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DECEMBER 2009
World air forces December 2009 foreword
Nations around the world are continuing to modernise their military air arms, despite the
global economic crisis. We list their current fleets and purchase plans.
While the global economic downturn has had an adverse All three types remain in contention for India’s longer-
effect on military procurement plans in some parts of the term medium multirole combat aircraft requirement, fac-
world, operational imperatives have, in most cases, seen ing the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed F-16 and RSK
nations go ahead with planned major acquisitions. MiG-35 in pursuing the programme for at least 126 air-
craft. In-country evaluations will continue through the
This year has seen the first confirmed international or- middle of next year, but a selection will not be made in
ders for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - from a hurry.
Australia, the Netherlands and the UK. The type appears
set to dominate the combat aircraft sector in coming years, Meanwhile, war-affected countries such as Afghanistan
with over 3,000 more planned to be sold to the program- and Iraq are striving to establish credible air wings after
meís partner nations. years of conflict. Kabul has received its first two mod-
ernised Alenia Aeronautica G222 transports during 2009,
Demand for new transports, combat helicopters and plus its first new Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters for many
special-mission aircraft is also high, prompted for many years. Its wider aspirations include a future lightweight
nations by the need to support NATO-led operations in fighter buy, which would support its ability to ensure sta-
the harsh environment of Afghanistan, which provides a bility as coalition forces eventually reduce their presence
tough test for legacy equipment now in service. in Afghanistan.
Flight’s World Air Forces directory this year lists more Iraq’s post-Saddam Hussein-era air force also continues to
than 58,000 military aircraft in the active inventories of grow, with two Beechcraft T-6A trainers having just been
almost 160 nations, and details confirmed and planned delivered, and recent requests made for new fleets of light
orders for over 11,000 more. and medium utility helicopters.
The US armed services account for the largest national Although financial turmoil has reached even the previ-
share of the global military fleet in all categories, having ously unruffled Gulf and embarrassed Dubai, the region
more than three times the number of active aircraft than remains a key target for Western manufacturers, as it
second-placed Russia, and an overall share of 24%. But looks to grow beyond the roughly 4,000 military aircraft
with the next three places in our top 10 being held by Chi- now in use.
na, India and Japan, Asiaís combined military strength to-
tals almost twice the number of combat aircraft that North Recent orders have included sales of the Typhoon fight-
America has - almost 6,000 platforms. er, Boeing C-17 and Lockheed C-130J transports, Alenia
Aermacchi M-346 and Pilatus PC-21 trainers, and Saab’s
With the fewest combat aircraft in current use, Latin 340-based airborne early warning and control aircraft,
America’s largest near-term fighter requirement - Brazilís and more deals will follow.
initially 36-aircraft FX-2 deal - had yet to be concluded as
this directory was published. Although a selection could Times may be tough, but in the military sector, nations
slip into 2010, Dassault appears to have stolen a march that fail to invest adequately in new aircraft and equip-
with its Rafale in the battle against the Boeing F/A-18E/F ment risk falling rapidly behind their potential future ad-
Super Hornet and Saabís Gripen NG. versaries - a risk few major countries are willing to run.
middle east
Combat aircraft: 2,002
Transports/Tankers: 329
Combat helicopters: 1,720
africa
asia-pacific
Combat aircraft: 1,411
Latin america Combat aircraft: 5,961
Transports/Tankers: 505
Combat aircraft: 848 Transports/Tankers: 941
Combat helicopters: 1,343
Transports/Tankers: 584 Combat helicopters: 4,229
Combat helicopters: 1,293
SA315 2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
AT/IA-63 19
EMB-312 29
Mirage IIIDA 2
TA-4AR 4
ARGENTINIAN ARMY
Type Active Ordered
SPECIAL MISSION
Citation I (Recce) 1
OV-1 (Recce) 9
TRANSPORT
C-212 1
DHC-6 2
G222 3
Merlin IV 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AW109 5
AS332 3
SA315 3
Lockheed Martin
UH-1H 43
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
UH-12 5
Australia has approved plans to buy its first 14 of an expected 100 Joint Strike Fighters ARGENTINIAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
AFGHANISTAN MiG-23 22 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY AIR CORPS Su-22 15 Super Etendard 11
Type Active Ordered Su-25 15 SPECIAL MISSION
TRANSPORT Su-27 7 King Air 200 (MPA) 4
An-26 2 TRANSPORT King Air 200 (Recce) 2
An-32 5 An-12 8 P-3 (MPA) 6
G222 2 16 An-24/26 23 S-2 (AEW) 3
COMBAT HELICOPTER An-32 11 TRANSPORT
Mi-8/17 26 An-72/74 5 F28 2
Mi-24/35 15 BN-2 12 PC-6 1
UH-1H 9 C-212 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Dornier 28 1 AS555 4
L-39 2 EMB-120 1 H-3/S-61 12
ALBANIA F27 1 SA316 3
ALBANIAN AIR FORCE Gulfstream III 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Type Active Ordered Il-76 7 T-34 10
COMBAT HELICOPTER King Air 200 1 ARMENIA
AW109 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER ARMENIAN AIR FORCE
AB205 3 Bell 212 5 Type Active Ordered
AB206 7 Mi-8/17 82 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
BO105 5 Mi-24/35 15 MiG-25 1
ALGERIA SA/IAR316 25 Su-25 14
ALGERIAN AIR FORCE SA342 8 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Type Active Ordered TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Mi-2 1
COMBAT AIRCRAFT EMB-312 14 Mi-8 4
MiG-25 14 L-29 6 Mi-24 8
MiG-29 35 PC-7 22 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Su-24 35 PC-9 4 L-39 4
Su-27/30 38 ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S ARMY AUSTRALIA
SPECIAL MISSION Type Active Ordered ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER Type Active Ordered
King Air 200 (MPA) 2 AS565 6 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
TANKER ARGENTINA F/A-18A 55
Il-78 3 ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE F/A-18F 24
TRANSPORT Type Active Ordered F-35A 14*+86*
C-130H 17 COMBAT AIRCRAFT F-111 21
C-295 6 A-4AR 23 SPECIAL MISSION
Il-76/78 15 IA-58 34 737 (AEW) 6
King Air 90/200 9 Mirage IIIEA 6 AP-3C (MPA) 19
COMBAT HELICOPTER Mirage 5 6 TANKER
AW101 6 Nesher 10 A330 5
Bell 412 2 SPECIAL MISSION TRANSPORT
Ka-32 3 Learjet 35 (Calibration) 4 C-17 4
Mi-2 2 TANKER C-130H 10
Mi-8/17 75 KC-130H 2 C-130J 12
Mi-24 36 TRANSPORT Challenger 604 3
Super Lynx 130 4 C-130B/H/L-100 6 King Air 350 3
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS DHC-6 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
L-39 32 F27 4 F/A-18B 16
Yak-130 16 F28 6 Hawk 127 33
ANGOLA Saab 340 4 King Air 350 8 5
ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S AIR FORCE COMBAT HELICOPTER PC-9 64
Type Active Ordered AB206 1 AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS
COMBAT AIRCRAFT Bell 212 5 Type Active Ordered
MiG-21 24 MD500 12 COMBAT HELICOPTER
CN-235 3 7
EMB-110 2
King Air 90/350 3
Turbo Commander 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 205 3
Bell 212/412 13
MD500/530 8
OH-6B 4
UH-1H 26
UH-60A/L 32
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Bell 206 11
EMB-312 14
EMB-314 25
Mirage 5COD 2
T-37 20
Eric Raz/Eurocopter
E-2C (AEW) 3
Falcon 50 (MPA) 4
TRANSPORT
EMB-121 9
The French Alps hosted army preparations ahead of the Eurocopter Tiger’s Afghan debut Falcon 20 5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Su-27 6 PC-12NG 6 AS365 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS565 16
Bell 412 1 F-18D 7 EC225 2
Mi-8/17 3 Hawk 51/51A 49 Lynx HAS4 31
Mi-24 1 M-290TP 9 NH90 27
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FINNISH ARMY SA316/319/SE3160 17
M-290TP 8 Type Active Ordered SA321 5
MB-339 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER SA365 9
ESTONIA MD500 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
ESTONIAN AIR FORCE Mi-8 2 EMB-121 2
Type Active Ordered NH90 6 14 Falcon 10 6
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS GABON
R44 2 MD500 5 GABONESE AIR FORCE
ESTONIAN BORDER GUARD FRANCE Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered FRENCH AIR FORCE COMBAT AIRCRAFT
TRANSPORT Type Active Ordered Mirage 5G 3
L-410 2 COMBAT AIRCRAFT Mirage F1 4
COMBAT HELICOPTER Mirage 2000C 54 SPECIAL MISSION
Mi-8 2 Mirage 2000D 76 EMB-110 (MPA) 1
ETHIOPIA Mirage 2000N 62 TRANSPORT
ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE Mirage 2000-5 34 C-130H 1
Type Active Ordered Mirage F1CR/CT 79 CN-235 1
COMBAT AIRCRAFT Rafale B/C 46 32+155* EMB-110 1
MiG-21 15 SPECIAL MISSION Falcon 900 1
MiG-23 10 C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2 Gulfstream IV 1
Su-25 8 E-3F (AEW) 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Su-27 14 TANKER AS350 1
TRANSPORT C/KC-135 14 SA319 1
An-12 15 TRANSPORT SA330 6
An-32 1 A310 3 SA342 8
C-130B 1 A340 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
DHC-6 4 A400M 50 Magister 4
COMBAT HELICOPTER C160 51 Mirage 5DG 2
Mi-8/17 24 C-130H 14 T-34C 4
Mi-24/35 15 CN-235 20 GAMBIA
SA/IAR316/SE3160 5 DHC-6 4 GAMBIAN AIR FORCE
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Falcon 50/900 6 Type Active Ordered
L-39C 6 TBM700 15 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
SF-260 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Su-25 1
ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION AS332/532 10 GEORGIA
Type Active Ordered AS355 4 GEORGIAN AIR FORCE
COMBAT HELICOPTER AS555 42 Type Active Ordered
UH-1H 12 EC725 6 5 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
FINLAND SA330 31 Su-25 11
FINNISH AIR FORCE TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS COMBAT HELICOPTER
Type Active Ordered Alpha Jet 147 Mi-2 7
COMBAT AIRCRAFT AS350 1 Mi-8 18
F-18C 55 EMB-121 28 Mi-24 12
TRANSPORT Mirage 2000B 21 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-295 2 Mirage F1B 9 L-29 4
F27 2 TB30 46 L-39C 4
Learjet 35 3 FRENCH ARMY GEORGIAN ARMY
AB206 180
AH-1J 1
Bell 214 286
CH-47C 33
Mi-171 45
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY
Type Active Ordered
TRANSPORT
F27 3
Turbo Commander 690 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB205 4
AB206 12
AB212 22
CH-53D 6
SH-3D 14
Andrew Cline
IRANIAN REVOULTIONARY GUARD
Type Active Ordered
Iraq’s first Beechcraft T-6A trainers were delivered in early December COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Su-25 13
Ka-25 16 TRANSPORT
Ka-28 12 INDONESIAN NAVY An-74 11
Ka-31 9 5 Type Active Ordered Falcon 20 1
SA316/319 33 SPECIAL MISSION Il-76 3
Sea King 42 27 C-212 (MPA) 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS CN-235 (MPA) 3 Mi-8/171 38
Harrier T4/60 3 Nomad 22 (MPA) 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Hawk 132 17* TRANSPORT EMB-312 15
HJT-16 Kiran 12 C-212 13 IRAQ
MiG-29KUB 2 2 CN-235 6 IRAQI AIR FORCE
INDIAN ARMED FORCES DHC-5 2 Type Active Ordered
Dhruv ALH 159 Nomad 22/24 35 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
INDONESIA COMBAT HELICOPTER Cessna AC-208 4
INDONESIAN AIR FORCE AS332 3 SPECIAL MISSION
Type Active Ordered Bell 412 1 CH2000 (Recce) 8
COMBAT AIRCRAFT BO105 5 King Air 350/ER (Recce) 4 6
F-16A 7 EC120B 3 TRANSPORT
Hawk 209 25 Mi-2 8 C-130E 3
OV-10 2 IRAN C-130J 6
Su-27/30 7 3 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE Cessna 208 6
SPECIAL MISSION Type Active Ordered King Air 350 1 1
737 (MPA) 3 COMBAT AIRCRAFT COMBAT HELICOPTER
CN-235 (MPA) 1 2 F-4D/E/RF-4E 64 Bell 206 1
TANKER F-5E/RF-5A 40 Bell 407 3 29
KC-130B 2 F-6 18 EC635 24
TRANSPORT F-7 17 Mi-17/171 16 22
737 1 F-14 25 UH-1H 6
C-130B/H/L-100 15 MiG-29 40 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
C-212 12 Mirage F1 4 Bell 206 5
CN-235 5 2 Su-20 4 Lasta 3 20 15*
F27 4 Su-22 40 OH-58C 2
PC-6 2 Su-24 28 T-6A 2 13
COMBAT HELICOPTER SPECIAL MISSION IRELAND
AS332 13 707 (EW) 1 IRISH AIR CORPS
EC725 2 C-130E (EW) 1 Type Active Ordered
S-58 4 P-3F (MPA) 5 SPECIAL MISSION
SA330 10 TANKER CN-235 (MPA) 2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS 707 2 TRANSPORT
EC120B 12 747 2 King Air 200 1
F-16B 3 TRANSPORT COMBAT HELICOPTER
Hawk 53/109 13 707 8 AW139 6
KT-1 12 747 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
SF-260 18 C-130E/H 46 EC135 2
T-34C 16 F27 13 PC-9 7
INDONESIAN ARMY Falcon 20 2 ISRAEL
Type Active Ordered PC-6 10 ISRAELI AIR FORCE
TRANSPORT Turbo Commander 681 2 Type Active Ordered
BN-2 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER COMBAT AIRCRAFT
C-212 3 Mi-17/171 53 A-4N 102
DHC-5 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-15A/C 42
COMBAT HELICOPTER AB206 1 F-15I 25
Bell 205 11 F-5F 20 F-16A/C 161
Bell 210 18* FT-7 4 F-16I 101
Bell 412 31 PC-7 35 F-35A 25*
BO105 19 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY SPECIAL MISSION
Mi-17 14 Type Active Ordered 1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) 3
Mi-35 6 TRANSPORT G550 (AEW) 5
SA316 7 Turbo Commander 690 7 G550 (SIGINT) 3
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS COMBAT HELICOPTER King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7
BO105 1 AB205 87 TANKER
BAe 125 29
C-1 26
C-130H 16
Gulfstream IV 5
YS-11 3
COMBAT HELICOPTER
CH-47J 22
UH-60J 37
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Beechjet 400 13
F-2B 31
F-15DJ 45
T/XT-4 206
T-7 48
YS-11 3
JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENCE FORCE
Type Active Ordered
LEBANON Mi-24 4
KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE UH-1H 2
Type Active Ordered LEBANESE AIR FORCE MADAGASCAR
COMBAT AIRCRAFT Type Active Ordered MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE
MiG-25 16 COMBAT AIRCRAFT Type Active Ordered
MiG-29 15 Cessna AC-208 1 TRANSPORT
MiG-31 42 COMBAT HELICOPTER An-26 4
Su-24 40 IAR330 10 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Su-25 14 SA342 11 Mi-8 3
Su-27 47 UH-1H 2 MADAGASCAN ARMY
TRANSPORT TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Type Active Ordered
An-12 3 R44 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER
An-24/26 5 LESOTHO Mi-8 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE MALAWI
Mi-17 14 Type Active Ordered MALAWI ARMY AIR WING
Mi-24 35 TRANSPORT Type Active Ordered
Mi-26 22 C-212 2 TRANSPORT
UH-1H 20 COMBAT HELICOPTER Dornier 228 1
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER
L-39C 3 Bell/AB412 3 AS350 1
KENYA BO105 2 AS355 1
KENYA AIR FORCE LIBERIA AS532 1
Type Active Ordered LIBERIAN ARMY SA330 2
COMBAT AIRCRAFT Type Active Ordered MALAYSIA
F-5E 5 TRANSPORT ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE
TRANSPORT Arava 101 1 Type Active Ordered
DHC-5 8 LIBYA COMBAT AIRCRAFT
DHC-8 3 LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE F/RF-5E 9
COMBAT HELICOPTER Type Active Ordered F/A-18D 8
MD500 41 COMBAT AIRCRAFT Hawk 208 14
SA/IAR330 13 MiG-21 20 MiG-29 10 2*
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS MiG-23 50 Su-30MKM 18
Bulldog 103/127 11 Mirage F1ED 1 SPECIAL MISSION
F-5F 2 Su-22 80 King Air 200 (MPA) 4
Hawk 52 7 Su-24 2 TANKER
Tucano 51 12 TRANSPORT C-130T 2
KUWAIT An-26 9 TRANSPORT
KUWAIT AIR FORCE C-130H/L-100 3 A400M 4
Type Active Ordered L-410 1 C-130H 12
COMBAT AIRCRAFT COMBAT HELICOPTER CN-235 6
F/A-18C 28 AB205 4 Falcon 900 1
TRANSPORT AB212 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER
L-100 3 CH-47C 4 AW109 11
COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 37 Mi-171 4
AB205 1 Mi-24/25/35 39 Rooivalk 8*
AH-64D 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS S-61 30
AS332 3 G-2 80 SA316 25
S-92 1 L-39ZO 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
SA330 5 Mirage F1BD 1 F-5F 2
SA342 17 SF-260 12 Hawk 108 5
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Yak-130 6* MB-339CM 16
F/A-18D 7 LIBYAN ARMY PC-7/Mk II 58
Hawk 64 10 Type Active Ordered MALAYSIAN ARMY AIR CORPS
Tucano 52 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Type Active Ordered
KYRGYZSTAN AW109 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER
KYRGYZ AIR FORCE LIBYAN ARAB NAVY SA316 6
Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY
COMBAT HELICOPTER COMBAT HELICOPTER Type Active Ordered
Mi-8 8 Mi-14 10 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-24 6 LITHUANIA AS555 6
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE Super Lynx 300 6
L-39 3 Type Active Ordered MALI
LAOS COMBAT AIRCRAFT MALI AIR FORCE
LAOS AIR FORCE L-39ZA 2 Type Active Ordered
Type Active Ordered TRANSPORT COMBAT AIRCRAFT
COMBAT AIRCRAFT C-27J 3 MiG-21 9
MiG-21 25 L-410 2 TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COMBAT HELICOPTER An-26 1
An-26 1 Mi-2 2 BN-2 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 7 BT-67 1
Ka-32 6 LUXEMBOURG COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-8/17 18 LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE AS350 1
Z-9 4 Type Active Ordered Mi-8 1
LATVIA TRANSPORT Mi-24 2
LATVIAN AIR FORCE A400M 1 Z-9 2
Type Active Ordered MACEDONIA TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
TRANSPORT MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE L-29 6
L-410 1 Type Active Ordered MALTA
COMBAT HELICOPTER COMBAT HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES OF MALTA
Mi-17 4 Mi-8/17 5 Type Active Ordered
SPECIAL MISSION
BN-2 (MPA) 2
C-212 (MPA) 1
King Air 200 (MPA) 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER
EC145 2*
NH500 1
SA316 2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Bulldog T1 4
MAURITANIA
MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered
TRANSPORT
BN-2 3
BT-67 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Michael Gail/Boeing
Z-9 1
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
SF-260 5
MEXICO
MEXICAN AIR FORCE A 12-nation consortium of NATO/Partnership for Peace states flies three Boeing C-17s
Type Active Ordered
COMBAT AIRCRAFT ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY
F-5E 8 MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered
PC-7 37 Type Active Ordered COMBAT HELICOPTER
SPECIAL MISSION TRANSPORT AS565 3
EMB-145 (AEW) 1 An-26 1 MOZAMBIQUE
EMB-145 (Recce) 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
Metro III (Recce) 4 Mi-8 5 Type Active Ordered
TRANSPORT MONGOLIA TRANSPORT
727 6 MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE An-12 2
An-32 3 Type Active Ordered An-26 8
Arava 101/102/201 13 TRANSPORT COMBAT HELICOPTER
C-130E/K/L-100 7 An-26 3 Mi-8/17 4
C-295 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-24 2
DC-9 1 Mi-8 4 MYANMAR
Jetstar 8 1 Mi-24 4 MYANMAR AIR FORCE
King Air 90 5 MONTENEGRO Type Active Ordered
Learjet 36 1 ARMY OF MONTENEGRO COMBAT AIRCRAFT
PC-6 4 Type Active Ordered A-5 21
Turbo Commander 690/980/1000 4 COMBAT AIRCRAFT F-6 1
COMBAT HELICOPTER G4 15 F-7 25
Bell 206 10 COMBAT HELICOPTER G4 4
Bell 212/412 27 5 SA341/342 2 MiG-29 12
CH-53 4 MOROCCO TRANSPORT
EC725 6 ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE F27 6
MD530 21 Type Active Ordered PC-6 5
Mi-8/17 26 COMBAT AIRCRAFT COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-26 1 F-5E 22 Bell 205 14
S-70A 5 F-16C 18 Dhruv ALH 1*
SA330 1 Mirage F1CH/EH 50 Mi-2 15
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SPECIAL MISSION Mi-17 11
F-5F 2 C-130H (EW) 3 SA316/SE3160 9
SF-260 26 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 W-3 6
PC-7 28 TANKER TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
PC-9 2 KC-130H 2 FT-7 6
MEXICAN NAVY TRANSPORT K-8 12
Type Active Ordered C-27J 4 PC-7 16
SPECIAL MISSION C-130H 12 PC-9 10
C-212 (MPA) 8 CN-235 6 NAMIBIA
CN-235 (MPA) 4 Dornier 28 2 NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE
TRANSPORT King Air 200/300 3 Type Active Ordered
An-32 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER COMBAT AIRCRAFT
C-295 2 AB205 52 F-7/NG 6 8
F27 1 AB206 17 TRANSPORT
Learjet 25 1 Bell/AB212 5 An-26 1
Sabreliner 60 1 CH-47C 9 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Turbo Commander 900/1000 4 EC725 12* Mi-17 2
COMBAT HELICOPTER SA315 1 Mi-25 2
AS555 2 SA330 33 SA315 1
AS565 2 3 SA342 22 SA316/319 2 2
BO105 11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
MD902 6 Alpha Jet 24 FT-7 2
Mi-2 2 F-5B/F 8 K-8 12
Mi-8 23 F-16D 6 NATO
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS King Air 100 6 Type Active Ordered
M-290TP 7 T-6C 24 SPECIAL MISSION
MD500 4 T-34C 12 E-3A (AEW) 17
MOLDOVA T-37 14 TRANSPORT
Peter Liander/Saab
PC-21 6
SYRIA
SYRIAN AIR FORCE
Type Active Ordered Thailand’s first AEW-roled Saab 340 (above) and Gripen D (top) made debuts in 2009
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
MiG-15 10 UH-1H 28
MiG-17 30 REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
MiG-21 219 Type Active Ordered Alpha Jet 19
MiG-23 145 SPECIAL MISSION F-5B/F 8
MiG-25 40 S-2 (AEW) 21 F-16B 15
MiG-29 48 COMBAT HELICOPTER Gripen D 2+2*
Su-22 69 MD500 8 L-39ZA 36
Su-24 20 S-70C 18 PC-9 23
TRANSPORT TAJIKISTAN Saab 340 1
Falcon 20 2 TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE ROYAL THAI ARMY
COMBAT HELICOPTER Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
Mi-2 10 COMBAT HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
Mi-8/17 100 Mi-8 8 C-212 1
Mi-25 40 Mi-24 3 King Air 200 2
SA342 42 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS COMBAT HELICOPTER
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39C 4 AB412 1
L-29C 40 TANZANIA AH-1F 3
L-39C 70 TANZANIAN PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCE Bell 206 3
SYRIAN NAVY Type Active Ordered Bell 212 54
Type Active Ordered COMBAT AIRCRAFT Mi-17 6
COMBAT HELICOPTER F-5 8 S-70A/UH-60L 7 3*
Ka-28 2 F-6 8 UH-1H 89
Mi-14 14 F-7 11 ROYAL THAI NAVY
TAIWAN TRANSPORT Type Active Ordered
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE DHC-5 4 SPECIAL MISSION
Type Active Ordered King Air 100 1 F27 (MPA) 1
COMBAT AIRCRAFT COMBAT HELICOPTER P-3T (MPA) 1
F/RF-5E 32 AB205 1 TRANSPORT
F-16A 117 AB412 1 Dornier 228 7
F-CK-1A 101 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F27 2
Mirage 2000-5EI 47 FT-2 2 Nomad 24 4
SPECIAL MISSION FT-6 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER
Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 THAILAND Bell 212/214 7
E-2K/T (AEW) 6 ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE S-70B/MH-60S 6 2+6*
TRANSPORT Type Active Ordered S-76B 3
C-130H 20 COMBAT AIRCRAFT Super Lynx 110/300 2 2*
COMBAT HELICOPTER F-5A/E 47 UH-1H 2
S-70C 13 F-16A 42 TOGO
S-92 3* Gripen C 4+4* TOGOLESE AIR FORCE
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SPECIAL MISSION Type Active Ordered
AT-3 52 Saab 340 (AEW) 1 TRANSPORT
F-CK-1B 25 TRANSPORT King Air 200 1
F-5F 33 A310 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER
F-16B 28 Arava 201 3 SA315/316 3
Mirage 2000-5DI 10 BT-67 8 SA365 1
T-34C 40 C-130H 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY CN-235 6 Alpha Jet 5
Type Active Ordered G222 3 EMB-326 4
COMBAT HELICOPTER HS 748 5 TB30 3
AH-1W 61 King Air 90 1 TUNISIA
AH-64D 30 Learjet 35 1 TUNISIAN AIR FORCE
CH-47SD 8 Merlin IV 2 Type Active Ordered
OH-58D 38 Nomad 22 16 COMBAT AIRCRAFT
UH-1B/H 44 PC-6 17 F-5E 12
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS COMBAT HELICOPTER TRANSPORT
Bell 206 29 Bell 212/412 12 C-130B/H 9
Bell 212 7
Lynx Wildcat 34
SA341 29
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 32
Lynx HAS3/HMA8 53
Lynx Wildcat 28
Sea King HC4+/HC6/HU5 41
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS
Hawk T1 14
Jetstream 31 9
King Air 350ER 4
DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL
Type Active Ordered
TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS