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ANALYSIS 4 Worldwide active fleet per region 5 Worldwide active fleet share per country 6 Worldwide top 10 active types 8

WORLD AIR FORCES World Air Forces directory 9

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The French and Qatari air forces deployed Mirage 2000-5s for the fight over

JOINT RESPONSE

Air arms around the world reacted to multiple challenges during 2011, despite fleet and budget cuts. We list the current inventories and procurement plans of 160 nations.

CRAIG HOYLE DATA COMPILED BY SANDRA LEWIS-RICE, MARTIN SMITH & JON UNDERDOWN FLIGHTGLOBAL MILICAS & HELICAS RUGBY

n action-packed 2011 saw air power the banner “Odyssey Dawn”, the United arose for some participants, such as the UAE’s put to the test across its full spec- Nations-backed campaign to protect Libyan F-16E/Fs. And with no ac- trum of activities, from all-out con- civilians from persecution also benefitted knowledged coalition forces on the ground, A flict and clandestine cross-border from the involvement of several members the task of identifying rebel forces from re- raids to flying humanitarian relief missions in of the . NATO took full command gime troops was also testing. the wake of natural disasters. of the activity from 31 March, with its For once, the main defence headlines of the “Unified Protector” mission eventually last- COMBAT FOCUS year were not driven by coalition action in Af- ing for seven months and totalling more than While the USA stepped back from playing the ghanistan or , but the result of the “Arab 26,300 sorties. lead role over Libya following its provision of Spring” movement that swept through Mid- Libya provided an unusual test for partici- early and intense strikes against Gaddafi’s forc- dle Eastern and North African nations, bring- pating nations. While the assembled force of es and infrastructure, it did continue to deliver ing unrest and political upheaval. fighters from players such as , , key support via the allocation of tankers and While regime change was brought about in Qatar, , the and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance without the involvement of the the UK allocated to enforce a no-fly zone over aircraft: both of which are still in short supply local military in support of then-president the country provided sufficient threat to keep among its allies. , the national movement to any pro-Gaddafi aircraft on the ground, the Washington’s main focus remained in oust Col from more than long distances involved in operating from fighting the in , and also four decades of power in Libya was a longer bases throughout the Mediterranean delivered in targeting its senior leadership in neighbour- and more bloody experience. Initially led by a logistical challenge. Command and control, ing , and also further afield in nations the US armed forces from mid-March under targeting and communication issues also such as . On 2 May, its decade-long ac-

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WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET PER REGION

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tion to locate was finally approximately 2,000 airframes since last year. ended when he was killed during a special is reported to now More than one-third of this reduction can be forces raid on a compound in , Pa- have around 300 fewer RSK attributed to improved data, which has al- kistan. A tantalising glimpse of the USA’s ad- lowed a combined 850 obsolete Harbin H-5 vances into the world of stealthy MiG-29 and Su-24 and Nanchang Q-5 combat aircraft to be de- was provided after one of its helicopters strike aircraft in use than leted from the inventories of the Chinese air crashed during the troop insertion. previously listed force and navy. While the bulk of the aircraft – believed to Another significant contributor has been have been a heavily modified Sikorsky UH-60 the coalition and rebel action which de- Black Hawk – was destroyed, its tail structure stroyed or disabled a large amount of the survived intact. former Libyan Arab Air Force’s fleet. Meanwhile, in addition to supporting the fight over Libya and in Afghanistan, several LIBYAN ATTRITION nations also found the capacity to fly in sup- With no information available yet about plies in the aftermath of a massive earthquake which of the Gaddafi regime’s aircraft sur- and tsunami which devastated parts of vived the conflict, our new entry for the na- in March. US Air Force C-17s flew tion has been restricted to showing only the into Sendai, for example, to help assist with little more than a dozen transport aircraft and the recovery efforts. helicopters that have been seen in use since Elsewhere this year, major earthquakes also the end of hostilities. This contrasts with last hit New Zealand and , and floods af- year’s data for the nation, which listed almost fected parts of Pakistan. All drew support 380 aircraft as operational. from air arms which are typically being asked Another significant reduction is also to do more with reduced resources or person- marked in the entry for Ukraine, which is re- nel as most nations contend with severe budg- ported to now have around 300 fewer RSK etary limitations. MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft in Our new World Air Forces directory lists use than previously listed. over 52,000 aircraft as being in active use with Southern appears as a first-time Rex Features entrant, with a small fleet of 11 Mil Mi-17 160 nations around the globe: a drop of Bin Laden raid prompted stealth questions gg

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gg transport helicopters. As with previous helicopters. But reflecting the current needs directories, more than 900 military air- of operating in Afghanistan, numbers for com- craft dedicated for use as VIP transports bat helicopters and special mission aircraft around the world are not included. have both seen slight increases. As before, the USA tops our league tables in every directory category for the number of FIGHTER BATTLES aircraft in active use, with its air force, , As ever, potential business in the fighter mar- Marine and navy together accounting ket resulted in many stories during 2011, but for 25% of the total equipment listed this year. few new sales by early December. The Swiss is a distant second, followed by , Federal Council in late November announced Japan and , although these four nations its intention to buy 22 Gripen NGs from Saab, combined account for only three-quarters of with funding to be sought next year. If con- Washington’s total assets. firmed, the win will be of great significance to While a severe budget crunch is now being the Swedish manufacturer, which is looking faced by Department of Defense planners, this to kick-start the new generation version of its- dominance shows no sign of being dimin- fighter after making previous deliveries to the ished for many years to come. This is borne , , , Swe- out by our data about confirmed orders, where den and . the USA accounts for almost 1,700 of the Iraq’s acquisition of 18 F-16C/Ds is also 5,400 aircraft recorded. This roughly 30% progressing, with the sale to extend Lock- stake increases to more than half of the pend- heed’s production of the type through 2018. ing future purchases detailed in the directory, Companies are also awaiting the outcome with the US military to potentially acquire of several other key battles. India’s initially over 3,900 of the 6,700 aircraft identified. 126-unit medium multi-role combat aircraft In line with the overall decrease recorded contest could potentially be concluded before in the directory, global fleets have shrunk in year-end, with the decision to provide a mas- three of our equipment categories: combat air-

sive boost for either the Dassault-led Rafale US Air Force craft; transports/tankers; and training aircraft/

WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET SHARE PER COUNTRY

GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET COMBAT AIRCRAFT SPECIAL MISSION

Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share 1 USA 13,051 25% 1USA 2,818 18% 1USA 692 40% 2 Russia 3,666 7% 2 Russia 1,485 9% 2 Japan 174 10% 3 China 2,598 5% 3 China 1,452 9% 3 Russia 100 6% 4 Japan 1,682 3% 4 India 653 4% 4 54 3% 5 India 1,637 3% 5 North Korea 574 4% 5 45 3% 6 1,440 3% 6 483 3% 6UK 42 2% 7 France 1,375 3% 7 Egypt 458 3% 7 France 41 2% 8 Egypt 1,165 2% 8 South Korea 413 3% 8 34 2% 9 Turkey 1,152 2% 9 Pakistan 373 2% 9 India 33 2% 10 UK 1,072 2% 10 France 363 2% 10 Spain 33 2% Other 23,195 45% Other 6,674 42% Other 499 29% TOTAL 52,033 100% TOTAL 15,746 100% TOTAL 1,747 100%

TRANSPORTS/TANKERS COMBAT HELICOPTERS TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share Country Active fleet Share 1 USA 1,794 35% 1USA 4,892 26% 1USA 2,855 27% 2 Russia 467 9% 2 Russia 1,561 8% 2 Japan 423 4% 3 India 238 5% 3 Japan 713 4% 3 Egypt 403 4% 4 Brazil 158 3% 4 China 703 4% 4UK 383 4% 5 France 148 3% 5 South Korea 701 4% 5 Turkey 345 3% 6 China 109 2% 6 France 504 3% 6 339 3% 7 106 2% 7 India 451 2% 7 China 324 3% 8 84 2% 8UK 415 2% 8 France 319 3% 9 Turkey 78 2% 9 410 2% 9 South Korea 270 3% 10 Japan 74 1% 10 Germany 397 2% 10 India 262 2% Other 1,853 36% Other 8,155 43% Other 4,606 44% TOTAL 5,109 100% TOTAL 18,902 100% TOTAL 10,529 100%

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But many future fighter orders remain like- several incidents where pilots encountered ly to go to the F-35, despite the programme’s hypoxia-like symptoms. mixed fortunes over the last 12 months. Com- Safety also remains in the spotlight in the pared against 2010, Lockheed had a good UK, where the ’s BAE Systems year, exceeding its planned number of test Hawk T1/1As are returning to action after a flights – with 917 flown by 6 December – and grounding period prompted by the death of a also performing well during the first deck- display team pilot in a ground in- based operations using two short take-off and cident involving his Martin-Baker Mk 10 ejec- vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs aboard the tion seat. This represented the team’s second US Marine Corps’ amphibious carrier the USS Wasp. The first aircraft destined for an inter- China’s march towards national customer was also recently rolled off the assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas, with fielding a fifth-generation the UK to take delivery of the STOVL plat- fighter appears to be form during 2012. But the discovery of cracks in a lift fan- progressing well with the J-20 related component provided the latest exam- ple of the challenges facing Lockheed and its industry partners in having to develop, test fatality during 2011. and produce the F-35 concurrently. Such con- Meanwhile, Sukhoi has continued devel- cerns have prompted some Congressmen to opment work on its PAK-FA/T-50. A third Safety concerns meant seek a reduction in planned orders while development aircraft entered flight test in No- airborne sightings of the teething problems can be addressed. vember, by which point its predecessors had US Air Force’s F-22A logged more than a combined 100 sorties. United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan Raptors were rare in 2011 MIXED PROSPECTS in August forecast that up to 600 production A six-year battle between the Elec- aircraft could be built, including 200 each for tric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team and the the Russian and Indian air forces. Although US Department of Defense over the alternate sales of Russian combat aircraft have fallen F136 engine has finally come to an end markedly since the end of the , a International team or the Eurofighter consor- though, with the industry team having pulled projection of just 200 more for export custom- tium. But India’s Hindustan will the plug on its proposed self-funding of re- ers could be on the modest side. be a perhaps bigger beneficiary of the selec- maining development work. This leaves Pratt China’s march towards fielding a fifth-gen- tion, as just 18 of the winning type are to un- & Whitney as the exclusive engine supplier eration fighter also appears to be progressing dergo final assembly in before work for the JSF, with its F135. well, with having flown its J-20 and vital know-how is progressively trans- Elsewhere in the US fighter sector, Lock- demonstrator on numerous occasions since ferred to the customer nation. heed will during 2012 deliver its last F-22A its surprise debut last January. Beijing’s Japan also could be poised to announce the Raptor to the US Air CATIC export body is also now marketing the winner of its F-X contest to replace air force- Force. The service has had most of its current JF-17 jointly developed by Chendgu and the operated McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms. examples grounded over recent months while Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to potential gg Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Eu- it continues investigations into the cause of rofighter Typhoon are in contention, along with Lockheed’s F-35 Joint . It aced carrier-based The Rafale and Typhoon are also now going trials, but the F-35B toe-to-toe in a process to meet the future needs had problems too of the UAE, with earlier exclusive negotia- tions conducted with the French team having failed to progress to a contract. Although the Rafale performed well both from land bases and the deck of the French navy aircraft carri- er during the course of the Libya campaign, the rebuke from the Gulf has come at a bad time for Dassault, which is still seeking the first international buyer for its “omnirole” strike aircraft. Brazil could also potentially reach a decision in its delayed fighter competition in 2012, although the na- tion is facing financial pressures linked to it hosting the Football World Cup in 2014. The Rafale was identified as the preferred choice of the previous government, but faces stiff competition from the Gripen NG and Super Hornet. Boeing delivered its last of 24 F/A- 18Fs to the Royal Australian Air Force recent-

ly under its first export sale of the type. Lockheed Martin

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WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES

COMBAT AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTS/TANKERS COMBAT HELICOPTERS

Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share 1 F-16 2,311 15% 1 C-130/L-100 1,150 22% 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 2,722 14% 2 F-18 1,009 6% 2 KC-135/707 442 9% 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,523 13% 3 F-15 859 5% 3 An-24/26 304 6% 3 Mi-24/25/35 1,494 8% 4 MiG-21 797 5% 4 King Air 246 5% 4 UH-1 1,366 7% 5 MiG-29 794 5% 5 C-17 237 5% 5 AH-64 951 5% 6 Su-27/30 784 5% 6 Il-76/78 208 4% 6 CH-47 797 4% 7 Su-24 622 4% 7 An-32 149 3% 7 OH-58 761 4% 8 Su-25 541 3% 8 C-160 145 3% 8 Bell/AB212/412 686 4% 9 F-5 518 3% 9 CN-235 137 3% 9 AH-1 569 3% 10 F-4 475 3% 10 An-12 137 3% 10 SA341/342 487 3% Other 7,036 45% Other 1,954 38% Other 6,546 35% TOTAL 15,746 100% TOTAL 5,109 100% TOTAL 18,902 100%

gg customers, with the design offering a lower-cost alternative to its Western rivals. The US Air Force Further nations also have aspirations to de- used its C-17s to velop their own fighters, with early work fly relief supplies under way in Japan, South Korea and Turkey, to Sendai, Japan and with Brazil having also shown a long- term desire to gain an indigenous capability.

NEW PRETENDERS More modestly, 2011 also saw a first move from the South African defence industry to re- establish a presence in the combat aircraft sec- tor, with the Paramount and having unveiled the advanced high-perform- ance reconnaissance , or AHR- LAC. Unveiled in September, the two-seat design is expected to make its first flight in the second quarter of 2012. But while some na- tions may be interested in acquiring such low- cost aircraft for counter-insurgency missions, the USAF appears likely to step back from the

niche role. In late November, Hawker Beech- US Air Force craft was told its AT-6 would not be consid- ered for a light air support deal for the Afghan role tanker/transport overcome, with three to the in mid-No- air force, and funding for a proposed follow- now having been handed over to launch user vember, but crashing its first prototype barely on deal for the US service has been deleted. the Royal Australian Air Force. The compa- one week later as the company left the Dubai An /Sierra Nevada team is waiting to ny’s first of at least 176 A400Ms has also en- air show still without the closure of a long- hear by the end of the year whether it could tered final assembly, ahead of its planned de- planned contract with the UAE. secure the 15-aircraft sale to Kabul with the livery to France in late 2012 or early 2013. Equipped with aircraft new and old, air EMB-314 Super Tucano. Alenia Aermacchi experienced highs and arms around the world must be prepared to In other developments, Military saw lows with its M-346 “Master”, handing over perform familiar tasks in 2012, but also stand delays to the introduction of its A330 multi- its first production example of the advanced ready to respond to the unexpected. O

EXPLANATORY NOTES Flightglobal’s World Air Forces directory uses fleet data ranging from business aviation to commercial and an asterisk. This category includes current planned order compiled for its MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases by . totals, which may be subject to future revision. Sandra Lewis-Rice, Martin Smith and Jon Underdown, To find out more, and to download other special and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as premium reports, visit flightglobal.com/insight Abbreviations products, MiliCAS and HeliCAS provide subscribers with AEW airborne early warning; Comms communications; detailed fleet and orders information, in the majority of Fleet information is divided into these categories: ELINT electronic intelligence; EW ; cases down to serial number level. Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For Soviet-era types MPA ; Recce reconnaissance; The directory also includes global fleet analysis provided where only summary information is available, this also SAR ; SIGINT by Antoine Fafard from Flightglobal’s Insight team. includes some non-operational platforms. Responsible for producing special reports on the aviation Ordered: Aircraft on firm order. Others which are pending To download your free copy of the directory from 13 industry, Insight provides bespoke analysis on sectors purchase approval or contract signature are marked with December 2011, visit flightglobal.com/wafdownload

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AFGHANISTAN SA/IAR316 20 ARGENTINIAN NAVY SA342 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Transport EMB-312 14 Super Etendard 11 C-27A (G222) 12 L-29 6 Special mission 208 5 21 L-39 3 King Air 200 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter PC-7 22 King Air 200 (Recce) 2 Mi-8/17 46 35 PC-9 4 P-3B (MPA) 3 Mi-35 9 S-2 (AEW) 2 UH-1H 9 ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F28 2 MD530 6 48 Combat aircraft PC-6 1 A-4 23 Combat helicopter ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE IA-58 31 AS555 4 Type Active Ordered Mirage IIIEA 6 H-3/S-61 8 Combat helicopter Mirage 5 5 Training aircraft/helicopters AB205 3 Nesher 10 T-34 10 AB206 7 Special mission ARMENIA AS532 5 (Calibration) 2 ARMENIAN AIR FORCE AW109 1 Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 Type Active Ordered BO105 7 Tanker Combat aircraft KC-130H 1 MiG-25 1 Transport Su-25 14 Type Active Ordered C-130B/H 2 Transport Combat aircraft DHC-6 7 Il-76 1 MiG-25 14 F27 5 Combat helicopter MiG-29 34 F28 5 Mi-2 9 Su-24 22 KC-390 6* Mi-8 12 Su-30 28 16 4 Mi-9 2 Special mission Combat helicopter Mi-24 12 Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 /412 8 Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 200 (MPA) 2 MD500 11 L-39 4 Tanker SA315 2 Il-78 5 Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Transport AT/IA-63 19 18+40* Type Active Ordered Beech 1900 6 EMB-312 24 Combat aircraft C-130H 16 Mirage IIIDA 2 F/A-18A 55 C-295 6 T-A4 4 F/A-18F 24 Il-76 11 ARGENTINIAN ARMY F-35A 14*+86* King Air 90/200/350 15 Type Active Ordered Special mission Combat helicopter Special mission 737 (AEW) 4 2 AS355 4 OV-1 (Recce) 9 AP-3C (MPA) 19 AS555 9 Transport Tanker 3 C-212 1 A330 (KC-30A) 3 2 Ka-32 5 DHC-6 2 Transport Mi-2 2 Combat helicopter C-17 5 1* Mi-8/17/171 74 AS332 3 C-130H 9 Mi-24 36 Mi-17 5 C-130J 12 Super Lynx 130 4 SA315 4 King Air 200/350 9 Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 27 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 30 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18B 16 Yak-130 3 13 2 3 Hawk 127 33 ALGERIAN NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AW101 2 4 ANGOLAN PEOPLE'S AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 24 MiG-23 22 Su-22 14 Su-25 15 Su-27 7 Transport An-12 8 An-26 17 An-32 8 An-72/74 2 C-212 5 Dornier 28 1 F27 1 Il-76 6 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter AS565 6 Bell 212 5

Mi-8/17 79 ISAF Media Mi-25/35 15 Afghanistan’s air force revival includes a growing number of Mi-17 helicopters

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King Air 350 8 ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY Dornier 128 2 PC-9/9A 63 Type Active Ordered HS 748 1 AUSTRALIAN CORPS Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered BO105 2 AS350 1 Combat helicopter AW109 4 CH-47D/F 5 7 BHUTAN NH90/MRH90 8 33 Type Active Ordered ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY OH-58 14 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered S-70 34 A-5 8 Combat helicopter Tiger 22 F-7 23 Mi-8 2 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 8 BOLIVIA OH-58 12 Transport BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY An-32 3 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered C-130B 4 Special mission Combat helicopter Combat helicopter (Recce) 2 NH90/MRH90 5 Bell 206 4 Transport S-70/MH-60R 16 24 Bell 212 14 Arava 3 Sea King 50 6 Mi-17/171/172 25 Beech 1900 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters C-130B 2 AW109 3 FT-6 9 C-212 1 AS350 13 FT-7 12 F27 1 Bell 429 3 L-39 8 King Air 90/200 3 T-37 11 Turbo 1 BANGLADESH ARMY Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered AS332 1 Combat aircraft Transport AS350 2 Eurofighter 15 Cessna 208 1 Dhruv ALH 2 Transport Combat helicopter Mi-17 5* C-130K 3 Bell 206 2 SA316 1 PC-6 13 UH-1H 16 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Bell/AB212 23 Special mission DA40 9 OH-58 11 Dornier 228NG 2 K-8 6 S-70 9 PC-7 5 SA316 24 BELARUS AIR FORCE R44 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered T-33 14 PC-7 16 Combat aircraft BOLIVIAN ARMY 28 MiG-29 38 Type Active Ordered Su-24 35 Transport AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE Su-25 70 C-212 1 Type Active Ordered Su-27 22 King Air 90 1 Combat aircraft Transport BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA MiG-21 5 An-26 2 BIH ARMED FORCES MiG-25 5 Il-76 2 Type Active Ordered MiG-29 13 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Su-24 11 Mi-6 2 G4 1 Su-25 11 Mi-8/172 110 J-1 10 Transport Mi-24 67 J-22 7 Tu-134 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter L-39 10 Mi-8/17 11 Mi-8/17/171 23 SA342 6 Mi-24 49 UH-1H 13 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered BOTSWANA L-39 12 Combat aircraft AZERBAIJAN ARMY F-16A 50 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Transport Combat aircraft Combat helicopter A330 1 F-5 10 Mi-35 24 A400M 7 Transport BAHAMAS C-130H 11 BN-2 10 BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE EMB-135/145 4 C-130B 3 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter C-212 2 Special mission AW109 24 CN-235 2 Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 NH90 8+2* King Air 200 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 SA316 3 Combat helicopter Sea King 48A 3 AS350 11 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 6 Type Active Ordered Alpha Jet 29 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft F-16B 10 F-5 5 F-5E 8 SF-260 32 PC-7/Mk II 3 5 F-16C 17 BRAZIL Combat helicopter BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE AB212 13 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered AH-1 32 Transport Combat aircraft S-70/UH-60M 14 7 BN-2 1 AMX-A/T 52 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-314 29 3 BO105 4 T67M260 Firefly 1 F-5E/EM 44 F-5F 4 Mirage 2000C 10 F-16D 4 BENIN PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES Special mission Hawk 129 6 Type Active Ordered Beech 125 (Calibration) 4 T67M260 Firefly 3 Transport C-130E/M (SAR) 3

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King Air 200 2 Combat helicopter Mi-17 3 Mi-35 1 SA316 1 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-314 3 SF-260 4 BURUNDI BURUNDI Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS350 1 Mi-24 2 SA316 4 SA342 5 Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 5 ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-24 1

Royal tCanadian Air Force Royal Combat helicopter The rebranded will receive its last four C-130Js by mid-2012 AS355 1 Mi-17 2 C-295 (SAR) 2 AS350 17 UH-1H 1 EMB-110 (Calibration) 3 AS355 8 CAMEROON EMB-110 (EW) 2 Bell 206 2 CAMEROON AIR FORCE EMB-110 (MPA) 12 EC725 1 15 Type Active Ordered EMB-110 (Recce) 5 Lynx 21 12 Combat aircraft EMB-110 (SAR) 4 S-70 6 Impala 5 EMB-120 (Recce) 1 SH-3D/S-61 12 Magister 6 EMB-145 (AEW) 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport EMB-145 (Recce) 3 Bell 206 16 C-130H 3 Learjet 35 (Recce) 4 TA-4 3 DHC-5 4 P-3AM (MPA) 1 8 Combat helicopter Tanker Bell 206 1 KC-130H 2 Type Active Ordered Bell 412 1 KC-137 (707) 3 Transport SA319 1 KC-390 28* CN-235 1 SA330 2 Transport Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters C-130E/H/M 15 Bell 206 2 Alpha Jet 5 C-212 50* Bell 212/214 11 CAMEROON ARMY C-295 10 BO105 6 Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 29 S-70/70i 4 12 Combat helicopter EMB-110 78 Training aircraft/helicopters SA342 4 EMB-120 14 PC-7 Mk II 4 CANADA EMB-145 7 ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered AS332 8 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AS355 6 Combat aircraft F/A-18A 64 Bell 205 3 MiG-21 6 F-35A 65* Bell 206 1 MiG-29 16 Special mission EC725 1 15 Su-25 14 C-130E (SAR) 2 Mi-35 9 3+18* Special mission King Air 200 (Recce) 2 UH-1H/SH-1D 31 An-30 (Recce) 1 P-3 (MPA) 18 UH-60L 10 6 Transport Tanker Training aircraft/helicopters A319 1 A310 2 AMX-T 8 An-26 2 KC-130H 5 AS350 31 C-27J 2 Transport EMB-312 105 L-410 2 A310 3 EMB-314 55 9 Combat helicopter C-17 4 F-5FM 3 AS532 12 C-130E/H 14 Mirage 2000B 2 Mi-17 4 C-130J 13 4 Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-5 6 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 6 DHC-6 4 Combat helicopter PC-9 5 King Air 200 2 AS350 16 Combat helicopter AS532 8 Type Active Ordered AW101 (SAR) 14 AS550 19 Combat helicopter Bell 412 88 AS565 34 AS365 1 2 CH-47F 15 EC725 1 15 Mi-14 2 H-3 27 S-70 3 6 BURKINA FASO Mi-17 (leased) 4 BRAZILIAN NAVY BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE S-92 1 27 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Transport Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 12 A-4 11 AT-802 1 Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9 Combat helicopter CN-235 1 CT-114 Tutor 27 AS332/532 7 HS 748 1 DHC-8 4

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F/A-18B 26 G120 (Allied Wings) 11 Hawk 115 (NFTC) 16 King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7 T-6A (NFTC) 26 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 2 Combat helicopter AS350 1 CHAD CHAD NATIONAL FLIGHT Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 6 Transport An-26 1 C-130H 1 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter AS550 6

Mi-17/171 4 Rex Features Mi-24/35 7 China’s large Su-27/30 fleet provides a potent force while its stealthy J-20 is developed SA330 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Z-8 13 PC-7 1 Type Active Ordered Z-9 193 PC-9 1 Special mission Z-10 11 SF-260 1 C-295 (MPA) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-110 (MPA) 5 AS350 1 P-3 (MPA) 3 HC120 28 128* Type Active Ordered Transport Z-11 60 Combat aircraft C-212 3 CHINESE NAVY C-101 20 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered F-5E 8 AS/SA365 8 Combat aircraft F-16A/C 35 AS532 5 H-6 14 Special mission Bell 206 3 J-7 30 707 (AEW) 1 BO105 5 J-8 48 Beech 99 (MPA) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters J-10 2 King Air 100 (Recce) 1 Bell 206 2 JH-7 35 Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 PC-7 7 Q-5 30 Tanker CHINA Su-30/33 23 50* 707/KC-135 3 CHINESE AIR FORCE Transport Transport Type Active Ordered Yak-42 1 737 1 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter 767 1 H-6 120 AS565 3 Beech 99 1 J-7 389 Ka-28 12 6 C-130B/H 3 J-8 96 Ka-31 9 C-212 3 J-10 200 Mi-8 8 DHC-6 12 J-11 (Su-27/30) 273 71 SA365 3 KC-390 6* JH-7 72 Z-8 26 Combat helicopter Q-5 120 Z-9 21 AS350 1 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 1 737 (Comms) 2 JJ-6 14 Bell 412 15 1 Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW) 8 JL-8 (K-8) 12 BK117 1 Tanker Mi-17 10* Il-78 8* SA315 1 Transport Type Active Ordered UH-1H 13 An-12 3 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 80 A-37 8 Bell 206 2 An-30 7 BT-67 6 EMB-314 12 Il-76 10 30* EMB-314 25 F-5F 2 MA60 4 Kfir 20 F-16B/D 11 Tu-154 4 OV-10 9 T-35 23 Combat helicopter Special mission Mi-8/171 100 Cessna 208 (Recce) 6 Type Active Ordered Z-8/SA321 28 Citation Ultra (Recce) 5 Transport Z-9 21 King Air 300/350 (EW) 3 C-212 5 Z-11 1 Metro 23 (Recce) 1 Cessna 208 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Turbo Commander (Recce) 3 CN-235 3 JJ-7 39 Tanker Combat helicopter JL-8 (K-8) 170 707 1 AS332/532 10 CHINESE ARMY 767 1 AS350 2 Type Active Ordered Transport AS355 1 Combat helicopter 727 1 Bell 206 1 Mi-6 3 Arava 1 MD530 9 Mi-8/17/171/172 231 C-130B/H 7 SA315 1 Mi-26 4 C-212 3 SA330 4 S-70 16 C-295 4

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Cessna 208 5 Mi-8/171 23 EMB-314 8 Citation II 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport CN-235 3 7 PC-9 20 C-212 3 EMB-110 2 Turbo Commander 1 KC-390 12* CUBAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter King Air 90/350 5 2 Type Active Ordered Bell 412 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat aircraft OH-58 12 Combat helicopter MiG-21 12 UH-1H 9 Bell 205 3 MiG-23 24 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212/412 12 MiG-29 3 Schweizer 333 2 MD500/530 3 Transport T-35 5 S-70 46 An-26 4 DOMINICAN NATIONAL ARMY UH-1H 50 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8/17 41 Combat helicopter Bell 206 12 Mi-24/35 16 OH-58A/C 7 EMB-312 14 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Lancair Synergy 2 23 L-39 25 R44 3 T-37 17 CUBAN NAVY COLOMBIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission Mi-14 1 Combat aircraft King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 CYPRUS Kfir 8 Transport CYPRUS AIR FORCE Transport An-32 2 Type Active Ordered 727 1 C-212 2 Transport C-130B/H 3 Cessna 208 2 BN-2 1 DHC-6 2 King Air 90/200/350 4 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Turbo Commander 2 Mi-35 12 Dhruv ALH 6 Combat helicopter SA342 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 33 UH-1H 2 Bell 206 25 UH-1H/N 50 CZECH REPUBLIC EMB-314 18 UH-60L 46 CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE T-34 13 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Special mission Gripen C 12 Special mission CN-235 (MPA) 3 L-159A 20 Citation II (Recce) 1 Transport Special mission King Air 200 (Recce) 1 C-212 1 L-410 (Recce) 2 Transport Combat helicopter Transport Arava 5 AS555 2 C-295 4 C-212 2 Bell 412 1 KC-390 2* CN-235 2 BK117 1 L-410 6 DHC-5 1 BO105 2 Combat helicopter PC-6 1 UH-1N 6 Mi-8/17/171 34 Combat helicopter CONGO Mi-35 10 AS332 4 CONGOLESE AIR FORCE W-3 9 AS350 2 1 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-171 7 4 Combat aircraft Gripen D 2 SA315 1 Mirage F1 2 L-39 8 SA330 1 Transport L-159T 4 SA342 10 727 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 5 Type Active Ordered Special mission Mi-14 2 Combat aircraft CN-235 (MPA) 1 Mi-35 6 F-16A 39 King Air 200 (MPA) 4 CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) F-35A 48* Transport DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE Special mission CN-235 1 Type Active Ordered Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 King Air 300/350 2 Combat aircraft Transport Combat helicopter MiG-23 2 C-130J 4 Bell 206 2 Su-25 2 Combat helicopter Bell 230 1 Transport AS550 12 2 An-12 5 AW101 14 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Lynx 90 7 Bell 206 3 Mi-8 1 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 2 Mi-26 1 F-16B 13 T-35 4 Mi-35 6 EGYPT SA316/SE3160 2 DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE SA330 11 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Transport Combat aircraft Cessna 208 1 Alpha Jet MS2 15 Type Active Ordered L-410 1 F-4E 34 Combat aircraft M-28 1 F-6 45 MiG-21 6 Combat helicopter F-7 60 Transport AS355 1 F-16A/C 154 16 An-32 2 Mi-8 3 MiG-21 59 AT-802 5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76 Bombardier 215 6 DOMINICAN AIR FORCE Mirage 2000EM 15 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission Bell 206 8 Combat aircraft Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2

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Beech 1900 (MPA) 2 Mi-8/17 24 Beech 1900 (Recce) 4 EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE Mi-24/35 15 E-2C (AEW) 7 Type Active Ordered SA/IAR316/SE3160 5 Transport Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters An-74 3 Su-25 4 L-39 7 C-130H 24 Special mission SF-260 4 C-295 1 2 An-72 (MPA) 1 ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION DHC-5 9 Transport Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter An-32 1 Combat helicopter AB212 1 Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 12 AH-64D 36 10 L-39 2 AW139 2 ERITREA CH-47C/D 19 6* ERITREAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 72 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft S-70/UH-60M 4 4* Combat aircraft F-18C 55 SA342 88 MiG-29 5 Special mission Sea King 23 Su-27 6 F27 (EW) 1 SH-2G 9 Combat helicopter Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 1 C-295 3 Alpha Jet MS1 30 Mi-8/17 3 F27 1 EMB-312 54 Mi-24 1 Learjet 35 3 F-16B/D 47 4 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-12NG 6 G115 74 M-290TP 8 Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 120 MB-339 5 F-18D 7 L-39 10 Hawk 51/51A/66 40 17 L-59 39 M-290TP 9 Mirage 5SDD 6 Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000BM 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered UH-12 19 R44 4 Combat helicopter MD500 2 SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE NH90 11 9 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Combat aircraft MD500 5 A-37 9 MiG-21 15 FRANCE Transport MiG-23 10 FRENCH AIR FORCE Arava 3 Su-25 8 Type Active Ordered BT-67 1 Su-27 14 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Transport Mirage 2000C 51 Bell 412 3 An-12 12 Mirage 2000D 75 MD500 5 An-32 1 Mirage 2000N 60 UH-1H/M 18 C-130B 1 Mirage 2000-5 32 Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-6 3 Mirage F1CR/CT 57 T-35 5 Combat helicopter Rafale B/C 63 15+152* French Air Force French French air force Rafale B/Cs and Mirage 2000Ds were among the nation’s aircraft contribution to strike action over Libya

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Special mission SA342 5 AB412 1 C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 2 E-3F (AEW) 4 Magister 4 SA316 2 Tanker Mirage 5DG 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C/KC-135 14 T-34 4 K-8 4 2 Transport GAMBIA A310 3 GAMBIAN AIR FORCE A340 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered A400M 50 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft C160 49 Su-25 1 A-7E 26 C-130H 14 Transport F/RF-4E 52 CN-235 19 8 AT-802 2 F-16C 116 DHC-6 5 Mirage 2000EG 16 TBM700 15 GEORGIAN AIR FORCE Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission AS332/532 10 Combat aircraft C-130H (EW) 2 AS355 1 Su-25 11 EMB-145 (AEW) 4 AS555 40 Transport P-3B (MPA) 6 EC725 9 An-28 2 YS-11 (Calibration) 1 SA330 31 Combat helicopter Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-2 7 Bombardier 215 21 Alpha Jet 124 Mi-8 18 C-27J 8 EMB-121 28 Mi-24 12 C-130B/H 12 G120 (EADS) 18 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Mirage 2000B 8 L-29 4 AB205 10 Mirage F1B 9 L-39 4 AS332/532 10 2+10* TB30 46 GEORGIAN ARMY UH-1H 4 FRENCH ARMY Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter F-16D 41 Transport UH-1H 3 Mirage 2000BG 2 PC-6 5 GERMANY T-2C/E 42 TBM700 11 GERMAN AIR FORCE T-6A 38 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered TA-7C 15 AS532 19 Combat aircraft HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION EC725 8 Eurofighter 50 51 Type Active Ordered NH90 34 F-4F 27 Transport SA/IAR330 93 Tornado ECR 31 King Air 200 1 SA341/342 180 Tornado IDS 117 Combat helicopter Tiger 31 49 Tanker AB205 27 Training aircraft/helicopters A310 4 AB206 15 AS555 18 Transport AH-64A/D 28 SA341 27 A310 1 Bell 212 1 FRENCH NAVY A400M 53 CH-47DG/SD 14 Type Active Ordered C160 79 NH90 2 18 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter UH-1H 66 Rafale M 19 6+22* NH90 4 38 HELLENIC Super Etendard 40 UH-1D 70 Type Active Ordered Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter ATL-2 (MPA) 23 Eurofighter 18 14 AB212 8 E-2C (AEW) 3 Tornado IDS 7 S-70 11 Falcon 20 (MPA) 5 GERMAN ARMY Training aircraft/helicopters Falcon 50 (MPA) 4 Type Active Ordered SA319 2 Transport Combat helicopter EMB-121 11 BO105 67 Combat helicopter CH-53 92 Type Active Ordered AS365 3 1 NH90 16 67 Combat aircraft AS565 17 Tiger 10 67 A-37 3 EC225/725 2 2 UH-1D 97 PC-7 2 Lynx HAS4 30 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport NH90 4 23 BO105 110 Arava 1 SA316/319/SE3160 17 EC135 14 BT-67 3 SA365 9 GERMAN NAVY Cessna 208 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F27 1 Falcon 10 6 Special mission King Air 90 2 GABON Dornier 228NG (MPA) 1 Combat helicopter GABONESE AIR FORCE (Recce) 2 AB205 1 Type Active Ordered P-3C (MPA) 8 Bell 212 2 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter UH-1H 13 Mirage 5G 3 Lynx 88 22 Training aircraft/helicopters Mirage F1 6 Sea King 41 21 T-35 4 Transport GUINEA C-130H 1 GUINEA AIR FORCE CN-235 1 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Special mission Combat aircraft AS350 1 DA42 (Recce) 2 MiG-15 1 Bell 412 1 Transport MiG-17 4 EC120 1 BN-2 4 MiG-21 3 EC135 1 1 C-295 1 1 Combat helicopter SA319 1 F27 3 AS350 1 SA330 8 Combat helicopter IAR330 1

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Mi-8 1 HJT-36 Sitara 16 Mi-24 2 Jaguar T 31 Type Active Ordered SA342 1 Mirage 2000TH 12 Transport GUINEA-BISSAU Saras 15* BN-2 1 GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE Tejas LCA 20 C-212 3 Type Active Ordered DHC-5 2 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Turbo Commander 1 SE3130 1 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter GUYANA Dhruv ALH 53 Bell 205 11 GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE LCH 114 Bell 210 18* Type Active Ordered SA315 25 10 Bell 412 31 Transport BO105 19 Skyvan 1 Type Active Ordered Mi-17 12 6 Combat aircraft Mi-35 8 MiG-29/K 11 32 SA316 7 Type Active Ordered Sea Harrier FRS51 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Tejas LCA 6* BO105 1 A-37 9 Tu-142 8 EC120B 2 F-5E 9 Special mission Transport Dornier 228 (MPA) 22 Type Active Ordered Arava 1 Il-38 (MPA) 5 Special mission C-130A 1 P-8I (737) (MPA) 8 C-212 (MPA) 3 Combat helicopter Transport CN-235 (MPA) 3 Bell 412 4 BN-2 12 Nomad 22/24 (MPA) 33 UH-1H 1 Dornier 228 4 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter C-212 13 EMB-312 7 Dhruv ALH 5 DHC-5 2 F-5F 2 Ka-25 16 Combat helicopter HUNGARY Ka-28 12 AS332 4 Ka-31 9 4 Bell 412 1 Type Active Ordered SA316/319 32 BO105 4 Combat aircraft Sea King 42 27 EC120B 3 Gripen C 12 UH-3 3 Mi-2 8 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters IRAN An-26 5 Harrier T4/60 3 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Hawk 132 17 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 6 HJT-16 Kiran 20 Combat aircraft Mi-24 5 MiG-29KUB 2 F-4D/E/RF-4E 25 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5E 20 Gripen D 2 Type Active Ordered F-6 18 R44 2 Combat helicopter F-7 17 INDIA Dhruv ALH 154 F-14 24 INDONESIA MiG-29 16 Type Active Ordered Mirage F1 4 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Su-24 27 Jaguar M/S 120 10 Combat aircraft Special mission MiG-21 153 EMB-314 8 707 (EW) 1 MiG-23 14 F-5E 6 C-130E (EW) 1 MiG-27 88 F-16A 7 25* P-3F (MPA) 5 MiG-29 68 Hawk 209 25 Tanker Mirage 2000H 45 OV-10 2 707 1 Su-30/MKI 137 53+40* Su-27/30 10 747 3 Tejas LCA 1 19 Special mission Transport Special mission 737 (MPA) 3 707 3 1125 G100 (Recce) 1 CN-235 (MPA) 1 2 747 4 EMB-145 (AEW) 3 Tanker C-130E/H 44 Gulfstream III (EW) 2 KC-130B 1 F27 10 Il-76 (AEW) 3 3 Transport Il-76 5 Tanker C-130B/H/L-100 15 PC-6 10 Il-78 7 C-212 10 Turbo Commander 2 Transport C-295 9* Combat helicopter 1125 Astra SPX 1 CN-235 5 Mi-8/171 53 An-32 108 F27 6 Training aircraft/helicopters C-17 10* PC-6 2 F-5F/RF-5A 12 C-130J 6 6* Combat helicopter FT-7 4 Dornier 228 28 12 AS332 13 PC-7 35 HS 748 55 BO105 1 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY Il-76 17 EC725 2 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter S-58 7 Transport AH-64D 22* SA330 11 F27 2 Dhruv ALH 25 54 Training aircraft/helicopters Turbo Commander 3 LCH 25 EC120B 13 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 138 54+59* F-5F 3 AB206 3 Mi-26 3 F-16B 3 AH-1J 6 Mi-35 20 G120TP 18* 7 SA315 11 Hawk 53/109 13 CH-47C 15 SA316 72 KT-1 11 Mi-171 45 Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 18 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY Hawk 132 35 70 T-34 16 Type Active Ordered HJT-16 Kiran 161 T-50 16 Transport

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F27 5 Combat helicopter AB212 4 ASH-3D 10 CH-53 3 IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 13 Transport An-74 9 Falcon 20 1 Il-76 3 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter AH-1J 8 Mi-171 38 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 13 IRAQ Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Cessna AC-208 4

F-16C/D 18 Alenia Aermacchi Special mission Alenia Aermacchi has delivered its first production M-346 to the Italian air force CH2000 (Recce) 8 King Air 350/ER (Recce) 4 6 Tanker Eurofighter 11 4 SB7L-360 (Recce) 2 707 7 F-16B 2 Transport KC-130H 5 M-346 1 5+9* An-32 1 5 Transport MB-339 82 C-130E 3 707 4 NH500 44 C-130J 6 AT-802 7 SF-260 30 Cessna 208 7 Bombardier 215 6* Tornado IDS 7 King Air 350 1 1 C-130E/H 11 ITALIAN ARMY Combat helicopter C-130J 2 Type Active Ordered EC635 5 King Air 200 20 Transport Mi-171 12 Combat helicopter Dornier 228 3 Training aircraft/helicopters AH-1E/F/S 49 P180 3 Lasta 3 20 AH-64A/D 50 Combat helicopter T-6A 15 AS565 5 AB205 64 AVIATION COMMAND CH-53 25 AB206 49 Type Active Ordered S-70/UH-60A 49 AB212/412 39 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 19 Bell/AB206 5 A4-N/TA-4H/J 119 AW129 59 4 24 F-15B/D 16 CH-47C/F 21 16 EC635 19 F-16A/B/D 147 NH90 16 44 Mi-17/171 36 G120 () 17 ITALIAN NAVY OH-58C 1 King Air 200 2 Type Active Ordered SA342 6 OH-58B 18 Combat aircraft UH-1H 16 T-6A 20 AV-8B 14 Training aircraft/helicopters ITALY Special mission Bell 206 5 ITALIAN AIR FORCE AW101 (AEW) 4 Bell T-407 3 Type Active Ordered Transport OH-58C 7 Combat aircraft P180 3 AMX 50 Combat helicopter Eurofighter 44 37+25* AB212 48 Type Active Ordered F-16A 14 ASH/SH-3D 15 Special mission F-35A/B 131* AW101 23 12* CN-235 (MPA) 2 Tornado ECR 16 NH90 1 55 Combat helicopter Tornado IDS 55 Training aircraft/helicopters AW139 6 Special mission TAV-8B 2 Training aircraft/helicopters ATL-1 (MPA) 7 IVORY COAST EC135 2 ATR 72 (MPA) 4 IVORY COAST AIR FORCE PC-9 7 G222 (EW) 1 Type Active Ordered ISRAEL Tanker Combat helicopter KC-130J 2 SA316/319 2 Type Active Ordered KC-767 2 2 SA365 3 Combat aircraft Transport Mi-24 1 F-15A/C 42 C-27J 12 Training aircraft/helicopters F-15I 25 C-130J 18 Alpha Jet 7 F-16C 76 G222 2 F-16I 100 P180 14 F-35A 20 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission AB212 33 Transport 707 (AEW) 3 HH-3F 21 BN-2 1 1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) 3 NH500 2 Combat helicopter G550 (AEW) 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 1 G550 (SIGINT) 3 767 1 Training aircraft/helicopters King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7 AMX-T 14 DA40 2

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Su-24 40 Su-25 16 Su-27 30 Transport An-12 2 An-24/26 6 An-72 3 Combat helicopter EC145 6 39 Mi-17 14 Mi-24 35 Mi-26 8 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 20 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 17 Transport DHC-5 8 DHC-8 3 Combat helicopter

Rex Features MD500 40 Japanese F-2Bs were damaged when a tsunami hit Higashi in March 2011 SA/IAR330 12 Z-9 4 4 JAPAN EP-3 (EW) 5 Training aircraft/helicopters JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE P-1 (MPA) 10* Bulldog 10 Type Active Ordered P/OP-3C (MPA) 96 F-5F 4 Combat aircraft US-1 (SAR) 8 Hawk 52 2 F-2A 63 YS-11 (SAR) 3 Tucano 51 12 F/EF/RF-4EJ 82 Transport F-15J 153 King Air 90 5 Special mission Learjet 36 4 Type Active Ordered 767 (AEW) 4 UP-3C 4 Combat aircraft BAe 125 (Calibration) 3 Combat helicopter F/A-18C 27 BAe 125 (SAR) 27 AW101 (CH/MCH101) 7 6 Transport C-1 (EW) 1 MH-53E 10 C-17 1* E-2C (AEW) 13 SH/UH-60J/K 144 1 L-100 3 YS-11 (Calibration) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker YS-11 (EW) 4 EC135 4 10 KC-130J 3 Tanker King Air 90 29 Combat helicopter KC-130H 1 OH-6D 5 AB205 1 KC-767 4 T-5 43 AH-64D 16 Transport AS332 3 C-1 26 ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE S-92 2 C-2 20* Type Active Ordered SA330 6 C-130H 15 Combat aircraft SA342 17 Gulfstream IV 5 F-5E 33 Training aircraft/helicopters YS-11 3 F-16A 43 F/A-18D 7 Combat helicopter Special mission Hawk 64 10 CH-47J 19 Cessna 208 (Recce) 5 Tucano 52 12 UH-60J 40 40 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters An-32 3 KYRGYZ AIR FORCE Beechjet 400 13 C-130H 4 Type Active Ordered F-2B 15 C-212 1 Transport F-15DJ 45 C-295 2 An-12 1 T/XT-4 204 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter T-7 48 AH-1F/S 25 Mi-8 8 YS-11 3 AH-6I 18* Mi-24 6 JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENCE FORCE AS332 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered AS350 4 L-39 3 Special mission EC635 9 King Air 350 (Recce) 7 MD530 9 LAOS AIR FORCE Transport S-70/UH-60L 9 Type Active Ordered MU-2 7 UH-1H 38 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-21 25 AH-1S 75 AS350 1 Transport AH-64D 10 2* C-101 10 An-26 1 CH-47J/JA 57 F-5F 9 Combat helicopter OH-1 14 F-16B 18 Ka-32 6 OH-6D 139 T67M260 Firefly 14 Mi-8/17 18 UH-1H/J 168 6 Mi-26 1 UH-60 30 KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE UH-1H 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Z-9 4 EN480 1 1 Combat aircraft OH-1 13 MiG-23 3 LATVIAN AIR FORCE JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE MiG-27 12 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered MiG-29 39 Combat helicopter Special mission MiG-31 30 Mi-8/17 4

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LEBANON Hawk 208 14 Combat helicopter MiG-29 10 2* SA316 3 Type Active Ordered Su-30MKM 18 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Special mission Bulldog 4 Cessna AC-208 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 4 MAURITANIA Hunter 70 3 Tanker MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter C-130H/T 4 Type Active Ordered IAR330 11 Transport Special mission SA342 11 A400M 4 C-212 (MPA) 1 UH-1H 19 C-130H 10 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters CN-235 6 BN-2 3 Hunter 66 1 Combat helicopter BT-67 1 R44 4 EC725 12 Combat helicopter Mi-171 4 Z-9 2 S-61 28 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered SA316 21 EMB-312 3 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 4 C-212 2 F-5F 2 Combat helicopter Hawk 108 6 Bell 206 1 MB-339 8 Type Active Ordered Bell/AB412 3 PC-7/Mk II 47 Combat aircraft BO105 2 ROYAL F-5E 6 LIBYA Type Active Ordered PC-7 37 LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Special mission Type Active Ordered AW109 11 EMB-145 (AEW) 1 Transport EMB-145 (Recce) 2 An-26 9 Type Active Ordered King Air 90 (Recce) 5 An-72 2 Combat helicopter Metro III (Recce) 4 C-130H/L-100 2 AS555 6 Transport Combat helicopter Super Lynx 300 6 727 5 Mi-14 3 MALI Arava 10 Training aircraft/helicopters MALI AIR FORCE C-27J 1 3 Yak-130 6* Type Active Ordered C-130E/K/L-100 6 Combat aircraft C-295 4 1 MiG-21 9 PC-6 4 Type Active Ordered Transport Turbo Commander 2 Combat aircraft An-26 2 Combat helicopter L-39 1 BN-2 2 AS532 2 Transport BT-67 1 Bell 206 21 C-27J 3 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 31 L-410 2 AS350 1 CH-53 4 Combat helicopter Mi-8 1 EC725 2 10 Mi-8 4 Mi-24 2 MD530 28 Z-9 2 Mi-8/17 27 LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-26 1 Type Active Ordered L-29 6 S-70 4 5 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters A400M 1 F-5F 2 MACEDONIA Type Active Ordered PC-7 30 MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE Special mission PC-9 1 Type Active Ordered BN-2 (MPA) 2 SF-260 26 Combat helicopter King Air 200 (MPA) 1 1 T-6C 10* Mi-8/17 5 Mi-24 4 UH-1H 2 MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 3 MADAGASCAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 MALAWI MALAWI ARMY AIR Type Active Ordered Transport Dornier 228 1 Combat helicopter AS350 1 AS355 1 AS532 1 SA330 2 ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft

F/RF-5E 10 Rex Features F/A-18D 8 NATO and rebel action left the majority of Col Gaddafi’s beyond use

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MEXICAN NAVY T-6C 20 4 Type Active Ordered T-34 12 ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE Special mission T-37 14 Type Active Ordered C-212 (MPA) 8 Combat aircraft CN-235 (MPA) 3 3 Type Active Ordered F-16A 74 Transport Combat helicopter F-35A 2+84* An-32 4 AS565 3 Tanker C-295 4 KDC-10 2 F27 1 MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE Transport Learjet 25 1 Type Active Ordered C-130H 4 Sabreliner 60 1 Transport DC-10 1 Turbo Commander 4 An-26 4 F50 2 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters AS555 2 Mi-8 2 F-16B 11 AS565 5 Mi-24 2 PC-7 13 BO105 12 NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND MD902 6 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 23 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter UH-60M 3 Combat aircraft AB412 3 Training aircraft/helicopters A-5 21 AH-64D 28 Lancair IVP/Super ES 3 F-6 1 AS532 8 Lancair Legacy 2 F-7 24 CH-47D/F 11 6 M-290TP 8 G4 4 Lynx SH-14D 12 MD500 4 MiG-29 15 14 NH90 4 16 MOLDOVA Transport SA316 4 MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE An-148 2* NEW ZEALAND Type Active Ordered F27 6 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Transport PC-6 5 Type Active Ordered An-26 1 Combat helicopter Special mission Combat helicopter Bell 205 14 P-3K (MPA) 6 Mi-8 5 Dhruv ALH 1* Transport MONGOLIA Mi-2 15 757 2 MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE Mi-17 11 C-130H 5 Type Active Ordered Mi-35 5 Combat helicopter Transport SA316/SE3160 9 NH90 9 An-26 3 W-3 6 UH-1H 13 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8 25 FT-7 6 AW109 3 5 Mi-24 25 K-8 12 King Air 200 5 MONTENEGRO MiG-29UB 3 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY ARMY OF MONTENEGRO PC-7 16 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered PC-9 10 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft NAMIBIA SH-2G 5 G4 4 NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered SA341/342 4 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered F-7 6 Transport Transport An-26 2 Type Active Ordered An-26 1 King Air 90/200 2 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Combat helicopter F-5E 22 Mi-17 2 MD500 1 F-16C 2 16 Mi-25 2 Mi-8/17/171 22 Mirage F1CH/EH 50 SA315 1 OH-6B 1 Special mission SA316 1 2 NIGER C-130H (EW) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters NIGER AIR FORCE Falcon 20 (EW) 2 FT-7 2 Type Active Ordered Tanker K-8 12 Special mission KC-130H 2 NATO DA42 (Recce) 2 Transport Type Active Ordered Transport Bombardier 215 2 2 Special mission C-130H 1 C-27J 3 1 E-3A (AEW) 17 Dornier 28 1 C-130H 12 Transport Dornier 228 1 CN-235 6 707 1 Combat helicopter Dornier 28 2 C-17 (SAC) 3 Mi-8/17 3 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter NEPAL ARMY AB205 47 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered AB206 5 Transport Combat aircraft Bell/AB212 5 BN-2 2 F-7 11 CH-47C/D 9 3* M-28 2 Special mission EC725 12 MA60 1 ATR 42 (MPA) 2 SA315 1 Combat helicopter Transport SA330 33 AS350 2 C-130H 2 SA342 22 Dhruv ALH 2 Dornier 128 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-14 4 Dornier 228 6 AB206 17 Mi-17 9 G222 1 Alpha Jet 24 Mi-24 2 Combat helicopter F-5B/F 8 SA315 1 AS332 3 F-16D 2 4 SA/IAR316/SA319 6 AW109 6 7 King Air 100 6 SA330 1 AW139 1

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Mi-24/35 9 Jaguar B/T2 4 Transport Mi-171 3 PC-9 12 Arava 3 SA330 5 PAKISTAN CN-235 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Alpha Jet 4 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 5 FT-7 2 Combat aircraft PARAGUAY L-39 17 F-7 143 PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE MB-339 12 F-16A/C 36 Type Active Ordered Mi-34 12 JF-17 29 70 Transport NIGERIAN NAVAL AVIATION Mirage IIIEL/EP/OF/RP 80 C-212 5 Type Active Ordered Mirage 5EF/F/PA 85 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Special mission AS350 3 AB206 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 UH-1H 7 AW109 4 (AEW) 4 Training aircraft/helicopters NORTH KOREA ZDK-03 (AEW) 4 EMB-312 6 KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE Tanker T-35 10 Type Active Ordered Il-78 3 PARAGUAYAN NAVY Combat aircraft Transport Type Active Ordered F-5 (Shenyang) 107 C-130B/E/L-100 16 Combat helicopter F-6 98 CN-235 3 AS350 2 F-7 120 Combat helicopter H-5 80 AB205 5 MiG-21 26 IAR316 4 Type Active Ordered MiG-23 56 Mi-35 10 Combat aircraft MiG-29 35 Training aircraft/helicopters A-37 24 Su-7 18 F-16B/D 27 MiG-29 19 Su-25 34 FT-5 25 Mirage 2000P 10 Combat helicopter FT-6 9 Su-22 17 Mi-2 70 FT-7 7 Su-25 18 Mi-8/17 43 K-8 39 Special mission Mi-24 20 Mirage IIIBE/BL/D/DP 19 Learjet 36 (Recce) 1 Mi-26 4 Mirage 5DPA 2 Metro 23 (Recce) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters SA316 10 Transport FT-2 30 Saab 2000 1 737 2 FT-5 135 T-37 18 An-32 7 An-72 1 ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered DHC-6 1 11 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter King Air 300 1 Combat aircraft AH-1F 35 L-100 2 F-16A 47 AS350 3 PC-6 1 F-35A 4+44* AS550 20 Turbo Commander 1 Special mission Bell 206 9 Combat helicopter Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Bell 412 24 2+40* Bell 212/412 3 P-3C/N (MPA) 6 Mi-8/17/172 93 BO105 2 Transport SA316 16 Mi-17/171 20 C-130J 4 SA330 31 Mi-25/35 16 2 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-26 1 Bell 412 18 Bell 206 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Lynx 86 5 EMB-312 13 NH90 1 5 Type Active Ordered MB-339 7 Sea King 43 12 Special mission Mirage 2000DP 2 Training aircraft/helicopters ATL-1 (MPA) 1 PERUVIAN ARMY F-16B 10 F27 (MPA) 6 Type Active Ordered ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY P-3C (MPA) 3 Transport Type Active Ordered Transport An-28 2 Combat helicopter F27 1 An-32 1 NH90 8 Combat helicopter Beech 1900 1 SA316 5 Cessna 208 1 Sea King 45 6 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Z-9 4 2 Bell 412 1 Combat aircraft Mi-8/17 17 F-16C 8 NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk 203 10 Type Active Ordered F28 Falcon 6 Jaguar S 8 Special mission R44 2 Special mission Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 PERUVIAN NAVY Skyvan (MPA) 3 Transport Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 2 Special mission C-130H 3 C-212 4 F50 (MPA) 2 C-130J 3 Cessna 208 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 Skyvan 2 Combat helicopter Transport Combat helicopter AW139 4 An-32 2 AS332 3 Bell 412 1 3 F50 2 Bell/AB205 13 EC145 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206 3 MD500 2 AB212 1 NH90 4 16 UH-1H 2 ASH-3D 2 SA330 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 1 Super Lynx 120 15 T-35 6 Mi-8 2 Training aircraft/helicopters PAPUA NEW GUINEA UH-3 2 F-16D 4 PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk 103/A 5 Type Active Ordered F28 Falcon 3

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T-34 2 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft OV-10 12 Special mission F-27 (MPA) 1 Transport C-130H 1 F27 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 205 8 Bell 212/214 2 MD520 25 S-76 10 UH-1H/V 41 W-3 2 6 Training aircraft/helicopters S-211 6 SF-260/F 21 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter UH-60A 1 AVIATION Type Active Ordered Special mission The has received more Ulan-Ude-built Mi-8AMTSh transports BN-2 (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter C-212 (MPA) 3 C-130B/H 4 BO105 6 C-295 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter P-3C (MPA) 5 IAR/SA330 70 Transport Mi-8/17 5 Type Active Ordered C-130H 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft C-212 3 IAR-99 20 F-16C 36 C-295 7 ROMANIAN ARMY MiG-29 32 KC-390 6* Type Active Ordered Su-22 38 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Transport AW101 12 IAR316 8 An-28 2 SA316 12 ROMANIAN NAVY C-130E 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered C-295 11 Alpha Jet 19 Combat helicopter M-28 16 7 EC120B 12* IAR330 3 Combat helicopter F-16B 6 RUSSIA Bell 412 1 TB30 16 RUSSIAN AIR FORCE Mi-2 28 Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 12 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft W-3 17 Combat helicopter MiG-25 39 Training aircraft/helicopters NH90 10 MiG-29 190 F-16D 12 MiG-31 146 PZL-130TC-I/II 21 Type Active Ordered Su-24 314 SW-4 25 22* Combat helicopter Su-25 192 TS-11 53 Lynx 95 5 Su-27/30/35 201 58 POLISH LAND FORCES QATAR Su-34 9 28+26* Type Active Ordered QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE Tu-22 93 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Tu-95 45 Mi-2 56 Combat aircraft Tu-160 16 Mi-8/17/171 44 2 Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 Special mission Mi-24 25 Transport An-12 (EW) 21 W-3 40 C-17 2 2* An-26 (Calibration) 1 POLISH NAVY C-130J 4 An-30 (Recce) 13 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter An-72 (MPA) 1 Special mission AW139 9 9 Il-76 (AEW) 24 M-28 (MPA) 8 SA342 14 Il-76 (Comms) 1 M-28 (Recce) 2 Sea King 11 Il-86 (Comms) 4 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Tu-214 (Recce) 2 M-28 2 Alpha Jet 6 Tanker Combat helicopter Mirage 2000-5DDA 4 Il-78 19 Mi-2 1 PC-21 12* Transport Mi-8/17 6 An-12 94 Mi-14 13 An-22 1 SH-2G 4 Type Active Ordered An-24/26 91 W-3 7 Combat aircraft An-72/74 32 MiG-21 36 An-124 2 20 Special mission An-140 1+7* Type Active Ordered An-30 (Recce) 1 Il-62 3 Combat aircraft Transport Il-76 104 2 F-16A 29 An-26 4 L-410 95 Special mission C-27J 3 4 Tu-134 11

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Tu-154 7 Bell/AB412/AB212 38 Tanker Yak-40 1 EC725 12* KC-130B/H 5 Combat helicopter Mi-17 120* KC-135R 4 Ka-28 2 Mi-35 30* Transport Ka-29 21 UH-60L 2 C-130H 5 Ka-50/52 25 Training aircraft/helicopters F50 4 Ka-60 5 6 6 Combat helicopter Mi-2 220 F-15D 20 AH-64D 19 Mi-6 6 Hawk 65/A 45 AS332/532 31 Mi-8/17 251 PC-9 47 Bell 412 1 Mi-9 11 Saab 2000 1 CH-47D/SD 16 Mi-24/35 760 ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-26 22 22 Type Active Ordered F-5T 9 Mi-28 50 Combat helicopter M-346 12 Training aircraft/helicopters AH-6I 36* PC-21 19 An-26 4 AH-64A/D 11 70* TA-4SU 15 Ansat 40* AS550 30* REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY F480 1 MD530 12* Type Active Ordered L-39 27 NH90 42* Combat helicopter Tu-134 8 OH-58 15 S-70 6 Yak-130 8 65+76* S-70/UH-60L/M 14 48+72* SLOVAKIA SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Combat aircraft MiG-29K 24* AS532 13 MiG-29 12 Su-24 94 AS565 6 Special mission Su-25 43 NH90 10* L-410 (Recce) 1 Su-33 30 SA365 21 Transport Tu-22 58 SENEGAL An-26 2 Tu-142 15 SENEGAL AIR FORCE C-27J 2* Special mission Type Active Ordered L-410 5 An-26 (Calibration) 1 Special mission Combat helicopter An-72 (MPA) 2 C-212 (MPA) 1 Mi-2 4 Be-12 (SAR) 4 King Air 200 (Weather recce) 2 Mi-8/17 14 Il-38 (MPA) 28 Transport Mi-24 6 Transport F27 3 Training aircraft/helicopters An-12 3 Combat helicopter L-39 9 An-26 1 AS355 1 SLOVENIA An-72 1 Mi-2 2 SLOVENIAN AIR FORCE Il-114 1 Mi-17/171 3 Type Active Ordered Tu-154 1 Mi-35 2 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 1 Ansat 5 6 TB30 2 SLOVENIAN ARMY Ka-27 96 Type Active Ordered Ka-29 28 SERBIAN AIR FORCE Transport Mi-6 5 Type Active Ordered L-410 1 Mi-8 30 Combat aircraft PC-6 2 Mi-14 9 G2 1 Combat helicopter Mi-24 20 G4 23 AS532 4 RWANDA J22 31 Bell 412 5 RWANDAN AIR FORCE MiG-21 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered MiG-29 4 Bell 206 3 Combat helicopter Transport PC-9 11 Mi-8 2 An-26 2 SOUTH AFRICA Mi-24 2 Yak-40 2 SA342 4 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Mi-8/17 19 Combat aircraft SA341/342 43 Gripen C 9 8 Type Active Ordered Special mission Combat aircraft SEYCHELLES PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE DC-3 (EW) 1 Eurofighter Typhoon 18 42 Type Active Ordered DC-3 (MPA) 5 F-15C/S/SA 130 Special mission Transport F-15SA 84* DHC-6 (MPA) 1 C-130B 7 Tornado IDS 82 SIERRA LEONE C-212 4 Special mission SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE Cessna 208 10 E-3A (AEW) 5 Type Active Ordered CN-235 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter DC-3 5 RE-3A (EW) 1 Mi-24 1 King Air 200/300 4 Saab 2000 (AEW) 1 SINGAPORE Combat helicopter Tanker REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE AW109 29 A330 6 Type Active Ordered BK117 7 KC-130H 7 Combat aircraft Oryx 47 KE-3A 7 A-4SU 7 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport F-5S 26 Gripen D 9 C-130H 30 F-15SG 18 6 Hawk 120 24 CN-235 3 F-16C/D 60 PC-7 Mk II 55 Jetstream 31 1 Special mission Combat helicopter E-2C (AEW) 4 Type Active Ordered AB205 5 F50 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter AS332/532 14 G550 (AEW) 3 1 Super Lynx 300 4

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SOUTH KOREA A400M 27 F-7 9 REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE Bombardier 215 17 Kfir 9 Type Active Ordered C-130H 7 MiG-23 1 Combat aircraft C-212 13 MiG-27 7 F-4E/RF-4C 85 C-295 13 Special mission F-5E 158 CN-235 10 King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2 F-15K 52 8 Combat helicopter Transport F-16C 118 AS332 11 An-32 5 TA-50 22 S-76 2 C-130K 2 Special mission SA330 6 MA60 2 737 (AEW) 1 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter BAe 125 (Recce) 8 C-101 71 Bell 206 4 Transport EC120 15 Bell 212/412 14 C-130H 12 EF-18B 12 Mi-17 9 4* C-130J 4 Eurofighter 8 5+1* Mi-24/35 14 CN-235 18 F-5M 20 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Mirage F1BM 3 FT-7 1 AS332 2 S-76 6 K-8 5 50+2* Bell 412 3 T-35 35 SUDAN BO105 12 CH-47D 6 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Ka-32 8 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft S-70 41 AB212 4 A-5 3 Training aircraft/helicopters AS332/532 28 F-6 8 F-5F 36 BO105 25 F-7 20 F-16D 51 CH-47D 17 MiG-21 4 Hawk 67 17 EC135 9 MiG-23 3 KT-1 106 NH90 45 MiG-29 11 T-50 60 OH-58 2 Su-25 11 REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY Tiger 6 18 Transport Type Active Ordered UH-1H 30 An-12 1 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 5 King Air U-21 1 EC135 6 6 An-30/32 2 Combat helicopter C-130H 5 AH-1J/S 77 Type Active Ordered DHC-5 3 CH/HH-47D 38 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter MD500 282 EAV-8B/+ 16 AB205 2 UH-1H 92 Transport AB212 3 UH-60P 94 Citation II/VII 4 IAR330 4 REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY Combat helicopter Mi-8/171/172 17 Type Active Ordered AB212 9 Mi-24/35 8 Special mission MD500 4 Training aircraft/helicopters P-3C (MPA) 11 SH/ASH-3H 9 K-8 12 Transport SH-60B 11 SURINAM F406 5 Training aircraft/helicopters SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE Combat helicopter TAV-8B 1 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 1 Combat helicopter Lynx 99/A 23 SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE Dhruv ALH 3 SA319 7 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 8 Combat aircraft UH-60P/MH-60S 7 8* SOUTHERN SUDAN SOUTHERN SUDANESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-17 11 SPAIN Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft EF-18A/M 74 Eurofighter 29 30+13* Mirage F1M 22 Special mission 707 (EW) 1 C-212 (EW) 1 C-212 (SAR) 3 Citation V (Recce) 3 CN-235 (Recce) 2 CN-235 (SAR) 6 F27 (MPA) 3 Falcon 20 (Calibration) 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 King Air 90 (Recce) 4 P-3A/M (MPA) 6 Tanker KC-130H 5 KC-137 (707) 2

Transport 1 Boeing has delivered its first 737-based airborne early warning aircraft to South Korea

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Type Active Ordered AT-3 52 C-212 1 Combat aircraft F-CK-1B 25 King Air 200 2 Gripen A/C 155 F-5F 32 Combat helicopter Special mission F-16B 28 AB412 1 Gulfstream IV (EW) 2 Mirage 2000-5DI 10 AH-1F 3 Saab 340 (AEW) 3 T-34 37 Bell 206 3 Saab 340 (SAR) 1 REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY Bell 212 53 Tanker Type Active Ordered CH-47D 6 KC-130H 1 Combat helicopter Mi-17 5 3 Transport AH-1W 61 S-70/UH-60M 6 2 C-130H 7 AH-64D 30 UH-1H/V 90 Saab 340 1 CH-47SD 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Sabreliner 40 1 OH-58 38 F480 3 13 Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1B/H 84 Gripen B/D 24 UH-60M 60* Type Active Ordered Saab 105 72 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission SWEDISH HELICOPTER WING Bell 206 29 F27 (MPA) 1 Type Active Ordered REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY P-3T (MPA) 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Transport AS332 9 Special mission Bombardier 215 1 BO105 14 S-2 (AEW) 21 Dornier 228 7 NH90 6 12 Combat helicopter F27 2 UH-60M 4 11 MD500 8 Nomad 24 3 Training aircraft/helicopters S-70 16 Combat helicopter AW109 20 TAJIKISTAN Bell 212/214 10 SWITZERLAND TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE S-70/MH-60S 6 2 Type Active Ordered S-76 4 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Super Lynx 110/300 2 2* Combat aircraft Mi-8 8 TOGO F-5E 41 Mi-24 4 TOGOLESE AIR FORCE F/A-18C 26 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Gripen NG 22* L-39 4 Transport Special mission King Air 200 1 DHC-6 (Recce) 1 TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE Combat helicopter King Air 350 (Recce) 1 Type Active Ordered SA315 2 Transport Combat aircraft SA316 1 Beech 1900 1 F-6 3 SA365 1 PC-6 15 F-7 11 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Alpha Jet 4 AS332/532 25 AB205 1 EMB-326 4 EC635 18 AB412 2 TB30 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters TRINIDAD & TOBAGO F-5F 12 FT-6 1 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD F/A-18D 7 THAILAND Type Active Ordered PC-7 28 Special mission PC-9 11 Type Active Ordered Metro 23 (Recce) 2 PC-21 6 2 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter SYRIA Alpha Jet 19 AW139 2 F-5A/E 45 TUNISIA Type Active Ordered F-16A 39 TUNISIAN AIR FORCE Combat aircraft Gripen C 2 6 Type Active Ordered MiG-21 219 Special mission Combat aircraft MiG-23 146 DA42 (Recce) 4 F-5E 12 MiG-29 48 Learjet 35 (EW) 1 Transport Su-22 50 Saab 340 (AEW) 1 1 C-130B/H 8 Su-24 20 Transport C-130J 2 Combat helicopter A310 1 L-410 5 Mi-2 15 Arava 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 101 BT-67 7 AS350 6 Mi-25 40 C-130H 10 Bell/AB205 22 SA342 32 CN-235 6 S-61 15 Training aircraft/helicopters HS 748 3 SE313 8 L-39 70 King Air 90 1 SA316 7 TAIWAN Merlin IV 1 UH-1H/N 8 REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE Nomad 22 14 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered PC-6 17 F-5F 4 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter L-59 9 F/RF-5E 29 Bell 212/412 12 MB-326 10 F-16A 117 UH-1H 14 SF-260 18 F-CK-1A 101 Training aircraft/helicopters TURKEY Mirage 2000-5EI 47 DA42 6 Special mission F-5B/F 8 Type Active Ordered Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 F-16B 15 Combat aircraft E-2K/T (AEW) 6 Gripen D 4 F/RF-4E 157 Transport L-39 34 F-16C 175 14 C-130H 20 PC-9 22 F-35A 116* Combat helicopter Saab 340 1 Special mission EC225 3 737 (AEW) 4 S-70 13 45 Type Active Ordered CN-235 (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport CN-235 (Recce) 1

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Bell 206 (TH-67A) 179 King Air 100/RC-12D 11 OH-58 2 T-34 4 US MARINE CORPS Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AV-8B/+ 128 F-35B/C 42 378* F/A-18A/C/D 195 Special mission EA-6B (EW) 24 Tanker KC-130F/R/T 35 KC-130J 44 3 Transport Citation Encore/Ultra 12 DC-9 2 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 1 King Air (UC-12) 14 MV-22B 125 103+30* Combat helicopter AH-1W 148 Eurofighter The UK gave a combat debut to its multi-role Typhoon over Libya during 2011 AH-1Z 18 41+89* CH-46E 125 CH-53D/E 179 AC-130H/U 25 M-28 10 H-3 1 B-1B 66 Metro III (C-26) 1 UH-1N 62 B-2A 19 PC-12 (U-28) 36 UH-1Y 34 101+42* B-52H 77 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters F-15C 218 CV-22B 19 14+5* F-5F/N 13 F-15E 221 HH/MH-60G/L/UH-60M 101 6+118* F/A-18B/C/D 39 F-16C 857 UH/HH-1H 62 T-34 3 F-22 170 9 Training aircraft/helicopters TAV-8B 16 F-35A 8 39+1,716* Beechjet T-1A 179 US NAVY Special mission DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 49 Type Active Ordered DC-10 (Research) 1 DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 20 Combat aircraft DHC-8 (Recce) 2 F-15D 36 F-35C 11 249* E-3B/C (AEW) 31 F-16D 162 F/A-18A/C 212 E-4B (Comms) 4 SR20 (T-53A) 2 23 F/A-18E/F 269 79 E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 17 T-6A 448 Special mission EC-130H (EW) 14 T/AT-38 489 E-2C/D (AEW) 67 15+4* EC-130J (EW) 7 TC-130 1 E-6B (Comms) 16 Global Express (E-11A) (Recce) 3 TC-135 3 EA-6B (EW) 63 HC-130J (SAR) 2 9+26* TH-1H 36 EA-18G (EW) 50 64 HC-130N/P (SAR) 34 TU-2S 4 EP-3E (ELINT) 16 King Air MC-12W (Recce) 37 5 US ARMY King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 1 Learjet 35 (Calibration) 2 Type Active Ordered NC-130H (Research) 1 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11 Special mission P-3C (MPA) 121 NC-135 (Research) 1 DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 2 P-3C (Recce) 20 OC-135 (Recce) 2 DHC-7 (RC-7) (Recce) 5 P-8A (737) (MPA) 4 14+104 RC-135 (ELINT) 22 King Air/300/350ER (C/RC-12) (Recce) 65 2 S-3B (Recce) 3 U-2S (Recce) 29 King Air JC/JRC-12 (Research) 2 Transport WC-130J (Weather recce) 10 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 1 737 (C-40) 12 WC-135 (Research) 2 Transport C-2A 33 YAL-1 (Airborne Laser) 1 6* Beech 1900 3 C-130T 20 Tanker C-27J 7 2 DC-9 13 KC-46A 4+175 C-212 3 DHC-6 1 KC-135R/T 415 Cessna 208 1 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4 KDC-10 59 Citation Encore/Ultra 27 King Air (UC-12) 12 MC-130J 4 16+65* DHC-6 2 Metro 23 (C-26) 7 MC-130P 27 DHC-7 3 P-3C 2 Transport Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 2 Combat helicopter 737 (C-40) 3 2 King Air 200/C-12 98 5 AH-1W 1 757 (C-32) 2 Metro III/23 (C-26) 11 CH-53K 156 1125 Astra SPX 2 PC-6 1 MH/CH-53E 31 Beech 1900 4 Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 31 MH-60R/S 280 70+209* C-5A/B/C/M 91 Combat helicopter SH/HH-60B/F/H 203 C-17 212 4+5* AH-64A/D 722 148 UH/HH-1N 10 C-27J 4 8+8* CH-47D/F 411 189 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130E/H 286 EC145 (UH-72A) 175 36+125* Bell 206 (TH-57) 111 C-130J 77 27+18* MH-6 49 F-5F/N 31 C-212 2 MH-47E/G 63 3 F-16A/B 14 CN-235 3 MH-60K/L/M 50 F/A-18A/B/C/D 157 DHC-6 3 Mi-8/17/171 3 F/A-18E/F 135 3 Mi-24/25 5 King Air (T-44/TC-12) 79 EC/LC/MC/WC-130E/H/W 61 OH-58A/C/D 658 20* Sabreliner 40/60 (T-39) 20 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 10 UH-1H/V 73 T-2 3 King Air 200/C-12 27 UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,284 241+401* T-6A/B 145 14+166* Learjet 35 (C-21) 51 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 257

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T-38 9 Arava 4 MiG-21 21 T-45A/C 196 M-28 11 MiG-29 24 32* TE-2C 2 Combat helicopter Su-22 31 AW109 7 Transport Bell 205 1 An-12 5 Type Active Ordered Bell 206 3 An-26 9 Combat aircraft Bell 412 12 C-130H 1 A-37 5 Mi-17 35 CN-235 1 IA-58 4 Mi-26 4 Il-76 2 Special mission Mi-35 10 Combat helicopter C-212 (MPA) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Ka-27 4 Transport Bell 206 2 Ka-28 2 C-130B 2 VENEZUELAN NAVY Mi-8/17/171/172 12 C-212 1 Type Active Ordered Mi-14 2 EMB-110 3 Special mission Mi-24/25/35 9 Combat helicopter King Air 200 (MPA) 1 UH-1H 4 Bell 212 4 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 12 AS355 2 F-5B 2 Training aircraft/helicopters BO105 2 L-39 17 PC-7 5 Wessex 1 SF-260 12 Training aircraft/helicopters ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE URUGUAYAN NAVAL AVIATION T-34 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered T-35 4* Combat aircraft Special mission VIETNAM F-6 8 King Air 200 (MPA) 1 VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE MiG-21 10 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Transport AS355 2 Combat aircraft Dornier 28 5 BO105 5 MiG-21 144 HS 748 1 Wessex 1 Su-22 38 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Su-27/30 22 4+12* AB205 14 T-34 2 Special mission AS565 1 T-35 4* Be-12 (SAR) 4 Mi-8 4 UZBEKISTAN Transport Mi-24/35 8 UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE An-26 20 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered M-28 1 FT-6 2 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter K-8 8 MiG-29 39 Ka-25 5 SF-260 5 Su-17 30 Ka-28 7 ZIMBABWE Su-25 20 Ka-32 2 ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE Su-27 30 Mi-8/17/172 50 Type Active Ordered Transport Mi-24 30 Combat aircraft Il-76 2 UH-1H 8 F-7 7 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-23 3 Mi-6 30 L-39 26 Transport Mi-8 55 VIETNAMESE NAVY BN-2 5 Mi-24 28 Type Active Ordered C-212 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission Combat helicopter L-39 2 DHC-6 (MPA) 3 AB412 7 Transport Mi-8 2 VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE DHC-6 3 Mi-24/35 6 Type Active Ordered YEMEN SA316 7 Combat aircraft YEMEN AIR FORCE Training aircraft/helicopters F-16A 7 Type Active Ordered Hawk 60/A 11 OV-10 10 Combat aircraft K-8 11 Su-30 24 F-5E 11 SF-260 29 VF-5A 8 Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) 1 Metro III (EW) 2 Tanker 707 1 Transport C-130H 4 Cessna 208 3 King Air 200 4 Shorts 360 2 To receive free fortnightly briefings Responsible for producing special Y-8 8 Combat helicopter on your desktop, simply sign up to reports on the aviation industry, AS332/532 13 8 the Defence and Unmanned Insight provides bespoke analysis on Bell 212 2 e-newsletters at the link below: sectors ranging from business Mi-28 4* Training aircraft/helicopters flightglobal.com/newsletters aviation to commercial and military EMB-312 19 aircraft. F-16B 2 K-8 17 NF-5B/VF-5D 3 To find out more, and to download SF-260 12 other special reports, visit VENEZUELAN ARMY Type Active Ordered flightglobal.com/insight Transport

30 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 Dornier 228 – Benefit from a New Generation

When it comes to reliability, versatility, radius of action, time on station and MRO there is a real alternative in the sky: The Dornier 228 New Generation. The STOL aircraft has already proven its capability for military transport and paratroops dropping. The Dornier 228 New Generation features more than 350 modifications – including a high tech and a new, more efficient composite propeller.

RUAG Services GmbH RUAG Aviation · Postfach 1253 · Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen · 82231 Wessling · Germany Tel. +49 8153 30-2162 · [email protected] · www.do228ng.com · www.ruag.com Mission accomplished – with the Dornier 228 New Generation.

The Dornier 228 New Generation is the most versatile and most advanced high-wing aircraft in its class. This is why authorities all over the world count on it when it comes to demanding special missions of various kind. Other key features are the long range, high utilization rates and high payload – and all this at impressively low operational cost. Hundreds of satisfied customers know that there is hardly another aircraft combining state-of-the-art technology and efficiency. And they are perfectly right.

RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH RUAG Aviation · Postfach 1253 · Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen · 82231 Wessling · Germany Tel. +49 8153 30-2162 · [email protected] · www.do228ng.com · www.ruag.com