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WORLD AIR FORCES 2016
CONTENTS
ANALYSIS 4
Worldwide top 10 active aircraft types 5
Worldwide active fleet per region 6-7
Fleet size for leading countries by role 8-9
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WORLDWIDE ACTIVE
FLEET PER REGION
NORTH AMERICA
Combat aircraft 2,849
Special mission 777
Tanker 592
Transport 1,099
Combat helicopter 5,916
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Combat aircraft 2,096
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Combat aircraft 532
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Combat aircraft 1,268
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Tanker 43
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Year-on-year fleet change Combat aircraft 1,003
Special mission 64
Tanker 6
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The US Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman to produce 100 long-range strike bombers, with the new model to replace its B-1Bs
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Commonwealth of Australia
Australia expanded its C-17 fleet to eight, as production came to an end. We record 269 of the type in active service worldwide
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The Bulgarian navys AS565 rotorcraft took part in a multinational NATO maritime exercise in the Black Sea during July 2015
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Mi-2 2
Mi-8/17 4
Mi-24 8
Mi-26 1
SA316 2
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AS532 25
H225M 8
NH90 (TTH) 15 53
SA330 89
SA341/342 181
Tiger 48 31
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AS555 17
H120 (Helidax) 37
SA330 1
SA341/342 18
FRENCH NAVY
Type Active Ordered
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Rafale M 30 6+10*
Super Etendard 28
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Hindustan Aeronautics
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Falcon 20/200 (MPA) 5
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Falcon 10 6 Indias armed forces plan to acquire 179 of the indigenous light combat helicopter
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H225M 2 L-39 5 Z-9 4
Lynx HAS2/4 21 GERMANY Training aircraft/helicopters
NH90 (NFH) 15 12 GERMAN AIR FORCE DA42 1
SA316/319/SE3160 22 Type Active Ordered EMB-314 5*
Training aircraft/helicopters Combat aircraft K-8 4
Jetstream 41 2 Eurofighter 82 20 GREECE
SR22 (Airbus Defence & Space) 3 Tornado IDS 87 HELLENIC AIR FORCE
GABON Special mission Type Active Ordered
GABON AIR FORCE Tornado ECR (EW) 28 Combat aircraft
Type Active Ordered Tanker F/RF-4E 49
Combat aircraft A310 4 F-16C 115
Mirage 5G 3 Transport Mirage 2000EG 17
Mirage F1 6 A310 1 Mirage 2000-5/Mk II 25
Transport A400M 1 52 Special mission
C-130H 1 C160 67 C-130H (EW) 2
CN235 1 Combat helicopter CL-215 (Firefighting) 12
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AS350 1 Training aircraft/helicopters ERJ-145 (AEW) 4
EC135 2 Eurofighter 23 7 Transport
H120 2 G120 (Lufthansa) 7 C-27J 8
SA319 2 Tornado IDS 7 C-130B/H 12
SA330 5 GERMAN ARMY Combat helicopter
SA342 3 Type Active Ordered AS332 12
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Mirage 5DG 2 BO105 39 Training aircraft/helicopters
T-34 4 NH90 (TTH) 38 34 F-16D 40
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Su-25 1 EC135 14 Type Active Ordered
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YS-11 (Calibration) 4
YS-11 (EW) 3
Tanker
KC-130H 1
KC-767/KC-46A 4 3*
Transport
C-1 25
C-2 20
C-130H 15
Gulfstream IV 5
YS-11 2
Combat helicopter
CH-47J 16
S-70/UH-60J 35 4+36*
Training aircraft/helicopters
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The Royal Malaysian Air Forces first A400M was flown alongside Hawk trainers and strike aircraft at the LIMA exhibition
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MALI
MALI AIR FORCE Moroccos F-16s saw
Type Active Ordered combat action and
Combat aircraft losses over Yemen
MiG-21 9 during 2015
Special mission
F406 Caravan II (MPA) 3*
Transport
BN-2 1
Combat helicopter
Mi-24 3
Training aircraft/helicopters
EMB-314 6
SF-260 2
MALTA
ARMED FORCES OF MALTA AIR WING
Type Active Ordered
Special mission
Peter Foster
BN-2 (MPA) 1
King Air 200 (MPA) 2 1
Combat helicopter
AW139 2 1 T-6C+ 11 CL-415 (Firefighting) 5
SA316 3 MEXICAN NAVY Falcon 20 (EW) 2
MAURITANIA Type Active Ordered King Air 200 (Research) 1
MAURITANIAN AIR FORCE Special mission Tanker
Type Active Ordered C212 (MPA) 8 1* KC-130H 2
Combat aircraft CN235 (MPA) 2 Transport
EMB-314 2 2 Transport C-27J 4
Special mission C295 6 C-130H 13
BN-2 (MPA) 3 Dash 8 1 CN235 6
Cessna 208 (MPA) 2 1 King Air 350 6 2 King Air 200/300/350 7
PA-31T (MPA) 2 Turbo Commander 4 Combat helicopter
Transport Combat helicopter Bell 205 47
BT-67 1 AS555 2 Bell 206 5
Cessna 441 Conquest II 1 AS565 3 10 Bell 212/412 4
PC-6 1 BO105 5 CH-47D 3
Y-12 1 H225M 3 SA330 26
Combat helicopter MD900 5 SA342 23
AW109 2 Mi-17 21 Training aircraft/helicopters
Z-9 2 S-70/UH-60M 3 5 Alpha Jet 24
Training aircraft/helicopters Training aircraft/helicopters Bell 206 17
EMB-312 5 Lancair Super ES 1 F-5F 4
SF-260 4 Legacy 2000 2 F-16D 8
MEXICO M-290TP 5 King Air 100 4
MEXICAN AIR FORCE MD500 3 T-6C 24
Type Active Ordered R22 1 ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY
Combat aircraft R44 1 Type Active Ordered
F-5E 6 Schweizer 269 4 Combat helicopter
PC-7 36 Schweizer 333 10 AS565 3
Special mission T-6C+ 2 MOZAMBIQUE
ERJ-145 (AEW) 1 MOLDOVA MOZAMBIQUE AIR FORCE
ERJ-145 (Recce) 2 MOLOVAN AIR FORCE Type Active Ordered
Metro III (Recce) 3 Type Active Ordered Combat aircraft
Transport Transport MiG-21 8
727 5 An-26 1 Transport
737 2* TRANSNISTRIAN AIR FORCE An-26 1
C-27J 4 Type Active Ordered Combat helicopter
C-130E/K/L-100 6 Combat helicopter Mi-8 2
C-130J 2* Mi-2 1 Mi-25 2
C295 8 2* Mi-8 1 Training aircraft/helicopters
King Air 90/300/350 7 MONGOLIA EMB-312 3
PC-6 3 MONGOLIAN AIR FORCE L-39 1
Turbo Commander 5 Type Active Ordered MYANMAR
Combat helicopter Transport MYANMAR AIR FORCE
AW109 2 An-26 3 Type Active Ordered
Bell 206 20 Combat helicopter Combat aircraft
Bell 212/412 31 Mi-8/171 7 A-5 21
Bell 407 11 4 MONTENEGRO F-6 1
H225M 11 6 MONTENEGRO ARMY F-7 24
MD530 15 Type Active Ordered MiG-29 31
Mi-8/17 27 3 Combat helicopter Special mission
S-70/UH-60M 4 29 SA341/342 5 BN-2 (MPA) 5
UH-1H 1 MOROCCO Transport
Training aircraft/helicopters ROYAL MOROCCAN AIR FORCE ATR 42 1
Bell 206 11 Type Active Ordered Beech 1900 3
F-5F 2 Combat aircraft F27 2
G120TP 13 12+15* F-5E 22 FH-227 2
PC-7 30 F-16C 13 PC-6 5
PC-9 2 Mirage F1 15 Y-8 4
SF-260 25 Special mission Y-12 2
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CH-47SD 16
S-70 6 2
Training aircraft/helicopters
F-5T 9
H120 5
Russia deployed Su-24 combat aircraft within Syria. Its air force has almost 280 in use M-346 12
PC-21 19
SLOVAKIA
707 (KE-3A) 7 SENEGAL AIR FORCE SLOVAK AIR FORCE
A330 MRTT 4 Type Active Ordered Type Active Ordered
KC-130H 7 Combat aircraft Combat aircraft
KC-130J 2+3* EMB-314 3 MiG-29 12
Transport Special mission Special mission
C-130H 33 King Air 200 (Recce) 2 L-410 (Recce) 1
C-130J 20* Transport Transport
Citation Bravo 4 C212 1 An-26 2
CN235 2 F27 3 C-27J 2+1*
Gulfstream IV 1 Combat helicopter L-410 6
Jetstream 31 1 AS355 1 Combat helicopter
King Air 350 10 AW139 1 Mi-2 3
Combat helicopter Bell 206 2 Mi-17 13
AS532 11 Mi-2 2 S-70/UH-60M 9
Bell 212/412 36 Mi-17 2 Training aircraft/helicopters
S-70/UH-60L 2 Mi-35 2 L-39 10
Training aircraft/helicopters UH-1H 1 SLOVENIA
Eurofighter 18 Training aircraft/helicopters SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES
F-15D 20 TB30 2 Type Active Ordered
Hawk 65/A/165 45 22 SERBIA Transport
PC-21 38 17 SERBIAN AIR FORCE L-410 1
PC-9 48 Type Active Ordered PC-6 2
SR22 25 Combat aircraft Combat helicopter
ROYAL SAUDI LAND FORCES J-22 17 AS532 4
Type Active Ordered MiG-21 20 Bell 412 8
Combat helicopter MiG-29 4 6* Training aircraft/helicopters
AH-64A/D/E 19 29 Transport Bell 206 4
MD530 12 An-26 2 PC-9 9
OH-58 15 PA-34 1 SOUTH AFRICA
S-70/UH-60L/M 43 48* Combat helicopter SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
Training aircraft/helicopters Mi-8/17 7 4* Type Active Ordered
Schweizer 330 19 SA341/342 30 Combat aircraft
ROYAL SAUDI NAVY Training aircraft/helicopters Gripen C 17
Type Active Ordered G-2 1 Special mission
Combat helicopter G-4 23 Cessna 208 (EW) 1
AS332/532 20 Lasta 95 14 DC-3 (EW) 1
AS365/565 26 SEYCHELLES DC-3 (MPA) 5
NH90 (NFH) 10* SEYCHELLES AIR FORCE Transport
S-70/MH-60R 10* Type Active Ordered C-130B 6
SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD Special mission C212 3
Type Active Ordered BN-2 (MPA) 1 Cessna 208 8
Combat helicopter DHC-6 (MPA) 1 DC-3 3
AH-64E 3 9+24* Dornier 228 (SAR) 1 King Air 200/300 4
MD530/AH-6i 24+12* Transport PC-12 1
NH90 (TTH) 12* Y-12 1 Combat helicopter
S-70/UH-60M 20+4* SIERRA LEONE AW109 28
SENEGAL REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE DEFENCE FORCE BK117 6
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TB30 3
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US Navy
but a shrinking backlog
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