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2011/2012 SPECIAL REPORT FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Secure your availability. Rely on our performance. RUAG Aviation Military Aviation Seetalstrasse 175 P.O. Box 301 6032 Emmen Switzerland Legal domicile: RUAG Switzerland Ltd Seetalstrasse 175 P.O. Box 301 6032 Emmen Tel. +41 41 268 41 11 Fax +41 41 260 25 88 info.aviation@ruag.com www.ruag.com Aircraft availability on the flight line is more than ever essential for the Air Force mission fulfilment. Cooperating with the right industrial partner is of strategic importance and key to improving Air Force logistics and supply chain management. RUAG provides you with new options to resource your mission. More than 40 years of flight line management make us the experienced and capable partner we are a partner you can rely on. World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 3 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 ANALYSIS 4 Worldwide active feet per region 5 Worldwide active feet share per country 6 Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types 8 WORLD AIR FORCES World Air Forces directory 9 CONTENT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FLIGHTGLOBAL INSIGHT AND REPORT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT: Flightglobal Insight Quadrant House, The Quadrant Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS, UK Tel: + 44 208 652 8724 Email: insight@fightglobal.com Website: www.fightglobal.com/insight WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 4 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 CRAIG HOYLE LONDON DATA COMPILED BY SANDRA LEWIS-RICE, MARTIN SMITH & JON UNDERDOWN FLIGHTGLOBAL MILICAS & HELICAS RUGBY Air arms around the world reacted to multiple challenges during 2011, despite eet and budget cuts. We list the current inventories and procurement plans of 160 nations. A n action-packed 2011 saw air power put to the test across its full spec- trum of activities, from all-out con- ict and clandestine cross-border raids to ying humanitarian relief missions in the wake of natural disasters. For once, the main defence headlines of the year were not driven by coalition action in Af- ghanistan or Iraq, but the result of the Arab Spring movement that swept through Mid- dle Eastern and North African nations, bring- ing unrest and political upheaval. While regime change was brought about in Egypt without the major involvement of the local military in support of then-president Hosni Mubarak, the national movement to oust Col Muammar Gaddafi from more than four decades of power in Libya was a longer and more bloody experience. Initially led by the US armed forces from mid-March under the banner Odyssey Dawn, the United Nations-backed campaign to protect Libyan civilians from persecution also benefitted from the involvement of several members of the Arab League. NATO took full command of the activity from 31 March, with its Unified Protector mission eventually last- ing for seven months and totalling more than 26,300 sorties. Libya provided an unusual test for partici- pating nations. While the assembled force of fighters from players such as Canada, France, Qatar, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the UK allocated to enforce a no-fly zone over the country provided sufficient threat to keep any pro-Gaddafi aircraft on the ground, the long distances involved in operating from bases throughout the Mediterranean delivered a logistical challenge. Command and control, targeting and communication issues also arose for some participants, such as the UAEs Lockheed Martin F-16E/Fs. And with no ac- knowledged coalition forces on the ground, the task of identifying rebel forces from re- gime troops was also testing. COMBAT FOCUS While the USA stepped back from playing the lead role over Libya following its provision of early and intense strikes against Gaddas forc- es and infrastructure, it did continue to deliver key support via the allocation of tankers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft: both of which are still in short supply among its allies. Washingtons main focus remained in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also in targeting its senior leadership in neighbour- ing Pakistan, and also further afield in nations such as Yemen. On 2 May, its decade-long ac- JOINT RESPONSE The French and Qatari air forces deployed Mirage 2000-5s for the ght over Libya World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 5 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 P ic
c r e d it gg tion to locate Osama bin Laden was finally ended when he was killed during a special forces raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pa- kistan. A tantalising glimpse of the USAs ad- vances into the world of stealthy rotorcraft was provided after one of its helicopters crashed during the troop insertion. While the bulk of the aircraft believed to have been a heavily modified Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk was destroyed, its tail structure survived intact. Meanwhile, in addition to supporting the fight over Libya and in Afghanistan, several nations also found the capacity to fly in sup- plies in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami which devastated parts of Japan in March. US Air Force Boeing C-17s flew into Sendai, for example, to help assist with the recovery efforts. Elsewhere this year, major earthquakes also hit New Zealand and Turkey, and floods af- fected parts of Pakistan. All drew support from air arms which are typically being asked to do more with reduced resources or person- nel as most nations contend with severe budg- etary limitations. Our new World Air Forces directory lists over 52,000 aircraft as being in active use with 160 nations around the globe: a drop of approximately 2,000 airframes since last year. More than one-third of this reduction can be attributed to improved data, which has al- lowed a combined 850 obsolete Harbin H-5 and Nanchang Q-5 combat aircraft to be de- leted from the inventories of the Chinese air force and navy. Another significant contributor has been the coalition and rebel action which de- stroyed or disabled a large amount of the former Libyan Arab Air Forces fleet. LIBYAN ATTRITION With no information available yet about which of the Gaddafi regimes aircraft sur- vived the conflict, our new entry for the na- tion has been restricted to showing only the little more than a dozen transport aircraft and helicopters that have been seen in use since the end of hostilities. This contrasts with last years data for the nation, which listed almost 380 aircraft as operational. Another significant reduction is also marked in the entry for Ukraine, which is re- ported to now have around 300 fewer RSK MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft in use than previously listed. Southern Sudan appears as a first-time entrant, with a small fleet of 11 Mil Mi-17 WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET PER REGION NORTH A Combat a Combat h 1 Transport 7 SOUTH AMERICA Combat aircraft Combat helicopter Transports/Tankers AFRICA Combat air Combat he Transports/ ASIA-PACIFIC Combat aircraft 4,8 Combat helicopters 4,3 Transports/Tankers 888 ombat airc 2 400 ombat helic ansports/T Ukraine is reported to now have around 300 fewer RSK MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-24 strike aircraft in use than previously listed F r e n c h
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F e a t u r e s Bin Laden raid prompted stealth questions WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 6 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 transport helicopters. As with previous directories, more than 900 military air- craft dedicated for use as VIP transports around the world are not included. As before, the USA tops our league tables in every directory category for the number of aircraft in active use, with its air force, army, Marine Corps and navy together accounting for 25% of the total equipment listed this year. Russia is a distant second, followed by China, Japan and India, although these four nations combined account for only three-quarters of Washingtons total assets. While a severe budget crunch is now being faced by Department of Defense planners, this dominance shows no sign of being dimin- ished for many years to come. This is borne out by our data about confirmed orders, where the USA accounts for almost 1,700 of the 5,400 aircraft recorded. This roughly 30% stake increases to more than half of the pend- ing future purchases detailed in the directory, with the US military to potentially acquire over 3,900 of the 6,700 aircraft identified. In line with the overall decrease recorded in the directory, global fleets have shrunk in three of our equipment categories: combat air- craft; transports/tankers; and training aircraft/ WORLDWIDE ACTIVE FLEET SHARE PER COUNTRY GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET Country Active eet Share 1 USA 13,051 25% 2 Russia 3,666 7% 3 China 2,598 5% 4 Japan 1,682 3% 5 India 1,637 3% 6 South Korea 1,440 3% 7 France 1,375 3% 8 Egypt 1,165 2% 9 Turkey 1,152 2% 10 UK 1,072 2% Other 23,195 45% TOTAL 52,033 100% SPECIAL MISSION Country Active eet Share 1 USA 692 40% 2 Japan 174 10% 3 Russia 100 6% 4 Brazil 54 3% 5 Indonesia 45 3% 6 UK 42 2% 7 France 41 2% 8 Taiwan 34 2% 9 India 33 2% 10 Spain 33 2% Other 499 29% TOTAL 1,747 100% COMBAT HELICOPTERS Country Active eet Share 1 USA 4,892 26% 2 Russia 1,561 8% 3 Japan 713 4% 4 China 703 4% 5 South Korea 701 4% 6 France 504 3% 7 India 451 2% 8 UK 415 2% 9 Italy 410 2% 10 Germany 397 2% Other 8,155 43% TOTAL 18,902 100% COMBAT AIRCRAFT Country Active eet Share 1 USA 2,818 18% 2 Russia 1,485 9% 3 China 1,452 9% 4 India 653 4% 5 North Korea 574 4% 6 Syria 483 3% 7 Egypt 458 3% 8 South Korea 413 3% 9 Pakistan 373 2% 10 France 363 2% Other 6,674 42% TOTAL 15,746 100% TRANSPORTS/TANKERS Country Active eet Share 1 USA 1,794 35% 2 Russia 467 9% 3 India 238 5% 4 Brazil 158 3% 5 France 148 3% 6 China 109 2% 7 Iran 106 2% 8 Germany 84 2% 9 Turkey 78 2% 10 Japan 74 1% Other 1,853 36% TOTAL 5,109 100% TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Country Active eet Share 1 USA 2,855 27% 2 Japan 423 4% 3 Egypt 403 4% 4 UK 383 4% 5 Turkey 345 3% 6 Israel 339 3% 7 China 324 3% 8 France 319 3% 9 South Korea 270 3% 10 India 262 2% Other 4,606 44% TOTAL 10,529 100% gg helicopters. But reflecting the current needs of operating in Afghanistan, numbers for com- bat helicopters and special mission aircraft have both seen slight increases. FIGHTER BATTLES As ever, potential business in the fighter mar- ket resulted in many stories during 2011, but few new sales by early December. The Swiss Federal Council in late November announced its intention to buy 22 Gripen NGs from Saab, with funding to be sought next year. If con- firmed, the win will be of great significance to the Swedish manufacturer, which is looking to kick-start the new generation version of its- fighter after making previous deliveries to the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Swe- den and Thailand. Iraqs acquisition of 18 F-16C/Ds is also progressing, with the sale to extend Lock- heeds production of the type through 2018. Companies are also awaiting the outcome of several other key battles. Indias initially 126-unit medium multi-role combat aircraft contest could potentially be concluded before year-end, with the decision to provide a mas- sive boost for either the Dassault-led Rafale U S
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F o r c e World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 7 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Safety concerns meant airborne sightings of the US Air Forces F-22A Raptors were rare in 2011 It aced carrier-based trials, but the F-35B had problems too But many future fighter orders remain like- ly to go to the F-35, despite the programmes mixed fortunes over the last 12 months. Com- pared against 2010, Lockheed had a good year, exceeding its planned number of test flights with 917 flown by 6 December and also performing well during the first deck- based operations using two short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs aboard the US Marine Corps amphibious carrier the USS Wasp. The first aircraft destined for an inter- national customer was also recently rolled off the assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas, with the UK to take delivery of the STOVL plat- form during 2012. But the discovery of cracks in a lift fan- related component provided the latest exam- ple of the challenges facing Lockheed and its industry partners in having to develop, test and produce the F-35 concurrently. Such con- cerns have prompted some Congressmen to seek a reduction in planned orders while teething problems can be addressed. MIXED PROSPECTS A six-year battle between the General Elec- tric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team and the US Department of Defense over the alternate F136 engine has finally come to an end though, with the industry team having pulled the plug on its proposed self-funding of re- maining development work. This leaves Pratt & Whitney as the exclusive engine supplier for the JSF, with its F135. Elsewhere in the US fighter sector, Lock- heed will during 2012 deliver its last F-22A Raptor air superiority fighter to the US Air Force. The service has had most of its current examples grounded over recent months while it continues investigations into the cause of several incidents where pilots encountered hypoxia-like symptoms. Safety also remains in the spotlight in the UK, where the Royal Air Forces BAE Systems Hawk T1/1As are returning to action after a grounding period prompted by the death of a Red Arrows display team pilot in a ground in- cident involving his Martin-Baker Mk 10 ejec- tion seat. This represented the teams second fatality during 2011. Meanwhile, Sukhoi has continued devel- opment work on its PAK-FA/T-50. A third development aircraft entered flight test in No- vember, by which point its predecessors had logged more than a combined 100 sorties. United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan in August forecast that up to 600 production aircraft could be built, including 200 each for the Russian and Indian air forces. Although sales of Russian combat aircraft have fallen markedly since the end of the Cold War, a projection of just 200 more for export custom- ers could be on the modest side. Chinas march towards fielding a fifth-gen- eration fighter also appears to be progressing well, with Chengdu having flown its J-20 demonstrator on numerous occasions since its surprise debut last January. Beijings CATIC export body is also now marketing the JF-17 jointly developed by Chendgu and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to potential gg Chinas march towards elding a fth-generation ghter appears to be progressing well with the J-20 International team or the Eurofighter consor- tium. But Indias Hindustan Aeronautics will be a perhaps bigger beneficiary of the selec- tion, as just 18 of the winning type are to un- dergo final assembly in Europe before work and vital know-how is progressively trans- ferred to the customer nation. Japan also could be poised to announce the winner of its F-X contest to replace air force- operated McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms. Boeings F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Eu- rofighter Typhoon are in contention, along with Lockheeds F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Rafale and Typhoon are also now going toe-to-toe in a process to meet the future needs of the UAE, with earlier exclusive negotia- tions conducted with the French team having failed to progress to a contract. Although the Rafale performed well both from land bases and the deck of the French navy aircraft carri- er Charles de Gaulle during the course of the Libya campaign, the rebuke from the Gulf has come at a bad time for Dassault, which is still seeking the first international buyer for its omnirole strike aircraft. Brazil could also potentially reach a decision in its delayed fighter competition in 2012, although the na- tion is facing financial pressures linked to it hosting the Football World Cup in 2014. The Rafale was identified as the preferred choice of the previous government, but faces stiff competition from the Gripen NG and Super Hornet. Boeing delivered its last of 24 F/A- 18Fs to the Royal Australian Air Force recent- ly under its first export sale of the type. L o c k h e e d
M a r t in WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 8 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 8 | Flight International | 13-19 December 2011 EXPLANATORY NOTES Flightglobals World Air Forces directory uses feet data compiled for its MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases by Sandra Lewis-Rice, Martin Smith and Jon Underdown, and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as premium products, MiliCAS and HeliCAS provide subscribers with detailed feet and orders information, in the majority of cases down to serial number level. The directory also includes global feet analysis provided by Antoine Fafard from Flightglobals Insight team. Responsible for producing special reports on the aviation industry, Insight provides bespoke analysis on sectors ranging from business aviation to commercial and military aircraft. To fnd out more, and to download other special reports, visit ightglobal.com/insight Fleet information is divided into these categories: Active: Aircraft in day-to-day use. For Soviet-era types where only summary information is available, this also includes some non-operational platforms. Ordered: Aircraft on frm order. Others which are pending purchase approval or contract signature are marked with an asterisk. This category includes current planned order totals, which may be subject to future revision. Abbreviations AEW airborne early warning; Comms communications; ELINT electronic intelligence; EW electronic warfare; MPA maritime patrol aircraft; Recce reconnaissance; SAR search and rescue; SIGINT signals intelligence To download your free copy of the directory from 13 December 2011, visit ightglobal.com/wafdownload WORLDWIDE TOP 10 ACTIVE AIRCRAFT TYPES COMBAT AIRCRAFT Type Active eet Share 1 F-16 2,311 15% 2 F-18 1,009 6% 3 F-15 859 5% 4 MiG-21 797 5% 5 MiG-29 794 5% 6 Su-27/30 784 5% 7 Su-24 622 4% 8 Su-25 541 3% 9 F-5 518 3% 10 F-4 475 3% Other 7,036 45% TOTAL 15,746 100% TRANSPORTS/TANKERS Type Active eet Share 1 C-130/L-100 1,150 22% 2 KC-135/707 442 9% 3 An-24/26 304 6% 4 King Air 246 5% 5 C-17 237 5% 6 Il-76/78 208 4% 7 An-32 149 3% 8 C-160 145 3% 9 CN-235 137 3% 10 An-12 137 3% Other 1,954 38% TOTAL 5,109 100% COMBAT HELICOPTERS Type Active eet Share 1 S-70/SH/UH-60 2,722 14% 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,523 13% 3 Mi-24/25/35 1,494 8% 4 UH-1 1,366 7% 5 AH-64 951 5% 6 CH-47 797 4% 7 OH-58 761 4% 8 Bell/AB212/412 686 4% 9 AH-1 569 3% 10 SA341/342 487 3% Other 6,546 35% TOTAL 18,902 100% customers, with the design offering a lower-cost alternative to its Western rivals. Further nations also have aspirations to de- velop their own fighters, with early work under way in Japan, South Korea and Turkey, and with Brazil having also shown a long- term desire to gain an indigenous capability. NEW PRETENDERS More modestly, 2011 also saw a first move from the South African defence industry to re- establish a presence in the combat aircraft sec- tor, with the Paramount Group and Aerosud having unveiled the advanced high-perform- ance reconnaissance light aircraft, or AHR- LAC. Unveiled in September, the two-seat design is expected to make its first flight in the second quarter of 2012. But while some na- tions may be interested in acquiring such low- cost aircraft for counter-insurgency missions, the USAF appears likely to step back from the niche role. In late November, Hawker Beech- craft was told its AT-6 would not be consid- ered for a light air support deal for the Afghan air force, and funding for a proposed follow- on deal for the US service has been deleted. An Embraer/Sierra Nevada team is waiting to hear by the end of the year whether it could secure the 15-aircraft sale to Kabul with the EMB-314 Super Tucano. In other developments, Airbus Military saw delays to the introduction of its A330 multi- role tanker/transport overcome, with three now having been handed over to launch user the Royal Australian Air Force. The compa- nys first of at least 176 A400Ms has also en- tered final assembly, ahead of its planned de- livery to France in late 2012 or early 2013. Alenia Aermacchi experienced highs and lows with its M-346 Master, handing over its first production example of the advanced jet trainer to the Italian air force in mid-No- vember, but crashing its first prototype barely one week later as the company left the Dubai air show still without the closure of a long- planned contract with the UAE. Equipped with aircraft new and old, air arms around the world must be prepared to perform familiar tasks in 2012, but also stand ready to respond to the unexpected. O gg The US Air Force used its C-17s to fly relief supplies to Sendai, Japan U S
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F o r c e World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 9 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 AFGHANISTAN AFGHAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport C-27A (G222) 12 Cessna 208 5 21 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 46 35 Mi-35 9 UH-1H 9 Training aircraft/helicopters MD530 6 48 ALBANIA ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AB205 3 AB206 7 AS532 5 AW109 1 BO105 7 ALGERIA ALGERIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-25 14 MiG-29 34 Su-24 22 Su-30 28 16 Special mission Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 King Air 200 (MPA) 2 Tanker Il-78 5 Transport Beech 1900 6 C-130H 16 C-295 6 Il-76 11 King Air 90/200/350 15 Combat helicopter AS355 4 AS555 9 Bell 412 3 Ka-32 5 Mi-2 2 Mi-8/17/171 74 Mi-24 36 Super Lynx 130 4 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 30 Yak-130 3 13 ALGERIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AW101 2 4 ANGOLA ANGOLAN PEOPLE'S AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 24 MiG-23 22 Su-22 14 Su-25 15 Su-27 7 Transport An-12 8 An-26 17 An-32 8 An-72/74 2 C-212 5 Dornier 28 1 F27 1 Il-76 6 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter AS565 6 Bell 212 5 Mi-8/17 79 Mi-25/35 15 ARGENTINIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Super Etendard 11 Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 5 King Air 200 (Recce) 2 P-3B (MPA) 3 S-2 (AEW) 2 Transport F28 2 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter AS555 4 H-3/S-61 8 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 10 ARMENIA ARMENIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-25 1 Su-25 14 Transport Il-76 1 Combat helicopter Mi-2 9 Mi-8 12 Mi-9 2 Mi-24 12 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 4 AUSTRALIA ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F/A-18A 55 F/A-18F 24 F-35A 14*+86* Special mission 737 (AEW) 4 2 AP-3C (MPA) 19 Tanker A330 (KC-30A) 3 2 Transport C-17 5 1* C-130H 9 C-130J 12 King Air 200/350 9 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18B 16 Hawk 127 33 I S A F
M e d ia Afghanistans air force revival includes a growing number of Mi-17 helicopters SA/IAR316 20 SA342 2 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 14 L-29 6 L-39 3 PC-7 22 PC-9 4 ARGENTINA ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-4 23 IA-58 31 Mirage IIIEA 6 Mirage 5 5 Nesher 10 Special mission Learjet 35 (Calibration) 2 Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 Tanker KC-130H 1 Transport C-130B/H 2 DHC-6 7 F27 5 F28 5 KC-390 6* Saab 340 4 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 8 MD500 11 SA315 2 Training aircraft/helicopters AT/IA-63 19 18+40* EMB-312 24 Mirage IIIDA 2 T-A4 4 ARGENTINIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Special mission OV-1 (Recce) 9 Transport C-212 1 DHC-6 2 Combat helicopter AS332 3 Mi-17 5 SA315 4 UH-1H 27 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 2 3 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 10 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter BO105 2 BANGLADESH BANGLADESH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-5 8 F-7 23 MiG-29 8 Transport An-32 3 C-130B 4 Combat helicopter Bell 206 4 Bell 212 14 Mi-17/171/172 25 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 9 FT-7 12 L-39 8 T-37 11 BANGLADESH ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport Cessna 208 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 BANGLADESHNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission Dornier 228NG 2 BELARUS BELARUS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 38 Su-24 35 Su-25 70 Su-27 22 Transport An-26 2 Il-76 2 Combat helicopter Mi-6 2 Mi-8/172 110 Mi-24 67 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 10 BELGIUM BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 50 Transport A330 1 A400M 7 C-130H 11 EMB-135/145 4 Combat helicopter AW109 24 NH90 8+2* SA316 3 Sea King 48A 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 29 F-16B 10 SF-260 32 BELIZE BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 1 Training aircraft/helicopters T67M260 Firefy 1 BENIN BENIN PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES Type Active Ordered Transport King Air 350 8 PC-9/9A 63 AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter CH-47D/F 5 7 NH90/MRH90 8 33 OH-58 14 S-70 34 Tiger 22 Training aircraft/helicopters OH-58 12 ROYAL AUSTRALIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter NH90/MRH90 5 S-70/MH-60R 16 24 Sea King 50 6 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 3 AS350 13 Bell 429 3 AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Eurofghter 15 Transport C-130K 3 PC-6 13 Combat helicopter Bell/AB212 23 OH-58 11 S-70 9 SA316 24 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 16 Saab 105 28 AZERBAIJAN AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 5 MiG-25 5 MiG-29 13 Su-24 11 Su-25 11 Transport Tu-134 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 23 Mi-24 49 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 12 AZERBAIJAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-35 24 BAHAMAS BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 BAHRAIN ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 8 F-16C 17 Combat helicopter AB212 13 AH-1 32 S-70/UH-60M 14 7 Training aircraft/helicopters BO105 4 F-5F 4 F-16D 4 Hawk 129 6 T67M260 Firefy 3 Dornier 128 2 HS 748 1 Combat helicopter AS350 1 AW109 4 BHUTAN ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 BOLIVIA BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission Learjet 25 (Recce) 2 Transport Arava 3 Beech 1900 1 C-130B 2 C-212 1 F27 1 King Air 90/200 3 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter AS332 1 AS350 2 Dhruv ALH 2 Mi-17 5* SA316 1 UH-1H 16 Training aircraft/helicopters DA40 9 K-8 6 PC-7 5 R44 6 T-33 14 BOLIVIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport C-212 1 King Air 90 1 BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA BIH ARMED FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft G4 1 J-1 10 J-22 7 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 11 SA342 6 UH-1H 13 BOTSWANA BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5 10 Transport BN-2 10 C-130B 3 C-212 2 CN-235 2 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter AS350 11 Bell 412 6 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5 5 PC-7/Mk II 3 5 BRAZIL BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AMX-A/T 52 EMB-314 29 3 F-5E/EM 44 Mirage 2000C 10 Special mission Beech 125 (Calibration) 4 C-130E/M (SAR) 3 World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 11 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 C-295 (SAR) 2 EMB-110 (Calibration) 3 EMB-110 (EW) 2 EMB-110 (MPA) 12 EMB-110 (Recce) 5 EMB-110 (SAR) 4 EMB-120 (Recce) 1 EMB-145 (AEW) 5 EMB-145 (Recce) 3 Learjet 35 (Recce) 4 P-3AM (MPA) 1 8 Tanker KC-130H 2 KC-137 (707) 3 KC-390 28* Transport C-130E/H/M 15 C-212 50* C-295 10 Cessna 208 29 EMB-110 78 EMB-120 14 EMB-145 7 Combat helicopter AS332 8 AS355 6 Bell 205 3 Bell 206 1 EC725 1 15 Mi-35 9 3+18* UH-1H/SH-1D 31 UH-60L 10 6 Training aircraft/helicopters AMX-T 8 AS350 31 EMB-312 105 EMB-314 55 9 F-5FM 3 Mirage 2000B 2 BRAZILIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS350 16 AS532 8 AS550 19 AS565 34 EC725 1 15 S-70 3 6 BRAZILIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-4 11 Combat helicopter AS332/532 7 AS350 17 AS355 8 Bell 206 2 EC725 1 15 Lynx 21 12 S-70 6 SH-3D/S-61 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 16 TA-4 3 BRUNEI ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport CN-235 1 Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 Bell 212/214 11 BO105 6 S-70/70i 4 12 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 Mk II 4 BULGARIA BULGARIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 6 MiG-29 16 Su-25 14 Special mission An-30 (Recce) 1 Transport A319 1 An-26 2 C-27J 2 L-410 2 Combat helicopter AS532 12 Mi-17 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 6 PC-9 5 BULGARIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS365 1 2 Mi-14 2 BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport AT-802 1 CN-235 1 HS 748 1 King Air 200 2 Combat helicopter Mi-17 3 Mi-35 1 SA316 1 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-314 3 SF-260 4 BURUNDI BURUNDI NATIONAL ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS350 1 Mi-24 2 SA316 4 SA342 5 Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 5 CAMBODIA ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-24 1 Combat helicopter AS355 1 Mi-17 2 UH-1H 1 CAMEROON CAMEROON AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Impala 5 Magister 6 Transport C-130H 3 DHC-5 4 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 Bell 412 1 SA319 1 SA330 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 5 CAMEROON ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SA342 4 CANADA ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F/A-18A 64 F-35A 65* Special mission C-130E (SAR) 2 King Air 200 (Recce) 2 P-3 (MPA) 18 Tanker A310 2 KC-130H 5 Transport A310 3 C-17 4 C-130E/H 14 C-130J 13 4 DHC-5 6 DHC-6 4 King Air 200 2 Combat helicopter AW101 (SAR) 14 Bell 412 88 CH-47F 15 H-3 27 Mi-17 (leased) 4 S-92 1 27 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 12 Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9 CT-114 Tutor 27 DHC-8 4 R o y a l t C a n a d ia n
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F e a t u r e s Chinas large Su-27/30 fleet provides a potent force while its stealthy J-20 is developed F/A-18B 26 G120 (Allied Wings) 11 Hawk 115 (NFTC) 16 King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7 T-6A (NFTC) 26 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 2 Combat helicopter AS350 1 CHAD CHADNATIONAL FLIGHT Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 6 Transport An-26 1 C-130H 1 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter AS550 6 Mi-17/171 4 Mi-24/35 7 SA330 2 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 1 PC-9 1 SF-260 1 CHILE CHILEAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft C-101 20 F-5E 8 F-16A/C 35 Special mission 707 (AEW) 1 Beech 99 (MPA) 1 King Air 100 (Recce) 1 Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 Tanker 707/KC-135 3 Transport 737 1 767 1 Beech 99 1 C-130B/H 3 C-212 3 DHC-6 12 KC-390 6* Combat helicopter AS350 1 Bell 206 1 Bell 412 15 1 BK117 1 Mi-17 10* SA315 1 UH-1H 13 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 2 EMB-314 12 F-5F 2 F-16B/D 11 T-35 23 CHILEAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport C-212 5 Cessna 208 3 CN-235 3 Combat helicopter AS332/532 10 AS350 2 AS355 1 Bell 206 1 MD530 9 SA315 1 SA330 4 World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 13 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Cessna 208 5 Citation II 1 CN-235 3 7 EMB-110 2 KC-390 12* King Air 90/350 5 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 205 3 Bell 212/412 12 MD500/530 3 S-70 46 UH-1H 50 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 12 EMB-312 14 Lancair Synergy 2 23 T-37 17 COLOMBIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Special mission King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 Transport An-32 2 C-212 2 Cessna 208 2 King Air 90/200/350 4 Turbo Commander 2 Combat helicopter Mi-17 33 UH-1H/N 50 UH-60L 46 COLOMBIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission CN-235 (MPA) 3 Transport C-212 1 Combat helicopter AS555 2 Bell 412 1 BK117 1 BO105 2 UH-1N 6 CONGO CONGOLESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Mirage F1 2 Transport 727 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 5 Mi-14 2 Mi-35 6 CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-23 2 Su-25 2 Transport An-12 5 Combat helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-26 1 Mi-35 6 SA316/SE3160 2 SA330 11 CROATIA CROATIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 6 Transport An-32 2 AT-802 5 Bombardier 215 6 Combat helicopter Bell 206 8 Mi-8/171 23 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-9 20 CUBA CUBAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 12 MiG-23 24 MiG-29 3 Transport An-26 4 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 41 Mi-24/35 16 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 25 CUBANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-14 1 CYPRUS CYPRUS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 1 Combat helicopter Mi-35 12 SA342 4 UH-1H 2 CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Gripen C 12 L-159A 20 Special mission L-410 (Recce) 2 Transport C-295 4 KC-390 2* L-410 6 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17/171 34 Mi-35 10 W-3 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen D 2 L-39 8 L-159T 4 DENMARK ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 39 F-35A 48* Special mission Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 Transport C-130J 4 Combat helicopter AS550 12 AW101 14 Lynx 90 7 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B 13 DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport Cessna 208 1 L-410 1 M-28 1 Combat helicopter AS355 1 Mi-8 3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft EMB-314 8 Transport C-212 3 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 2 OH-58 12 UH-1H 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Schweizer 333 2 T-35 5 DOMINICANNATIONAL ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter OH-58A/C 7 Training aircraft/helicopters R44 3 ECUADOR ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Kfr 8 Transport 727 1 C-130B/H 3 DHC-6 2 Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 6 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 25 EMB-314 18 T-34 13 ECUADORIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Special mission Citation II (Recce) 1 King Air 200 (Recce) 1 Transport Arava 5 C-212 2 CN-235 2 DHC-5 1 PC-6 1 Combat helicopter AS332 4 AS350 2 1 Mi-171 7 4 SA315 1 SA330 1 SA342 10 ECUADORIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission CN-235 (MPA) 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 4 Transport CN-235 1 King Air 300/350 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 Bell 230 1 Bell 430 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 3 T-34 2 T-35 4 EGYPT EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Alpha Jet MS2 15 F-4E 34 F-6 45 F-7 60 F-16A/C 154 16 MiG-21 59 Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76 Mirage 2000EM 15 Special mission Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 14 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 EQUATORIAL GUINEA EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 4 Special mission An-72 (MPA) 1 Transport An-32 1 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 2 ERITREA ERITREAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 5 Su-27 6 Combat helicopter Bell 412 1 Mi-8/17 3 Mi-24 1 Training aircraft/helicopters M-290TP 8 MB-339 5 ESTONIA ESTONIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters R44 4 ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 15 MiG-23 10 Su-25 8 Su-27 14 Transport An-12 12 An-32 1 C-130B 1 DHC-6 3 Combat helicopter French air force Rafale B/Cs and Mirage 2000Ds were among the nations aircraft contribution to strike action over Libya F r e n c h
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F o r c e Beech 1900 (MPA) 2 Beech 1900 (Recce) 4 E-2C (AEW) 7 Transport An-74 3 C-130H 24 C-295 1 2 DHC-5 9 Combat helicopter AB212 1 AH-64D 36 10 AW139 2 CH-47C/D 19 6* Mi-8/17 72 S-70/UH-60M 4 4* SA342 88 Sea King 23 SH-2G 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet MS1 30 EMB-312 54 F-16B/D 47 4 G115 74 K-8 120 L-39 10 L-59 39 Mirage 5SDD 6 Mirage 2000BM 4 UH-12 19 EL SALVADOR SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-37 9 Transport Arava 3 BT-67 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 3 MD500 5 UH-1H/M 18 Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 5 Mi-8/17 24 Mi-24/35 15 SA/IAR316/SE3160 5 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 7 SF-260 4 ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter UH-1H 12 FINLAND FINNISH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-18C 55 Special mission F27 (EW) 1 Transport C-295 3 F27 1 Learjet 35 3 PC-12NG 6 Training aircraft/helicopters F-18D 7 Hawk 51/51A/66 40 17 M-290TP 9 FINNISH ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter MD500 2 NH90 11 9 Training aircraft/helicopters MD500 5 FRANCE FRENCH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Mirage 2000C 51 Mirage 2000D 75 Mirage 2000N 60 Mirage 2000-5 32 Mirage F1CR/CT 57 Rafale B/C 63 15+152* World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 15 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Special mission C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2 E-3F (AEW) 4 Tanker C/KC-135 14 Transport A310 3 A340 2 A400M 50 C160 49 C-130H 14 CN-235 19 8 DHC-6 5 TBM700 15 Combat helicopter AS332/532 10 AS355 1 AS555 40 EC725 9 SA330 31 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 124 EMB-121 28 G120 (EADS) 18 Mirage 2000B 8 Mirage F1B 9 TB30 46 FRENCH ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport PC-6 5 TBM700 11 Combat helicopter AS532 19 EC725 8 NH90 34 SA/IAR330 93 SA341/342 180 Tiger 31 49 Training aircraft/helicopters AS555 18 SA341 27 FRENCHNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Rafale M 19 6+22* Super Etendard 40 Special mission ATL-2 (MPA) 23 E-2C (AEW) 3 Falcon 20 (MPA) 5 Falcon 50 (MPA) 4 Transport EMB-121 11 Combat helicopter AS365 3 1 AS565 17 EC225/725 2 2 Lynx HAS4 30 NH90 4 23 SA316/319/SE3160 17 SA365 9 Training aircraft/helicopters Falcon 10 6 GABON GABONESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Mirage 5G 3 Mirage F1 6 Transport C-130H 1 CN-235 1 Combat helicopter AS350 1 Bell 412 1 EC120 1 EC135 1 1 SA319 1 SA330 8 SA342 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Magister 4 Mirage 5DG 2 T-34 4 GAMBIA GAMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 1 Transport AT-802 2 GEORGIA GEORGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 11 Transport An-28 2 Combat helicopter Mi-2 7 Mi-8 18 Mi-24 12 Training aircraft/helicopters L-29 4 L-39 4 GEORGIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter UH-1H 3 GERMANY GERMAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Eurofghter 50 51 F-4F 27 Tornado ECR 31 Tornado IDS 117 Tanker A310 4 Transport A310 1 A400M 53 C160 79 Combat helicopter NH90 4 38 UH-1D 70 Training aircraft/helicopters Eurofghter 18 14 Tornado IDS 7 GERMAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter BO105 67 CH-53 92 NH90 16 67 Tiger 10 67 UH-1D 97 Training aircraft/helicopters BO105 110 EC135 14 GERMANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission Dornier 228NG (MPA) 1 Dornier 228 (Recce) 2 P-3C (MPA) 8 Combat helicopter Lynx 88 22 Sea King 41 21 GHANA GHANA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission DA42 (Recce) 2 Transport BN-2 4 C-295 1 1 F27 3 Combat helicopter AB412 1 Mi-17 2 SA316 2 Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 4 2 GREECE HELLENIC AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-7E 26 F/RF-4E 52 F-16C 116 Mirage 2000EG 16 Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25 Special mission C-130H (EW) 2 EMB-145 (AEW) 4 P-3B (MPA) 6 YS-11 (Calibration) 1 Transport Bombardier 215 21 C-27J 8 C-130B/H 12 Combat helicopter AB205 10 AS332/532 10 2+10* UH-1H 4 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16D 41 Mirage 2000BG 2 T-2C/E 42 T-6A 38 TA-7C 15 HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION Type Active Ordered Transport King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter AB205 27 AB206 15 AH-64A/D 28 Bell 212 1 CH-47DG/SD 14 NH90 2 18 UH-1H 66 HELLENICNAVAL AVIATION Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AB212 8 S-70 11 Training aircraft/helicopters SA319 2 GUATEMALA GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-37 3 PC-7 2 Transport Arava 1 BT-67 3 Cessna 208 1 F27 1 King Air 90 2 Combat helicopter AB205 1 Bell 212 2 UH-1H 13 Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 4 GUINEA GUINEA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-15 1 MiG-17 4 MiG-21 3 Combat helicopter AS350 1 IAR330 1 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 16 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 Mi-8 1 Mi-24 2 SA342 1 GUINEA-BISSAU GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SE3130 1 GUYANA GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport Skyvan 1 HONDURAS HONDURAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-37 9 F-5E 9 Transport Arava 1 C-130A 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 4 UH-1H 1 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 7 F-5F 2 HUNGARY HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Gripen C 12 Transport An-26 5 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 6 Mi-24 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen D 2 R44 2 INDIA INDIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Jaguar M/S 120 10 MiG-21 153 MiG-23 14 MiG-27 88 MiG-29 68 Mirage 2000H 45 Su-30/MKI 137 53+40* Tejas LCA 1 19 Special mission 1125 G100 (Recce) 1 EMB-145 (AEW) 3 Gulfstream III (EW) 2 Il-76 (AEW) 3 3 Tanker Il-78 7 Transport 1125 Astra SPX 1 An-32 108 C-17 10* C-130J 6 6* Dornier 228 28 12 HS 748 55 Il-76 17 Combat helicopter AH-64D 22* Dhruv ALH 25 54 LCH 25 Mi-8/17 138 54+59* Mi-26 3 Mi-35 20 SA315 11 SA316 72 Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk 132 35 70 HJT-16 Kiran 161 INDONESIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 1 C-212 3 DHC-5 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 205 11 Bell 210 18* Bell 412 31 BO105 19 Mi-17 12 6 Mi-35 8 SA316 7 Training aircraft/helicopters BO105 1 EC120B 2 INDONESIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission C-212 (MPA) 3 CN-235 (MPA) 3 Nomad 22/24 (MPA) 33 Transport C-212 13 DHC-5 2 Combat helicopter AS332 4 Bell 412 1 BO105 4 EC120B 3 Mi-2 8 IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-4D/E/RF-4E 25 F-5E 20 F-6 18 F-7 17 F-14 24 MiG-29 16 Mirage F1 4 Su-24 27 Special mission 707 (EW) 1 C-130E (EW) 1 P-3F (MPA) 5 Tanker 707 1 747 3 Transport 707 3 747 4 C-130E/H 44 F27 10 Il-76 5 PC-6 10 Turbo Commander 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/171 53 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F/RF-5A 12 FT-7 4 PC-7 35 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport F27 2 Turbo Commander 3 Combat helicopter AB206 3 AH-1J 6 Bell 214 7 CH-47C 15 Mi-171 45 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANNAVY Type Active Ordered Transport HJT-36 Sitara 16 Jaguar T 31 Mirage 2000TH 12 Saras 15* Tejas LCA 20 INDIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 53 LCH 114 SA315 25 10 INDIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29/K 11 32 Sea Harrier FRS51 8 Tejas LCA 6* Tu-142 8 Special mission Dornier 228 (MPA) 22 Il-38 (MPA) 5 P-8I (737) (MPA) 8 Transport BN-2 12 Dornier 228 4 Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 5 Ka-25 16 Ka-28 12 Ka-31 9 4 SA316/319 32 Sea King 42 27 UH-3 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Harrier T4/60 3 Hawk 132 17 HJT-16 Kiran 20 MiG-29KUB 2 INDIAN ARMED FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 154 INDONESIA INDONESIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft EMB-314 8 F-5E 6 F-16A 7 25* Hawk 209 25 OV-10 2 Su-27/30 10 Special mission 737 (MPA) 3 CN-235 (MPA) 1 2 Tanker KC-130B 1 Transport C-130B/H/L-100 15 C-212 10 C-295 9* CN-235 5 F27 6 PC-6 2 Combat helicopter AS332 13 BO105 1 EC725 2 S-58 7 SA330 11 Training aircraft/helicopters EC120B 13 F-5F 3 F-16B 3 G120TP 18* Hawk 53/109 13 KT-1 11 SF-260 18 T-34 16 T-50 16 World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 17 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Tanker 707 7 KC-130H 5 Transport 707 4 AT-802 7 Bombardier 215 6* C-130E/H 11 C-130J 2 King Air 200 20 Combat helicopter AH-1E/F/S 49 AH-64A/D 50 AS565 5 CH-53 25 S-70/UH-60A 49 Training aircraft/helicopters A4-N/TA-4H/J 119 F-15B/D 16 F-16A/B/D 147 G120 (Elbit Systems) 17 King Air 200 2 OH-58B 18 T-6A 20 ITALY ITALIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AMX 50 Eurofghter 44 37+25* F-16A 14 F-35A/B 131* Tornado ECR 16 Tornado IDS 55 Special mission ATL-1 (MPA) 7 ATR 72 (MPA) 4 G222 (EW) 1 Tanker KC-130J 2 KC-767 2 2 Transport C-27J 12 C-130J 18 G222 2 P180 14 Combat helicopter AB212 33 HH-3F 21 NH500 2 Training aircraft/helicopters 767 1 AMX-T 14 Alenia Aermacchi has delivered its first production M-346 to the Italian air force A le n ia
A e r m a c c h i F27 5 Combat helicopter AB212 4 ASH-3D 10 CH-53 3 IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Su-25 13 Transport An-74 9 Falcon 20 1 Il-76 3 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter AH-1J 8 Mi-171 38 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 13 IRAQ IRAQI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Cessna AC-208 4 F-16C/D 18 Special mission CH2000 (Recce) 8 King Air 350/ER (Recce) 4 6 SB7L-360 (Recce) 2 Transport An-32 1 5 C-130E 3 C-130J 6 Cessna 208 7 King Air 350 1 1 Combat helicopter EC635 5 Mi-171 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Lasta 3 20 T-6A 15 IRAQI ARMY AVIATION COMMAND Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Bell/AB206 5 Bell 407 4 24 EC635 19 Mi-17/171 36 OH-58C 1 SA342 6 UH-1H 16 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 5 Bell T-407 3 OH-58C 7 IRELAND IRISH AIR CORPS Type Active Ordered Special mission CN-235 (MPA) 2 Combat helicopter AW139 6 Training aircraft/helicopters EC135 2 PC-9 7 ISRAEL ISRAELI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-15A/C 42 F-15I 25 F-16C 76 F-16I 100 F-35A 20 Special mission 707 (AEW) 3 1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) 3 G550 (AEW) 4 G550 (SIGINT) 3 King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7 Eurofghter 11 4 F-16B 2 M-346 1 5+9* MB-339 82 NH500 44 SF-260 30 Tornado IDS 7 ITALIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport Dornier 228 3 P180 3 Combat helicopter AB205 64 AB206 49 AB212/412 39 AW109 19 AW129 59 CH-47C/F 21 16 NH90 16 44 ITALIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AV-8B 14 Special mission AW101 (AEW) 4 Transport P180 3 Combat helicopter AB212 48 ASH/SH-3D 15 AW101 23 12* NH90 1 55 Training aircraft/helicopters TAV-8B 2 IVORY COAST IVORY COAST AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SA316/319 2 SA365 3 Mi-24 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 7 JAMAICA JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 1 Training aircraft/helicopters DA40 2 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 18 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 JAPAN JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-2A 63 F/EF/RF-4EJ 82 F-15J 153 Special mission 767 (AEW) 4 BAe 125 (Calibration) 3 BAe 125 (SAR) 27 C-1 (EW) 1 E-2C (AEW) 13 YS-11 (Calibration) 3 YS-11 (EW) 4 Tanker KC-130H 1 KC-767 4 Transport C-1 26 C-2 20* C-130H 15 Gulfstream IV 5 YS-11 3 Combat helicopter CH-47J 19 UH-60J 40 40 Training aircraft/helicopters Beechjet 400 13 F-2B 15 F-15DJ 45 T/XT-4 204 T-7 48 YS-11 3 JAPAN GROUNDSELF-DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission King Air 350 (Recce) 7 Transport MU-2 7 Combat helicopter AH-1S 75 AH-64D 10 2* CH-47J/JA 57 OH-1 14 OH-6D 139 UH-1H/J 168 6 UH-60 30 Training aircraft/helicopters EN480 1 1 OH-1 13 JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission EP-3 (EW) 5 P-1 (MPA) 10* P/OP-3C (MPA) 96 US-1 (SAR) 8 YS-11 (SAR) 3 Transport King Air 90 5 Learjet 36 4 UP-3C 4 Combat helicopter AW101 (CH/MCH101) 7 6 MH-53E 10 SH/UH-60J/K 144 1 Training aircraft/helicopters EC135 4 10 King Air 90 29 OH-6D 5 T-5 43 JORDAN ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 33 F-16A 43 Special mission Cessna 208 (Recce) 5 Transport An-32 3 C-130H 4 C-212 1 C-295 2 Combat helicopter AH-1F/S 25 AH-6I 18* AS332 8 AS350 4 EC635 9 MD530 9 S-70/UH-60L 9 UH-1H 38 Training aircraft/helicopters AS350 1 C-101 10 F-5F 9 F-16B 18 T67M260 Firefy 14 KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-23 3 MiG-27 12 MiG-29 39 MiG-31 30 Su-24 40 Su-25 16 Su-27 30 Transport An-12 2 An-24/26 6 An-72 3 Combat helicopter EC145 6 39 Mi-17 14 Mi-24 35 Mi-26 8 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 20 KENYA KENYA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 17 Transport DHC-5 8 DHC-8 3 Combat helicopter MD500 40 SA/IAR330 12 Z-9 4 4 Training aircraft/helicopters Bulldog 10 F-5F 4 Hawk 52 2 Tucano 51 12 KUWAIT KUWAIT AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F/A-18C 27 Transport C-17 1* L-100 3 Tanker KC-130J 3 Combat helicopter AB205 1 AH-64D 16 AS332 3 S-92 2 SA330 6 SA342 17 Training aircraft/helicopters F/A-18D 7 Hawk 64 10 Tucano 52 12 KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZ AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-12 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8 8 Mi-24 6 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 3 LAOS LAOS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 25 Transport An-26 1 Combat helicopter Ka-32 6 Mi-8/17 18 Mi-26 1 UH-1H 4 Z-9 4 LATVIA LATVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 4 R e x
F e a t u r e s Japanese F-2Bs were damaged when a tsunami hit Higashi air base in March 2011 World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 19 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Hawk 208 14 MiG-29 10 2* Su-30MKM 18 Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 4 Tanker C-130H/T 4 Transport A400M 4 C-130H 10 CN-235 6 Combat helicopter EC725 12 Mi-171 4 S-61 28 SA316 21 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F 2 Hawk 108 6 MB-339 8 PC-7/Mk II 47 ROYAL MALAYSIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AW109 11 ROYAL MALAYSIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS555 6 Super Lynx 300 6 MALI MALI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 9 Transport An-26 2 BN-2 2 BT-67 1 Combat helicopter AS350 1 Mi-8 1 Mi-24 2 Z-9 2 Training aircraft/helicopters L-29 6 MALTA ARMED FORCES OF MALTA Type Active Ordered Special mission BN-2 (MPA) 2 King Air 200 (MPA) 1 1 R e x
F e a t u r e s NATO and rebel action left the majority of Col Gaddafis Libyan air force beyond use LEBANON LEBANESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Cessna AC-208 1 Hunter 70 3 Combat helicopter IAR330 11 SA342 11 UH-1H 19 Training aircraft/helicopters Hunter 66 1 R44 4 LESOTHO LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport C-212 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 Bell/AB412 3 BO105 2 LIBYA LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-26 9 An-72 2 C-130H/L-100 2 Combat helicopter Mi-14 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Yak-130 6* LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft L-39 1 Transport C-27J 3 L-410 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8 4 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport A400M 1 MACEDONIA MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 5 Mi-24 4 UH-1H 2 MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 3 MADAGASCAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 MALAWI MALAWI ARMY AIR WING Type Active Ordered Transport Dornier 228 1 Combat helicopter AS350 1 AS355 1 AS532 1 SA330 2 MALAYSIA ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F/RF-5E 10 F/A-18D 8 Combat helicopter SA316 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Bulldog 4 MAURITANIA MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission C-212 (MPA) 1 Transport BN-2 3 BT-67 1 Combat helicopter Z-9 2 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 3 SF-260 4 MEXICO MEXICAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 6 PC-7 37 Special mission EMB-145 (AEW) 1 EMB-145 (Recce) 2 King Air 90 (Recce) 5 Metro III (Recce) 4 Transport 727 5 Arava 10 C-27J 1 3 C-130E/K/L-100 6 C-295 4 1 PC-6 4 Turbo Commander 2 Combat helicopter AS532 2 Bell 206 21 Bell 212/412 31 CH-53 4 EC725 2 10 MD530 28 Mi-8/17 27 Mi-26 1 S-70 4 5 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F 2 PC-7 30 PC-9 1 SF-260 26 T-6C 10* WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 20 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 MEXICANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission C-212 (MPA) 8 CN-235 (MPA) 3 3 Transport An-32 4 C-295 4 F27 1 Learjet 25 1 Sabreliner 60 1 Turbo Commander 4 Combat helicopter AS555 2 AS565 5 BO105 12 MD902 6 Mi-8/17 23 UH-60M 3 Training aircraft/helicopters Lancair IVP/Super ES 3 Lancair Legacy 2 M-290TP 8 MD500 4 MOLDOVA MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-26 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8 5 MONGOLIA MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-26 3 Combat helicopter Mi-8 25 Mi-24 25 MONTENEGRO ARMY OF MONTENEGRO Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft G4 4 Combat helicopter SA341/342 4 MOROCCO ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 22 F-16C 2 16 Mirage F1CH/EH 50 Special mission C-130H (EW) 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Tanker KC-130H 2 Transport Bombardier 215 2 2 C-27J 3 1 C-130H 12 CN-235 6 Dornier 28 2 King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter AB205 47 AB206 5 Bell/AB212 5 CH-47C/D 9 3* EC725 12 SA315 1 SA330 33 SA342 22 Training aircraft/helicopters AB206 17 Alpha Jet 24 F-5B/F 8 F-16D 2 4 King Air 100 6 T-6C 20 4 T-34 12 T-37 14 ROYAL MOROCCANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS565 3 MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-26 4 Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 Mi-24 2 MYANMAR MYANMAR AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-5 21 F-6 1 F-7 24 G4 4 MiG-29 15 14 Transport An-148 2* F27 6 PC-6 5 Combat helicopter Bell 205 14 Dhruv ALH 1* Mi-2 15 Mi-17 11 Mi-35 5 SA316/SE3160 9 W-3 6 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 6 K-8 12 MiG-29UB 3 PC-7 16 PC-9 10 NAMIBIA NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-7 6 Transport An-26 1 Combat helicopter Mi-17 2 Mi-25 2 SA315 1 SA316 1 2 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 2 K-8 12 NATO Type Active Ordered Special mission E-3A (AEW) 17 Transport 707 1 C-17 (SAC) 3 NEPAL NEPAL ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport BN-2 2 M-28 2 MA60 1 Combat helicopter AS350 2 Dhruv ALH 2 Mi-14 4 Mi-17 9 Mi-24 2 SA315 1 SA/IAR316/SA319 6 SA330 1 NETHERLANDS ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 74 F-35A 2+84* Tanker KDC-10 2 Transport C-130H 4 DC-10 1 F50 2 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B 11 PC-7 13 NETHERLANDS DEFENCE HELICOPTER COMMAND Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AB412 3 AH-64D 28 AS532 8 CH-47D/F 11 6 Lynx SH-14D 12 NH90 4 16 SA316 4 NEW ZEALAND ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission P-3K (MPA) 6 Transport 757 2 C-130H 5 Combat helicopter NH90 9 UH-1H 13 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 3 5 King Air 200 5 ROYAL NEW ZEALANDNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter SH-2G 5 NICARAGUA NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport An-26 2 King Air 90/200 2 Combat helicopter MD500 1 Mi-8/17/171 22 OH-6B 1 NIGER NIGER AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission DA42 (Recce) 2 Transport C-130H 1 Dornier 28 1 Dornier 228 1 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 3 NIGERIA NIGERIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-7 11 Special mission ATR 42 (MPA) 2 Transport C-130H 2 Dornier 128 8 Dornier 228 6 G222 1 Combat helicopter AS332 3 AW109 6 7 AW139 1 World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 21 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Mi-24/35 9 Mi-171 3 SA330 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 4 FT-7 2 L-39 17 MB-339 12 Mi-34 12 NIGERIANNAVAL AVIATION Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AB206 2 AW109 4 NORTH KOREA KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5 (Shenyang) 107 F-6 98 F-7 120 H-5 80 MiG-21 26 MiG-23 56 MiG-29 35 Su-7 18 Su-25 34 Combat helicopter Mi-2 70 Mi-8/17 43 Mi-24 20 Mi-26 4 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-2 30 FT-5 135 NORWAY ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 47 F-35A 4+44* Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) 2 P-3C/N (MPA) 6 Transport C-130J 4 Combat helicopter Bell 412 18 Lynx 86 5 NH90 1 5 Sea King 43 12 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B 10 ROYAL NORWEGIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter NH90 8 OMAN ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16C 8 Hawk 203 10 Jaguar S 8 Special mission Skyvan (MPA) 3 Transport C-130H 3 C-130J 3 Skyvan 2 Combat helicopter AS332 3 Bell/AB205 13 Bell 206 3 NH90 4 16 SA330 1 Super Lynx 120 15 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16D 4 Hawk 103/A 5 Jaguar B/T2 4 PC-9 12 PAKISTAN PAKISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-7 143 F-16A/C 36 JF-17 29 70 Mirage IIIEL/EP/OF/RP 80 Mirage 5EF/F/PA 85 Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Saab 2000 (AEW) 4 ZDK-03 (AEW) 4 Tanker Il-78 3 Transport C-130B/E/L-100 16 CN-235 3 Combat helicopter AB205 5 IAR316 4 Mi-35 10 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16B/D 27 FT-5 25 FT-6 9 FT-7 7 K-8 39 Mirage IIIBE/BL/D/DP 19 Mirage 5DPA 2 SA316 10 Saab 2000 1 T-37 18 PAKISTAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AH-1F 35 AS350 3 AS550 20 Bell 206 9 Bell 412 24 2+40* Mi-8/17/172 93 SA316 16 SA330 31 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 9 PAKISTANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission ATL-1 (MPA) 1 F27 (MPA) 6 P-3C (MPA) 3 Transport F27 1 Combat helicopter SA316 5 Sea King 45 6 Z-9 4 2 PANAMA NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMA Type Active Ordered Special mission Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 Transport BN-2 2 C-212 4 Cessna 208 1 Combat helicopter AW139 4 Bell 412 1 3 EC145 1 MD500 2 UH-1H 2 Training aircraft/helicopters T-35 6 PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport Arava 3 CN-235 2 Combat helicopter UH-1H 5 PARAGUAY PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport C-212 5 Combat helicopter AS350 3 UH-1H 7 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 6 T-35 10 PARAGUAYANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS350 2 PERU PERUVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-37 24 MiG-29 19 Mirage 2000P 10 Su-22 17 Su-25 18 Special mission Learjet 36 (Recce) 1 Metro 23 (Recce) 3 Transport 737 2 An-32 7 An-72 1 DHC-6 1 11 King Air 300 1 L-100 2 PC-6 1 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 3 BO105 2 Mi-17/171 20 Mi-25/35 16 2 Mi-26 1 Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 13 MB-339 7 Mirage 2000DP 2 PERUVIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport An-28 2 An-32 1 Beech 1900 1 Cessna 208 1 Combat helicopter Bell 412 1 Mi-8/17 17 Training aircraft/helicopters F28 Falcon 6 R44 2 PERUVIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission F50 (MPA) 2 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 Transport An-32 2 F50 2 Combat helicopter AB212 1 ASH-3D 2 Bell 206 1 Mi-8 2 UH-3 2 Training aircraft/helicopters F28 Falcon 3 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 22 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 T-34 2 PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft OV-10 12 Special mission F-27 (MPA) 1 Transport C-130H 1 F27 2 Turbo Commander 1 Combat helicopter Bell 205 8 Bell 212/214 2 MD520 25 S-76 10 UH-1H/V 41 W-3 2 6 Training aircraft/helicopters S-211 6 SF-260/F 21 PHILIPPINE ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter UH-60A 1 PHILIPPINE NAVY AVIATION Type Active Ordered Special mission BN-2 (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter BO105 6 POLAND POLISH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16C 36 MiG-29 32 Su-22 38 Transport An-28 2 C-130E 5 C-295 11 M-28 16 7 Combat helicopter Bell 412 1 Mi-2 28 Mi-8/17 12 W-3 17 Training aircraft/helicopters F-16D 12 PZL-130TC-I/II 21 SW-4 25 22* TS-11 53 POLISHLAND FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-2 56 Mi-8/17/171 44 2 Mi-24 25 W-3 40 POLISHNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission M-28 (MPA) 8 M-28 (Recce) 2 Transport M-28 2 Combat helicopter Mi-2 1 Mi-8/17 6 Mi-14 13 SH-2G 4 W-3 7 PORTUGAL PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 29 Special mission C-212 (MPA) 3 C-295 (MPA) 5 P-3C (MPA) 5 Transport C-130H 6 C-212 3 C-295 7 KC-390 6* Combat helicopter AW101 12 SA316 12 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 19 EC120B 12* F-16B 6 TB30 16 PORTUGUESE ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter NH90 10 PORTUGUESE NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Lynx 95 5 QATAR QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 Transport C-17 2 2* C-130J 4 Combat helicopter AW139 9 9 SA342 14 Sea King 11 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 6 Mirage 2000-5DDA 4 PC-21 12* ROMANIA ROMANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 36 Special mission An-30 (Recce) 1 Transport An-26 4 C-27J 3 4 C-130B/H 4 Combat helicopter IAR/SA330 70 Mi-8/17 5 Training aircraft/helicopters IAR-99 20 ROMANIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters IAR316 8 ROMANIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter IAR330 3 RUSSIA RUSSIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-25 39 MiG-29 190 MiG-31 146 Su-24 314 Su-25 192 Su-27/30/35 201 58 Su-34 9 28+26* Tu-22 93 Tu-95 45 Tu-160 16 Special mission An-12 (EW) 21 An-26 (Calibration) 1 An-30 (Recce) 13 An-72 (MPA) 1 Il-76 (AEW) 24 Il-76 (Comms) 1 Il-86 (Comms) 4 Tu-214 (Recce) 2 Tanker Il-78 19 Transport An-12 94 An-22 1 An-24/26 91 An-72/74 32 An-124 2 20 An-140 1+7* Il-62 3 Il-76 104 2 L-410 95 Tu-134 11 The Russian air force has received more Ulan-Ude-built Mi-8AMTSh transports R u s s ia n
H e lic o p t e r s World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 23 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Tu-154 7 Yak-40 1 Combat helicopter Ka-28 2 Ka-29 21 Ka-50/52 25 Ka-60 5 Mi-2 220 Mi-6 6 Mi-8/17 251 Mi-9 11 Mi-24/35 760 Mi-26 22 22 Mi-28 50 Training aircraft/helicopters An-26 4 Ansat 40* F480 1 L-39 27 Tu-134 8 Yak-130 8 65+76* RUSSIANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29K 24* Su-24 94 Su-25 43 Su-33 30 Tu-22 58 Tu-142 15 Special mission An-26 (Calibration) 1 An-72 (MPA) 2 Be-12 (SAR) 4 Il-38 (MPA) 28 Transport An-12 3 An-26 1 An-72 1 Il-114 1 Tu-154 1 Combat helicopter Ansat 5 6 Ka-27 96 Ka-29 28 Mi-6 5 Mi-8 30 Mi-14 9 Mi-24 20 RWANDA RWANDAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 2 Mi-24 2 SA342 4 SAUDI ARABIA ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Eurofghter Typhoon 18 42 F-15C/S/SA 130 F-15SA 84* Tornado IDS 82 Special mission E-3A (AEW) 5 King Air 350 (Recce) 2 RE-3A (EW) 1 Saab 2000 (AEW) 1 Tanker A330 6 KC-130H 7 KE-3A 7 Transport C-130H 30 CN-235 3 Jetstream 31 1 Combat helicopter AB205 5 AS332/532 14 Bell/AB412/AB212 38 EC725 12* Mi-17 120* Mi-35 30* UH-60L 2 Training aircraft/helicopters Eurofghter Typhoon 6 6 F-15D 20 Hawk 65/A 45 PC-9 47 Saab 2000 1 ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AH-6I 36* AH-64A/D 11 70* AS550 30* MD530 12* NH90 42* OH-58 15 S-70/UH-60L/M 14 48+72* ROYAL SAUDI NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS532 13 AS565 6 NH90 10* SA365 21 SENEGAL SENEGAL AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission C-212 (MPA) 1 King Air 200 (Weather recce) 2 Transport F27 3 Combat helicopter AS355 1 Mi-2 2 Mi-17/171 3 Mi-35 2 Training aircraft/helicopters TB30 2 SERBIA SERBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft G2 1 G4 23 J22 31 MiG-21 10 MiG-29 4 Transport An-26 2 Yak-40 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8/17 19 SA341/342 43 SEYCHELLES SEYCHELLES PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Special mission DHC-6 (MPA) 1 SIERRA LEONE SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-24 1 SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-4SU 7 F-5S 26 F-15SG 18 6 F-16C/D 60 Special mission E-2C (AEW) 4 F50 (MPA) 5 G550 (AEW) 3 1 Tanker KC-130B/H 5 KC-135R 4 Transport C-130H 5 F50 4 Combat helicopter AH-64D 19 AS332/532 31 Bell 412 1 CH-47D/SD 16 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5T 9 M-346 12 PC-21 19 TA-4SU 15 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter S-70 6 SLOVAKIA SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 12 Special mission L-410 (Recce) 1 Transport An-26 2 C-27J 2* L-410 5 Combat helicopter Mi-2 4 Mi-8/17 14 Mi-24 6 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 9 SLOVENIA SLOVENIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 SLOVENIAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport L-410 1 PC-6 2 Combat helicopter AS532 4 Bell 412 5 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 3 PC-9 11 SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Gripen C 9 8 Special mission DC-3 (EW) 1 DC-3 (MPA) 5 Transport C-130B 7 C-212 4 Cessna 208 10 CN-235 1 DC-3 5 King Air 200/300 4 Combat helicopter AW109 29 BK117 7 Oryx 47 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen D 9 Hawk 120 24 PC-7 Mk II 55 SOUTH AFRICANNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Super Lynx 300 4 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 24 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 SOUTH KOREA REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-4E/RF-4C 85 F-5E 158 F-15K 52 8 F-16C 118 TA-50 22 Special mission 737 (AEW) 1 3 BAe 125 (Recce) 8 Transport C-130H 12 C-130J 4 CN-235 18 Combat helicopter AS332 2 Bell 412 3 BO105 12 CH-47D 6 Ka-32 8 S-70 41 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F 36 F-16D 51 Hawk 67 17 KT-1 106 T-50 60 REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport King Air U-21 1 Combat helicopter AH-1J/S 77 CH/HH-47D 38 MD500 282 UH-1H 92 UH-60P 94 REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission P-3C (MPA) 11 Transport F406 5 Combat helicopter Bell 206 1 Lynx 99/A 23 SA319 7 UH-1H 8 UH-60P/MH-60S 7 8* SOUTHERNSUDAN SOUTHERNSUDANESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-17 11 SPAIN SPANISH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft EF-18A/M 74 Eurofghter 29 30+13* Mirage F1M 22 Special mission 707 (EW) 1 C-212 (EW) 1 C-212 (SAR) 3 Citation V (Recce) 3 CN-235 (Recce) 2 CN-235 (SAR) 6 F27 (MPA) 3 Falcon 20 (Calibration) 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 King Air 90 (Recce) 4 P-3A/M (MPA) 6 Tanker KC-130H 5 KC-137 (707) 2 Transport 707 1 A400M 27 Bombardier 215 17 C-130H 7 C-212 13 C-295 13 CN-235 10 Combat helicopter AS332 11 S-76 2 SA330 6 Training aircraft/helicopters C-101 71 EC120 15 EF-18B 12 Eurofghter 8 5+1* F-5M 20 Mirage F1BM 3 S-76 6 T-35 35 SPANISH ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AB212 4 AS332/532 28 BO105 25 CH-47D 17 EC135 9 NH90 45 OH-58 2 Tiger 6 18 UH-1H 30 Training aircraft/helicopters EC135 6 6 SPANISHNAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft EAV-8B/+ 16 Transport Citation II/VII 4 Combat helicopter AB212 9 MD500 4 SH/ASH-3H 9 SH-60B 11 Training aircraft/helicopters TAV-8B 1 SRI LANKA SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-7 9 Kfr 9 MiG-23 1 MiG-27 7 Special mission King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2 Transport An-32 5 C-130K 2 MA60 2 Combat helicopter Bell 206 4 Bell 212/412 14 Mi-17 9 4* Mi-24/35 14 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-7 1 K-8 5 50+2* SUDAN SUDANESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-5 3 F-6 8 F-7 20 MiG-21 4 MiG-23 3 MiG-29 11 Su-25 11 Transport An-12 1 An-26 5 An-30/32 2 C-130H 5 DHC-5 3 Combat helicopter AB205 2 AB212 3 IAR330 4 Mi-8/171/172 17 Mi-24/35 8 Training aircraft/helicopters K-8 12 SURINAM SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Dhruv ALH 3 SWEDEN SWEDISH AIR FORCE B o e in g Boeing has delivered its first 737-based airborne early warning aircraft to South Korea World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 25 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Gripen A/C 155 Special mission Gulfstream IV (EW) 2 Saab 340 (AEW) 3 Saab 340 (SAR) 1 Tanker KC-130H 1 Transport C-130H 7 Saab 340 1 Sabreliner 40 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen B/D 24 Saab 105 72 SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WING Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS332 9 BO105 14 NH90 6 12 UH-60M 4 11 Training aircraft/helicopters AW109 20 SWITZERLAND SWISS AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 41 F/A-18C 26 Gripen NG 22* Special mission DHC-6 (Recce) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 Transport Beech 1900 1 PC-6 15 Combat helicopter AS332/532 25 EC635 18 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F 12 F/A-18D 7 PC-7 28 PC-9 11 PC-21 6 2 SYRIA SYRIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 219 MiG-23 146 MiG-29 48 Su-22 50 Su-24 20 Combat helicopter Mi-2 15 Mi-8/17 101 Mi-25 40 SA342 32 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 70 TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F/RF-5E 29 F-16A 117 F-CK-1A 101 Mirage 2000-5EI 47 Special mission Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 E-2K/T (AEW) 6 Transport C-130H 20 Combat helicopter EC225 3 S-70 13 45 Training aircraft/helicopters AT-3 52 F-CK-1B 25 F-5F 32 F-16B 28 Mirage 2000-5DI 10 T-34 37 REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AH-1W 61 AH-64D 30 CH-47SD 8 OH-58 38 UH-1B/H 84 UH-60M 60* Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 29 REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission S-2 (AEW) 21 Combat helicopter MD500 8 S-70 16 TAJIKISTAN TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-8 8 Mi-24 4 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 4 TANZANIA TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-6 3 F-7 11 Combat helicopter AB205 1 AB412 2 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 1 THAILAND ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Alpha Jet 19 F-5A/E 45 F-16A 39 Gripen C 2 6 Special mission DA42 (Recce) 4 Learjet 35 (EW) 1 Saab 340 (AEW) 1 1 Transport A310 1 Arava 2 BT-67 7 C-130H 10 CN-235 6 HS 748 3 King Air 90 1 Merlin IV 1 Nomad 22 14 PC-6 17 Combat helicopter Bell 212/412 12 UH-1H 14 Training aircraft/helicopters DA42 6 F-5B/F 8 F-16B 15 Gripen D 4 L-39 34 PC-9 22 Saab 340 1 ROYAL THAI ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport C-212 1 King Air 200 2 Combat helicopter AB412 1 AH-1F 3 Bell 206 3 Bell 212 53 CH-47D 6 Mi-17 5 3 S-70/UH-60M 6 2 UH-1H/V 90 Training aircraft/helicopters F480 3 13 ROYAL THAI NAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission F27 (MPA) 1 P-3T (MPA) 1 Transport Bombardier 215 1 Dornier 228 7 F27 2 Nomad 24 3 Combat helicopter Bell 212/214 10 S-70/MH-60S 6 2 S-76 4 Super Lynx 110/300 2 2* TOGO TOGOLESE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Transport King Air 200 1 Combat helicopter SA315 2 SA316 1 SA365 1 Training aircraft/helicopters Alpha Jet 4 EMB-326 4 TB30 3 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AIR GUARD Type Active Ordered Special mission Metro 23 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter AW139 2 TUNISIA TUNISIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-5E 12 Transport C-130B/H 8 C-130J 2 L-410 5 Combat helicopter AS350 6 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World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 27 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 Tanker KC-135 7 Transport A400M 10 C160 17 C-130B/E 13 CN-235 41 Combat helicopter AS532 20 UH-1H 62 Training aircraft/helicopters F/NF-5A/B 86 F-16D 42 15 KT-1 29 11 SF-260 36 T-37 58 T-38 66 TURKISH ARMY Type Active Ordered Special mission King Air 200 (Recce) 2 Combat helicopter AB204 5 AB205 69 AB206 3 AH-1P/S/W 26 2 AS532 26 CH-47F 6 OH-58 3 S-70 56 T129 59 UH-1H 85 Training aircraft/helicopters AB204 10 AB206 36 TURKISHNAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission ATR 72 (MPA) 10 CN-235 (MPA) 6 Combat helicopter AB204 2 AB212 12 S-70B 18 14 TURKISH ARMED FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter T-70 69 TURKMENISTAN TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 3 MiG-23 58 MiG-25 24 MiG-29 24 Su-7 3 Su-17 65 Su-25 2 Combat helicopter Mi-8 10 Mi-24 10 UGANDA UGANDA PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-21 7 Su-30 2 6 Combat helicopter Bell/AB206 8 Bell/AB412 3 Mi-17 2 Mi-24 5 Training aircraft/helicopters SF-260 4 UKRAINE UKRAINE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 80 Su-24 59 Su-25 36 Su-27 36 Special mission An-30 (Recce) 4 An-72 (MPA) 1 Transport An-12 3 An-24/26 27 An-70 3* An-74 1 Il-76 11 Combat helicopter Mi-2 4 Mi-8/17 36 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 8 UKRAINE ARMY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter Mi-6 4 Mi-8 56 Mi-24 42 UKRAINE NAVY Type Active Ordered Special mission Be-12 (SAR) 4 Transport An-26 2 Combat helicopter Ka-25 18 Ka-27 14 Ka-29 4 Mi-8 8 Mi-14 6 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AT-802U 9 1 F-16E 54 Mirage 2000EAD/RAD 16 Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 33 Special mission Saab 340 (AEW) 2 Tanker A330 3 Transport An-32 5 Cessna 208 7 C-17 4 2 C-130H/L-100 6 C-130J 12* CN-235 7 DHC-6 1 King Air 90 2 P180 2 Saab 340 1 Combat helicopter AB412 2 AH-64D 30 30* AS550 6 AS565 1 AW139 8 Bell 214 1 CH-47C/F 12 12 UH-60L/M 21 40 Training aircraft/helicopters AS350 1 F-16F 24 G115 12 Hawk 61/63/102 31 M-346 48* MB-339 10 Mirage 2000DAD 2 Mirage 2000-9DAD 13 PC-7 31 PC-21 9 16 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter AS332 9 AS565 7 UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft Eurofghter Typhoon 58 72+35* F-35B/C 3+147* Tornado GR4 108 Special mission BN-2 (Recce) 3 E-3D (AEW) 5 Global Express (Sentinel R1) (Recce) 5 King Air 350CER (Shadow R1) (Recce) 4 RC-135 Airseeker (ELINT) 3 Tanker A330 (AirTanker) 14 TriStar 4 VC10 12 Transport A400M 22 BAe 125 6 BAe 146 2 C-17 7 C-130J 24 C-130K 8 TriStar 3 Combat helicopter AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 25 AW109 2 Bell 412 4 CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3/4/6 45 16 SA330/Puma HC1 19 Sea King HAR3/3A 22 Training aircraft/helicopters Eurofghter Typhoon 16 5+13* G115 (Babcock) 119 Hawk T1 68 Hawk T2 28 King Air 200 10 Tornado GR4 17 Tucano T1 54 ARMY AIR CORPS Type Active Special mission BN-2 (Recce) 14 Combat helicopter Apache AH1 66 AS365 4 Bell 212 7 Lynx AH7/9/9A 79 Lynx Wildcat 34 SA341 28 Training aircraft/helicopters BN-2 1 ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM Type Active Ordered Special mission Sea King ASaC7 (AEW) 11 Combat helicopter AW101 Merlin HM1 30 Lynx HAS3/HMA8 36 Lynx Wildcat 28 Sea King HC4+/HU5 48 Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk T1 14 King Air 350ER 4 DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL Type Active Ordered Training aircraft/helicopters AS350 (FB Heliservices) 35 AW109 (FB Heliservices) 2 AW139 (FB Heliservices) 3 Bell 212/412 (FB Heliservices) 12 UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA US AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-10A/C/OA-10 352 To receive FREE fortnightly news and analysis from the global defence sector with content from Flight International and Flightglobal.com, simply sign up at: www.ightglobal.com/newsletters Flightglobals Defence newsletter World Air Forces 2011/2012 | Flightglobal Insight | 29 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 AC-130H/U 25 B-1B 66 B-2A 19 B-52H 77 F-15C 218 F-15E 221 F-16C 857 F-22 170 9 F-35A 8 39+1,716* Special mission DC-10 (Research) 1 DHC-8 (Recce) 2 E-3B/C (AEW) 31 E-4B (Comms) 4 E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 17 EC-130H (EW) 14 EC-130J (EW) 7 Global Express (E-11A) (Recce) 3 HC-130J (SAR) 2 9+26* HC-130N/P (SAR) 34 King Air MC-12W (Recce) 37 5 Learjet 35 (Calibration) 2 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 11 NC-135 (Research) 1 OC-135 (Recce) 2 RC-135 (ELINT) 22 U-2S (Recce) 29 WC-130J (Weather recce) 10 WC-135 (Research) 2 YAL-1 (Airborne Laser) 1 6* Tanker KC-46A 4+175 KC-135R/T 415 KDC-10 59 MC-130J 4 16+65* MC-130P 27 Transport 737 (C-40) 3 2 757 (C-32) 2 1125 Astra SPX 2 Beech 1900 4 C-5A/B/C/M 91 C-17 212 4+5* C-27J 4 8+8* C-130E/H 286 C-130J 77 27+18* C-212 2 CN-235 3 DHC-6 3 Dornier 328 3 EC/LC/MC/WC-130E/H/W 61 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 10 King Air 200/C-12 27 Learjet 35 (C-21) 51 M-28 10 Metro III (C-26) 1 PC-12 (U-28) 36 Combat helicopter CV-22B 19 14+5* HH/MH-60G/L/UH-60M 101 6+118* UH/HH-1H 62 Training aircraft/helicopters Beechjet T-1A 179 DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 49 DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 20 F-15D 36 F-16D 162 SR20 (T-53A) 2 23 T-6A 448 T/AT-38 489 TC-130 1 TC-135 3 TH-1H 36 TU-2S 4 US ARMY Type Active Ordered Special mission DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 2 DHC-7 (RC-7) (Recce) 5 King Air/300/350ER (C/RC-12) (Recce) 65 2 King Air JC/JRC-12 (Research) 2 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 1 Transport Beech 1900 3 C-27J 7 2 C-212 3 Cessna 208 1 Citation Encore/Ultra 27 DHC-6 2 DHC-7 3 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 2 King Air 200/C-12 98 5 Metro III/23 (C-26) 11 PC-6 1 Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 31 Combat helicopter AH-64A/D 722 148 CH-47D/F 411 189 EC145 (UH-72A) 175 36+125* MH-6 49 MH-47E/G 63 3 MH-60K/L/M 50 Mi-8/17/171 3 Mi-24/25 5 OH-58A/C/D 658 20* UH-1H/V 73 UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,284 241+401* Training aircraft/helicopters The UK gave a combat debut to its multi-role Typhoon over Libya during 2011 E u r o f g h t e r Bell 206 (TH-67A) 179 King Air 100/RC-12D 11 OH-58 2 T-34 4 US MARINE CORPS Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft AV-8B/+ 128 F-35B/C 42 378* F/A-18A/C/D 195 Special mission EA-6B (EW) 24 Tanker KC-130F/R/T 35 KC-130J 44 3 Transport Citation Encore/Ultra 12 DC-9 2 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 1 King Air (UC-12) 14 MV-22B 125 103+30* Combat helicopter AH-1W 148 AH-1Z 18 41+89* CH-46E 125 CH-53D/E 179 H-3 1 UH-1N 62 UH-1Y 34 101+42* Training aircraft/helicopters F-5F/N 13 F/A-18B/C/D 39 T-34 3 TAV-8B 16 US NAVY Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-35C 11 249* F/A-18A/C 212 F/A-18E/F 269 79 Special mission E-2C/D (AEW) 67 15+4* E-6B (Comms) 16 EA-6B (EW) 63 EA-18G (EW) 50 64 EP-3E (ELINT) 16 King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 1 NC-130H (Research) 1 P-3C (MPA) 121 P-3C (Recce) 20 P-8A (737) (MPA) 4 14+104 S-3B (Recce) 3 Transport 737 (C-40) 12 C-2A 33 C-130T 20 DC-9 13 DHC-6 1 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4 King Air (UC-12) 12 Metro 23 (C-26) 7 P-3C 2 Combat helicopter AH-1W 1 CH-53K 156 MH/CH-53E 31 MH-60R/S 280 70+209* SH/HH-60B/F/H 203 UH/HH-1N 10 Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 (TH-57) 111 F-5F/N 31 F-16A/B 14 F/A-18A/B/C/D 157 F/A-18E/F 135 King Air (T-44/TC-12) 79 Sabreliner 40/60 (T-39) 20 T-2 3 T-6A/B 145 14+166* T-34 257 WORLD AIR FORCES 2011/2012 30 | Flightglobal Insight | World Air Forces 2011/2012 To receive free fortnightly briefngs on your desktop, simply sign up to the Defence and Unmanned e-newsletters at the link below: ightglobal.com/newsletters T-38 9 T-45A/C 196 TE-2C 2 URUGUAY URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft A-37 5 IA-58 4 Special mission C-212 (MPA) 2 Transport C-130B 2 C-212 1 EMB-110 3 Combat helicopter Bell 212 4 UH-1H 12 Training aircraft/helicopters PC-7 5 SF-260 12 URUGUAYANNAVAL AVIATION Type Active Ordered Special mission King Air 200 (MPA) 1 Combat helicopter AS355 2 BO105 5 Wessex 1 Training aircraft/helicopters T-34 2 T-35 4* UZBEKISTAN UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft MiG-29 39 Su-17 30 Su-25 20 Su-27 30 Transport Il-76 2 Combat helicopter Mi-6 30 Mi-8 55 Mi-24 28 Training aircraft/helicopters L-39 2 VENEZUELA VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-16A 7 OV-10 10 Su-30 24 VF-5A 8 Special mission Falcon 20 (EW) 1 Metro III (EW) 2 Tanker 707 1 Transport C-130H 4 Cessna 208 3 King Air 200 4 Shorts 360 2 Y-8 8 Combat helicopter AS332/532 13 8 Bell 212 2 Mi-28 4* Training aircraft/helicopters EMB-312 19 F-16B 2 K-8 17 NF-5B/VF-5D 3 SF-260 12 VENEZUELAN ARMY Type Active Ordered Transport MiG-21 21 MiG-29 24 32* Su-22 31 Transport An-12 5 An-26 9 C-130H 1 CN-235 1 Il-76 2 Combat helicopter Ka-27 4 Ka-28 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 12 Mi-14 2 Mi-24/25/35 9 UH-1H 4 Training aircraft/helicopters F-5B 2 L-39 17 ZAMBIA ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-6 8 MiG-21 10 Transport Dornier 28 5 HS 748 1 Combat helicopter AB205 14 AS565 1 Mi-8 4 Mi-24/35 8 Training aircraft/helicopters FT-6 2 K-8 8 SF-260 5 ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft F-7 7 MiG-23 3 Transport BN-2 5 C-212 10 Combat helicopter AB412 7 Mi-8 2 Mi-24/35 6 SA316 7 Training aircraft/helicopters Hawk 60/A 11 K-8 11 SF-260 29 Arava 4 M-28 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