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]
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.