List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces
The following is a list of military aircraft currently in service in the three main branches of the French Armed Forces: French Army, French Navy, and French Air and Space Force.[1][2]
Air Force
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
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Combat aircraft | |||||
Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | B / C | 100 | 185 units planned in total for the Air Force |
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Tactical bomber Multirole | 2000D 2000-5F | 65[3] 26[3] | |
AWACS | |||||
Boeing E-3 Sentry | United States | AEW&C | E-3F | 4[3] | |
Reconnaissance | |||||
Dassault Falcon Archange | France | SIGINT / ELINT | 0[3] | 2 on order and 1 more planned | |
ASLR VADOR | United States | ISTAR / SIGINT | 2 | 2 in service, 1 on order and additional assets in this segment to be leased | |
Tanker | |||||
Airbus A330 MRTT | Europe | Aerial refueling / Airborne command and control node / Transport | 12 | ||
Lockheed KC-130J | United States | Aerial refueling / Transport | 2[3] | ||
Boeing KC135FR | United States | Aerial refueling | 10[3] | ||
Transport | |||||
Airbus A400M Atlas | Europe | Tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities | 23 | 27 additional units on order | |
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Tactical airlifter | 2[3] | ||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Tactical airlifter | 14[3] | ||
CASA CN235 | Spain | Tactical airlifter | 27[3] | ||
Airbus A330-200 | Europe | VIP transport | 4 | ||
Dassault Falcon 7X | France | VIP transport | 2 | ||
Dassault Falcon 2000EX/LX | France | VIP transport | 2 | ||
Dassault Falcon 900 | France | VIP transport | 2 | ||
Socata TBM 700 | France | Liaison | 15[3] | ||
DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | Liaison | 5[3] | ||
Helicopter | |||||
Airbus H225M Caracal | Europe | Transport / CSAR | 13[3] | 9 additional units on order[3] | |
Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | Utility | 0[3] | 40 units ordered[3] | |
Airbus Helicopters H225 | Europe | Transport / SAR | 2 | Additional units on order | |
Airbus H215 Super Puma | France | VIP transport | 4 | ||
Aérospatiale SA330 Puma | France | Utility | 21[3] | ||
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec | Europe | Utility | 40[3] | ||
Trainer aircraft | |||||
Dassault Mirage 2000 | France | Conversion trainer | 2000B-S5 | 6[3] | |
Pilatus PC-21 | Switzerland | Advanced trainer | 26[3] | ||
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu | Brazil | Multi-engine trainer | 22[3] | ||
Beechcraft Super King Air 350 | United States | Multi-engine trainer / Navigation trainer | 1[3] | ||
Grob 120A-F | Germany | Basic trainer | 16[3] | ||
Cirrus SR20 | United States | Ab initio trainer | 16[3] | ||
Cirrus SR22 | United States | Ab initio trainer | 9[3] | ||
Airbus H225M | Europe | Rotorcraft trainer | 1[3] | ||
Alpha Jet | France | Advanced trainer | 56[3] | Being phased out but will remain in service with the Patrouille de France | |
UAVs | |||||
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | United States | ISTAR / UCAV | 12 |
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
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Combat aircraft | |||||
Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | M | 41[3] | |
AWACS | |||||
Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW&C | 3[3] | ||
Maritime patrol | |||||
Bréguet 1150 Atlantic | France | ASW / Patrol | 22[3] | ||
Dassault Falcon 2000 Albatros | France | Maritime surveillance and intervention | 0 | 7 on order and 5 additional units planned | |
Dassault Falcon 200 Gardian | France | Maritime surveillance | 5[3] | ||
Dassault Falcon 50 | France | Maritime surveillance | 8[3] | ||
Transport | |||||
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu | Brazil | Transport | 10[3] | ||
Dassault Falcon 10 | France | Transport | 6[3] | ||
Helicopter | |||||
NHIndustries NH90 Caïman Marine | Europe | ASW / SAR | NFH | 27[3] | |
Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | ASuW / SAR | 0 | 49 units on order | |
Airbus Helicopters H160 | Europe | SAR | 6[3] | 6 delivered in total on a lease purchase contract as an interim solution pending delivery of the Guépard | |
Eurocopter AS565 Panther | Europe | Utility | 16 | ||
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Europe | Utility | 20 | ||
Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | Utility | 22[3] |
Army
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
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Helicopter | |||||
Eurocopter Tiger | Europe | Attack | 67 | ||
NHIndustries NH90 Caïman | Europe | Utility | TTH | 58[3] | 16 additional units on order[3] |
Airbus H225M Caracal | Europe | Utility | 8[3] | To be transferred to the Air Force | |
Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | Utility | 0[3] | 80 units on order[3] | |
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | Europe | Utility | 25[3] | ||
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France | Utility | 17[3] | ||
Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | Utility | 109[3] | ||
Transport | |||||
Pilatus PC-6 Porter | Switzerland | Transport | 5[3] | ||
Socata TBM 700 | France | Transport | 9[3] | ||
Trainer aircraft | |||||
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec | Europe | Rotorcraft trainer | 17[3] |
References
- ^ "PROJET DE LOI relatif à la programmation militaire pour les années 2024 à 2030 et portant diverses dispositions intéressant la défense" (PDF). 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Chiffres clés de la Défense 2021" (PDF). January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "World Air Forces 2023". Flightglobal. 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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Armée de Terre (Army) Marine nationale (Navy) Armée de l'air et de l'espace (Air and Space Force) National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie)
- Minister of the Armed Forces
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Chief of Army Staff
- Chief of Navy Staff
- Chief of Air Force Staff