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CRAIG HOYLE: DEFENCE EDITOR, FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL

FOREWORDBudgetary pressures have influenced nations around the world over the last year in how they operate their existing military air-craft and seek to acquire more capable and cost-effective re-placements.

While some have chosen to defer their replacement decisions, others have taken more drastic action, by wielding the spending axe on what had previously been viewed as essential assets.

The highest-profile examples have come in the UK, with the early retirement of the nation’s BAE Systems Harrier GR9 ground-attack aircraft and the cancellation of the long-delayed BAE Nimrod MRA4 project. The latter decision leaves the Royal Air Force with no dedicated maritime patrol aircraft – a dramatic choice for a nation at the top table of NATO.

Elsewhere, the cost and complexity of operating aged equipment has seen several other types leave use. Most recently, the Royal Australian Air Force stood down the world’s last General Dynam-ics F-111s, with their duties assumed by its now-operational Boe-ing F/A-18F Super Hornets.

Australia will have received all 24 of its new type by October 2011, as it moves closer to firming up an expected 100-aircraft commit-ment to Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Despite a tough year, the US-led programme remains the dominant force in the long-term combat aircraft sector, and accounts for over 3,000 of the 6,700-plus pending orders listed here.

In total, this year’s World Air Forces directory includes almost 54,000 military aircraft in the active inventories of 161 nations, plus confirmed orders for over 5,200 more. Combat aircraft ac-count for 33% of the current total, just a fraction below the 34% stake for combat helicopters. The remainder is divided between training aircraft and helicopters (20%), transport aircraft and tank-ers (10%) and special mission aircraft (3%). As expected, the US armed forces have the largest number of aircraft in all catego-ries.

The directory has more than 4,000 fewer aircraft listed than 12 months ago, with this reduction in part due to improved data with regard to the operational status of Soviet-era types. Also exclud-ed are almost 900 aircraft listed by Flightglobal’s MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases as being dedicated to VIP transport tasks.

For nations around the world, replacing obsolete equipment is both an operational and an industrial imperative. India is looking to work with Russia on a development of the latter’s PAK-FA, one

of the most exciting types to have achieved flight status during 2010. An agreement on their proposed joint fifth-generation fight-er aircraft could come soon. The coming months could also pro-vide developments in the Indian air force’s medium multi-role combat aircraft competition, and also on a possible deal with Boe-ing for 10 C-17 strategic transports.

The promise of meaningful workshare and technology transfer for local companies will remain a key driver in future type selections in many countries. Embraer enjoyed a remarkable run in 2010 linked to its KC-390 tanker/transport, being developed for an ini-tially 28-aircraft Brazilian air force requirement. If its design proves a success, at least 32 more could be ordered for prospective part-ners Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic and Portu-gal.

As the battle for international orders becomes harder fought, these factors are likely to become ever more important.

EXPLANATORY NOTESFlightglobal’s World Air Forces directory uses fleet data compiled for its MiliCAS and HeliCAS databases by Nick Fulleylove, Sandra Lewis-Rice, Martin Smith and Jon Underdown, and abridged by Craig Hoyle. Published as premium products, MiliCAS and HeliCAS provide subscribers with detailed fleet and orders information, in the majority of cases down to serial number level.The directory also includes global fleet analysis provided by Antoine Fafard from Flightglobal’s 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 find out more, and to download other special reports, visit flightglobal.com/

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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 firm 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

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Worldwide active fleet by region

NORTH AMERICA

Combat aircraft: 3,035Transports/Tankers: 1,897Combat helicopters: 5,250

SOUTH AMERICA

Combat aircraft: 665Transports/Tankers: 500Combat helicopters: 1,185

EUROPE

Combat aircraft: 2,594Transports/Tankers: 817Combat helicopters: 3,383

AFRICA

Combat aircraft: 1,209Transports/Tankers: 455Combat helicopters: 1,357

MIDDLE EAST

Combat aircraft: 1,614Transports/Tankers: 284Combat helicopters: 1,165

ASIA-PACIFIC

Combat aircraft: 5,862Transports/Tankers: 866Combat helicopters: 4,110

RUSSIA & THE CIS

Combat aircraft: 2,782Transports/Tankers: 621Combat helicopters: 1,945

Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types

Aircraft type Active fleet share

1 F-16 2,327 13%

2 F-18 1,114 6%

3 MiG-29 935 5%

4 Su-27/30 933 5%

5 F-15 875 5%

6 MiG-21 838 5%

7 Su-24 797 4%

8 F-5 613 3%

9 Q-5 600 3%

10 Su-25 577 3%

Other 8,281 47%

TOTAL 17,761 100%

COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Aircraft type Active fleet share

1 C-130/L-100 1,191 22%

2 KC-135/707 475 7%

3 An-24/26 342 6%

4 Il-76/78 316 6%

5 King Air 261 5%

6 C-17 221 4%

7 An-12 203 3%

8 An-32 161 3%

9 C-160 152 3%

10 CN-235 140 3%

Other 1,775 38%

TOTAL 5,440 100%

TRANSPORTS/TANKERS

Aircraft type Active fleet share

1 S-70/SH/UH-60 2,774 15%

2 Mi-8/17/171/172 2,454 13%

3 UH-1 1,483 8%

4 Mi-24/25/35 1,131 6%

5 AH-64 968 5%

6 OH-58 766 4%

7 CH-47 754 4%

8 AH-1 535 3%

9 Mi-2 497 3%

10 SA341/342 487 3%

Other 6,546 36%

TOTAL 18,395 100%

COMBAT HELICOPTERS

Source: MiliCAS & HeliCAS (1st December 2010)

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Worldwide active fleet share by role

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 13,348 25%

2 China 3,400 6%

3 Russia 3,279 6%

4 Japan 1,699 3%

5 India 1,695 3%

6 South Korea 1,425 3%

7 France 1,358 3%

8 Egypt 1,159 2%

9 Turkey 1,126 2%

10 UK 1,091 2%

Other 24,339 45%

TOTAL 53,919 100%

GLOBAL MILITARY FLEET

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 2,970 17%

2 China 2,344 13%

3 Russia 1,509 8%

4 India 676 4%

5 North Korea 664 4%

6 Ukraine 579 3%

7 Syria 483 3%

8 Egypt 458 3%

9 Pakistan 423 2%

10 South Korea 406 2%

Other 7,249 41%

TOTAL 17,761 100%

COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 678 42%

2 Japan 176 11%

3 Russia 76 5%

4 Brazil 46 3%

5 France 44 3%

6 Spain 42 3%

7 UK 33 2%

8 India 31 2%

9 Taiwan 29 2%

10 Argentina 26 2%

Other 436 27%

TOTAL 1,617 100%

SPECIAL MISSION

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 1,845 34%

2 Russia 495 9%

3 India 236 4%

4 Brazil 150 3%

5 France 150 3%

6 China 116 2%

7 Iran 111 2%

8 Ukraine 100 2%

9 Indonesia 96 2%

10 Germany 89 2%

Other 2,052 38%

TOTAL 5,440 100%

TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 5,114 28%

2 Russia 1,167 6%

3 Japan 710 4%

4 South Korea 704 4%

5 China 488 3%

6 India 484 3%

7 France 482 3%

8 UK 427 2%

9 Italy 386 2%

10 Turkey 372 2%

Other 8,061 44%

TOTAL 18,395 100%

COMBAT HELICOPTERS

Country Active fleet share

1 USA 2,741 26%

2 China 445 4%

3 Japan 440 4%

4 Egypt 403 4%

5 UK 391 4%

6 Israel 341 3%

7 Turkey 335 3%

8 France 324 3%

9 India 268 3%

10 South Korea 260 2%

Other 4,758 44%

TOTAL 10,706 100%

TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

Source: MiliCAS & HeliCAS (1st December 2010)

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AFGHANISTAN

AFGHAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-26 2 An-32 5 C-27A (G222) 8 10COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 33 15+58*Mi-35 9 UH-1H 9 ALBANIA

ALBANIAN AIR BRIGADE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 3 AB206 7 AS532 5AW109 1 BO105 6 ALGERIA

ALGERIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-25 14 MiG-29 35 Su-24 22 Su-27/30 38 16SPECIAL MISSION Beech 1900 (Recce) 6 King Air 200 (MPA) 2 TANKER Il-78 5 TRANSPORT Beech 1900 6 C-130H 17 C-295 6 Il-76 13 King Air 90/200/350 14 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS355 9 AW101 6Bell 412 3 Ka-32 5 Mi-2 2 Mi-8/17 115 Mi-24 36 Super Lynx 300 4TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 32 Yak-130 16ANGOLA

ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 24 MiG-23 22 Su-22 15 Su-25 15 Su-27 7 TRANSPORT An-12 7 An-24/26 21 An-32 10 An-72/74 5 BN-2 12 C-212 5 Dornier 28 1 EMB-120 1 F27 1 Il-76 7 King Air 200 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 212 5 Mi-8/17 78 Mi-25/35 15 SA/IAR316 20 SA342 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 14

L-29 6 PC-7 22 PC-9 4 ANGOLAN PEOPLE’S ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS565 6 ARGENTINA

ARGENTINIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 2 TRANSPORT C-130B/H/L-100 6 DHC-6 7 F27 5 F28 5 KC-390 6*Saab 340 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 212 5 MD500 12 Mi-17 2SA315 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AT/IA-63 19 10EMB-312 26 Mirage IIIDA 2 T-A4 4 ARGENTINIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Citation I (Recce) 1 OV-1 (Recce) 9 TRANSPORT C-212 1 DHC-6 2 Merlin IV 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 3 SA315 4 UH-1H 43 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 5UH-12 1

ARGENTINIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Super Etendard 11 SPECIAL MISSION King Air 200 (MPA) 4 King Air 200 (Recce) 2 P-3B (MPA) 3 S-2 (AEW) 3 TRANSPORT F28 2 PC-6 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS555 4 H-3/S-61 8 SA316 4 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-34 10 ARMENIA

ARMENIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-25 1 Su-25 14 TRANSPORT Il-76 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 9 Mi-8 16 Mi-9 2 Mi-24 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 4 AUSTRALIA

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/A-18A 55 F/A-18F 14 10F-35A 14*+86*SPECIAL MISSION 737 (AEW) 3 3AP-3C (MPA) 19 TANKER A330/KC-30A 5TRANSPORT C-17 4 C-130H 9 C-130J 12 King Air 200/350 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F/A-18B 16 Hawk 127 33 King Air 350 8

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PC-9/9A 64 AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER CH-47D/F 6 7NH90 (MRH90) 8 33OH-58 14 S-70A 34 Tiger 16 6TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS350 1 OH-58 12 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER NH90 (MRH90) 5 S-70B 16 Sea King 50 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS350 13 AW109 2 AUSTRIA

AUSTRIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Eurofighter 15 TRANSPORT C-130K 3 PC-6 13 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell/AB212 23 OH-58 11 S-70A 9 SA316 24 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS PC-7 16 Saab 105 28 AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 5 MiG-25 5 MiG-29 13 Su-24 11 Su-25 12 TRANSPORT Tu-134 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17/171 23 Mi-24 35 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 12 BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 BAHRAIN

ROYAL BAHRAINI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 8 F-16C 17 SPECIAL MISSION Cessna 208 (MPA) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 11 AH-1 22 UH-60L/M 10 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS BO105 4 F-5F 4 F-16D 4 Hawk 129 6 T67M260 Firefly 3 ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY Type Active Ordered

COMBAT HELICOPTER BO105 2 BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-5 8 F-7 23 MiG-29 8 TRANSPORT An-32 3 C-130B 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 4 Bell 212 16 Mi-17/171/172 25 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FT-6 9 FT-7 12 L-39 8 T-37 11 BANGLADESH ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 2 BANGLADESH NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 2BELARUS

BELARUS AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-29 38 Su-24 35 Su-25 70 Su-27 22 TRANSPORT An-26 6 Il-76 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-6 2 Mi-8/172 108 Mi-24 67 Mi-26 13 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 10 BELGIUM

BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 56 TRANSPORT A330 1 A400M 7C-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 13 SF-260 32 BELIZE

BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T67M260 Firefly 1 BENIN

BENIN PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Dornier 128 2 HS 748 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER

AW109 4 AS350 1 BHUTAN

ROYAL BHUTAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 2 BOLIVIA

BOLIVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT K-8 6SPECIAL MISSION Learjet 25 (Recce) 2 TRANSPORT Arava 201 3 Beech 1900 1 C-130B 3 C-212 1 F27 1 King Air 90/200 3 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 1 AS350 2 Mi-17 5*SA316 1 UH-1H 11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS DA40 9 PC-7 11 T-33 14 BOLIVIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT C-212 1 King Air 90 1 BOSNIA-HERZIGOVINA

BIH ARMED FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT G4 1 J-1 10 J-22 7 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 11 SA341/342 19 UH-1H 11 BOTSWANA

BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5 10 TRANSPORT BN-2 10 C-130B 3 C-212 2 CN-235 2 King Air 200 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 10 Bell 412 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5 3 PC-7 5 BRAZIL

BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT AMX-A/T 52 EMB-314 27 19F-5E/EM 46 Mirage 2000C 10 SPECIAL MISSION Beech 125 (Calibration) 4 C-130E/M (SAR) 3 C-295 (SAR) 2 EMB-110 (EW) 3 EMB-110 (MPA) 11 EMB-110 (Recce) 5

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EMB-110 (SAR) 5 EMB-120 (Recce) 1 EMB-145 (AEW) 5 EMB-145 (Recce) 3 Learjet 35 (Recce) 4 P-3AM (MPA) 9TANKER KC-130H 2 KC-137 (707) 4 TRANSPORT C-130E/H 18 C-212 50*C-295 10 Cessna 208 24 EMB-110 72 EMB-120 14 EMB-145 7 KC-390 28*COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 8 AS355 6 Bell 205 3 Bell 206 1 EC725 16Mi-35 3 9UH-1H 33 UH-60L 6 10+2*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AMX-T 8 AS350 31 EMB-312 110 EMB-314 50 1F-5F/FM 5 Mirage 2000B 2 BRAZILIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 15 AS532 8 AS550 19 AS565 34 EC725 16S-70A 4 6BRAZILIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-4 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 7 AS350 18 AS355 8 Bell 206 5 EC725 1 15Lynx 21 12 S-70B 4SH-3D/S-61 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 13 TA-4 3 BRUNEI

ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION CN-235 (MPA) 3*TRANSPORT CN-235 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 2 Bell 212/214 11 BO105 6 S-70A 4 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS PC-7 Mk II 4 BULGARIA

BULGARIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 6 MiG-29 16 Su-25 14

SPECIAL MISSION An-30 (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT An-26 3 C-27J 2 3L-410 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 12 1Mi-8/17 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 6 PC-9 6 BULGARIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-14 4 BURKINA FASO

BURKINA FASO AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT AT-802 1 CN-235 1 HS 748 1 King Air 200 3 Nord 262 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17 3 Mi-35 1 SA316 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SF-260 4 BURUNDI

BURUNDI NATIONAL ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT SF-260 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 Mi-24 2 SA316 4 SA342 4 CAMBODIA

ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-24 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS355 1 Mi-17 3 CAMEROON

CAMEROON AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER SA342 4 CANADA

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/A-18A 65 F-35A 65-80*SPECIAL MISSION P-3 (MPA) 20 TANKER A310 2 KC-130H 5

TRANSPORT A310 3 C-17 4 C-130E/H 16 C-130J 5 12DHC-5 6 DHC-6 4 King Air 200 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW101 14 Bell 412 88 CH-47D/F 5 15+6*H-3 25 Mi-17 (leased) 4 S-92 28TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 (Allied Wings) 13 Bell 412 (Allied Wings) 9 CT-114 Tutor 27 DHC-8 4 F/A-18B 26 G120 (Allied Wings) 13 Hawk 115 (NFTC) 17 King Air 90 (Allied Wings) 7 T-6A (NFTC) 26 CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDEAN ARMED FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Z-9 2CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIR FORCEType Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 CHAD

CHAD NATIONAL FLIGHT Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT SF-260 1 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 3 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS PC-7 1 PC-9 1 CHILE

CHILEAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT C-101CC 18 F-5E 9 F-16A/C 23 SPECIAL MISSION 707 (AEW) 1 King Air 100 (Recce) 1 Learjet 35 (Recce) 2 TANKER 707/KC-135 2 2TRANSPORT 737 1 767 1 Beech 99 5 C-130B/H 3 C-212 4 DHC-6 11 KC-390 6*COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 Bell 206 1 Bell 412 12

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BK117 1 Mi-17 10*SA315 1 UH-1H 14 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 2 EMB-314 12 F-5F 2 F-16B/D 11 T-35 24 CHILEAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT C-212 5 Cessna 208 3 CN-235 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 8 2AS350 2 AS355 1 Bell 206 1 MD530 9 SA315 1 SA330 4 UH-1H 1 CHILEAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION C-295 (MPA) 1 2EMB-110 (MPA) 5 P-3 (MPA) 3 TRANSPORT C-212 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS/SA365 9 AS532 5 Bell 206 3 BO105 5 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 2 PC-7 7 CHINA

CHINESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT H-5 250 H-6 120 J-6 4 J-7 390 J-8 96 J-10 200 J-11 (Su-27/30) 273 71JH-7 19 Q-5 500 SPECIAL MISSION 737 (Comms) 2 Il-76/KJ2000 (AEW) 5 TANKER Il-78 8*TRANSPORT An-12 5 An-26 83 An-30 9 Il-76 10 30*MA60 4 Tu-154 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-6 3 Mi-17/171 269 Z-8/SA321 27 Z-9 1 Z-11 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS JJ-6 149 JJ-7 39 JL-8 (K-8) 170 CHINESE ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Z-8 9

Z-9 118 Z-10 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS350 1 HC120 22 6+128*Z-11 50 CHINESE NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT H-5 150 H-6 30 J-7 30 JH-7 35 J-8 124 Q-5 100 Su-30/33 23 50*TRANSPORT Yak-42 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS565 3 Ka-28 12 Mi-8 8 SA365 3 Z-8 7 Z-9 21 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS JJ-6 14 COLOMBIA

COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 8 BT-67 6 EMB-314 25 Kfir 18 OV-10 9 SPECIAL MISSION Cessna 208 (Recce) 5 Citation Ultra (Recce) 5 King Air 300/350 (EW) 2 Metro 23 (Recce) 1 Turbo Commander (Recce) 3 TANKER 707 1 767 1 TRANSPORT 727 1 Arava 201 1 C-130B/H 7 C-212 3 C-295 4 Cessna 208 7 Citation II 1

CN-235 3 7EMB-110 2 KC-390 12*King Air 90/350 5 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 205 3 Bell 212/412 12 MD500/530 6 OH-6B 4 UH-1H 43 S-70A/UH-60A/L 32 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 12 EMB-312 14 Lancair Synergy 25T-37 17 COLOMBIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION King Air 200/350 (EW) 4 TRANSPORT An-32 2 C-212 2 Cessna 208 4 Convair 580 1 King Air 90/200 2 Turbo Commander 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17 23 UH-1H/N 60 UH-60L 45 4*COLOMBIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-15 1 MiG-17 8 MiG-21 12 Su-25 8 TRANSPORT

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727 2 An-24 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 5 Mi-14 2 Mi-26 1 Mi-35 6 CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AIR FORCEType Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MB-326 13 MiG-23 2 Mirage 5 6 Su-25 2 TRANSPORT An-12 4 DHC-5 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-35 6 SA330 6 SA316/SE3160 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SF-260 5 CROATIA

CROATIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 6 TRANSPORT An-32 2 AT-802 6 Bombardier 215 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 8 Mi-8/171 23 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS PC-9 20 CUBA

CUBAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 12 MiG-23 24 MiG-29 3 TRANSPORT An-26 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 40 Mi-24/35 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 25 CUBAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-14 1 CYPRUS

CYPRUS AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-35 11 SA342 4 UH-1H 2 CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Gripen C 12 L-159A 20 SPECIAL MISSION L-410 (Recce) 2 TRANSPORT An-26 4 C-295 2 2KC-390 2*L-410 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17/171 32

Mi-35 10 W-3 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Gripen D 2 L-39 9 L-159T 4 DENMARK

ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 37 F-35A 30-48*SPECIAL MISSION Challenger 604 (MPA) 3 TRANSPORT C-130J 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS550 12 AW101 14 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-16B 13 ROYAL DANISH NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Lynx 90 8 DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Cessna 208 1 L-410 2 M-28 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS355 1 Mi-8 3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DOMINICAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT EMB-314 8 TRANSPORT C-212 3 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER OH-58 13 UH-1H 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Schweizer 333 2 T-35 5 DOMINICAN NATIONAL ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER OH-58 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS R44 2 ECUADOR

ECUADORIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 21 Kfir 8 Mirage 50EV 3 Mirage F1JA 11 TRANSPORT 727 2 C-130B/H 3 DHC-6 3 HS 748 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 6 SA316 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 8 EMB-314 12 12Mirage 50DV 3 Mirage F1JE 1 T-34 13 ECUADORIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION

Citation II (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT Arava 201 5 C-212 2 CN-235 2 DHC-5 1 PC-6 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 4 AS350 2 Mi-17 2 SA315 7 SA342 20 ECUADORIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION CN-235 (MPA) 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 4 TRANSPORT CN-235 1 King Air 300/350 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 3 Bell 230 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 5 T-34 2 T-35 4 EGYPT

EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Alpha Jet MS2 15 F-4E 34 F-6 45 F-7 60 F-16A/C 154 16MiG-21 59 Mirage 5E2/SDE/SDR 76 Mirage 2000EM 15 SPECIAL MISSION Beech 1900 (Calibration) 2 Beech 1900 (MPA) 2 Beech 1900 (Recce) 4 E-2C (AEW) 7 TRANSPORT An-74 2 C-130H 24 C-295 3DHC-5 9 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 1 AH-64D 36 9CH-47C/D 16 6*Mi-8/17 72 21S-70A/UH-60M 4 4*SA342 88 Sea King 23 SH-2G(E) 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet MS1 30 EMB-312 54 F-16B/D 47 4G115 74 K-8E 120 L-39 10 L-59 39 Mirage 5SDD 6 Mirage 2000BM 4 UH-12E 19 EL SALVADOR

SALVADORIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 9 TRANSPORT Arava 202 3 BT-67 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 4

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MD500 4 UH-1H/M 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-35 5 EQUATORIAL GUINEA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 4 SPECIAL MISSION An-72 (MPA) 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 2 ERITREA

ERITREAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 OrderedTRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS R44 2 ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 15 MiG-23 10 Su-25 8 Su-27 14 TRANSPORT An-12 14 An-32 1 C-130B 1 DHC-6 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 24 Mi-24/35 15 SA/IAR316/SE3160 5 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 6 SF-260 4 ETHIOPIAN ARMY AVIATION Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER UH-1H 12 FINLAND

FINNISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-18C 55 TRANSPORT C-295 2 1F27 2 Learjet 35 3 PC-12NG 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-18D 7 Hawk 51/A 39 M-290TP 9 FINNISH ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 2 Mi-8 2 NH90 7 13TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS MD500 5 FRANCE

FRENCH AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered

COMBAT AIRCRAFT Mirage 2000C 52 Mirage 2000D 76 Mirage 2000N 62 Mirage 2000-5 31 Mirage F1CR/CT 58 Rafale B/C 55 23+152*SPECIAL MISSION C160 Gabriel (ELINT) 2 E-3F (AEW) 4 TANKER C/KC-135 14 TRANSPORT A310 3 A340 2 A400M 50C160 51 C-130H 14 CN-235 20 8DHC-6 4 TBM700 15 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 10 AS355 1 AS555 40 EC725 6 3SA330 31 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 120 AS350 1 EMB-121 28 G120 (EADS) 18 Mirage 2000B 15 Mirage F1B 8 TB30 46 FRENCH ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT PC-6 5 TBM700 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 19 EC725 8 NH90 34SA/IAR330 93 SA341/342 204 Tiger 24 56TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS555 18 FRENCH NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Rafale M 17 8+22*Super Etendard 41 SPECIAL MISSION ATL-2 (MPA) 25 E-2C (AEW) 3 Falcon 20 (MPA) 5 Falcon 50 (MPA) 5 TRANSPORT EMB-121 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS365 2 AS565 17 EC225/725 2 2Lynx HAS4 26 NH90 1 26SA316/319/SE3160 17 SA365 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Falcon 10 6 GABON

GABONESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Mirage 5G 3 Mirage F1 4 SPECIAL MISSION EMB-110 (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT

C-130H 1 CN-235 1 EMB-110 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 SA319 1 SA330 8 SA342 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Magister 4 Mirage 5DG 2 T-34 4 GAMBIA

GAMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 1 GEORGIA

GEORGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 7 Mi-8 18 Mi-24 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-29 4 L-39 4 GEORGIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER UH-1H 3 GERMANY

GERMAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Eurofighter 35 66F-4F 48 Tornado ECR 32 Tornado IDS 145 TANKER A310 4 TRANSPORT A310 1 A400M 53C160 84 COMBAT HELICOPTER NH90 1 41UH-1D 54 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Eurofighter 14 18Tornado IDS 9 GERMAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER BO105 50 CH-53 92 NH90 11 72Tiger 6 69UH-1D 70 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS BO105 111 EC135 14 GERMAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Dornier 228 (MPA) 1Dornier 228 (Recce) 2 P-3C (MPA) 8 COMBAT HELICOPTER Lynx 88 22 Sea King 41 20 GHANA

GHANA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 1 F27 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER

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AB412 1 Mi-17 2 SA316 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS K-8 4 2GREECE

HELLENIC AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-7E 26 F/RF-4E 52 F-16C 109 8Mirage 2000EG 15 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 215/415 21 C-27J 8 4C-130B/H 12 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 12 AS332/532 10 2+10*UH-1H 4 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-16D 41 Mirage 2000BG 3 T-2 42 T-6A 38 TA-7C 15 HELLENIC ARMY AVIATION Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT King Air 200 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 26 AB206 15 AH-64A/D 30 CH-47DG/SD 14 NH90 20UH-1H 66 HELLENIC NAVAL AVIATION Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 8 S-70B 11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SA319 2 GUATEMALA

GUATEMALAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 3 PC-7 2 TRANSPORT Arava 201 3 BT-67 4 Cessna 208 1 F27 1 King Air 90 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 1 Bell 212 1 UH-1H 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 1 T-35 4 GUINEA

GUINEA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-15 1 MiG-17 4 MiG-21 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 IAR330 1

Mi-8 1 Mi-24 2 SA342 1 GUINEA-BISSAU

GUINEA-BISSAU AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-15 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER SE3130 1 GUYANA

GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Skyvan 3M 1 HONDURAS

HONDURAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 9 F-5E 9 TRANSPORT Arava 201 1 C-130A 1 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 7 MD500 1 UH-1H 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 8 F-5F 2 HUNGARY

HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Gripen C 12 MiG-29 5 TRANSPORT An-26 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 19 Mi-24 17 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Gripen D 2 L-159B 1 R44 2 INDIA

INDIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Jaguar M/S 118 12MiG-21 157 MiG-23 14 MiG-27 122 MiG-29 69 Mirage 2000H 45 Su-30/MKI 130 60+40*Tejas LCA 20*SPECIAL MISSION 1125 Astra (Recce) 1 EMB-145 (AEW) 3Gulfstream III (EW) 1 Il-76 (AEW) 2 4TANKER Il-78 7 TRANSPORT 1125 Astra 1 An-32 110 C-17 10*C-130J 6Dornier 228 28 12HS 748 57 Il-76 17 COMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 37 40Mi-8/17 112 80+59*Mi-26 4 Mi-35 20 SA315 10

SA316 65 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Hawk 132 33 72HJT-16 Kiran 162 HJT-36 16Jaguar T 31 Mirage 2000TH 12 Tejas LCA 20*INDIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 39 99SA315 20 10SA316 80 INDIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-29/K 4 39Sea Harrier FRS51 8 Tejas LCA 6*Tu-142 8 SPECIAL MISSION Dornier 228 (MPA) 22 Il-38 (MPA) 4 P-8I (737) (MPA) 8TRANSPORT BN-2 12 Dornier 228 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 5 Ka-25 16 Ka-28 12 Ka-31 9 SA316/319 32 Sea King 42 23 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Harrier T4/60 3 Hawk 132 17HJT-16 Kiran 20 MiG-29KUB 2INDIAN ARMED FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 159INDONESIA

INDONESIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT EMB-314 8+8*F-16A 7 Hawk 209 25 OV-10 2 Su-27/30 10 SPECIAL MISSION 737 (MPA) 3 CN-235 (MPA) 1 2TANKER KC-130B 2 TRANSPORT C-130B/H/L-100 15 C-212 12 CN-235 5 2F27 4 PC-6 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 20 Bell 412 4 EC725 2SA330 10 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EC120B 11 F-16B 3 Hawk 53/109 13 KT-1 11 SF-260 18 T-34 16 INDONESIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 1

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C-212 3 DHC-5 2 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 205 10 Bell 210 18*Bell 412 31 BO105 19 Mi-17 16 Mi-35 8 6SA316 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS BO105 1 INDONESIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 3 CN-235 (MPA) 3Nomad 22 (MPA) 5 TRANSPORT C-212 13 DHC-5 2 Nomad 22/24 34 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 4 Bell 412 8 1BO105 4 EC120B 3 Mi-2 8 IRAN

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-4D/E/RF-4E 64 F-5E/RF-5A 33 F-6 18 F-7 17 F-14 25 MiG-29 16 Mirage F1 4 Su-24 28 SPECIAL MISSION 707 (EW) 1 C-130E (EW) 1 P-3F (MPA) 5 TANKER 707 1 747 2 TRANSPORT 707 5 747 4 C-130E/H 46 F27 13 Falcon 20 2 Il-76 2 PC-6 10 Turbo Commander 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 214 25 CH-47C 4 Mi-17/171 53 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 20 FT-7 4 PC-7 35 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Turbo Commander 7 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB206 2 AH-1J 6 Bell 214 25 CH-47C 4 Mi-8/171 49 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT F27 3 Turbo Commander 1

COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 4 ASH-3D 2 CH-53 3 IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Su-25 13 TRANSPORT An-74 9 Falcon 20 1 Il-76 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB206 8 AH-1J 8 Bell 214 5 Mi-17/171 27 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 13 IRAQ

IRAQI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Cessna AC-208 4 SPECIAL MISSION CH2000 (Recce) 8 King Air 350/ER (Recce) 4 6SB7L-360 (Recce) 2 TRANSPORT An-32 7C-130E 3 C-130J 6Cessna 208 6 King Air 350 1 1COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-171 8 14TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Lasta 3 6 14T-6A 15 IRAQI ARMY AIR CORPS Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17 41 5Bell/AB206 5 Bell 407 3 27EC635 24SA342 6 UH-1H 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 5 OH-58 7 IRELAND

IRISH AIR CORPS

Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION CN-235 (MPA) 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW139 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EC135 2 PC-9 7 ISRAEL

ISRAELI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-15A/C 42 F-15I 25 F-16C 76 F-16I 100 F-35A 19-75*SPECIAL MISSION 1123/1124 Westwind (MPA) 3 G550 (AEW) 4 G550 (SIGINT) 3 King Air RC-12 (Recce) 7 TANKER 707 6 KC-130H 5 TRANSPORT 707 2 C-130E/H 11 C-130J 1King Air 200 20 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1E/F/S 43 AH-64A/D 47 AS565 6 CH-53 23 S-70A/UH-60A 48 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS A4-N/TA-4H/J 119 F-15B/D 16 F-16A/B/D 149 G120 (Elbit Systems) 17 King Air 200 2 OH-58 18 T-6A 20 ITALY

ITALIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT AMX 54 Eurofighter 38 43+25*F-16A 14 F-35A/B 131*Tornado ECR 16

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Tornado IDS 50 SPECIAL MISSION ATL-1 (MPA) 7 ATR 72 (MPA) 4G222 (EW) 1 TANKER KC-130J 2 KC-767 4TRANSPORT C-27J 12 C-130J 18 G222 2 P180 15 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 33 HH-3F 23 NH500 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS 767 1 AMX-T 19 Eurofighter 10 5F-16B 2 M-346 6+9*MB-339 82 NH500 44 SF-260 30 Tornado IDS 7 ITALIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Dornier 228 3 P180 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 63 AB206 57 AB212/412 35 AW109 13 AW129 50 CH-47C/F 23 16NH90 6 53ITALIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT AV-8B 14 SPECIAL MISSION AW101 (AEW) 4 TRANSPORT P180 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 48 ASH/SH-3D 15 AW101 18 NH90 56TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS TAV-8B 2 IVORY COAST

IVORY COAST AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER SA316/319 2 SA365 2 Mi-24 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 7 JAMAICA

JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS DA40 2 JAPAN

JAPAN AIR SELF DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-2A 53 10F/EF/RF-4EJ 92 F-15J 152 SPECIAL MISSION 767 (AEW) 4

BAe 125 (Calibration) 3 C-1 (EW) 1 E-2C (AEW) 13 YS-11 (Calibration) 3 YS-11 (EW) 4 TANKER KC-130H 1 KC-767 4 TRANSPORT BAe 125 27 C-1 26 C-130H 15 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 47 YS-11 3 JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION King Air 350 (Recce) 6 TRANSPORT MU-2 9 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1S 75 AH-64D 9 2+2*CH-47J/JA 54 OH-1 14 OH-6D 144 UH-1H/J 170 UH-60 28 1TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EN480 1OH-1 13 JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION EP-3 (EW) 5 P/OP-3C (MPA) 99 US-1 (SAR) 8 YS-11 (SAR) 4 XP-1 (MPA) 10*TRANSPORT King Air 90 5 Learjet 36 4 UP-3C 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW101 (CH/MCH101) 4 10MH-53E 10 SH/UH-60J/K 143 6TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EC135 2 King Air 90 30 OH-6D 5 T-5 39 2YS-11 6 JORDAN

ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 38 F-16A 35 SPECIAL MISSION Cessna 208 (Recce) 5 TRANSPORT An-32 3 C-130H 4 C-212 1 C-295 2 Il-76 2COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1F/S 24 AH-6I 18*

AS332 8 EC635 9 Ka-226 6MD530 9 S-70C/UH-60L 9 UH-1H 38 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS350 7 C-101 10 F-5F 9 F-16B 15 T67M260 Firefly 14 KAZAKHSTAN

KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 3 An-24/26 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER EC145 45*Mi-17 14 Mi-24 35 Mi-26 22 UH-1H 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 20 KENYA

KENYA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 17 TRANSPORT DHC-5 8 DHC-8 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 40 SA/IAR330 12 Z-9 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bulldog 10 F-5F 4 Hawk 52 2 Tucano 51 12 KUWAIT

KUWAIT AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/A-18C 27 TRANSPORT C-17 1*L-100 3 TANKER KC-130J 3COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 1 AH-64D 16 AS332 3 SA330 5 SA342 13 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F/A-18D 7 Hawk 64 10 Tucano 52 12 KYRGYZSTAN

KYRGYZ AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-12 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 8 Mi-24 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

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LAOS AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 25 TRANSPORT An-26 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Ka-32 6 Mi-8/17 18 UH-1H 4 Z-9 4 LATVIA

LATVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT L-410 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17 4 LEBANON

LEBANESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Cessna AC-208 1 Hunter 70 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER IAR330 7 S-61 3 UH-1H 18 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Hunter 66 1 R44 4 LESOTHO

LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT C-212 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 1 Bell/AB412 3 BO105 2 LIBERIA

LIBERIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Arava 101 1 LIBYA

LIBYAN ARAB AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 20

MiG-23 50 Mirage F1ED 1 Su-22 80 Su-24 2 TRANSPORT An-26 9 An-72 1 C-130H/L-100 3 L-410 14 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 4 CH-47C 5 Mi-8/17 37 Mi-14 10 Mi-24/25/35 39 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS G-2 80 L-39 9 Mirage F1BD 1 SF-260 12 Yak-130 6LIBYAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AW109 2 LITHUANIA

LITHUANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT L-39 2 TRANSPORT C-27J 3 L-410 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 4 LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT A400M 1MACEDONIA

MACEDONIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 5 Mi-24 4 UH-1H 2 MADAGASCAR

MADAGASCAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 3

MADAGASCAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 2 MALAWI

MALAWI ARMY AIR WING Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Dornier 228 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 1 AS355 1 AS532 1 SA330 2 MALAYSIA

ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/RF-5E 10 F/A-18D 8 Hawk 208 14 MiG-29 10 2*Su-30MKM 18 SPECIAL MISSION King Air 200 (MPA) 4 TANKER C-130H/T 4 TRANSPORT A400M 4C-130H 10 CN-235 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER EC725 12Mi-171 4 Rooivalk 8*S-61 25 SA316 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 2 Hawk 108 6 MB-339 8 PC-7/Mk II 48 12*MALAYSIAN ARMY AIR CORPS Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 11 SA316 3 ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS555 6 Super Lynx 300 6 MALDIVES

MALDIVIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Dhruv ALH (MPA) 1 MALI

MALI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 OrderedSPECIAL MISSION BN-2 (MPA) 2 C-212 (MPA) 1 King Air 200 (MPA) 1

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COMBAT HELICOPTER NH500 1 SA316 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bulldog 4 MAURITANIA

MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 3 BT-67 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Z-9 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 2 SF-260 5 MEXICO

MEXICAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 8 PC-7 37 SPECIAL MISSION EMB-145 (AEW) 1 EMB-145 (Recce) 2 Metro III (Recce) 4 TRANSPORT 727 6 An-32 2 Arava 101/102/201 10 C-130E/K/L-100 7 C-295 2 3DC-9 1 King Air 90 5 PC-6 4 Turbo Commander 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 2 Bell 206 8 Bell 212/412 28 1CH-53 4 EC725 12MD530 18 Mi-8/17 27 Mi-26 1 S-70A 4 SA330 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 2 PC-7 28 PC-9 2 SF-260 26 MEXICAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 7 CN-235 (MPA) 2 TRANSPORT An-32 6 C-295 2 F27 1 Learjet 25 1 Sabreliner 60 1 Turbo Commander 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS555 1 AS565 3 2BO105 11 MD902 4 Mi-8 23 UH-60M 3TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Lancair IVP/Super ES 3 Lancair Legacy 2 M-290TP 7 MD500 4 MOLDOVA

MOLDOVAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT

An-26 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 5 MONGOLIA

MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-26 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 25 Mi-24 25 MONTENEGRO

ARMY OF MONTENEGRO Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT G4 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER SA341/342 4 MOROCCO

ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 22 F-16C 18Mirage F1CH/EH 50 SPECIAL MISSION C-130H (EW) 3 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 TANKER KC-130H 2 TRANSPORT C-27J 1 3C-130H 12 CN-235 6 Dornier 28 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 47 AB206 5 Bell/AB212 5 CH-47C/D 9 3*EC725 12SA315 1 SA330 33 SA342 22 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AB205 17 Alpha Jet 24 F-5B/F 8 F-16D 6King Air 100 6 T-6C 24T-34 12 T-37 14 ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS565 3 MOZAMBIQUE

MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-12 2 An-26 8 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 2 Mi-24 2 MYANMAR

MYANMAR AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-5 21 F-6 1 F-7 24 G4 4 MiG-29 12 20*TRANSPORT F27 6 PC-6 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 205 6

Dhruv ALH 1*Mi-2 15 Mi-17 11 Mi-24 2 50SA316/SE3160 9 W-3 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FT-7 6 K-8 12 50*PC-7 16 PC-9 10 NAMIBIA

NAMIBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-7/NG 6 8TRANSPORT An-26 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-17 2 Mi-25 2 SA315 1SA316 2TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FT-7 2 K-8 12 NATO Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION E-3A (AEW) 17 TRANSPORT 707 2 C-17 (SAC) 3 NEPAL

NEPAL ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 2 M-28 2 MA60 1COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 2 Dhruv ALH 2 Mi-14 4 Mi-17 9 Mi-24 2 SA/IAR316/SA319 6 SA330 1 NETHERLANDS

ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 88 F-35A 1+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 COMMANDType Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AB412 3 AH-64D 27 AS532 17 CH-47D/F 11 6Lynx SH-14D 10 NH90 2 18SA316 4 NEW ZEALAND

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION P-3K (MPA) 6 TRANSPORT 757 2

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C-130H 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER NH90 9UH-1H 13 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AW109 5King Air 200 5 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER SH-2G 5 NICARAGUA

NICARAGUAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-26 2 King Air 200 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 3 Mi-8/17/171 22 OH-6B 1 NIGER

NIGER NATIONAL FLIGHT Type Active OrderedSPECIAL 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-7 12 SPECIAL MISSION ATR 42 (MPA) 2 TRANSPORT C-130H 1 Dornier 128 8 Dornier 228 6 G222 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 3 AW109 2 9AW139 2 Mi-24/35 9 Mi-34 5Mi-171 3 SA330 5 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 14 FT-7 3 L-39 18 MB-339 12 NIGERIAN NAVAL AVIATION Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 4 NORTH KOREA

KOREAN PEOPLE’S ARMY AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5 120 F-6 98 F-7 180 H-5 80 MiG-21 26 MiG-23 56 MiG-29 40 Su-7 30 Su-25 34 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 70 Mi-8/17 43 Mi-24 20 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FT-2 30

FT-5 135 NORWAY

ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 47 F-35A 48-56*SPECIAL MISSION Falcon 20 (EW) 2 P-3C/N (MPA) 6 TRANSPORT C-130J 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 18 Lynx 86 6 NH90 6Sea King 43 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-16B 10 ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER NH90 6OMAN ROYAL AIR FORCE OF OMAN Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16C 8 Hawk 203 10 Jaguar S 11 SPECIAL MISSION Skyvan 3M (MPA) 3 TRANSPORT C-130H 3 C-130J 3Skyvan 3M 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 12 AS332 3 Bell 205 1 Bell 206 3 NH90 4 16SA330 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-5 39 F-5 30 F-7 144 F-16A/C 32 4J-10 (FC-20) 36*JF-17 11 139Mirage IIIEL/EP/OF/RP 80 Mirage 5EF/F/PA 85 SPECIAL MISSION Falcon 20 (EW) 2 Saab 2000 (AEW) 2 2ZDK-03 (AEW) 4TANKER Il-76/78 1 3TRANSPORT C-130B/E/L-100 16 CN-235 3 F27 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 5 IAR316 4 Mi-171 6 Mi-35 10 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-16B/D 26 1FT-5 25 FT-6 9

FT-7 7 K-8 38 Mirage IIIBE/BL/D/DP 19 Mirage 5DPA 2 SA316 10 Saab 2000 1 T-37 18 PAKISTAN ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1F 35 AH-1Z 20*AS550 10 Bell 206 8 Bell 412 24 2+10*Mi-17/172 93 SA315 1 SA316 16 SA330 30 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 9 PAKISTAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION ATL-1 (MPA) 6 F27 (MPA) 4 P-3C (MPA) 6 2TRANSPORT F27 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER SA316 5 Sea King 45 6 Z-9 3 3+6*PANAMA

NATIONAL AERONAVAL SERVICE OF PANAMAType Active OrderedTRANSPORT BN-2 2 C-212 5 SPECIAL MISSION Cessna 208 (MPA) 1TRANSPORT Cessna 208 1COMBAT HELICOPTER AW139 4 1Bell 205 1 Bell 212/412 2 1EC145 1 UH-1H 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-35 6 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Arava 201 3 CN-235 2 Nomad 22 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER UH-1H 4 PARAGUAY

PARAGUAYAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT C-212 5 King Air 90 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 3 UH-1H 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 6 T-35 11 PARAGUAYAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 2 PERU

PERUVIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT

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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 4 An-32 7 An-72 2 C-130A/L-100 4 DHC-6 6 12King Air 300 1 PC-6 1 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 7 Bell 212/214/412 9 BO105 7 Mi-17/171 14 12Mi-25/35 16 4TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 13 MB-339 7 Mirage 2000DP 2 PERUVIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT An-28 2 An-32 1 Cessna 208 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 1 Mi-17 22 Mi-26 2 SA318 4 PERUVIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION F50 (MPA) 2 King Air 200 (MPA) 3 TRANSPORT An-32 2 F27 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 2 ASH-3D 3 Bell 206 2 Mi-8 3 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-34 2PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT OV-10 2 SPECIAL MISSION F-27 (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT C-130H 2 F27 1 Turbo Commander 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 205 8 Bell 212/214 2 MD520 25 S-76 10 UH-1H/V 83 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS S-211 6 SF-260/F 29 14PHILIPPINE ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER UH-60A 1 PHILIPPINE NAVY AVIATION Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION

BN-2 (MPA) 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER BO105 3 POLAND

POLISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16C 36 MiG-29 32 Su-22 42 TRANSPORT An-28 2 C-130E 3 C-295 11 M-28 15 8Yak-40 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 28 Mi-8/17 11 W-3 16 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-16D 12 PZL-130TC-I/II 21 SW-4 25 22*TS-11 52 POLISH LAND FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 56 Mi-8/17/171 33 5Mi-24 25 W-3 39 POLISH NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL 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 3 W-3 7 PORTUGAL

PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 28 SPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 3 C-295 (MPA) 5P-3C/P (MPA) 6 TRANSPORT C-130H 6 C-212 5 C-295 7 KC-390 6*COMBAT HELICOPTER AW101 12 SA316 12 SA330 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 19 EC120 12*F-16B 6 TB30 16 PORTUGUESE ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER NH90 10PORTUGUESE NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Lynx 95 5 QATAR

QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT

Mirage 2000-5EDA 9 TRANSPORT C-17 2 2*C-130J 4COMBAT HELICOPTER AW139 5 13SA342 14 Sea King 11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Alpha Jet 6 Mirage 2000-5DDA 4 ROMANIA

ROMANIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 36 SPECIAL MISSION An-30 (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT An-26 4 C-27J 2 5C-130B/H 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 5 SA/IAR330 70 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS IAR-99 20 ROMANIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS IAR316 8 ROMANIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER IAR330 2 RUSSIA

RUSSIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-25 39 MiG-29 190 MiG-31 147 Su-24 315 Su-25 192 Su-27/30/35 195 48Su-34 15 27+26*Tu-22 93 Tu-95 64 Tu-160 16 SPECIAL MISSION An-30 (MPA) 1 An-30 (Recce) 8 An-72 (MPA) 1 Il-76 (AEW) 26 Il-76 (Comms) 1 Il-86 (Comms) 4 TANKER Il-76/78 20 TRANSPORT An-12 140 An-22 6 An-24/26 76 An-30 2 An-72/74 39 An-124 2 An-140 1Il-62 3 Il-76 175 2L-410 7 Tu-134 11 Tu-154 4 Yak-40 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Ka-28 2 Ka-29 21 Ka-50 15 Ka-52 10 12Ka-60 5 Mi-2 280 Mi-6 6

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Mi-8/17 183 Mi-9 11 Mi-24/35 365 Mi-26 30 Mi-28 50Mi-34 1TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Ansat 40*F480 1 L-39 27 Tu-134 3 Yak-130 3 70+76*RUSSIAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 2 An-72 2 Il-114 1 Tu-154 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Ansat 1 Ka-27 96 Ka-29 28 Mi-6 5 Mi-8 30 Mi-14 9 Mi-24 20 RWANDA

RWANDAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 2 Mi-24 2 SAUDI ARABIA

ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Eurofighter Typhoon 10 50F/RF-5E 68 F-15C/S 130 F-15SA 84*Tornado ADV 20 Tornado IDS 82 SPECIAL MISSION 707 (Recce) 1 E-3A (AEW) 5 RE-3A (EW) 1 Saab 2000 (AEW) 1TANKER A330 6KC-130H 6 KE-3A 7 TRANSPORT C-130E/H 40 CN-235 2 Jetstream 31 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 5 AS332/532 14 Bell/AB412/AB212 38 EC725 12*Mi-17 120*Mi-35 30*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Eurofighter Typhoon 6 6F-5B/F 41 F-15D 21

Hawk 65/A 45 PC-9 47 ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AH-6I 36*AH-64A/D 11 70*AS550 30*MD530 12*OH-58 15 S-70A/UH-60L/M 14 48+72*ROYAL SAUDI NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 13 AS565 4NH90 52*SA365 21 SENEGAL

SENEGAL AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT F27 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS355 1 Mi-2 2 Mi-17/171 3 Mi-35 2 SA341 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS TB30 2 SERBIA

SERBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT G2 1 G4 18 J22 31 MiG-21 10 MiG-29 3 TRANSPORT An-26 2 Yak-40 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 21 SA341/342 59 SIERRA LEONE

SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-24 1 SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-4SU 7 F-5S 26 F-15SG 18 6F-16C/D 60 SPECIAL MISSION E-2C (AEW) 4 F50 (MPA) 5 G550 (AEW) 2 2TANKER 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 EC120 5 F-5T 9 M-346 12

PC-21 19 TA-4SU 15 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER SH-60B 6 SLOVAKIA

SLOVAKIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-29 12 SPECIAL MISSION L-410 (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT An-26 2 C-27J 2*L-410 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-2 4 Mi-8/17 14 Mi-24 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 9 SLOVENIA

SLOVENIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 1 SLOVENIAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Gripen C 6 11SPECIAL MISSION DC-3 (EW) 1 Oryx (ELINT) 2 TRANSPORT C-130B 8 C-212 4 Cessna 208 11 CN-235 1 DC-3 11 King Air 200/300 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 29 BK117 7 Oryx 45 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Gripen D 9 Hawk 120 24 PC-7 Mk II 54 SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Super Lynx 300 4 SOUTH KOREA

REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-4E/RF-4C 86 F-5E 159 F-15K 46 15F-16C 118 TA-50 22SPECIAL MISSION 737 (AEW) 4BAe 125 (Recce) 8 TRANSPORT

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C-130H 12C-130J 4CN-235 18 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 2 Bell 412 3 BO105 12 CH-47D 6 Ka-32 8 UH/HH-60P 43 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 36 F-16D 51 Hawk 67 17 KT-1 106 T-50 50 10REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT King Air U-21 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1J/S 77 CH/HH-47D 39 MD500 281 UH-1H 98 UH-60P 93 REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION P-3C (MPA) 11 TRANSPORT F406 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 1 Lynx 99/A 24 SA319 7 UH-1H 4 UH-60P/MH-60S 6 8*SPAIN

SPANISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT EF-18A/M 74 Eurofighter 20 39+13*Mirage F1M 34 SPECIAL MISSION 707 (EW) 1 C-212 (EW) 1 C-212 (Recce) 4 Citation V (Recce) 3 CN-235 (Recce) 2 F27 (MPA) 3 Falcon 20 (Calibration) 2 Falcon 20 (EW) 2 King Air 90 (Recce) 4 P-3A/B/M (MPA) 7 TANKER KC-130H 5 KC-137 (707) 2 TRANSPORT 707 1 A400M 27Bombardier 215 17 C-130H 7 C-212 21 C-295 12 2CN-235 18 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 11 S-76 2 SA330 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS C-101 73 EC120 15 EF-18B 12 Eurofighter 7 6+1*F-5M 20 Mirage F1BM 3 S-76 6 T-35 35

SPANISH ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 4 AS332/532 27 1BO105 21 CH-47D 17 1EC135 9NH90 45OH-58 3 Tiger 5 19UH-1H 31 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EC135 6 6SPANISH NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT EAV-8B/+ 16 SPECIAL MISSION ASH-3H (AEW) 3 TRANSPORT Citation II/VII 4 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 9 MD500 2 SH-3H 6 SH-60B 12 6*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS TAV-8B 1 SRI LANKA

SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-7 9 Kfir 11 MiG-23 1 MiG-27 7 SPECIAL MISSION King Air 200/1300 (Recce) 2 TRANSPORT An-32 7 C-130K 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 206 4 Bell 212/412 9 Mi-17 9 4*Mi-24/35 14 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS FT-7 1 K-8 5 2*SUDAN

SUDANESE AIR FORCE

Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-5 3 F-5S 5 F-6 8 F-7 20 MiG-21 4 MiG-23 3 MiG-29 11 Su-25 11 TRANSPORT An-12 4 An-24/26 7 An-30 1 C-130H 3 DHC-5 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212 3 IAR330 4 Mi-8/17/171/172 16 11Mi-24/35 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS K-8 12 SURINAM

SURINAM DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Dhruv ALH 3SWEDEN

SWEDISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Gripen A/C 150 SPECIAL MISSION Gulfstream IV (EW) 2 Saab 340 (AEW) 3 TRANSPORT C-130H 7 Saab 340 2 Sabreliner 40 1 TANKER KC-130H 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Gripen B/D 25 Saab 105 106 SWEDISH DEFENCE FORCES HELICOPTER WINGType Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 9 BO105 14 NH90 4 14TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS

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AW109 20 SWITZERLAND

SWISS AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 44 F/A-18C 26 SPECIAL MISSION DHC-6 (Recce) 1 King Air 350 (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT Beech 1900 1 PC-6 15 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 26 EC635 18 SA316 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 12 F/A-18D 7 PC-7 32 PC-9 11 PC-21 6 2*SYRIA

SYRIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 17 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 70 TAIWAN

REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/RF-5E 30 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 3S-70C 13 45*S-92 3*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AT-3 52 F-CK-1B 23 F-5F 33 F-16B 28 Mirage 2000-5DI 10 T-34 38 REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1W 61 AH-64D 30CH-47SD 8 OH-58 38 UH-1H 32 UH-60M 60*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 29 REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION S-2 (AEW) 21 COMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 8

S-70C 17 TAJIKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8 8 Mi-24 4 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 4 TANZANIA

TANZANIAN PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Alpha Jet 19 F-5A/E 45 F-16A 41 Gripen C 10SPECIAL MISSION Learjet 35 (EW) 1 Saab 340 (AEW) 2TRANSPORT A310 1 Arava 201 2 BT-67 8 C-130H 12 CN-235 6HS 748 5 King Air 90 1 Merlin IV 1 Nomad 22 15 PC-6 17 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 212/412 12 UH-1H 25 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS DA42 6 F-5B/F 8 F-16B 15 Gripen D 2L-39 32 PC-9 22 Saab 340 1ROYAL THAI ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT C-212 1 King Air 200 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB412 1 AH-1F 3 Bell 206 2 Bell 212 54 EN480 16Mi-17 16S-70A/UH-60L 7 3*UH-1H/V 89 ROYAL THAI NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL 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 7 S-70B/MH-60S 6 2

S-76 3 Super Lynx 110/300 2 2*UH-1H 2 TOGO

TOGOLESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT 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 OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Metro III (Recce) 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW139 4TUNISIA

TUNISIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 12 TRANSPORT C-130B/H 9 L-410 5 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS350 6 Bell/AB205 22 S-61 15 SE313 8 SA316 7 UH-1H/N 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F 4 L-59 9 MB-326 16 SF-260 18 TURKEY

TURKISH AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F/RF-4E 157 F-16C 172 14F-35A 100*SPECIAL MISSION 737 (AEW) 4CN-235 (EW) 1 CN-235 (Recce) 1 G550 (Comms) 2 TANKER KC-135 7 TRANSPORT A400M 10C160 17 C-130B/E 13 CN-235 41 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS532 19 UH-1H 62 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F/NF-5A/B 86 F-16D 41 16KT-1 40SF-260 37 T-37 59 T-38 66 TURKISH ARMY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION King Air 200 (Recce) 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB204 5 AB205 69 AB206 3

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AH-1P/S/W 25 2AS532 26 CH-47F 14*OH-58 3 S-70A 56 T129 60UH-1H 85 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AB204 10 AB206 36 TURKISH NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION ATR 72 (MPA) 10CN-235 (MPA) 6 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB204 2 AB212 10 S-70B 7 12TURKMENISTAN

TURKMENISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 FORCESType Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 7 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell/AB412 3 Mi-17 2 Mi-24 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SF-260 4 UKRAINE

UKRAINE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-29 220 Su-17 1 Su-24 230 Su-25 63 Su-27 65

TANKER Il-78 1 SPECIAL MISSION An-30 (Recce) 4 An-72 (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT An-12 15 An-24/26 36 An-72/74 2 Il-76 46 COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-8/17 98 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 3 UKRAINE ARMY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-6 4 Mi-8 56 Mi-24 42 UKRAINE NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Be-12 (SAR) 10 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT AT-802U 10F-16E 53 Mirage 2000EAD/RAD 20 Mirage 2000-9/EAD/RAD 30 SPECIAL MISSION Saab 340 (AEW) 2TANKER A330 3TRANSPORT An-32 5Beech 1900 1 Cessna 208 8 C-17 6C-130H/L-100 6 C-130J 12*CN-235 7 DHC-6 1P180 1 1COMBAT HELICOPTER

AB412 2 AH-64D 30 30*AS332 2 AS550 6 AS565 2 AW139 5 Bell 214 1 CH-47C/F 11 12UH-60M 10 14+40*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AS350 1 F-16F 25 G115 12 Hawk 61/63/102 32 M-346 48*MB-339 6 4Mirage 2000DAD 2 Mirage 2000-9DAD 13 PC-7 31 PC-21 25UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT HELICOPTER AS332 8 AS565 7 UNITED KINGDOM

ROYAL AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT Eurofighter Typhoon 47 83+35*F-35B/C 3+135*Tornado F3 15 Tornado GR4 105 SPECIAL MISSION BN-2 (Recce) 3 E-3D (AEW) 6 Global Express/Sentinel R1 (Recce) 5 King Air 350ER/Shadow R1 (Recce) 4 Nimrod R1 (ELINT) 2 RC-135 (ELINT) 3TANKER A330 (AirTanker) 14TriStar 6 VC10 13 TRANSPORT A400M 22BAe 125 6 BAe 146 2 C-17 7 C-130J 24 C-130K 12 TriStar 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 3 AW101 Merlin HC3/3A 25 Bell 412 4 CH-47 Chinook HC2/2A/3 46 14SA330/Puma HC1 30 Sea King HAR3/3A 22 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS BAe 125 8 Eurofighter Typhoon 16 7+13*G115 (VT) 120 Hawk T1 74 Hawk T2 18 3King Air 200 10 Tornado GR4 18 Tucano T1 54 ARMY AIR CORPS Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION BN-2 (Recce) 12 COMBAT HELICOPTER Apache AH1 58 AS365 4 Bell 212 7 Lynx AH7/9/9A 73 Lynx Wildcat 34SA341 28 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Pilatus will deliver the United Arab Emirates’ first PC-21 turboprop trainers in early 2011

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Learjet 35 (C-21) 54 M-28 6 4Metro III (C-26) 4 PC-12 (U-28) 35 COMBAT HELICOPTER CV-22B 11 5+24*HH/MH-60G/L 100 120*UH/HH-1H/N 69 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Beechjet T-1A 179 DA20 (DOSS Aviation) 45 DA40 (DOSS Aviation) 20 F-15D 40 F-16D 166 T-6A 447 T/AT-38 504 TC-135 3 TE-8A (707) 1 TU-2S 4 UH-1H 37 US ARMY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION DHC-6 (Research) 2 DHC-7 (EO-5B) (EW) 2 DHC-7 (RC-7) (Recce) 3 EH-60A (ELINT) 51 King Air/300 (C/RC-12) (Recce) 63 Metro 23 (RC-26) (Recce) 1 TRANSPORT Beech 1900 3 C-27J 5 7C-212 3 Cessna 208 1 Citation Encore/Ultra 27 DHC-7 6 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 2 King Air/200 (C-12) 98 L-410 1 Metro 23 (C-26) 10 PC-6 1 Shorts 330/360 (C-23A/B/C) 47 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-64A/D 743 45CH-47D/F 380 175EC145 (UH-72A) 124 58+182*MH-6M/AH-6J 45 MH-47D/E/G 69 16MH-60K/L 49 Mi-8/17/171 3 Mi-24/25 5 OH-58A/C/D 662 UH-1H/V 225 UH/HH-60A/L/M 1,357 215+401*TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 (TH-67A) 178 6*Bell 407 1King Air 100/RC-12D 12

BN-2 1 ROYAL NAVY - FLEET AIR ARM Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Sea King ASaC7 (AEW) 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW101 Merlin HM1 32 Lynx HAS3/HMA8 48 Lynx Wildcat 28Sea King HC4+/HU5 47 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Hawk T1 15 Jetstream 31 8 King Air 350ER 4DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL Type Active OrderedTRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AW109 (FB Heliservices) 2 2AS350 (FB Heliservices) 35 AW139 (FB Heliservices) 2 Bell 212/412 (FB Heliservices) 12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

US AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-10A/C/OA-10 356 AC-130H/U 25 B-1B 65 B-2A 20 B-52H 77 F-15A/C 243 F-15E 222 F-16C 883 F-22 160 19F-35A 47+1,716*SPECIAL MISSION DC-10 (Research) 1 DHC-8 (Recce) 1 E-3B/C (AEW) 31 E-4B (Comms) 4 E-8C JSTARS (Recce) 18 EC-130H (EW) 15 EC-130J (EW) 6 Global Express (Recce) 1 HC-130J (SAR) 1 2+15*HC-130N/P (SAR) 34 JE-3C (Research) 1 King Air MC-12W (Recce) 37 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 MC-130J 10+16*MC-130P 27 KC-135R/T 416 KDC-10 59 TRANSPORT 737 (C-40) 3 2757 (C-32) 1 1125 Astra SPX 2 An-26 1 Beech 1900 4 C-5A/B/C/M 111 C-17 201 9C-27J 1 8+8*C-130E/H 322 C-130J 71 31+19*C-212 2 Cessna 208 1 CN-235 3 DHC-6 3 EC/LC/MC/WC-130E/H/W 61 Gulfstream III/IV (C-20) 10 King Air 200/350ER/C-12 28 12

OH-6 6 OH-58 2 T-34 4 US MARINE CORPS Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT AV-8B/+ 126 F-35B 42+50*F/A-18A/C/D 196 SPECIAL MISSION EA-6B (EW) 22 TANKER KC-130F/R/T 33 KC-130J 37 10TRANSPORT Citation Encore/Ultra 12 DC-9 2 KC-130F 2 King Air (UC-12) 16 6COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1W 148 AH-1Z 7 39+64*CH-46E 142 CH-53D/E 180CH-53K 156H-3 1MV-22B 101 134+30*UH/HH-1N 89 UH-1Y 26 79+27TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5F/N 13 F/A-18B/C/D 32 T-34 3 TAV-8B 16 US NAVY Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-35C 11+577*F/A-18A/C 268 F/A-18E/F 327 103SPECIAL MISSION E-2C/D (AEW) 64 6+12*E-6B (Comms) 16 EA-6B (EW) 69 EA-18G (EW) 31 83EP-3E (ELINT) 16 King Air (RC-12) (Recce) 1 NC-130H (Trials) 1 P-3C (MPA) 154 P-8A (737) (MPA) 5+117*S-3B (Recce) 3 TRANSPORT 737 (C-40) 10 2C-2A 33 C-130T 20 DC-9 13 DHC-6 1 Gulfstream IV (C-20) 4

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King Air (UC-12) 24 Metro 23 (C-26) 8 COMBAT HELICOPTER AH-1W 1 MH/CH-53E 34 MH-60R/S 246 103+227*Mi-17 21*SH/HH-60B/F 236 UH/HH-1N 11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS AV-8B 1 Bell 206 (TH-57) 110 F-5F/N 30 F-16A/B 14 F/A-18A/B/C/D 137 F/A-18E/F 58 King Air (T-44/TC-12) 79 Sabreliner 40/60 (T-39) 22 T-6A/B 83 34+210*T-34 280 T-38 9 T-45A/C 201 T-2 3 TE-2C 4 URUGUAY

URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT A-37 5 IA-58 5 SPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 2 TRANSPORT C-130B 2 C-212 2 EMB-110 3 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 212 4 UH-1H 14 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS PC-7 5 SF-260 12 URUGUAYAN NAVAL AVIATION Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION Jetstream 31 (MPA) 2 King Air 200 (MPA) 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS355 3 BO105 6 Wessex 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-34 2 UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT 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 OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-16A 7 OV-10 10 Su-30MK 24 VF-5A 8 SPECIAL MISSION Falcon 20 (EW) 1 Metro III (EW) 2

TANKER 707 1 TRANSPORT C-130H 6 Cessna 208 2 King Air 200 4 Shorts 360 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS332/532 14 Bell 212 2 Mi-17 6 Mi-28 4*UH-1D/H 7 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS EMB-312 19 F-16B 2 K-8 17 12NF-5B/VF-5D 3 SF-260 12 VENEZUELAN ARMY Type Active OrderedTRANSPORT Arava 102/201/202 4 M-28 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AW109 3 Bell 205 1 Bell 206 2 Bell 412 12 Mi-17 21 Mi-26 3 Mi-35 12 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 2 VENEZUELAN NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION C-212 (MPA) 3 Turbo Commander (MPA) 1 TRANSPORT C-212 4 King Air 90/200 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB212/Bell 412 5 Bell 206 1 Mi-17 6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Bell 206 1 VIETNAM

VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT MiG-21 144 Su-22 38 Su-27/30 18 8+12*SPECIAL MISSION Be-12 (SAR) 4 TRANSPORT An-26 37 M-28 1 6COMBAT HELICOPTER Ka-25 5 Ka-28 7 Ka-32 2 Mi-8/17 32 Mi-24 30 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS L-39 26 VIETNAMESE NAVY Type Active OrderedSPECIAL MISSION DHC-6 (MPA) 3TRANSPORT DHC-6 3YEMEN

YEMEN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-5E 11 MiG-21 21

MiG-29 24 32*Su-22 32 TRANSPORT An-12 5 An-24/26 10 C-130H 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER Ka-27 4 Ka-28 2 Mi-8/17/171/172 12 Mi-14 2 Mi-24/25/35 9 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS F-5B 2 L-39 17 ZAMBIA

ZAMBIAN AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-6 8 J-1 2 MiG-21 15 TRANSPORT Dornier 28 7 HS 748 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB205 14 AS565 1 Mi-8 4 Mi-24/35 8 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS K-8 8 MB-326 15 SF-260 8 ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE Type Active OrderedCOMBAT AIRCRAFT F-7 7 MiG-23 3 TRANSPORT BN-2 5 C-212 11 COMBAT HELICOPTER AB412 7 Mi-8 2 Mi-24/35 9 SA316 13 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS Hawk 60/A 11 K-8 11 SF-260 29

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