Directorate Single Sky

Civil-Military ATM Co-ordination Division

(DSS/CM)
Military Statistics
Edition 2011

EUROCONTROL

table of Contents
Introduction

Military Fleet

State Aircraft Flying GAT

State Aircraft Flying OAT

European Military Air Fleet

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III

Introduction
During the last years, numerous stakeholders, ATM experts and planners have approched the Civil Military ATM
Coordination Division to ask for an update of the Military Statistics brochure. The information provided in this publication has been found valuable by those involved in R&D activities, i.e. SESAR. It has also been used as a reference
when carrying out studies related to the military fleet, like CBA, avionics, impact assessments, etc.
The current version based on 2010 figures available from open and EUROCONTROL sources will be an on-line only
publication, more interactive with users and will be updated when needed, not just on yearly basis. Feed back from
readers and users is most welcome in order to improve new editions of these statistics.

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Military Fleet
AIRCRAFT

ECAC

USA

TOTALS

Combat aircraft

3167

(3332)

3630

(3828)

6797

(7160)

Large aircraft

1173

(1124)

2332

(2362)

3505

(3486)

Light aircraft

1868

(2282)

1789

(1801)

3657

(4083)

Helicopters

4141

(4487)

5277

(5325)

9418

(9812)

Paramilitary

353

(396)

167

(157)

520

(553)

TOTALS

10702

(11621)

13195

(13473)

23897

(2008 figures between brackets)

Table 1: European and US Military Aircraft Fleet Total Numbers 2010

14000
13000
12000
11000
10000

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2010

Figure 1: ECAC Military Aircraft Fleet

A steady decrease can be identified from 13344 aircraft in 2003 to 10702 in 2010.

(25094)

State Aircraft Flying GAT

Month

Civil

Military

Total

Military as
% of totals

January 2010

661554

(706739)

12373

(14061)

673927

(720800)

1.84

(1.95)

February 2010

638031

(671326)

13114

(14459)

651145

(685785)

2.01

(2.10)

March 2010

754563

(775866)

17048

(16755)

771611

(792621)

2.21

(2.11)

April 2010

670672

(772304)

14736

(14596)

685408

(786900)

2.15

(1.85)

May 2010

827781

(850644)

15782

(18047)

843563

(868691)

1.87

(2.07)

June 2010

865735

(876089)

16961

(17430)

882696

(893519)

1.92

(1.95)

July 2010

900402

(910065)

15212

(16244)

915614

(926309)

1.66

(1.75)

August 2010

889736

(906512)

13751

(14627)

903487

(921139)

1.52

(1.58)

September 2010

866429

(881704)

16452

(16828)

882881

(898532)

1.86

(1.87)

October 2010

837182

(859892)

16256

(17436)

853438

(877328)

1.90

(1.98)

November 2010

722213

(727931)

14695

(16062)

736908

(773993)

1.99

(2.07)

December 2010

661156

(714390)

11662

(13037)

672818

(7274270)

1.73

(1.79)

Total

9295454 (9683462)

1.88

(1.92)

178042

(189582)

9473496 (9873044)

(2008 figures between brackets)

Table 2: Civil and Military GAT in ECAC Airspace

1000000
900000
800000
700000
600000
500000
400000
300000
200000
100000
0000

Civil
Military

Jan

Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

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State Aircraft Flying GAT

3.0
2.62
(233916)

2.5

2.3
(208180)
2.03
(191221)

2.0

1.92
(189582)

1.5

2004

2005

2006

2007

1.88
(178042)

2010

Figure 2: Military GAT as Percentage of Total number of flights

(total number of flights between brackets)

Military GAT flights continue to decrease in both abosolute numbers and in percentage compared with total number
of flights (civil and military).

Nation

Flights

0.01

MALTA

21

0.02

CROATIA

35

0.03

UKRAINE

99

0.07

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

111

0.08

SERBIA

167

0.12

SLOVENIA

274

0.20

ARMENIA

365

0.27

NORWAY

378

0.28

LITHUANIA

452

0.34

DENMARK

558

0.42

IRELAND

610

0.45

SWEDEN

673

0.50

TURKEY

807

0.60

ROMANIA

926

0.69

HUNGARY

1270

0.95

CZECH REPUBLIC

1398

1.04

NETHERLANDS

1505

1.12

PORTUGAL

1518

1.13

SWITZERLAND

1743

1.30

AUSTRIA

2660

1.98

BELGIUM

2772

2.07

GERMANY

3862

2.88

FINLAND

4372

3.26

POLAND

5611

4.18

GREECE

6068

4.52

UNITED KINGDOM

7592

5.66

SPAIN

16410

12.23

FRANCE

31962

23.81

ITALY

39985

29.79

Total

134212

100 %

BULGARIA

Table 3: Military GAT by EUROCONTROL Member States

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State Aircraft Flying GAT

Nation

Flights

OMAN

45

0.10

INDIA

47

0.11

IRAN

52

0.12

TUNISIA

58

0.13

QATAR

63

0.14

KUWEIT

141

0.32

BRAZIL

165

0.38

PAKISTAN

194

0.44

SAUDI ARABIA

229

0.52

ISRAEL

250

0.57

ALGERIA

278

0.63

EGYPT

370

0.84

OTHERS

413

1.03

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

558

1.27

CANADA

819

1.87

1631

3.72

UNITED STATES

38482

87.87

Total

43795

100 %

MOROCCO

Table 4: Military GAT by non-EUROCONTROL Member States

16000

Military GAT flown by EUROCONTROL Member and non-Member States 2010

Member States
Non-Member States

14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0

Jan

Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

State Aircraft Flying OAT

Total Number of
OAT flights

Member State

Austria

552 (VFR)
1489 (IFR)

France

Comparison with
OAT Flights in 2008

OAT as percentage of
total military flights

no data available

43 %

46971 (IFR)

+ 10 %

60 %

Germany

39260 (IFR)

- 28 %

91%

Spain

47038

+ 131 %

74 %

Ukraine

3495 (IFR)

no data available

97 %

United Kingdom

2540 (VFR)
55066 (IFR)

- 49 %

88 %

It is expected that this section dealing with OAT flights will get more attention in the future. For the time being the
data available is limited. The only rough conclusion at the present moment is that military flying splits aproximately:
GAT
20%

OAT
80%

This figures must be further consolidated as more data is received from Member States.

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State Aircraft Flying OAT

Military GAT broken down by country of registration shows the following top 5 airspace users:

UK
7592

Italy
39985

Spain
16410

Number of
GAT flights
during 2010
France
31962

US
38482

Figure 3: Military GAT per country of registration

231 different military aircraft types flew GAT during 2010. Table 5 reflects the more common types.

Aircraft type

Flights

C17 Globemaster

16167

C130 Hercules

15153

TBM700 Socata

6768

E121 Xingu

5875

P180 Avanti

5455

C160 Transall

5257

B212 Augusta Bell

4776

CN295 CASA

4704

Falcon 900

4309

K135R

3997

A109 Augusta Westland

3825

C130J Hercules

3812

B412 Augusta Bell

3650

C5 Galaxy

3640

CN235 Nurtanio

3373

Aircraft type

Flights

F18 Hornet

3187

Falcon 50

2577

F16 Falcon

2543

Airbus MPA 319

2167

Bell UH-1H

2137

Learjet 35

1931

BE20 Beech King

1930

Falcon 100

1819

Airbus A310

1810

PA31 Navajo

1574

Eurocopter PUMA

1564

Aermacchi MB339

1474

Aerospatiale AT045

1408

CASA 101

1405

Aerospatiale AS32

1360

Sikorsky S55

1338

Dornier 228

1333

F5 Tiger

1292

PZL Swidnik SW4

1255

Boeing 737

1229

Antonov 26

1219

DC-10

1184

Eurocopter

1177

Eurofighter

1161

Cessna 560 Citation

1156

Boeing 700-300

1141

Atlantic

1138

Falcon 20

1122

Sikorsky Sea King

1107

E-3C Sentry

1090

Gulfstream IV

1052

Embraer 145

1049

Tornado

1023

OTHERS (<1000 flights)

Total

32178
172891

Table 5: Military GAT by Aircraft Type

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State Aircraft Flying OAT

Military GAT broken down by type of aircraft shows the following top 5 airspace users:

6% flown by combat
aircraft (fighters)

17% flown by
helicopters
58% flown by large
aircraft (transport type)
19% flown by light aircraft
(i.e. training aircraft)

2004

Figure 4: Military GAT per aircraft type

Military GAT split by flight level (FL) shows the following figures for 2010:

military GAT
above FL 245

42%

FL245
13%

military GAT
between FL 195 and FL 245

FL195
45%

military GAT
below FL 195

Figure 5: Military GAT per flight level

10

European Military Air Fleet1

Combat
Aircraft
(fighters)

STATE

Transporttype Aircraft

Light
Aircraft
(i.e. trainers)

ALBANIA

Helicopters

Para-Military

Remarks

16 (AB-205,
AB-206, Bo-105)

Total: 16

ARMENIA

12 (MiG-25,
Su-25)

2 (Il-76)

4 (L-39)

25 (Mi-24,
Mi-17, Mi-2)

Total: 43

AUSTRIA

14 (Typhoon)

3 (C-130)

40 PC-6, PC-7,
Saab-105)

84 (SA-319,
OH-58,
S-70, AB-212)

Total: 141

AZERBAIJAN

28 (MiG-29,
MiG-21,
Su-17, Su-24,
Su-25)

4 (Yak-40)

29 (L-29, L-39)

34 (Mi-24, Mi-8)

Total: 95
UAV: some
Aerostar

BELGIUM

69 (F-16)

18 (C-130,
ERJ-135,
ERJ-145, DA 900,
Falcon 20)

61 (Alpha Jet,
SF 260)

35 (SA-316,
A-109,
Mk48 Sea King)

Total: 183
UAV: 14 B-Hunter
7 A-400M on order
10 NH-90 on order

BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA

14 (J-21, J-22)

2 (NJ-21)

39 (Mi-8, Mi-17,
UH-1H, Mi-34)

Total: 55

BULGARIA

43 (MiG-21,
MiG-29, Su-25)

15 (An-26, CJ-27,
L-410, PC-12)

14 (L-39, PC-9)

47 (Mi-14, Mi-17,
Mi-24, AS 532)

Total: 119
UAV: Yastreb

CROATIA

9 (Mig-21)

2 (An-32)

26 (PC-9)

35 (Mi-8,
AB-206,Mi-17)

Total: 72

1 (BN-2)

1 (PC-9)

18 (Mi-35, SA342)

28 (L-39)

70 (Mi-8, Mi-24,
Mi-35, Mi-17)

Total: 145
4 UAV Sojka 3
Total: 115
UAV Sperwer

CYPRUS

Armed Police:
1 (Bell-412)

Total: 21

CZECH
REPUBLIC

32 (JAS-39
Gripen,
L-159)

15 (An-26,
Yak-40,
CN-295)

DENMARK

48 (F-16)

7 (C-130J, CL-604) 24 (Saab T-17)

36 (AS-550,
EH-101, Mk-90)

ESTONIA

2 (An-2)

4 (R-44)

Border Guard:
6 (L-410, Mi-8)

Total: 12

FINLAND

9 (F-27, CN-295,
Learjet 35A,
PA-31)

12 (Mi-8, NH-90)

Frontier Guard:
12 (AB 412, AS
332,
AB-206)

Total: 164
Some UAV Ranger
10 NH-90 being
delivered

59 (F/A-18)

72 (Mk51,
L-90, L-70)

1 Numbers are approximate. Aircraft in storage are not included.

Main types are indicated between brackets

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European Military Air Fleet

STATE

FRANCE

Combat
Aircraft
(fighters)

380 (Rafale,
M-2000,
F-1 Mirage,
Super Etendard)

FYROM
GEORGIA

GERMANY

6 (Su-25)

346 (Tornado,
Typhoon, F-4)

Transporttype Aircraft

Light
Aircraft
(i.e. trainers)

Helicopters

Total: 1339
64 UAV: SDTI, CL-289
50 A-400M on order
48 Rafale
to be delivered
77 Tiger combat
helicopters on order
45 NH-90
helicopters on order
many trg a/c in
storage

502 (AS-332/
532/555/665,
SA-321/330/342,
EC 225/725/
728, Mk-4)

1 (An-2)

19 (Mi-24, Mi-8)

Total: 20

18 (Mi-8, UH-1H)

Total: 33

85 (T-37, T-38)

567 (BO-105,
CH-53, EC-135,
UH-1H)

Total: 1096
Some UAV CL-289
and X-2000
All T-37 and T-38
stationed in USA
85 Eurofighters
on order
53 A-400M
on order
60 NH-90 and
55 Tiger helicopters
on order
Total: 670
Some UAV Sperwer
19 NH-90 and
15 AH-64
helicopters
on order
Total: 59

4 (An-2)

98 (A-310/ 319/
340, C-160, CL601)

5 (L29)

Gendarmerie and
Public Service
47 (Falcon 200,
EC-135/145 AS
365)

GREECE

304
(Mirage-2000,
F-16, F-4, A-7)

73 (C-130/, P-3B,
EMB-135, TB-20)

101 (T-2, T-6,

T-37)

188 (AH-64,
CH-47,
National Guard
AB-205/ 206/ 212, 4 (Cessna-172,
S-70, UH-1H,
TB-20)
AS-332)

HUNGARY

16 (JAS-39
Gripen)

5 (An-26)

10 (Yak-52)

28 (Mi-8, Mi-24)
Coast Guard:
3 (F-27,
AS-322/365)

IRELAND

11(CN-235,
Beech 200,
Cessna FR-172)

ITALY

87 (C-130, G-222,
Atlantic, P-180,
A-319, Falcon
900, C-27)

164 (Typhoon,
F-16, AV-8,
Tornado, AMX)

Remarks

210 (C-130/
135/160, KC-135,
Falcon 20/50/900 200 (Alpha Jet,
PC-6B, TBM-700,
TB-30, EMB-312)
EMB-121, CN-235,
A-310)

ICELAND

12

Para-Military

LATVIA

2 (An-2, L-410)

LITHUANIA

5 (An-26, L-410)

6 (PC-9)

14 (AB-139,
EC-135)

106 (MB-339,
AMX)

406 (A-129,
AB-205/ 206/
212/ 412, CH-47,
NH-90, SH-3,
NH-500, HH-3F)

3 (L-39)

Total: 3

Total: 31
Carabinieri,
Customs,
Coast Guard
138 (P-166, AB
206/ 412, A-109)

Total: 901
5 UAV predator
50 Eurofighters
on order
50 NH-90 helicopters
on order

6 (Mi-17, Mi-2)

Total: 8

9 (Mi-8)

Total: 17

Combat
Aircraft
(fighters)

STATE

Transporttype Aircraft

LUXEMBOURG

20 (E-3A, B-707)

MALTA

2 (BN-2)

MOLDOVA

4 (An-26/ 72)

MONTENEGRO
THE
NETHERLANDS

Light
Aircraft
(i.e. trainers)

Helicopters

Para-Military

Remarks
Total: 20
LU has no Air Force
but for legal purposes
NATOs 17 E-3A
Sentry AWACS aircraft
and 3 Boeing CT/49
(training) have LU
registration
1 A-400M on order

7 (NH-500,
SA-316)

Total: 13

7 (Mi-8, Mi-17)

Total: 11

10 (Super Galeb)

6 (SA 341/ 342)

Total: 16

13 (PC-7)

74 (AH-64. SH-14,
AB 412, CH-47,
SA-316, AS 532)

Total: 173
UAV: 26 Sperwer
19 NH-90 helicopters
on order to replace
old types
Total: 120
12 NH-90 helicopters
on order to replace
old types
Total: 306

4 (Bulldog)

78 (F-16)

8 (KDC-10, C-130)

NORWAY

57 (F-16)

12 (C-130,
Falcon 20, P-3)

16 (Saab T-17)

35 (Mk-86, Mk-43,
AB 412)

POLAND

80 (F-16, MiG-29,
Su-22)

32 (CN-295,
C-130, An-26,
Yak-40, Tu 154)

78 (PZL-130,
TS-11)

116 (Mi-8/ 14/ 17

24, SH-2)

PORTUGAL

30 (F-16)

27 (C-130, C-295,
P-3, Falcon)

23 (Alpha Jet,
TB-30)

29 (Mk-95,
SA-316, EH-101)

ROMANIA

52 (MiG-21)

12 (C-130,
An-24/ 26)

32 (MiG-21,
IAR-99, L-39)

39 (IAR-316/ 330)

Total: 135
6 C-27J on order

SERBIA

62 (MiG-21/ 29,
J-22)

8 (An-26, Do-128,
Yak-40)

16 (Super Galeb,
Utva 75)

50 (Mi-8/ 17/ 24,

SA-341/ 342)

Total: 136

SLOVAKIA

16 (MiG-29)

5 (An-24/26)

11 (L-39)

31 (Mi-17/ -24)

Police
5 (Mi-8, Mi-17)

Total: 68

2 (L-410)

11 (PC-9)

6 (AB-206/ 412,
AS-532)

police
4 (AB-206/212/
412)

Total: 23

SLOVENIA

SPAIN

180 (Eurofighter,
AV-8 Harrier,
F/A-18A, F-1, F-5)

120 (A-310,
B-707,
P-3A/3B/3M,
CN-235MPA,
Cessna 550/650,
C-212, C-130,
CN-235, C-295)

112 (C-101, T-35)

201 (Bo-105,
AB-205/212,
AS-332/532/665,
CH-47, SH-3/ 60,
SA-330, EC-135,
UH-1H)

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Ministry Internal
Administration
9 (KA-32,
AS350 B3)

Guardia Civil
39 (Bo-105,
EC-135,
CASA-212)

Total: 118

Total: 652
Some UAV in the
Army
60 Eurofighters
on order
27 A-400M on order
45 NH-90 helicopters
on order
18 Tiger helicopters
being delivered

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European Military Air Fleet

STATE

Combat
Aircraft
(fighters)

Transporttype Aircraft

SWEDEN

128 (JAS-39)

20 (Gulfstream IV,
C-130)

SWITZERLAND

86 (F-5, F/A-18)

15 (Beech,
Cessna, DHC-6,
PC-6/12, Falcon)

Light
Aircraft
(i.e. trainers)

Helicopters

Para-Military

Remarks

Coast Guard Air

Arm
3 (CASA 212)

Total: 286
3 UAV Sperwer
16 NH-90 helicopters
being delivered

86 (SK-60)

49 (AS-332,
AH-109, NH-90,
Bo-105)

45 (PC-7/9/21)

58 (AS-332/532,
SA-316, EC-635)
340 (AB-204/
205/ 206/
212/412,
AS-532, S/70B,
UH-1H, AH-1,
OH-58B)

TURKEY

130 (CN-235,
401 (F-4, F-16C/D,
C-160/130,
F-5A/B)
KC-135)

201 (T-37/38/
41/42, SF-260)

UKRAINE

240 (Su-24/25/
27, MiG-29)

270
50 (L-39 Albatros) (Mi-6/8/9/14/24,
Ka-25/27)

UNITED
KINGDOM

TOTAL ECAC

53 (An-24/26/30,
IL-76/ 78, Tu-134)

213 (Tornado,
Typhoon, Harrier)

129 (Falcon 20,

Nimrod R1/MR2,
E-3D Sentry,
Tristar, C-17/130,
VC-10)

343 (Hawk,
Grob-115,
Tucano T1)

611 (AH-64 ,
CH-47AH,
SA-330/ 341,
EH-101, Sea King,
AS-355, Lynx)

3167

1173

1868

4141

(3332)

(1124)

(2282)

(4487)

Total: 204
4 UAV Ranger
Gendarmerie/
Nat. Guard/ Coast
Guard
70 (Do-28,
Mi-17, S-70A,
AB-204/205/206/
212, CN-235MPA)

Total: 1142
More than 300 UAV
(different types)
10 A-400M on order
4 B-707 on order
30 F-16 on order

Coast Guard
12 (An-72, Ka-27)

Total: 625
5 An-70 on order
Total: 1296
10 UAV different
types
22 A-400M on order
100 Eurofighters
on order
deliveries on going
for several types of
helicopters

353

(396)

TOTALS:
10702

(11621)

(2008 figures between brackets)

Combat aircraft Large aircraft

3630

USA

(3828)

(F-22 A Raptor,
F-5, F-15,
F-16,F-18, A-10,
and many more
types)

(2008 figures between brackets)

14

2332

(2362)

(C-5, C-20, C-21,

C-130, C-17, C-12,
B737 and many
more types)

Light aircraft
1789

(1801)

(T-6/34/38/39/
44/45 and many
more types)

Helicopters
5277

( 5325)

(AH-64, CH-67,
UH-60, UH-1H
and many more
types)

Para-Military
Coast Guard
(157)
167
(C-130, CN-235,
HU-25, HH-65)

Remarks
13195

(13473)

Many UAV (different

types) in all services.
Many more on order
Plans for about 1000
F-35 JSF to replace
A-10, F-16 and other
types
Orders for different
types of helicopters
on going;
Apache, Chinook,
Blackhawk

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