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List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces

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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

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Main article: French Air and Space Force
Rafale B
Mirage 2000D
E-3F Sentry
A330 MRTT
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Combat aircraft
Dassault Rafale France Multirole B / C 95[3] 117 on order[3]
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000D
2000-5F 		65[3]
26[3]
AWACS
Boeing E-3 Sentry United States AEW&C E-3F 4[3]
Reconnaissance
Dassault Falcon 8X France SIGINT / ELINT 0[3] 3 on order[3]
Beechcraft Super King Air United States ISTAR / SIGINT 2[3] 3 on order[3]
Tanker
Airbus A330 MRTT Europe Aerial refueling / Transport 12[4] 3 on order
Lockheed KC-130J United States Aerial refueling / Transport 2[3]
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker United States Aerial refueling / Transport 5[3]
Transport
Airbus A330-200 Europe VIP transport 5[3]
Airbus A400M Atlas Europe Tactical airlifter 24[5] 26 on order[3]
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]
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 on order[3]
Airbus H160M Guépard Europe Utility 0[3] 40 on order[3]
Airbus H215 Super Puma France VIP transport 3[3]
Aérospatiale SA330 Puma France Utility 21[3]
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec Europe Utility 40[3]
Trainer
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Conversion trainer 6[3]
Pilatus PC-21 Switzerland Advanced trainer 26[3]
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Brazil Trainer 17[3]
Beechcraft Super King Air 350 United States Trainer 1[3]
Grob 120A-F Germany Basic trainer 18[3]
Cirrus SR20 United States Basic trainer 16[3]
Cirrus SR22 United States Basic trainer 9[3]
Airbus H225M Europe Rotorcraft trainer 1[3]
Alpha Jet France Jet trainer 27[3]
UAVs
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper United States ISTAR / UCAV 16[6]
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Main article: French Navy
See also: French Naval Aviation
Rafale M
NH90
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Combat aircraft
Dassault Rafale France Multirole M 41[3] 12 on order[3]
AWACS
Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye United States AEW&C 3[3] 3 on order[3]
Maritime patrol
Bréguet 1150 Atlantic France ASW / Maritime patrol 22[3]
Dassault Falcon 20 France Maritime patrol 5[3]
Dassault Falcon 50 France Maritime patrol 8[3]
Dassault Falcon 2000 France Maritime patrol 12 on order[3]
Transport
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Brazil Transport 10[3]
Dassault Falcon 10 France Transport 6[3]
Helicopter
NHIndustries NH90 Europe ASW / SAR 27[3]
Airbus H160M Guépard Europe ASuW / SAR 4[3] 49 on order[3]
Eurocopter AS565 Panther Europe Utility 38[3]

Army

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Main article: French Army
Eurocopter Tiger
NH90
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Helicopter
Eurocopter Tiger Europe Attack 69[3]
NHIndustries NH90 Europe Utility 58[3] 15 on order[3]
Airbus H225M Europe Utility 8[3]
Airbus Helicopters H160 Europe Utility 0[3] 80 on order[3]
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Europe Utility 25[3]
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma France Utility 17[3]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility 106[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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Chiffres clés de la Défense 2021" (PDF). January 2022.
  3. ^ 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 ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "World Air Forces 2024". Flightglobal. 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "France takes 12th A330 Phenix tanker, as extra trio await MRTT conversion". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "France Accepts 24th Atlas Cargo Aircraft From Airbus". thedefensepost.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Pentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy" Archived 4 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Flightglobal.com, 28 June 2013
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