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WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES

Combat aircraft Combat Gaining strength Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share Type Active fleet Share 1 F-16 2,280 15% 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 3,862 19% 1 C-130/L-100 878 21% 2 F-18 1,090 7% 2 Mi-8/17 2,848 14% 2 King Air 284 7% With demands ranging from combat to humanitarian relief, air forces around the globe 3 Su-27/30 1,066 7% 3 UH-1 1,313 6% 3 C295/CN235 274 7% must always be ready for action. Our annual review details the worldwide military fleet 4 F-15 924 6% 4 AH-64 1,183 6% 4 C-17 274 7% 5 MiG-29 829 6% 5 Mi-24/35 942 5% 5 An-24/26 255 6% 6 Eurofighter Typhoon 490 3% 6 CH-47 882 4% 6 Il-76 186 4% CRAIG HOYLE campaign over and show little sign Operational milestones during conflicts in 6 Su-25 485 3% 7 MD500/530 689 3% 7 An-30/32 140 3% DATA COMPILED BY MARK KWIATKOWSKI of abating. In addition to this, the prospect of 2018 included the Russian making a 8 J-7 418 3% 8 AH-1 573 3% 8 Cessna 208 134 3% & SANDRA LEWIS-RICE further personnel and equipment deploy- surprise first deployment of the Su-57 DATA ANALYSIS BY ANTOINE FAFARD ments to appears increasingly (previously referred to as the T-50). 9 F-5 396 3% 9 SA341/342 486 2% 9 Y-8 90 2% likely, particularly for the US armed forces. in February sent the type to Hmeimim air 10 Su-24 392 3% 10 H145 379 2% 10 C212 89 2% Also in the , a Saudi Arabian- base, in a clear statement of its continued Other 6,457 44% Other 7,115 36% Other 1,590 38% ilitaries around the globe have led coalition is continuing a lengthy support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Total 14,827 100% Total 20,272 100% Total 4,194 100% been faced with a diverse mix of being mounted against opposition forces Introducing ’s fifth-generation fighter operational requirements over the within , with ’s activities being to Syrian airspace brought the Su-57 within the coalition allies , the UK and the USA in tion to buy 34 A-model examples as replace- past 12 months, ranging from par- supported by allies including and the same operational area as combat types such as April launched cruise strikes against ments for its current Lockheed F-16s. Defeat- Mticipating in all-out conflict in parts of the . the US Air Force’s F-22 alleged chemical weapons storage facilities ed rivals Dassault and the Eurofighter Middle East to providing humanitarian relief Raptor and ’s new Lockheed F-35I Adir. and the Syrian regime’s sophisticated anti- consortium are eyeing other opportunities after natural disasters within the Asia-Pacific Operational milestones In March, the announced aircraft air-defence infrastructure. Weapons with the Rafale and Typhoon, however, with region – all on top of performing their day-to- included the that it had become the first service to use the employed included MBDA Scalp-EG/Storm and among their sales targets. day duties. stealthy Lightning II in anger, after it struck Shadow carried by Qatar is now in the process of acquiring the After many years of regional instability, the making a surprise first undisclosed targets with a pair of Adirs flown and GR4 strike aircraft, plus Rafale, Typhoon and an advanced version of operational demands placed on Western air deployment of the Su-57 from Nevatim . Lockheed AGM-158 JASSM-ERs released by ’s F-15, with confirmed orders for a forces taking part in an international coalition During a period of especially high tension, USAF Boeing B-1Bs. combined 96 units. , meanwhile, is to add a new batch of 16 F-16Vs to its fleet of C/D- Beijing demonstrated its improved fighter SYRIAN THREAT model examples, and has confirmed a credentials at Airshow in Zhuhai, While the US Department of Defense at the time deal for 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. where J-20s revealed internal weapons estimated that al-Assad’s forces had “blindly” Also during the year, there were significant fired more than 40 surface-to-air missiles during developments affecting the future shape of the attack – and largely after incoming weapons ’s combat aircraft sector. France and Navy

had struck their targets, the threat posed by its US have entered a pact to explore a air-defence network was highlighted after- US Marine Corps’ F-35B made first strikes joint future combat air system, while the UK wards. In September, a Russian air force Ily- used July’s Farnborough air show to unveil its ushin Il-20 was shot down 2018 year has also included several notable Tempest concept for a sixth-generation strike while returning to an air base within the coun- procurement decisions, which look set to in- aircraft. With a looming exit from the EU try. It was inadvertently targeted as Damascus fluence the future buying choices of many air among factors limiting the chances of a repeat sought to strike Israeli combat aircraft taking forces, or safeguard the continued production of its past collaboration with other European part in a raid nearby. of other types. companies on the Tornado and Typhoon, Also in September, a US Marine Corps During a flurry of decisions made within London now views potential international F-35B operating from the amphibious assault several weeks in mid-year, the USAF and US partners on such a project as including , ship USS Essex for the first time released Navy picked Boeing for a trio of requirements. and . weapons during action in the Middle East. Teamed with Saab, the company will produce As this report went to press, Boeing had yet at least 351 T-X aircraft to replace part of the to complete the long-delayed handover of its Global military fleet USAF’s Northrop T-38 trainer fleet: it has so first of 179 KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the far been contracted for an initial five, which USAF. The company will be hoping to make Country Active fleet Share will support the programme’s , up for lost time and pursue international sales 1 USA 13,398 25% manufacturing and development phase. opportunities with the 767-based type, at a 2 Russia 4,078 8% Boeing also won the USAF’s Bell UH-1N time when Defence & Space continues 3 China 3,187 6% replacement contract, after offering an to add users for its A330 multi-role tanker 4 2,082 4% MH-139 development of Leonardo Helicop- transport: first deliveries have recently been 5 1,614 3% ters’ AW139 for an 88-aircraft deal. The com- completed for Singapore and South Korea. 6 Japan 1,572 3% pany also enjoyed success in the USN’s un- Other highlights in 2018 have included 7 1,342 2% manned tanker competition, and will Saab conducting the first flight of its Global- 8 France 1,248 2% manufacture a batch of four MQ-25A Sting- Eye surveillance platform – a heavily adapted rays, to meet an initial operational capability Bombardier Global 6000 long-range business 9 1,092 2% target during 2024. jet – for the UAE. 10 Turkey 1,067 2% Lockheed appears poised to add The UK in mid-November completed a first Other 23,273 43% to its confirmed customer list for the F-35, phase of testing with the F-35B aboard its new

Imaginechina/REX/Shutterstock Total 53,953 100% after in October announced its inten- HMS Queen Elizabeth, and re- ❯❯

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fleet by region Russia & CIS % Year-on-year4 fleet change Middle East Europe % % Year-on-year1 fleet change % Year-on-year-1 fleet change Year-on-year0 fleet change Asia-Pacific % Year-on-year1 fleet change Africa % Our data provides the regional split in America Year-on-year1 active aircraft by type category, along % fleet change with the year-on-year percentage shift in air power fleets around the globe Year-on-year2 fleet change

North America Latin America Europe Africa Middle East Russia & CIS Asia-Pacific Combat aircraft 2,879 Combat aircraft 519 Combat aircraft 2,066 Combat aircraft 934 Combat aircraft 1,396 Combat aircraft 1,936 Combat aircraft 5,097 Special mission 780 Special mission 151 Special mission 245 Special mission 74 Special mission 94 Special mission 125 Special mission 500 Tanker 592 Tanker 12 Tanker 56 Tanker 6 Tanker 48 Tanker 19 Tanker 38 Transport 979 Transport 474 Transport 648 Transport 402 Transport 269 Transport 443 Transport 979 Combat helicopter 5,555 Combat helicopter 1,260 Combat helicopter 3,359 Combat helicopter 1,573 Combat helicopter 1,440 Combat helicopter 1,807 Combat helicopter 5,278 Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ Training aircraft/ 2,996 helicopters 1,035 helicopters 2,201 helicopters 1,074 helicopters 980 helicopters 574 helicopters 3,060 Total 13,781 Total 3,451 Total 8,575 Total 4,063 Total 4,227 Total 4,904 Total 14,952

Note: CIS countries include Armenia, , , , , Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Source: Flight Fleets Analyzer

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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 2,826 19% 1 USA 759 38% 1 USA 586 76% 1 USA 940 22% 1 USA 5,429 27% 1 USA 2,858 24% 2 China 1,624 11% 2 Japan 146 7% 2 22 3% 2 Russia 401 9% 2 Russia 1,448 7% 2 Pakistan 499 4% 3 Russia 1,591 11% 3 Russia 125 6% 3 Russia 19 2% 3 India 248 6% 3 China 902 4% 3 Russia 494 4% 4 India 694 5% 4 China 97 5% 4 France 17 2% 4 China 193 5% 4 South Korea 777 4% 4 Japan 435 4% 5 North Korea 572 4% 5 India 77 4% 5 Israel 13 2% 5 France 128 3% 5 India 692 3% 5 Egypt 388 3% 6 South Korea 466 3% 6 France 44 2% 6 Singapore 10 1% 6 123 3% 6 Japan 629 3% 6 China 368 3% 7 Pakistan 438 3% 7 Brazil 38 2% 7 UK 9 1% 7 Turkey 87 2% 7 France 530 3% 7 India 364 3% 8 Egypt 341 2% 8 Germany 38 2% 8 8 1% 8 85 2% 8 Turkey 459 2% 8 UK 307 3% 9 Saudi Arabia 325 2% 9 34 2% 9 India/Turkey 7 1% 9 Germany 72 2% 9 Italy 378 2% 9 South Korea 301 3% Colombia/Israel/ Australia/Canada/ 10 Colombia 70 2% 10 Pakistan 322 2% 10 Turkey 289 2% 10 Japan 297 2% 10 30 2% 10 7 1% South Korea/UK /Germany/ Other 1,847 44% Other 8,706 43% Other 5,617 47% Other 5,653 38% Other 581 30% Other 73 10% Total 4,194 100% Total 20,272 100% Total 11,920 100% Total 14,827 100% Total 1,969 100% Total 771 100% June between US President Donald Trump ❯❯ tired the last of its increase in global military fleet size from our The largest increase has been and Kim Jong-un. ASaC7 airborne early warning helicopters total of 53,545 recorded in the previous such While clear data about the state of Pyong- and AH9As earlier in the year. report. reported in Russia and the yang’s military cannot be obtained, its listed November’s Airshow China in Zhuhai, With just two aircraft short of a 13,400-strong CIS nations, with a 4% gain, strength of 572 combat aircraft includes aged meanwhile, provided a biennial opportunity total, the USA is the dominant power, represent- assets such as the Shenyang F-5 – a Chinese for Beijing to flex its growing military might. ing 25% of all military assets listed. Indeed, the to stand at 4,904 aircraft copy of the MiG-17 – and Sukhoi The star of the show was its J-20, next six ranking nations – Russia, China, India, Su-7: both of limited operational use. which built on a brief 2016 debut appearance South Korea, Japan and Pakistan – only slightly with aircraft displaying internally-carried air- exceed this once combined, at 13,875. Second- including less advanced training assets. COMBAT SHIFT to-air missiles. With the advanced type now placed Russia accounts for 4,078 of these. The largest increase has been reported in Also of note for this directory is a shift that entering limited operational service, its true Russia and the CIS nations, with a 4% gain, to sees all Eurofighter types now categorised as capabilities remain the focus of high interest DOMINANT ROLE stand at 4,904 aircraft. Over the 12 months of combat aircraft: representing a transfer of 81 for Western air forces. The USA also retains pole position in all six our review period, growth was seen in the examples previously classed as trainers. Our directory records just short of 54,000 of our aircraft type categories, where its nu- combat aircraft sector – which gained 41, to Fleets Analyzer does not hold information aab aircraft in active service with militaries in 161 merical advantage ranges from having 19% of reach 1,936 – and for combat helicopters, about the majority of piston-engined types in S nations around the globe, plus approximately all combat aircraft to 39% of operational spe- where a 33-unit increase was recorded. Some military use, although data is included here for Saab’s GlobalEye surveillance system is now in flight testing for the United Arab Emirates 4,100 more that are the subject of firm orders. cial mission platforms and 76% of the global 86 training aircraft and helicopters were also some examples, such as the MFI-15/17/395/ Another 7,200 units for which letters of intent tanker inventory. added, boosting this category to 574 units. Super Mushshak. A combined 467 examples and development or experimental activities: those involved in or awaiting upgrade. or long-term purchase plans exist are also in- Our numbers increase for this directory is Other increases were seen in Latin America are used by 13 nations, in the Asia-Pacific re- including almost 50 F-35s. Also absent are a Our directory also excludes roughly 220 cluded. The operational total represents a 1% in part the result of improved data about types (2%) and in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region gion, Africa, Europe and Middle East. combined 80 aircraft assigned to France’s DGA airframes tasked with support tasks such as and the Middle East; which all rose by 1%. Excluded from our listing are 691 fixed- defence procurement agency, the UK’s Qinetiq calibration or mapping, firefighting, satellite No change was recorded for North America, aircraft and helicopters recorded by and Germany’s WTD 61 test unit. tracking, skydiving, surveying, target towing, while the European fleet total fell by 1%, to Fleets Analyzer as being dedicated to VIP Other exclusions include 5,047 aircraft re- weather reconnaissance, and those flown by stand at 8,575. transport duties, plus 328 tasked with research corded as currently in storage – also counting military-operated airlines. ■ Latin America’s overall numbers growth can largely be attributed to improved data about Explanatory notes the region’s training aircraft fleet, which saw a year-on-year rise of 130 aircraft, to 1,035. FlightGlobal’s annual World Air Forces demonstration of its capabilities, go online to future revision. In numerical terms, while the USA ac- directory uses information compiled for at counts for 97% of the North America region’s Flight Fleets Analyzer by Mark flightglobal.com/products/fleets- Abbreviations total of 13,781, this is bettered by the 14,952 Kwiatkowski and Sandra Lewis-Rice, and analyzer AEW = airborne early warning aircraft used in the Asia-Pacific region. The abridged by editor Craig Hoyle for our Comms = communications 1,171-strong gap between them has widened listings format. Fleet analysis is provided Fleet information is divided into these ELINT = electronic intelligence by 226 since last year, with the North America by FlightGlobal’s Antoine Fafard. categories: EW = fleet having declined by a net 39 units. Available to subscribers, our extensive Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For some MPA = While the Asia-Pacific region’s combined database provides users with detailed fleet Soviet-era types where only summary Recce = reconnaissance combat aircraft inventory is nearly double and orders information for the commercial information is available, this also includes SAR = that of North America, with 5,097 units in use aviation, business aircraft, and some non-operational platforms. SIGINT = signals intelligence across 33 nations, compared with 2,879, the military sectors, with more than 360,000 Ordered: Aircraft on firm order. Others USA has a clear advantage when viewed only individual aircraft covered – in the majority which are pending purchase approval or To download your free copy of the against potential adversary China, which can of cases down to serial number level. contract signature are marked with an directory – produced in association with call on 1,624 such platforms. Its qualitative To find out more about our Fleets asterisk. This category includes current RUAG – visit flightglobal.com/waf from 4 Latin American assets include Peruvian edge was also underscored when tensions Analyzer product, or to request a planned order totals, which may be subject December Mirage 2000 (top) and Uruguayan A-37

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Bahrain is the 18th nation to field C-130J, with AFGHANISTAN two examples sourced from UK surplus stock Mi-8/17/171 11 SA316 21 6 Mi-24 15 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 9 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters DA40 4 FT-7 11 Combat aircraft L-39 6 PC-7 13 K-8 10 Cessna 208 8 24* Mi-2 6 18 L-39 7 EMB-314 (A-29) 12 Su-25 1 AZERBAIJAN Yak-130 14 Transport Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Air Force Azerbaijan Air Force Army C-130H 4 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Cessna 208 24 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Transport Combat helicopter Su-25 2 MiG-21 5 C295 1 MD530F 33 29+120* Combat helicopter MiG-29 13 Cessna 208 1 Mi-8/17 40 Mi-8 5 Su-25 12 Combat helicopter Mi-25/35 4 4 Mi-24 5 Transport AS365 2 S-70/UH-60A 8 151* AUSTRALIA Il-76 1 Bell 206 2 SA315 3 Royal Australian 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 Defence and Marshall F/A-18A 54 Mi-8/17 65 Special mission Transport F/A-18F 24 Mi-24 17 Dornier 228NG (MPA) 2 2 PC-12NG 18 AW139 3 KC-390 6* F-35A 90* Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Super Lynx 130/140 7 3 PA-31 2 Special mission L-39 12 AW109 2 Mi-8/17 56 Combat helicopter 737 (AEW) 6 MFI-395 10 Z-9 2+1* ALBANIA Angolan People's Air Force /412 14 1 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 7 4 Mi-2 7 BELARUS Type Active Ordered H125M 12* AP-3C (MPA) 9 BAHAMAS Belarus Air Force Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Ka-226 3* EA-18G (EW) 11 Royal Bahamas Defence Force Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter EMB-314 6 MD500 12 Tanker Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AW109 1 MiG-21 23 Mi-171 2 3* A330 MRTT (KC-30A) 6 Special mission MiG-29 39 Bell 205 3 MiG-23 22 SA315 3 Transport King Air 350 (MPA) 1 Su-25 68 Bell 206 5 Su-22 14 Training aircraft/helicopters A340 () 1 Transport Su-30 12 BO105 4 Su-25 12 AT/IA-63 18 C-17 8 Cessna 208 1 Transport H145 2 Su-27/30 3 10 EMB-312 11 C-27J 10 BAHRAIN An-26 3 H215M/AS532 4 Special mission G120TP 9 C-130J 12 Il-76 2 C212 (MPA) 1 OA-4AR 3 King Air 350 8 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter C295 (MPA) 3* P2002 8 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Mi-8 36 Type Active Ordered Citation I (MPA) 1 T-6C+ 6 6 AW139 (SAR) (CHC Helicopters (Australia)) 1 F-16C/V 17 16 Mi-24 21 Combat aircraft Transport Argentinian Army S-76 (SAR) (CHC Helicopters (Australia)) 6 Transport Mi-26 4 MiG-25 13 An-12 9 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters C-130J 1 1 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 32 An-26 1 Transport F/A-18B 15 Cessna 208 1 L-39 10 Su-24 23 An-32 7 C212 3 F-35A 10 Combat helicopter Mi-2 6 Su-30 58 An-72 6 Cessna 208 3 Hawk 127 33 AH-1E/F 22 Yak-130 8 4 Special mission C212 1 Citation Bravo 1 King Air 350 4 4* AH-1Z 12 BELGIUM Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 Il-76 6 DHC-6 2 PC-9/A 59 Bell 212/412 19 King Air 200/350 (MPA) 3 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter PC-21 22 25 S-70/UH-60M 8 Type Active Ordered Tanker AW109 2 4 AW109 2 Royal Australian Army Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft Il-78 3 AW139 4 Bell 206 20 Type Active Ordered AH-1P 8 F-16A 43 Transport Bell 212 9 H215M/AS332 3 Combat helicopter BO105 4 F-35A 34* Beech 1900 6 Mi-8/17/171 66 SA315 2 CH-47F 10 F-5E/F 12 Transport C-130H 14 Mi-24 15 UH-1H 47 NH90 (TTH) 42 5 F-16D 4 A321 (Hi Fly) 1 C295 5 SA316/319/SE3160 22 Training aircraft/helicopters S-70 34 Hawk 129 6 A400M 7 Il-76/78 11 SA342 8 Bell 206 5 Tiger 22 T67M260 3 C-130H 10 King Air 90/200/350 20 Training aircraft/helicopters DA42 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Royal Bahraini Navy ERJ-135/145 3 PC-6 2 EMB-312 12 Argentinian Navy H135 (HATS) 15 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat helicopter L-29 6 Type Active Ordered Royal Australian Navy Combat helicopter AW109 20 AS355 14 L-39 3 Special mission Type Active Ordered BO105 2 NH90 (NFH/TTH) 6 AW139 11 PC-7 22 King Air 200 (MPA) 4 Special mission BANGLADESH SA316 3 Bell 412 3 PC-9 4 S-2 (MPA) 2 Dash 8 (MPA) (Surveillance Australia) 1 Sea King 48 (SAR) 3 Ka-32 3 Transport Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Ka-52 12* Argentinian Air Force King Air 200 1 S-70/MH-60R 23 Combat aircraft Alpha Jet 28 Mi-2 22 Type Active Ordered PC-6 1 Training aircraft/helicopters F-7 37 F-16B 9 Mi-8/17/171 139 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Bell 429 4 MiG-29 8 SF-260 32 Mi-24 34 A-4 24 AS555 3 Su-30 8 Mi-26 14 2 EMB-312 3 S-61/H-3 5 Transport Belize Defence Force Mi-28 12 30 IA-58 25 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered An-32 3 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters IA-63 3 T-34 10 Combat aircraft C-130B/E 4 4* Transport AW119 8 Special mission ARMENIA Eurofighter 15 C-130J 2 BN-2 1 L-39 55 DA42 (Recce) 3 Armenian Air Force Transport L-410 3 Combat helicopter W-3 8 (EW) 1 Type Active Ordered C-130K 3 Combat helicopter UH-1H 2 Yak-130 16 Tanker Combat aircraft PC-6 8 AW119 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Algerian Navy KC-130H 2 Su-25 9 Combat helicopter AW139 2 2 T67M260 1 Type Active Ordered Transport Transport Bell 212 23 Bell 212 14 Combat helicopter C-130H 4 Il-76 3 OH-58 11 Mi-17/171 30 5 Benin Air Force AW101 6 F28 1 Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60M 9 3* Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered

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Combat helicopter Special mission H125M/AS350 19 Mi-24 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C212 2 DHC-6 1 C295 (SAR) 3 2 H215M/AS332 4 UH-1H 2 Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 13 Cessna 208 3 BHUTAN EMB-110 (MPA) 11 H225M 7 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9 CN235 2 Royal Bhutan Army EMB-110 (Recce) 3 Lynx 21/A 11 SF-260 4 CT-114 27 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered ERJ-145 (AEW) 5 S-70 6 2 Dash 8 4 H125M/AS350 5 Combat helicopter ERJ-145 (Recce) 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Burundi F/A-18B 24 H215M/AS532 10 13* Mi-8 2 Learjet 35 (Recce) 6 TA-4KU 3 Type Active Ordered G120A (Allied Wings/KF Cargo) 14 MD530F 9 BOLIVIA P-3AM (MPA) 7 Combat helicopter Hawk 115 (NFTC) 18 SA330 3 Bolivian Air Force Tanker Mi-24 3 King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7 Type Active Ordered KC-130M 2 Type Active Ordered SA316 3 T-6A (NFTC) 22 Type Active Ordered Transport Transport Transport SA342 6 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Special mission C-130B 3 767 1 1* C-130J 1* Training aircraft/helicopters Central African Republic Air Force C295 (MPA) 3 1 C-130H/M 9 CN235 1 SF-260 5 Type Active Ordered EMB-110 (MPA) 3 Jetstream 31 2 C295 9 Combat helicopter CAMBODIA Transport P-3 (MPA) 1 King Air 90/200/350 6 Cessna 208 31 1 Royal Cambodian Air Force BN-2 2 P68 (Recce) 7 Combat helicopter EMB-110 48 BO105 6 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 2 EMB-120 19 S-70i 12 Transport H125M/AS350 1 AS365 6 H145 3 ERJ-145 6 Training aircraft/helicopters BN-2 1 BO105 4 H215M/AS332 6 KC-390 27 Bell 206 3 MA60 2 Chad Air Force H215M/AS332/532 8 SE3160 1 Combat helicopter PC-7 Mk II 4 Y-12 2 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 15 AS355 4 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Bell 206 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 205 2 AS355 1 MiG-29 2 PC-7 7 1 Bell 206 1 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS350 1 Su-25 6 CHINA Cessna 210 3 H125M/AS350 26 Combat aircraft Mi-8/17 6 Special mission People's Liberation Army Air Force DA40 9 H215M/AS332 4 MiG-29 13 Z-9 9 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Type Active Ordered Foxtrot 4 1 H225M 11 5 Special mission CAMEROON Transport Combat aircraft K-8 6 Mi-35 12 An-30 (Recce) 1 Cameroon Air Force An-26 3 H-6 120 PA-34 1 S-70/UH-60L/M 16 3* Transport Type Active Ordered C-27J 2 J-7 388 PC-7 2 Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1 Special mission C-130H 1 J-8 96 R44 5 AMX-T 8 C-27J 2 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter J-10 235 Zlin 242 9 EMB-312 103 PC-12 1 Transport H125M/AS550 6 J-11/16/Su-27/30/35 346 10 Bolivian Army EMB-314 62 Combat helicopter C-130H 3 Mi-8/17/171 6 J-20 10 Type Active Ordered F-5FM 4 Bell 206 2 Cessna 208 1 Mi-24 3 JH-7 70 Transport Gripen F 8 H215M/AS532 12 2* CN235 1 SE3160 1 Q-5 118 F27 1 P-3AM 1 Mi-17 3 MA60 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission King Air 90 1 Mi-24 2 Combat helicopter PC-7 2 737 (MPA) 2 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 4 PC-9 1 An-30 (EW) 3 Z-9 6 Transport Bell 206 4 Bell 206 2 SF-260 1 Challenger 870 (Recce) 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Short 330 (C-23B) 4* L-39 6 Bell 412 1 CHILE Il-76 (A50I) (AEW) 1 R44 1 Combat helicopter MiG-29 2 Mi-17 5 Il-76 (KJ-2000) (AEW) 4 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AS565 33 PC-9 5 SA318 1 Type Active Ordered Tu-154 (EW) 8 Air Force Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina CH-47F 8* SA330 2 Combat aircraft Y-8 (AEW) 7 Type Active Ordered H125M/AS550 34 Type Active Ordered SA342 1 F-5E 9 Y-8 (EW) 16 Combat helicopter H215M/AS532 9 Combat helicopter Z-9 3 F-16A/C 35 Y-8 (Recce) 1 Mi-8/17 6 H225M 10 6 AS565 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission Y-9 (KJ-500) (AEW) 9 SA341/342 8 S-70/UH-60M 3 3* BURKINA FASO Alpha Jet 6 707 (AEW) 1 Tanker UH-1H 5 Brazilian Navy Burkina Faso Air Force CANADA Tanker Il-78 3 BOTSWANA Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered KC-130E/R 6 Transport Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Transport Il-76 22 Type Active Ordered A-4KU 4 EMB-314 3 Combat aircraft 737 1 MA60 9 Combat aircraft Tanker Transport F/A-18A 53 25 BT-67 2* Tu-154 2 F-5A 10 C-1/KC-2 4 King Air 200 1 F-35A 88* C-130B/H/R 4 Y-7 43 Transport Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Special mission C212 3 Y-8 60 BN-2 1 AS355 8 H125M/AS350 1 C295 (SAR) 16 Citation CJ1 4 Y-9 9 C-130B 3 Bell 206 17 Mi-8/171 3 2 DHC-5 (SAR) 6 DHC-6 11 Y-20 7 C212 3 P-3 (CP-140) (MPA) 15 KC-390 6* Combat helicopter CN235 2 Tanker O-2 5 Mi-17/171 16 King Air 200 1 A310 2 Combat helicopter Z-8 34 Combat helicopter KC-130H 4 Bell 412 17 Z-9 16 Bell 412 6 Transport S-70i 6 Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS350 10 A310 3 UH-1H 15 Cabri G2 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C-17 5 Training aircraft/helicopters JJ-7 35 F-5D 3 C-130H 8 Bell 206 4 JL-8 170 PC-7 Mk II 5 C-130J 17 C-101 27 L-15 2 BRAZIL DHC-6 4 EMB-314 14 4 Y-7 13 King Air 350 2 F-5F 2 People's Liberation Army Ground Force Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter F-16B/D 11 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AW101 (SAR) 14 SR22 8 Transport AMX-A/T-1 47 Bell 412 87 T-35 31 Y-7 7 EMB-314 (A-29) 31 CH-47F 15 Y-8 3

F-5EM 43 Force Air Canadian Royal S-61 (SAR) 5 Type Active Ordered Y-9 2 Gripen E 28 Canada’s 15 CP-140 Auroras are part of a global fleet totalling 239 P-3 Orion derivatives S-92 5 15 Transport Combat helicopter

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With 10 in use, Egypt is one of Mi-17/171 239 EMB-110 2 Type Active Ordered only a trio of SH-2G operators Arava 2 S-70 23 KC-390 12* Combat aircraft C212 1 Z-8 67 King Air 90/350 7 Mirage F1 2 CN235 2 Z-9 92 PA-31T 1 Transport King Air 200 1 Z-10 106 12 Turbo Commander 1 An-32 2 M28 1 Z-11 46 Combat helicopter CN235 1 Combat helicopter Z-19 175 11 Bell 205 2 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350/550 11 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 212 11 Mi-8/17 6 H215M/AS332 3 H120 93 57 MD500/530F 6 Mi-24 1 Mi-171 8 Congolese Navy H125M/AS350 1 S-70/AH/MH/UH-60L 24 SA315 1 People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Type Active Ordered UH-1H 48 SA330 1 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter SA342 6 Combat aircraft Bell 206/TH-67A 47 25* Mi-14 1 H-6 30 EMB-312 14 CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) Type Active Ordered Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force J-7 30 Kfir 2 Special mission Lancair T90 25 Type Active Ordered J-8 47 CN235 (MPA) 2

T-37 17 Navy US J-10 25 Combat aircraft King Air 200/300 (MPA) 5 Colombian Army J-15/Su-30/33 45 50* MiG-23 2 Transport JH-7 34 Type Active Ordered Su-25 4 MiG-21 12 MFI-17 27 King Air 350 2 Q-5 30 Special mission Transport MiG-23 24 Combat helicopter Special mission King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 727 1 MiG-29 3 Djibouti Air Force Bell 206/TH-57A 4 Challenger 870 (Recce) (China Ocean Aviation) 2 Transport An-12 3 Transport Type Active Ordered 3 Ka-31 (AEW) 9 An-32 2 An-26 3 An-26 2 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters SH-5 (SAR) 3 C212 2 Il-76 1 Combat helicopter Cessna 208 1 Bell 206/TH-57A 1 Y-7 (SAR) 1 Cessna 208 8 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 10 L-410 1 T-35 3 Y-8 (AEW) 8 King Air 90/200/350 4 Mi-2 2 Mi-35 4 MA60 1 EGYPT Y-8 (MPA) 5 Turbo Commander 4 Mi-8/17 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Short 330 (C-23) 2* Y-8 (Recce) 8 Combat helicopter Mi-24 8 L-39 26 Y-12 2 Type Active Ordered Y-9 (HJ-500) (AEW) 4 Mi-17 19 Mi-26 1 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Z-18 (AEW) 1 S-70i/UH-60L 54 SA316 2 Cyprus - Air Command AS355 1 Alpha Jet 13 Transport UH-1H/N 44 SA330 10 Type Active Ordered Mi-8 2 AT-802I 12 Y-7 17 Colombian Navy Transport Mi-24 2 F-16A/C 168 Y-8 12 Type Active Ordered BN-2 1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MiG-29 11 30 Combat helicopter Special mission Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Dominican Republic Air Force Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 75 AS365/565 6 CN235 (MPA) 3 Combat aircraft Mi-35 11 Type Active Ordered Mirage 2000EM 15 Ka-27 1 Transport F-16D 12 SA342 4 Combat aircraft Q-5 30 Ka-28 17 ATR 42 1 MiG-21 12 EMB-314 8 Rafale DM/EM 17 7 Z-8 29 C212 1 Combat helicopter Special mission Special mission Z-9 33 Cessna 208 3 Mi-8/17/171 23 Type Active Ordered P2006T (MPA) 1 Beech 1900 (EW) 4 Z-18 2 King Air 90/350 2 OH-58 16 Combat aircraft Transport E-2C (AEW) 7 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60M 2 Gripen C 12 C212 3 Transport JJ-6 14 AS365 4 Training aircraft/helicopters L-159A 16 Turbo Commander 1 An-74 3 JL-8 11 AS555 1 Bell 206 8 Transport Combat helicopter Beech 1900 4 JL-9 2 Bell 212/412 8 PC-9 14 C295 4 Bell 412 2 C-130H 21 L-15 12 Mi-8 1 Zlin 242 5 KC-390 2* Bell 430 1 C295 23 Mi-8 8 PA-31 1 L-410 5 OH-58 20 DHC-5 8 Y-7 5 UH-1N 6 Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force Combat helicopter PA-31 2 Combat helicopter COLOMBIA CONGO Type Active Ordered Mi-2 2 UH-1H 13 AH-64D 46 Congolese Air Force Combat aircraft Mi-17/171 24 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 3 Type Active Ordered Mi-24/35 17 R22 4 AW139 2 Combat aircraft UH-1Y 12* R44 3 CH-47D 19 6* A-37 14 W-3 9 Schweizer 333 2 H125M/AS350/550 3 EMB-314 24 Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 2 Ka-52 34 12 Kfir 21 Gripen D 2 Mi-8/17 62 Special mission L-39 5 S-70/UH-60M 2 4* BT-67 (Recce) 6 L-159T1/+ 4 3 Type Active Ordered SA342 89 Cessna 208 (Recce) 6 Combat aircraft Sea King 23 Citation Ultra (Recce) 5 Cheetah 9 SH-2G 10 CN235 (Recce) 1 Type Active Ordered Transport Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 300/350 (EW) 3 Combat aircraft 727 1 Alpha Jet 27 Turbo Commander (MPA) 2 F-16A 33 737 1 EMB-312 54 Tanker F-35A 27* C-130B/H/L-100 3 F-16B/D 50 767 MMTT 1 Special mission C295 3 G115 74 Transport Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 DHC-6 2 K-8 120 727 2 Transport King Air 350 1 L-39 49 737 2 C-130J 4 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 4 Arava 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206/TH-57A 8 Mirage 5SDD 6 C-130B/H 5 AW101 14 DA20 12 Mirage 2000BM 4 C212 4 H125M/AS550 12 EMB-314 17 C295/CN235 7 China’s surveillance assets include S-70/MH-60R 9 Ecuadorian Cessna 208 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Cessna 402 1 KJ-500 variant of Y-9 transport AirTeamImages F-16B 11 Transport Combat aircraft

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A-37 15 DHC-6 2 TBM 700 8 L39 5 Mi-17/171 6 2 MiG-21 3 Transport Combat helicopter Combat helicopter GERMANY Mi-35 1+3* Combat helicopter Arava 2 UH-1H 8 H215M/AS532 25 German Air Force Z-9 4 H125M/AS350 1 BT-67 1 FINLAND H225M 8 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-17 2 Combat helicopter NH90 (TTH) 30 44 Combat aircraft EMB-314 9* Mi-24/25 3 Bell 412 4 Type Active Ordered SA330 77 Eurofighter 122 6 K-8 4 SA330 2 Hughes 269 5 Combat aircraft SA341/342 169 Tornado IDS 56 L-29 1 GUYANA MD500 8 F/A-18C 55 Tiger 56 28 Special mission Guyana Defence Force UH-1H 13 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Tornado ECR (EW) 28 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters C295 (EW) 1 AS555 17 Tanker Type Active Ordered Transport T-35 3 Transport SA330 1 A310 4 Combat aircraft BN-2 2 EQUATORIAL GUINEA C295 2 SA341/342 16 A400M 2 F-4E 33 Skyvan 1 2 Equatorial Guinea Air Force Learjet 35 3 French Navy KC-130J 3* F-16C 114 Y-12 1 Type pe Active Ordered PC-12NG 6 Type Active Ordered Transport Mirage 2000EG 16 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft A310 1 Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 24 Bell 206 2 Su-25 4 F/A-18D 7 Rafale M 41 2 A400M 19 32 Special mission Bell 412 1 Special mission G115 28 Special mission C-130J 3* C-130H (EW) 2 C295 (MPA) 1 Hawk 51/66 43 ATL-2 (MPA) 22 C160 52 CL-415 (SAR) 1 Transport L-70 Vinka 28 E-2C (AEW) 3 Combat helicopter ERJ-145 (AEW) 4 Type Active Ordered An-72 1 Falcon 20/200 (MPA) 5 CH-53G/GA/GS 80 Transport Combat aircraft C295 1 Type Active Ordered Falcon 50 (MPA) 8 Training aircraft/helicopters C-27J 8 A-37 9 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Transport Tornado IDS 6 C-130B/H 11 EMB-314 2* Ka-29 1 MD500 2 EMB-121 10 German Army Combat helicopter F-5E 3 Mi-24 7 NH90 (TTH) 20 Falcon 10 6 Type Active Ordered Bell 205 12 Special mission Mi-26 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter H215M/AS332 12 King Air 200 (Recce) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters MD500 5 AS365/565 28 H145 (Kommando Spezialkrafte) 15 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport L-39 2 FRANCE Lynx HAS2/4 16 NH90 (TTH) 54 18 F-16D 39 Arava 1 ERITREA French Air Force NH90 (NFH) 19 8 SE313 1 Mirage 2000BG 2 Cessna 208 4 Eritrean Air Force Type Active Ordered SA316/319 18 Tiger 65 13 P2002 1 11 L-410 2 1 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1D 29 T-2C/E 39 PA-31 1 Combat aircraft Mirage 2000C 32 Jetstream 41 (AVDEF) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters T-6A 45 Turbo Commander 2 MiG-29 5 Mirage 2000D 71 GABON Bell 206 6 Hellenic Army Aviation Combat helicopter Su-27 3 Mirage 2000-5F 28 Gabon Air Force H135 19 Type Active Ordered Bell 412 4 Transport Rafale Rafale B/C 101 27 Type Active Ordered German Navy Combat helicopter UH-1H 5 4* King Air 200 1 Special mission Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered AH-64A/D 29 Training aircraft/helicopters Y-12 4 707 (E-3F) (AEW) 4 Mirage F1 6 Special mission Bell 205 27 EMB-312 9 3* Combat helicopter C160 (ELINT) 2 Transport /NG (MPA) 2 Bell 206 11 F-5F 1 Bell 412 1 Falcon (EW) 3* C-130H 1 P-3C (MPA) 8 CH-47D/SD 24 1 Mi-17/171 6 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 CN235 1 Combat helicopter NH90 (TTH) 11 9 Mi-24 6 Tanker Combat helicopter Lynx 88 22 OH-58 36 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters A330 MRTT 1 7+3* H120 2 NH90 (NFH) 1 17 UH-1H 65 Combat aircraft MB-339 6 A400M 2 H135 2 Sea King 41 21 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen C 12 Su-27 1 C/KC-135FR 14 H215M/AS332 1 Hughes 269 18 Transport KC-130J 2 SA319 2 OH-58 24 A319 2 Transport SA330 5 Type Active Ordered Hellenic Navy An-26 4 Type Active Ordered A310 3 SA342 3 Special mission Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Transport A400M 12 36 GAMBIA DA42 (Recce) 3 Combat helicopter H125M/AS350 2 An-28 2 C-130H 14 Gambian Air Force Transport Bell 212 7 H145 20 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130J 2 Type Active Ordered C295 3 S-70 11 Mi-8/17 14 L-39 1 C160 21 Combat aircraft Y-12 1* Mi-24 2 R44 4 CN235 27 Su-25 1 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-6 5 AW109 2 Type Active Ordered Gripen D 2 TBM 700 15 Georgian Land Forces Bell 412 1 Combat aircraft Zlin 143 2 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered A-37 3 Zlin 242 2 Combat aircraft AS555 40 Combat aircraft PC-7 1 INDIA MiG-23 10 H215M/AS332 5 Su-25 10 Transport Su-27 16 H225M 13 Transport BT-67 3 Type Active Ordered Transport SA330 26 An-28 2 Cessna 208 2 Combat aircraft An-12 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter King Air 90/200 2 Jaguar M/S 130 An-32 1 Alpha Jet 102 Mi-8/171 15 Combat helicopter MiG-21 134 C-130B/E 2 EMB-121 22 Mi-14 2 Bell 205 1 MiG-27 44 DHC-6 1 G120A (Airbus Defence & Space) 18 Mi-24 9 Bell 206 1 MiG-29 66 Combat helicopter H225M 2 UH-1H 12 Bell 212/412 3 Mirage 2000H/I 45 Mi-8/17 14 Mirage 2000B-S5 6 Training aircraft/helicopters 2 Rafale B/C 36 Mi-24 8 PC-21 10 7 L-29 4 UH-1H 8 Su-30 229 22 SA316 3 SR20 (Airbus Defence & Space) 15 L-39 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Su-57/T-50 144* Training aircraft/helicopters SR22 (Airbus Defence & Space) 8 Abkhazian Air Force PA-28 2 Tejas 10 110 L-39 10 TB30 37 Type Active Ordered T-35 4 Special mission SF-260 4 French Army Combat helicopter GUINEA 707 (Recce) 1

Ethiopian Army Aviation Type Active Ordered Mi-8 2 Guinea Air Force 737 (Recce) 2 Type Active Ordered Transport Mi-24 2 Eurofighter ranks sixth in our Top 10 combat Type Active Ordered A330 (AEW) 6* Transport PC-6 5 Training aircraft/helicopters aircraft listing; Germany’s fleet stands at 122 Combat aircraft ERJ-145 (AEW) 1

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G100/1125 Astra (Recce) 2 F-16A/C 25 707 (EW) 1 SB7L-360 (Recce) 2 Boeing in July 2018 made Global 5000 (ELINT) 2 Hawk 209 24 P-3F (MPA) 5 Transport Gulfstream III (EW) 3 Su-27/30/35 16 11 Tanker An-32 6 first flight of an AH-64E for Il-76 (A50E) (AEW) 3 2 Special mission 707 4 C-130E 3 Indian air force customer Tanker 737 (MPA) 3 747 3 C-130J 6 Il-78 7 C295/CN235 (MPA) 2 1 Transport DHC-6 3 Transport Transport 707 1 King Air 350 1 An-32 104 737 1 747 7 PC-12 5 C-17 10 1 A400M 5* C-130E/H 28 Combat helicopter C-130J 11 1* C-130B/H/L-100 22 F27 5 Bell 412 12* C295 56* C212 9 4* Il-76 5 Mi-8 2 Dornier 228 48 6 C295/CN235 14 PC-6 13 SA342 6 HS 748 57 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Il-76 17 AW139 1 Bell 206 2 Bell 206 9 Saras Mk 2 15* BO105 2 Bell 212 2 Cessna 208 4 Boeing Combat helicopter H215M/AS332 9 CH-47C 2 F-16D/IQ 9 AH-64E 22 H225M 6 10* Training aircraft/helicopters L-159T1 1 F-16D 48 Italian Navy CH-47F 15 SA330 10 Bell 206 1 Lasta 95 19 G120A (Snunit Aviation) 17 Type Active Ordered Dhruv ALH 83 28 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5B/F/Simorgh/Saegheh 22 MFI-395 20 King Air 200 2 Combat aircraft Ka-226 65* F-16B/D 7 FT-7 2 T-50IQ 12 12 M-346 (TOR Systems) 30 AV-8B+ 14 Light Combat Helicopter 65 G120TP 29 Mirage F1BQ 4 Iraqi Army Aviation Command OH-58 18 F-35B 1 1+13* Mi-17 225 48* H120 10 PC-7 35 Type Active Ordered T-6A 20 Special mission Mi-24/25/35 17 Hawk 109 7 Islamic Republic of Iran Army Combat helicopter ITALY AW101 (AEW) 4 Mi-26 3 KT-1/B 14 3 Type Active Ordered Bell 407/GX 29 5* Transport SA315 17 SF-260 18 Transport H135 20 Type Active Ordered P180 3 SA316/319 77 T-50I 15 F27 2 Mi-8/171 42 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Turbo Commander 2 Mi-28 17 19* AMX 35 AW101 15 Hawk 132 104 20* Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-35 15 8+12* Eurofighter 88 5 Bell 212 31 Jaguar T 30 Transport AH-1J 12 UH-1H 15 F-35A/B 6 65* NH90 (NFH) 24 22 Kiran (HJT-16) 79 BN-2 1 Bell 206 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Tornado IDS 53 Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-23 14 C212 6 Bell 214 22 Bell 206 12 Special mission TAV-8B 1 Mirage 2000TH/TI 16 Premier I 1 CH-47C 38 Bell 407 3 ATR 72 (MPA) 2 IVORY COAST PC-7 Mk II 75 Combat helicopter Islamic Republic of Iran Navy OH-58 9 C-27J (EW) 2 Ivory Coast Air Force Aviation AH-64E 8 Type Active Ordered G550 (AEW) 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered AS355 9 Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) 1 Transport Combat helicopter Bell 205 10 F27 (MPA) 1 Type Active Ordered Tornado ECR (EW) 14 An-26 2 AH-64E 12* Bell 412 56 Falcon 20 (SAR) 1 Special mission Tanker C295/CN235 1+1* Dhruv ALH 145 119 BO105 12 Transport BN-2 (Recce) 1 767 (KC-767A) 4 Combat helicopter Ka-226 135* H125M/AS350/550 6 F27 2 CN235 (MPA) 2 KC-130J 4 Mi-24 3 Light Combat Helicopter 114 Hughes 269 14 Combat helicopter Transport Transport SA315 32 14 Mi-17 11 6 Bell 212 8 PC-12NG 3 C-27J 8 SA316 4 Mi-35 8 Mi-171 5 Combat helicopter C-130J 15 Type Active Ordered Indian Navy SA316 7 S-61/ASH-3D 8 AW139 6 P180 6 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters S-65/RH-53D 6 H135 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 Combat aircraft H120 2 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Training aircraft/helicopters AW101 6 6 Bell 407 3 MIG-29K 36 Type Active Ordered PC-9 8 AW139 15 Bell 412 2 Tejas 8 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft ISRAEL Bell 212 32 Bell 429 2 1 Special mission Special mission Su-22 10 Israel Air and MD500 2 Transport 737 (P-8I) (MPA) 8 4+12* C212 (MPA) 6 Transport Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 350 1 BN-2 (MPA) 11 CN235 (MPA) 4 1+3* An-74 7 Combat aircraft AMX-T 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Dornier 228 (MPA) 25 12 Transport Falcon 20 2 F-15A/C/I 66 F-35A 4 DA40 4 Il-38 (MPA) 5 C212 8 1 Il-76 3 F-16C/I 175 M-345 5 DA42 2 Ka-31 (AEW) 14 Combat helicopter Y-12 12 F-35I 12 3+35* M-346 (T-346A) 18 4 JAPAN US-2 (SAR) 12* AS565 7 4 Combat helicopter Special mission MB-339 72 Japan Air Self-Defence Force Transport Bell 412 3 Mi-171 18 G550 (AEW) 2 1 MD500 37 Type Active Ordered BN-2 1 BO105 7 Training aircraft/helicopters G550 (SIGINT) 3 P180 7 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter H120 3 EMB-312 15 King Air 200 (Recce) 25 P2006T 3 F-2A 61 Dhruv ALH 8 33 H215M/AS332 1 MFI-17 25 Tanker SF-260 30 F/RF-4E/J 72 Ka-28 14 4 Training aircraft/helicopters IRAQ 707 9 Tornado IDS 8 F-15J 155 S-61/H/UH-3H 8 H120 2 KC-130H 4 Italian Army F-35A 9 2+31* S-70 16* IRAN Type Active Ordered Transport Type Active Ordered Special mission SA316/319 34 7 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Combat aircraft C-130E/H 10 Transport 767 (AEW) 4 Sea King 42 25 Type Active Ordered AC-208 2 C-130J 6 1 Dornier 228 3 C-1 (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft F-16C/IQ 26 King Air 200 2 P180 3 E-2C/D (AEW) 13 4+9* Hawk 132 17 F-4D/E/RF-4E 47 L-159A 10 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter (SAR) 27 Kiran (HJT-16) 20 F-5E/Saegheh 25 Su-25 21 AH-64A/D 48 AW109 15 YS-11 (EW) 4 MiG-29KUB 9 F-7 17 T-6C 24* AS565 5 AW129 59 Tanker F-14 24 Special mission Bell 206 4 Bell 205 57 767 (KC-767J) 4 MiG-29 20 Cessna 208 (Recce) 3 CH-53 23 Bell 206 31 KC-130H 1 Type Active Ordered Mirage F1EQ 9 CH2000 (Recce) 7 S-70/UH-60A/SH-60F 48 8* Bell 212/412 30 Transport Combat aircraft Su-24 23 DHC-6 (Recce) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters CH-47C/F 23 C-1 17 EMB-314 15 Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) 6 F-15B/D 18 NH90 (TTH) 38 21 C-2 6 14

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C-130H 14 F-16A 44 Training aircraft/helicopters Latvian Air Force Mi-8 3 MALDIVES Gulfstream IV 5 Special mission L-39 17 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Maldives National Defence Force Combat helicopter AT-802 (Recce) 4 Yak-130 4 Combat helicopter L-39 1 Type Active Ordered CH-47J 17 M28 (EW) 1 Zlin 242 1 Mi-8/17 5 Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60J 47 28* Transport S-70/UH-60M 4* Luxembourg Air Force Dhruv ALH 2 Training aircraft/helicopters C-130E/H 7 Type Active Ordered MALI Beechjet 400 13 C295 2 2 Type Active Ordered Transport Mali Air Force F-2B 26 Cessna 208 8 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered A400M 1 Type Active Ordered F-15DJ 45 M28 1 F-5E 17 Combat aircraft MACEDONIA Combat aircraft T-3 49 Combat helicopter Special mission AC-208 3 Army of the Republic of Macedonia-Aviation Brigade MiG-21 9 T-4 201 AH-1E/F 47 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 EMB-314 (A-29) 6 Type Active Ordered Special mission YS-11 2 H125M/AS350 2 Transport Combat helicopter Combat helicopter F406 Caravan II (MPA) 3* Japan Ground Self-Defence Force H135/EC635 9 An-28 3 MD530G 6 Mi-8/17 6 Transport Type Active Ordered H215M/AS332 10 C-27J 3 SA330 11 Mi-24 4 BN-2 1 Transport MD530F/AH-6i 6 18* Cessna 208 1 SA342 7 Training aircraft/helicopters C295 1 King Air 350 7 Mi-26 1 3 Dash 8 3 UH-1H 29 Bell 206 4 Y-12 2 Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60A/L/M 30 DHC-5 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Zlin 143 1 Combat helicopter AH-1S 71 UH-1H 36 Y-12 11 Bulldog 3 Zlin 242 5 H215M/AS332/532 2 1 AH-64D 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter R44 4 MADAGASCAR Mi-24/35 5 2 Bell 412 (UH-X) 150* C-101 6 AH-1F 3 LESOTHO Madagascar Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters CH-47J/JA 63 2 F-16B 15 H125M/AS550 9 Type Active Ordered EMB-314 4 MD500 92 G120TP 15 MD500/530F 40 6+6* Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SF-260 1 MV-22 17 Hawk 63 12 Mi-171 2 Transport SA318 2 OH-1 36 112* PC-21 10 2 SA330 13 C212 2 MALAWI - Air Wing S-70/UH-60JA 37 R44 8 UH-1H 7 GA8 1 Malawi Defence Force Air Wing Type Active Ordered UH-1J 130 T67M260 8 Z-9 6 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Jordanian Command Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 1 Transport BN-2 (MPA) 1 Enstrom 480 30 Type Active Ordered Bulldog 11 Bell 412 3 Dornier 228 3 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Combat aircraft F-5F 4 H125M/AS350 1 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered CN235 2 G120A 5 AS355 1 AW139 3 Special mission KAZAKHSTAN Tucano T51 12 H125M/AS350/550 3 SA316 3 EP-3 (ELINT) 4 Kazakhstan Air Force KUWAIT Type Active Ordered SA330 2 MAURITANIA Learjet 36 (Recce) 4 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft SA341 2 Mauritanian Air Force OP-3C (Recce) 4 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered MiG-21 12 MALAYSIA Type Active Ordered P-1 (MPA) 15 1+54* MiG-23 3 Combat aircraft MiG-23 3 Royal Malaysian Air Force Combat aircraft P-3C (MPA) 65 MiG-27 12 Eurofighter Typhoon 28 Mirage F1 2 Type Active Ordered EMB-314 (A-29) 2 2 US-2 (SAR) 5 MiG-29 25 F/A-18C 27 Su-22 1 Combat aircraft Special mission Transport MiG-31 21 F/A-18E 22 Su-24 2 F/A-18D 8 BN-2 (MPA) 3 C-130R 6 Su-24 13 Special mission Tanker Hawk 208 13 BT-67 (Recce) 1* King Air 90 5 Su-25 14 King Air 350 (Recce) 4* Il-78 1 MiG-29 13 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 1 Combat helicopter Su-27/30 20 17+11* Tanker Transport Su-30 18 PA-31T (MPA) 2 AW101 12 Transport KC-130J 3 5* An-26 1 Special mission Transport S-70/SH-60J/K/UH-60J 112 1 An-12 1 Transport An-72 1 C-130H (MPA) 1 BT-67 1 Training aircraft/helicopters An-24/26 5 C-17 2 C-130H/L-100 2 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 Cessna 441 1 H135 15 An-72 1 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Tanker PC-6 1 King Air 90 13 C295 8 AH-64D 16 AW139 1 KC-130H 4 Y-12 1 MD500 7 Tu-154 1 H215M/AS332 5 CH-47C 3 Transport Combat helicopter T-3 32 Combat helicopter H225M 30 Mi-2 6 A400M 4 AW109 2 UP-3D 2 H145 1 20* SA330 6 Mi-8/171 7 C-130H 8 Z-9 2 JORDAN H225M 20* SA342 13 Mi-14 3 CN235 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Royal Jordanian Air Force Mi-8/17 49 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-24/35 7 Combat helicopter EMB-312 5 Type Active Ordered Mi-24/35 18 8 F/A-18D 7 Training aircraft/helicopters H225M 12 SF-260 4 Combat aircraft Mi-26 2 F/A-18F 6 G-2 14 S-61 24 AT-802U 6 UH-1H 4 4 Hawk 64 6 L-39 10 S-70 4 KYRGYZSTAN MiG-23 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Kyrgyz Air Force SF-260 38 H120 (Gading Kasturi) 5 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Libya Dawn Hawk 108 5 F-5E 2 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered King Air 350 2 PC-7 33 Mi-8 3 Combat aircraft MB-339 7 Special mission Mi-24 2 MiG-25 2 MiG-29 2 Citation I (Recce) 2 LAOS Transport PC-7 Mk II 22 ERJ-145 (AEW) 1 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force C-130H 1 Air Corps ERJ-145 (MPA) 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered King Air 350 (Recce) 2 Transport Combat helicopter Merlin IV/Metro (Recce) 2 An-26 1 Type Active Ordered AW109 11 Transport MA600 2 Combat aircraft MD530 6 737 3 Combat helicopter L-39 1 S-61 3 9 C-27J 4 Ka-32 2 Transport C-130E/K/L-100 4 Mi-17/172 17 C-27J 3 Type Active Ordered C-130J 2* UH-1H 4 L-410 1 Combat helicopter C295 8 2* Combat helicopter AS555 6 Citation I 1

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PC-6 2 SA341/342 6 Mi-2 21 BN-2 1 Transport Su-7 18 Turbo Commander 2 Mi-8/17 12 CN235 1 An-26 4 Su-25 34 Combat helicopter Mi-24 9 M28 1 3 King Air 90 1 Transport AW109 1 Type Active Ordered SA316/SE3160 13 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter An-24 1 Bell 206 20 Combat aircraft W-3 12 AW139 1 Bell 206 1 P-750 3 Bell 407 17 F-5E 22 Training aircraft/helicopters Dhruv ALH 4 MD500/OH-58 2 Combat helicopter Bell 412 11 F-16C 15 FT-7 6 H125M/AS350 2 1 Mi-17/171 12 MD500 84 H225M 11 5 Mirage F1 24 G-4 3 Mi-17 4 2* Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-2 47 MD530F 14 Special mission G120TP 20 SA315 2 R44 1 Mi-8 41 Mi-8/17 26 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 H120 3 NIGER Mi-14 8 S-70/UH-60M 20 7 Tanker K-8 12 50 Royal Netherlands Air Force Niger Air Force Mi-24 20 UH-1H 1 KC-130H 2 PC-7 16 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Mi-26 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport PC-9 10 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 9 C-27J 4 Yak-130 10 F-16A 60 Su-25 2 FT-2 30 F-5F 1 C-130H 14 United Wa State Army F-35A 35* Special mission FT-5 135 G120TP 25 CN235 6 Type Active Ordered Tanker Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 MiG-15 4 PC-7 31 King Air 200/300/350 7 Combat helicopter KDC-10 2 Transport PC-9 1 Combat helicopter Mi-17 5 Transport C-130H 1 1* Royal Norwegian Air Force SF-260 25 Bell 205 47 NAMIBIA C-130H 4 Cessna 208 2 Type Active Ordered T-6C+ 53 3 Bell 206 5 Namibian Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters Dornier 228 1 Combat aircraft Mexican Navy Bell 212 4 Type Active Ordered F-16B 8 King Air 350 1 F-16A 46 Type Active Ordered CH-47D 3 Combat aircraft PC-7 13 Combat helicopter F-35A 9 36* Special mission SA330 26 F-7 6 Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command Mi-17 3 Special mission C212 (MPA) 8 SA342 23 Transport Type Active Ordered Mi-24 1 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 5* CN235 (MPA) 6 1* Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1 Combat helicopter SA342 3 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 King Air 350 (MPA) 5 Alpha Jet 22 Y-12 2 AH-64D 28 P-3C/N (MPA) 6 Transport Bell 206 17 Combat helicopter CH-47D/F 17 14+3* Transport C295 6 F-5F 4 Mi-8 2 H215M/AS532 12 Type Active Ordered C-130J 4 1* Cessna 208 1 F-16D 8 Mi-24 2 NH90 (NFH) 17 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Cessna 402 2 King Air 100 4 SA315 1 NEW ZEALAND Alpha Jet 12 AW101 3 12 Dash 8 1 Mirage F1B 3 SA316 3 Royal New Zealand Air Force EMB-314 (A-29) 3+12* Bell 412 18 King Air 350 3 1 T-6C 24 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered F-7 8 NH90 (NFH) 6 8 Turbo Commander 5 Royal Moroccan Navy FT-7 2 Special mission JF-17 3* Sea King 43 (SAR) 12 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered K-8 12 P-3K (MPA) 6 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters AS555 2 Special mission NATO Transport ATR 42 (MPA) 2 F-16B 9 AS565 13 King Air 350 (MPA) 2 NATO 757 2 King Air 350 (Recce) 3 F-35A 7 H225M 3 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered C-130H 5 Transport MFI-15 16 MD902 5 AS565 3 Special mission Combat helicopter C-130H 3 OMAN Mi-17 24 Bell 412 2 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 14 AW109 5 Dornier 128 11 of Oman S-70/MH-60R/UH-60M 9 8* MOZAMBIQUE Tanker NH90 (TTH) 8 Dornier 228 5 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Mozambique Air Force A330 MRTT 7+2* SH-2G 9 G222 1 Combat aircraft Hughes 269 4 Type Active Ordered Transport Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 350 1 Eurofighter Typhoon 12 Lancair Super ES 2 Combat aircraft C-17 (Strategic Capability) 3 King Air 350 3 Combat helicopter F-16C 17 MD500 3 MiG-21 8 NEPAL T-6C 10 AW139 1 Hawk 203 10 R22 1 Transport Nepal Army Air Wing Bell 412 2 Special mission R44 1 An-26 1 Type Active Ordered H135 3 C295 (MPA) 4 Schweizer 333 10 Combat helicopter Transport Type Active Ordered H215M/AS332 5 Transport T-6C+ 13 Mi-8 3 Mi-17/171 5 6 C-130H 3 Zlin 143 2 Mi-25 2 Mi-24/35 13 8 C-130J 2 Zlin 242 27 Training aircraft/helicopters Global E-3 AWACS fleet totals 60 aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters C295 4 MOLDOVA L-39 1 – of which, NATO force accounts for 14 AW109 12 Combat helicopter Moldovan Air Force DA40 5 Bell 206 4 Type Active Ordered FT-7 1 H215M/AS332 2 Transport Type Active Ordered L-39 17 NH90 (TTH) 19 An-26 1 Combat aircraft MB-339 6 SA330 2 Transnistrian Air Force A-5 21 MFI-395 10 Super Lynx 120 15 Type Active Ordered F-6 1 Mi-34 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter F-7 21 Bell 429 5 Mi-2 1 JF-17 6 10 Type Active Ordered F-16D 6 Mi-8 1 MiG-29 31 Combat helicopter Hawk 103/166 12 MONGOLIA Su-30 6 AW109 4 MFI-395 7 Mongolian Air Force Special mission NORTH KOREA PC-9 12 Type Active Ordered BN-2 (MPA) 5 Korean People's Army Air Force PAKISTAN Transport Transport Type Active Ordered An-26 3 ATR 42/72 4 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Beech 1900 8 F-5 (Shenyang) 106 Combat aircraft Mi-8/171 6 F27 1 F-6 97 F-7 136 MONTENEGRO PC-6 5 F-7 120 F-16A/C 45 Montenegrin Air Force Y-8 5 H-5 80 JF-17 98 12+50* Type Active Ordered Y-12 2 MiG-21 26 Mirage IIIEP/OF/RP 69 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter MiG-23 56 Mirage 5EF/F/PA 90 Bell 412 3 Bell 205 14 MiG-29 35 Special mission Messe Berlin Messe

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Mi-171 6 Air Viking SA330 1 SE3160 10 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters Aeronaval Service of Panama 737 1 F-16B/D 31 Type Active Ordered An-32 3 FT-6 9 Transport C-27J 4 FT-7 7 C212 3 DHC-6/Series 400 14 K-8 38 Cessna 208 3 L-100 2 MFI-395 120 DHC-6 2 PC-6 1 Mirage IIIBE/D/DP 18 King Air 100 1 Combat helicopter Mirage 5DPA2 2 PA-31 2 Bell 212/412 3 SA316 8 Combat helicopter BO105 2 T-37 30 22 AW109 1 Mi-8/17/171 11 8* AW139 7 Mi-24/25 16 Type Active Ordered Bell 205 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission Bell 212/412 6 CH2000 6 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 Bell 407 1 EMB-312 17 Transport MD500 1 Hughes 269 6 4 Training aircraft/helicopters KT-1P 20 Cessna 208 7 T-35 4 MB-339 5 Challenger 605 1 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mirage 2000DP 2 Citation Bravo 1 Papua New Guinea Defence Force Zlin 242 14 King Air 350 5 Type Active Ordered Peruvian Army Turbo Commander 2 Transport Type Active Ordered Y-12 4 Arava 3 Transport Combat helicopter CN235 1 An-32 2 AH-1F 48 P-750 1 3 Beech 1900 1 AH-1Z 21 PARAGUAY Cessna 208 1 AW139 5 Paraguayan Air Force Citation XLS 1 Bell 206 18 Type Active Ordered DHC-6 3* Bell 412 33 Transport King Air 350 1 H125M/AS550 31 Beechcraft Baron 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 48 C212 3 AW109 2 Mi-35 4 Cessna 208 2 Mi-8/17/171 44 SA315 18 Cessna 402 1 Training aircraft/helicopters SA316 13 Combat helicopter Enstrom 280 2 SA330 45 H125M/AS350 1 Enstrom F-28 3 T129 30 UH-1H 8 R44 1 UH-1H 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Peruvian Navy Z-10 3 17* EMB-312 6 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 9 Special mission Enstrom 280 4 15 Paraguayan Navy F60 (MPA) 2 Hughes 269 15 Type Active Ordered King Air 200 (MPA) 3 MFI-17 217 Combat helicopter Transport H125M/AS350 1 An-32 1 Access FREE news and analysis Type Active Ordered DHC-6 3 Special mission Peruvian Air Force F50 2 ATR 72 (MPA) 1 Type Active Ordered F60 2 from the global defence sector at F27 (MPA) 7 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Hawker 850 (Recce) 1 A-37 24 Bell 206 1 P-3C (MPA) 6 MiG-29 19 Bell 212/412 5 .com/Defence Combat helicopter Mirage 2000P 9 Mi-8/171 2 5* Mi-14 2 Su-25 18 S-61/ASH-3D/UH-3H 5 SA316/319 7 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters Sea King 45/HAR3/HC4 9 Learjet 36 (Recce) 1 Enstrom F-28 4 Z-9 5 Merlin IV/Metro (Recce) 3 T-34 2

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PHILIPPINES Training aircraft/helicopters C-27J 7 Mi-28 8 16+36* Citation Bravo 4 G-2 1 Mi-2 2 C-130H 3 MiG-29 4 2 Gulfstream IV 1 G-4 20 Type Active Ordered Polish Naval Air Arm Combat helicopter Su-27 10 Jetstream 31 1 Lasta 95 14 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered AH-1Z 24* Tu-134 36 King Air 350 10 MiG-29 2 EMB-314 (A-29) 6 Special mission H215M/AS332 15* Yak-130 110 Combat helicopter SEYCHELLES FA-50PH 12 An-28/M28 (MPA) 9 SA316 1 Russian Naval Aviation Bell 212/412 36 Seychelles Air Force OV-10 8 Transport SA330 59 Type Active Ordered H215M/AS532 11 Type Active Ordered Special mission An-28/M28 5 UH-1Y 21* Combat aircraft S-70/UH-60L 2 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters MiG-29 18 Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-6 (MPA) 1 F27 (MPA) 1 Mi-2 3 F-16B 3 Su-24 22 F-15D 21 Dornier 228 (SAR) 2 Transport Mi-8/17 2 IAR-99 18 Su-25 4 Hawk 65/165 67 22 Y-12 (MPA) 2 BN-2 1 Mi-14 9 SA316 6 Su-30/33 42 6 MFI-395 20 SIERRA LEONE C-130B/H/T 5 SH-2G 4 Yak-52 14 Special mission PC-21 55 Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces C295 3 W-3 7 Romanian Navy An-12 (SAR) 3 SR22 25 Type Active Ordered F28 1 Type Active Ordered Be-12 (SAR) 6 Royal Saudi Land Forces Combat helicopter NC212i 2 Combat helicopter Be-200 (SAR) 4 Type Active Ordered Mi-17 2 Nomad 3 Type Active Ordered SA330 3 Il-20 (MPA) 1 Combat helicopter Mi-24 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat aircraft RUSSIA Il-22 (EW) 2 AH-64A/D/E 22 25 SA319 1 Combat helicopter F-16A 24 Russian Air Force Il-38 (MPA) 20 CH-47F 8+40* SINGAPORE AH-1F 2 Special mission Type Active Ordered Ka-31 (AEW) 3 MD530F 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force AW109 8 C295 (MPA) 5 Combat aircraft Tu-142 (MPA) 24 OH-58 15 Type Active Ordered Bell 205 8 P-3C (MPA) 4 MiG-29/35 259 6 Transport S-70/i/UH-60L/M 43 17+198* Combat aircraft Bell 212/412 7 Transport MiG-31 132 An-12 2 Training aircraft/helicopters F-15SG 40 H125M/AS550 4 C-130H 4 Su-24 274 An-24/26 24 Schweizer 434 19 F-16C/D 60 MD500 25 C295 7 Su-25 196 An-72 5 Special mission S-76 9 KC-390 6* Su-27/30/35 408 28+42* An-140 4 Type Active Ordered F50 (MPA) 5 UH-1D/H 28 Combat helicopter Su-34 111 16+11* Be-200 2+2* Combat helicopter G550 (AEW) 4 W-3 6 AW101 12 Su-57/T-50 12+48* Il-18 1 AS365/565 26 Tanker Training aircraft/helicopters AW119 5 Tu-22M 67 Tu-154 1 H215M/AS332/532 20 A330 MRTT 1 5 S-211 3 SA316 8 Tu-95 42 Combat helicopter S-70/MH-60R 1 9 KC-130B/H 5 SF-260 21 Training aircraft/helicopters Tu-160 16 10+40* Ka-27 90 Saudi Arabian National Guard KC-135R 4 Aviation F-16B 3 Special mission Ka-28 2 Type Active Ordered Transport Type Active Ordered TB30 15 An-12 (EW) 4 Ka-29 10 Combat helicopter C-130H 5 Special mission An-26 (Recce) 1 Ka-52 3 AH-64E 12 24* F50 4 King Air 90 (MPA) 5 Type Active Ordered An-30 (Recce) 15 Mi-8 10 MD500/AH-6i 11 12+12* Combat helicopter Transport Combat helicopter Il-20/22 (Recce) 25 Mi-24/35 2 S-70/UH-60M 24 48 AH-64D 17 BN-2 6 Lynx 95 5 Il-76 (A50/100) (AEW) 14 Training aircraft/helicopters SENEGAL CH-47SD 15 Combat helicopter QATAR Il-76 (Recce) 1 Il-20 1 Senegal Air Force H215M/AS332/532 32 AW109 5 Qatar Emiri Air Force Il-80 (Recce) 3 MiG-29KUB 4 Type Active Ordered H225M 16 AW159 2 Type Active Ordered Tu-134 (Recce) 1 Tu-134 6 Combat aircraft S-70 8 SE313 (SAR) (Aero Majestic) 1 Combat aircraft Tu-214 (EW) 2 Yak-130 5+5* EMB-314 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 6 Tanker L-39NG 4 H120 5 Eurofighter Typhoon 24 Il-78 19 31* Rwandan Air Force Special mission M-346 12 Type Active Ordered F-15QA 36 Transport Type Active Ordered C212 (MPA) 2* PC-21 19 Combat aircraft Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 An-12 56 Transport CN235 (MPA) 1+1* F-16C 36 Rafale DQ/EQ 36 An-22 5 DA42 2 Transport MiG-29 25 Tanker An-26 115 Combat helicopter CN235 1 Type Active Ordered Su-22 32 A330 MRTT 2* An-72 28 Mi-17 12 F27 1 Combat aircraft Transport Transport An-124 7 1 Mi-24 5 Combat helicopter F-16V 14 An-28/M28 23 C-17 8 An-148 13 2 SA342 4 AS355 1 MiG-29 11 C-130E 5 C-130J 4 Il-18 2 SAUDI ARABIA Bell 206 2 Special mission C295 16 Combat helicopter Il-76 103 36+9* Mi-2 2 L-410 (Recce) 1 Combat helicopter AH-64E 24 Il-96 10* Type Active Ordered Mi-17 2 Transport Mi-2 15 AW139 18 Il-112 35* Combat aircraft Mi-24/35 5 C-27J 2 Mi-8/17 12 NH90 (NFH/TTH) 28+12* L-410 28 1 Eurofighter Typhoon 72 SE3160 1 L-410 5 W-3 17 SA342 13 Tu-134 5 F-15C/S/SA 172 14 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Sea King 11 Tu-154 2 Tornado IDS 81 KT-1 4 Bell 429 9* Cabri G2 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Special mission TB30 6 Mi-2 2 F-16D 12 Hawk 100 9 AS355 2 707 (E-3A) (AEW) 5 Mi-17 13 M-346 8 4 MFI-395 4 4 H125M/AS350 3 707 (RE-3A) (Recce) 1 Serbian Air Force S-70/UH-60M 2 7 MiG-29 6 Mirage 2000-5DDA 3 Ka-27 6 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters PZL-130 16 PC-21 24 Ka-52 95 61+25* Saab 2000 (AEW) 2 Combat aircraft L-39 7 SW-4 24 Ka-226 36 Tanker J-22 17 MiG-29 1 TS-11 36 Mi-8/17/171 734 48+7* 707 (KE-3A) 7 MiG-21 3 SLOVENIA Type Active Ordered Mi-24/35 324 A330 MRTT 6 MiG-29 8 4* Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Mi-26 43 15* KC-130H 7 Transport Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter F-16A 9 Mi-28 88 8 KC-130J 2 3* An-26 1 Transport Mi-2 44 MiG-21 24 Mi-38 2+1* Transport Combat helicopter L-410 1 Mi-8/17 27 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters An-132 6* H145M 6 PC-6 2 Mi-24 30 An-30 (Recce) 2 Ansat 50 An-178 30* Mi-8/17 10 Combat helicopter S-70i 2 Transport L-39 236 C-130H 33 SA341/342 30 Bell 412 8 W-3 38 An-26 2 Mi-2 29 C-130J 20* Training aircraft/helicopters H215M/AS532 4

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Training aircraft/helicopters An-32 4 Combat helicopter Mirage 2000-5EI 46 Bell 206 4 C-130K 2 AW109 20 Special mission PC-9 9 Y-12 9 NH90 (TTH) 17 1 C-130H (EW) 1 Zlin 143 2 Combat helicopter S-70/UH-60M 15 E-2B/K (AEW) 6 Zlin 242 8 Bell 206 4 SWITZERLAND P-3C (MPA) 12 Bell 212/412 13 Transport Mi-8/17/171 23 Type Active Ordered C-27J 6* Type Active Ordered Mi-24/35 9 Combat aircraft C-130H 19 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18C 25 Combat helicopter Gripen C 17 FT-7 1 F-5E 29 H225M 3 Special mission K-8 5 2* Special mission S-70/UH-60M 21 Cessna 208 (EW) 1 Sri Lankan Navy DA42 (Recce) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters DC-3 (EW) 1 Type Active Ordered Transport AT-3 49 DC-3 (MPA) 5 Combat helicopter Beech 1900 1 F-5F 30 Transport Mi-171 4 PC-6 15 F-16B 27 C-130B 6 SUDAN Combat helicopter F-CK-1D 26 C212 2 Sudan Air Force H135M/EC635 18 Mirage 2000-5DI 9 Cessna 208 7 Type Active Ordered H215M/AS332/532 24 T-34 37 DC-3 3 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Republic of China Army King Air 200/300 4 A-5 20 F/A-18D 5 Type Active Ordered PC-12 1

Aero Vodochody Aero F-6 8 F-5F 7 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter unveiled L-39NG in October, with Senegal to take four armed examples F-7 20 PC-7 27 AH-1W 62 AW109 26 MiG-21 4 PC-9 7 AH-64E 29 BK117 6 MiG-23 3 PC-21 8 CH-47SD 8 Oryx 44 King Air 90 1 Transport MiG-29 11 SYRIA OH-58 38 Rooivalk 12 Combat helicopter A400M 2 24 Su-24 3 Force S-70/UH-60M 37 Training aircraft/helicopters AH-1J/S 76 C-130H 5 Su-25 15 Type Active Ordered UH-1H 83 Gripen D 9 AH-64E 36 C212 9 Transport Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk 120 23 BO105 12 C295/CN235 21 An-12 9 MiG-21 51 Bell 206 29 PC-7 Mk II 35 CH/HH-47D 33 Citation V 3 An-26 6 MiG-23 87 Republic of China Navy South African Navy MD500 251 King Air 90 3 An-30/32 5 MiG-25 2 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered S-70/UH-60L/P 69 Combat helicopter C-130H 1 MiG-29 20 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Surion KUH-1 92 153* H215M/AS332 12 DHC-5 1 Su-22 40 MD500 7 Super Lynx 300 4 UH-1H 75 NH90 (TTH) 1 5 Il-76 1 Su-24 20 S-70/MH-60R 18 10* SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Corps S-76 2 Combat helicopter Transport TAJIKISTAN Republic of Korea Air Force Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 205 2 An-26 3 Tajikistan Air Force Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter C-101 64 Bell 212 3 Il-76 1 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Surion MUH-1 1 28+10* EF-18BM 12 Mi-2 1 Combat helicopter Transport F-4E 71 Republic of Korea Navy F-5M 19 Mi-8/17/171 24 Ka-28 2 An-26 1 F-5E 158 Type Active Ordered H120 15 Mi-24/35 43 Mi-2 13 Combat helicopter F-15K 59 Special mission S-76 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8/17 50 Mi-8 14 F-16C 118 707 (P-8A) (MPA) 6* T-35 35 JL-9 6 Mi-14 11 Mi-24 6 F-35A 2+34* P-3C/CK (MPA) 16 Spanish Army K-8 5 Mi-25 28 Training aircraft/helicopters FA-50 60 Transport Type Active Ordered SURINAME SA342 62 L-39 4 Special mission F406 5 Combat helicopter Suriname Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters TANZANIA 737 (AEW) 4 Combat helicopter Bell 212 6 Type Active Ordered L-39 61 Tanzanian Peoples Defence Force Falcon 2000 (EW) 2 AW159 8 CH-47D/F 17 17* Combat helicopter MFI-17 6 Type Active Ordered Hawker 800 (Recce) 8 Lynx 99/A 24 H215M/AS332/532 29 SA316 3 TAIWAN Combat aircraft Tanker S-70/MH-60R/UH-60P 8 10* NH90 (TTH) 8 8+23* SWAZILAND Republic of China Air Force F-6 3 A330 MRTT 4 SA319 10 Tiger 18 1 Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Type Active Ordered F-7 11 Transport UH-1H 7 UH-1H 10 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Special mission C-130H 12 SOUTH SUDAN Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter F/RF-5E 25 SB7L-360 (Recce) 1 C-130J 4 South Sudan Air Force and Air Defense H135 14 SA316 3 F-16A/V 113 Transport CN235 18 Type Active Ordered Spanish Naval Aviation SWEDEN F-CK-1C 102 An-28 1 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Bell 412 3 AW109 2 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered CH/HH-47D 9 Mi-17 6 EAV-8B+ 12 Combat aircraft H215M/AS332 3 SPAIN Transport Gripen C 72 Ka-32 7 Citation II/VII 4 Gripen E 60 MD500 25 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Special mission S-70/HH/UH-60P 28 Combat aircraft Bell 212 7 Gulfstream IV (ELINT) 2 Training aircraft/helicopters EF-18M/F/A-18A 72 S-61/SH-3H 8 (AEW) 2 F-5F 36 Eurofighter 64 4 S-70/SH-60B/F 14 4 Tanker F-16D 51 Special mission Training aircraft/helicopters KC-130H 1 F-35A 4 C212 (EW) 1 MD500 5 Transport KT-1 106 C212 (MPA) 4 TAV-8B 1 C-130H 5 KT-100 23 CN235 (MPA) 8 Saab 340 1 T-50 59 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Sri Lankan Air Force Training aircraft/helicopters TA-50 22 P-3M (MPA) 3 Type Active Ordered Gripen D 23 Republic of Korea Army Tanker Special mission Saab 105 48 Type Active Ordered A400M 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 2

Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing ministry defence Norwegian Transport KC-130H 5 Transport Type Active Ordered Our directory lists 2,993 F-16s in active use, including this D-model trainer

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Cessna 402 1 Bell 212/214 9 MFI-395 52 An-24/26 22 United Arab Emirates Joint Air Command Combat helicopter Y-8 2 H145M 5 1 NF-5A/B 24 An-70 1 Type Active Ordered AW101 Merlin HC3/4 50 Y-12 2 S-70/MH-60S 8 SF-260 35 Il-76 5 Special mission AW159 AH1/HMA2 32 Combat helicopter S-76 5 T-38 68 Combat helicopter Cessna 208 (Recce) 8 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 412 2 Super Lynx 110 2 Turkish Army Ka-226 1 DHC-6 (Recce) 3 AS365 (British International Helicopters) 2 H155M 1 TOGO Type Active Ordered Mi-8 16 Transport G115 (Babcock) 6 H225M 1 1 Togolese Air Force Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters DHC-6 7 Hawk T1 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Type Active Ordered Hurkus C 12 L-39 47 Combat helicopter King Air 350 4 FT-6 1 Transport Special mission Su-27 6 AH-64D/E 30 9+21* Defence Helicopter Flying School FT-7 2 King Air 200 2 King Air 350 (Recce) 5 Army Aviation AS365/565 13 Type Active Ordered K-8 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Transport Type Active Ordered AW139 (SAR) 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 5 3 Combat helicopter AW609 (SAR) 3* AW139 () 1 MB-326 6 King Air 200 4 Mi-8 39 Bell 407 29 H125M (Cobham) 4 Type Active Ordered TB30 2 Combat helicopter Mi-24 34 CH-47C+/F 19 5 H135 (Airbus Helicopters UK) 29 Combat aircraft TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AH-1P/S/W 54 Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS350/550 15 H145 (Airbus Helicopters UK) 3 Alpha Jet 18 Trinidad & Tobago Air Guard Bell 205 69 Mi-2 1 S-70/UH-60L/M 79 F-5E 30 Type Active Ordered CH-47F 7 4 Ukrainian Navy United Arab Emirates Navy F-16A/V 38 Special mission H215M/AS532 27 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered Gripen C 7 Merlin IV/Metro (MPA) 2 OH-58 3 Special mission Combat helicopter Combat aircraft Special mission TUNISIA S/T-70 56 31 An-148 (MPA) 1 H215M/AS332 5 A-10C 287 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 Tunisian Air Force T129 40 19 Be-12 (SAR) 2 AC-130J 7 Transport Type Active Ordered UH-1H 86 Transport Royal Air Force AC-130U/W 23 BT-67 7 Combat aircraft Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1 Type Active Ordered B-1B 59 C-130H 12 F-5E 12 Bell 206 33 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft B-2 19 PC-6 16 Special mission Turkish Navy Ka-27 4 Eurofighter Typhoon 117 5 B-21 100* Saab 340 4 MX-7 (Recce) 12 Type Active Ordered Mi-14 4 F-35B 12 1+121* B-52H 74 Combat helicopter Transport Special mission UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Tornado GR4 21 F-15C/E 432 Bell 412 8 C-130B/H 7 CN235 (MPA) 6 United Arab Emirates Air Force Special mission F-16C 790 H225M 8 4 C-130J 2 Transport Type Active Ordered 707 (E-3D) (AEW) 6 F-22 178 UH-1H 16 L-410 5 ATR 72 2 Combat aircraft 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 5+4* F-35A 46 18+1589* Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter Combat helicopter AT-802I 6 Global Express (Recce) 4 Special mission Alpha Jet 1 Bell 205 20 Bell 212 13 F-16E 55 King Air 350 (Recce) 6 707 (E-3B/C/G) (AEW) 31 DA42 10 Bell 412 3 S-70 24 Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 43 RC-135W (ELINT) 3 707 (E-8C) (Recce) 16 F-5B/F 4 H125M/AS350 6 TURKMENISTAN S2R Archangel 24 Tanker 747 (E-4B) (Comms) 4 F-16B 15 OH-58 7 17 Turkmenistan Air Force Special mission A330 MRTT 9 757 (C-32B) (Recce) 4 Gripen D 4 S-61/CH/HH-3E 16 Type Active Ordered Dash 8 (MPA) 2 Transport EC-130H (EW) 13 L-39 34 S-70 UH-60M 4 12 Combat aircraft Global 6000 (AEW) 3 A400M 20 2 EC-130J (EW) 7 PC-9 22 SA316 8 MiG-29 24 Global 6000 (Recce) 2 BAe 146 2 HC-130J (SAR) 25 14+8* T-50 4 8 SE313 8 Su-25 20 Saab 340 (AEW) 2 C-17 8 HC-130N/P (SAR) 9 UH-1H/N 16 Transport Tanker C-130J 16 Cessna 208 (Recce) 1 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 1 A330 MRTT 3 Combat helicopter CN235 (Recce) 5 Transport F-5F 3 An-74 2 Transport AW109 1 Dash 8 (Recce) 3 C212 2 L-39 9 Combat helicopter C-17 8 Bell 412 (SAR) (Cobham) 3 Falcon 20 (HU-25) (Recce) 2 C295 1 SF-260 17 Mi-8 15 C-130H/L-100 8 CH-47 Chinook HC3/4/5/6/MH-47G 54 16* G550 (EC-37B) (SIGINT) 1+9* King Air 200 2 TURKEY Mi-24 10 C295 5 SA330 Puma HC2 22 Global Express (E-11A) (Comms) 4 1 Combat helicopter Turkish Air Force Cessna 208 1 Training aircraft/helicopters King Air 350 (MC-12W) (Recce) 32 AH-1F 7 Type Active Ordered Uganda People's CN235 6 AW109 (Cobham) 1 Merlin IV/Metro (RC-26B) (Recce) 11 AW139 8 2 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered DHC-6 1 Bell 412 (Cobham) 10 OC-135B (Recce) 2 AW149 4 1 F-4E 49 Combat aircraft King Air 350 2 F-35B 4 PC-12 (U-28) (Recce) 21 Bell 206 20 F-16C 158 MiG-21 5 Kodiak 100 1 G115 (Babcock) 80 RC-135S/U/V/W (ELINT) 22 Bell 212 51 F-35A 98* Su-30 5 P-750 1 G120TP (Affinity) 29 U-2S (Recce) 26 H125M/AS550 8 Special mission Transport P180 2 Hawk T1 33 Tanker H145M 5 15* 737 (AEW) 4 Cessna 208 2 Saab 340 1 Hawk T2 27 767 (KC-46A) 52+123* Mi-8/17 6 2+2* C160 (EW) 1 Combat helicopter Combat helicopter Phenom 100 (Affinity) 3 DC-10 (KC-10) 59 S-70/UH-60L/M 10 4* CN235 (MPA) 1 Bell 206 6 AH-64D 9* T-6C (Affinity) 9 1 KC-135R/T 398 UH-1H 78 CN235 (Recce) 1 Mi-17 10 AW139 8 Tucano T1 42 MC-130H/P 18 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker Mi-24 5 Bell 407 1 Army Air Corps MC-130J 47 21+13* Enstrom 480 16 KC-135R 7 UH-1H 5 Bell 412 4 Type Active Ordered Transport Hughes 269 45 Transport Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS350 1 Special mission An-28/M28 5 R44 1 A400M 7 3 L-39 6 S-70/UH-60M 1 BN-2 (Recce) 11 Beech 1900 (C-12J) 3 C-130B/E 16 SF-260 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Combat helicopter C-5M 52 Type Active Ordered C160 14 UKRAINE Bell 407 (Horizon) 13 AH-64D/E 49 50 C-17 222 Special mission CN235 41 F-16F 22 AS365 6 C-130H 196 CL-215 (SAR) 1 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered G115 12 AW159 25 1 C-130J 125 25+27* CN235 (MPA) 3* H215M/AS532 21 Combat aircraft GA8 1 Bell 212 (Cobham) 4 Cessna 208 2 Dornier 228 (MPA) 7 S/T-70 6 MiG-29 21 H125M/AS350 1 SA341 23 DHC-6 1 F27 (MPA) 2 UH-1H 59 Su-24 12 Hawk 102 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Dornier 328 (C-146) 19 P-3T (MPA) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Su-25 13 King Air 90 3 BN-2 1 Gulfstream IV (C-20H) 1 Transport F-16C/D 87 Su-27 28 MB-339 12 G115 (Babcock) 5 King Air 200 (C-12) 25 ERJ-135 2 F-35A 2 Special mission Mirage 2000-9DAD 14 H125M/AS350 (Cobham) 2 Learjet 35 (C-21A) 19 F27 2 Hurkus B 15 An-30 (Recce) 3 PC-7 31 Royal Navy PC-12 (U-28) 14 Combat helicopter KT-1T 40 15* Transport PC-21 25 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter

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AW139 (MH-139) 4+84* Type Active Ordered King Air 200 (UC-12) 13 CV-22 48 3 Combat aircraft Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) 4 Mi-171 1 AV-8B/+ 104 PC-12NG 1 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G 99 9+103* F/A-18A/C/D 249 Combat helicopter UH-1N 65 F-35B/C 33 5+360* Bell 407 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Special mission CV/MV-22 59 707 (E-8C) 1 EA-6B (EW) 8 MH-53E 27 Beechjet T-1A 177 Tanker S-70/EH/HH/MH/SH/UH-60 526 7+41* DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 52 C-130T 7 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-314 9 4 KC-130J 54 7+1* AW119 1 F-15D 26 Transport Bell 206 (TH-57) 113 F-16D 150 Citation Encore/Sovereign/Ultra 12 2 DHC-2 (U-6A) 2 F-35A 91 Gulfstream IV (C-20G) 1 DHC-3 1 G120TP (J-PAG) 5 King Air 200/350 (UC-12F) 13 2 E-2C 1 SR20 (T-53A) 25 Combat helicopter F/A-18A/B/C/D 108 T-6 446 AH-1W 86 F/A-18E/F 133 T-38A/C 503 AH-1Z 84 98+46* F-5F/N 29 T-X 5+346* CH-53E 142 F-16A/B 14 TC-135S/W 3 CH-53K 1 12+187* F-35C 13 TU-2S 4 MV-22 268 54+2* H145 (UH-72A) 5 UH-1H 39 UH-1N 5 King Air 90/200 57 UH-1Y 145 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26A) 1 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters OH-58 3 Special mission F/A-18B/C 14 Saab 340 (Calspan) 1 Dash 8 (Recce) 11 F-5F/N 13 T-6A/B/C 294 29 DHC-7 (EO-5C) (Recce) 7 F-35B/C 29 T-34 75 King Air 200/350 (MC-12) (Recce) 93 T-34 3 T-38 10 Transport TAV-8B 16 T-45C 194 Beech 1900 (C-12J) 3 C-27J 7 Type Active Ordered C212 (C-41A) 5 Combat aircraft Type Active Ordered Citation Encore/Ultra 28 F/A-18A/C 149 Combat aircraft Gulfstream IV (C-20H) 1 F/A-18E/F 379 39+24* A-37 8 King Air 200/350 (C-12) 95 F-35C 2 2+237* Special mission Merlin IV/Metro (C-26E) 12 Special mission C212 (MPA) 4 Combat helicopter 707 (E-6B) (Comms) 16 Transport AH-64D/E 801 32 737 (P-8A) (MPA) 81 20+10* Beechcraft Baron 2 Bell 412 4 E-2C/D (AEW) 83 18+24* C-130B 2 CH-47D/F/MH-47G 486 34 EA-18G (EW) 153 2 C212 1 H145 (UH-72A) 348 35 EP-3E (ELINT) 12 EMB-110 1 MD500 (AH/MH-6) 47 74* Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 EMB-120 1 Mi-8/17 7 Merlin IV/Metro (C-26D) (Recce) 3 Y-12 2* S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 2208 244+203* P-3C (MPA) 48 Combat helicopter UH-1H 31 P-3SPA (Recce) 4 AS355 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Tanker AS365 2 Bell 206 (TH-67A) 98 KC-130T 3 Bell 212 4 DHC-7 (TO-5C) 1 Transport UH-1H 3 G120TP (CAE USA) 6 737 (C-40A) 15 2 Training aircraft/helicopters H145 (UH-72A) 71 13+4* C-2 27 PC-7 5 King Air 100/200 (CAE USA) 11 C-130J 1 SF-260 10 Mi-24 1 C-130T 14 Uruguayan Naval Aviation T-6D 4 G100/1125 Astra (C-38A) 2 Type Active Ordered United States Marine Corps Gulfstream IV (C-20G) 3 Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 1 Transport King Air 200 1 O-2 2 Combat helicopter AS355 1 Bell 412 2* BO105 1 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 1 T-35 4* UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan Air Force Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 39 Su-25 20

Crown Copyright Crown Su-27 30 The UK Royal Air Force’s remaining Tornado GR4s will power into retirement in March 2019 Transport

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An-12 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8/17/171 34 An-26 4 Bell 206 2 Mi-14 2 Mission success is no C295 4 VIETNAM Mi-25/35 14 Il-76 5 Vietnamese People's Air Force UH-1H 4 Combat helicopter Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters H125M/AS550 6 Combat aircraft F-5B 2 coincidence. Rely on H215M/AS532 2 6 Su-22 35 L-39 19 Mi-8 40 Su-27/30 73 ZAMBIA Mi-24/35 25 12 Special mission Zambian Air Force aircraft and components Training aircraft/helicopters An-28/M28 (MPA) 1 Type Active Ordered L-39 2 Transport Combat aircraft VENEZUELA An-26 30 F-6 8 Venezuelan Military Aviation C295 3 MiG-21 10 maintained by us. Type Active Ordered NC212i 2 1 Transport Combat aircraft Combat helicopter C-27J 2 F-16A 16 Ka-32 2 MA60 1 Su-30 23 Mi-8/17 87 Y-12 8 Special mission Mi-24 25 Combat helicopter Falcon 20 (EW) 1 UH-1H 15 Bell 205 12 Merlin IV/Metro (EW) 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 2 Tanker Cabri G2 (Vietnam Helicopter) 1 Bell 212 1 707 1 L-39 28 Mi-171 5 Transport Vietnamese Navy Z-9 7 C-130H 5 Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters Cessna 208 4 Special mission FT-6 2 Citation II/SP 1 DHC-6 Guardian 400 (MPA) 3 K-8 16 Dornier 228/NG 3 7 Transport L-15 6 King Air 200/350 6 10* DHC-6 Guardian 400 3 MFI-15 15 Merlin IV/Metro 1 Combat helicopter SF-260 13 2 H225M 2 Y-8 8 Ka-28 8 Combat helicopter YEMEN Type Active Ordered H215M/AS332/532 10 Yemen Arab Republic Air Force Combat aircraft Mi-17 6 Type Active Ordered F-7 7 Mi-28 10* Combat aircraft MiG-23 3 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5E 11 Transport DA40 24 MiG-21 19 BN-2 5 DA42 6 MiG-29 24 32* C212 9 EMB-312 19 Su-22 23 Combat helicopter Enstrom 280 2 Special mission Enstrom 480 4 12 Cessna 208 (Recce) 2 Mi-24/35 6 F-16B 4 Transport Mi-172 1 K-8 24 An-24/26 8 SA316 13 SF-260 12 Combat helicopter Training aircraft/helicopters Venezuelan Army Aviation Bell 206 1 Bell 412 8 Type Active Ordered Bell 212 4 K-8 10 Transport Ka-32 2 SF-260 28 An-28/M28 11 Arava 4 King Air 200 2 Combat helicopter Yours to download Bell 206 4 Bell 412 11 FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces directory 2019 Mi-17 21 will be available as a free download from 4 Mi-26 3 December, brought to you in association with Mi-35 10 RUAG. To get your copy of our annual report, S-61/ASH-3D 3 flightglobal.com/waf Training aircraft/helicopters visit Bell 206 1 Venezuelan Naval Aviation For more information about Flight Fleets Type Active Ordered Analyzer, or to request a demonstration, go to Special mission flightglobal.com/products/fleets-analyzer C212 (MPA) 2 Transport Keep up to speed with military procurement C212 3 plans, key equipment orders and operational Cessna 208 1 King Air 90/200 2 developments by accessing FlightGlobal’s Turbo Commander 1 dedicated defence channel: Combat helicopter flightglobal.com/defence Bell 212/412 9 Mi-17 6 Z-9 8 RUAG Schweiz AG | RUAG Aviation | Military Aviation 60 | Flight International | 4-10 December 2018 flightglobal.com 6032 Emmen | Switzerland | Phone +41 41 268 41 11 | 34 FlightGlobal [email protected] | www.ruag.com/aviation

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