2 operational developments by visiting Turbo Commander 1 FlightGlobal’s dedicated defence channel: Combat helicopter flightglobal.com/defence Bell 212/412 9 Mi-17 6 Z-9 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 2

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