List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
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This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.
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Royal Air Force
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Agusta A109 | Italy | Rotorcraft | Transport | 2006 | 1 | [1] | |
Airbus A400M Atlas | Spain | Propeller | Transport | 2014 | 14 | 14 | [2] |
Airbus Voyager | Spain | Jet | Tanker | 2011 | 14 | 14 | [3] |
Beechcraft King Air | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 2004 | 7 | [1] | |
Beechcraft Shadow | USA | Propeller | ISTAR | 2009 | 6 | 6 | [1] |
Bell Griffin | Canada | Rotorcraft | Utility | 2003 | 4 | 11 | [1] |
Boeing Chinook | USA | Rotorcraft | Transport | 1980 | 60 | 66 | [1] |
Boeing C‑17A Globemaster III | USA | Jet | Transport | 2001 | 8 | 8 | [1] |
Boeing E‑3D Sentry | USA | Jet | AEW&C | 1990 | 6 | 7 | [1] |
Boeing RC‑135W Rivet Joint | USA | Jet | SIGINT | 2013 | 2 | 2 | [1] |
British Aerospace 146 | UK | Jet | Transport | 1995 | 4 | 6 | [1] |
British Aerospace Hawk | UK | Jet | Trainer | 1976 | 101 | [1] | |
Britten-Norman Islander | UK | Propeller | Patrol | 2008 | 3 | 3 | [1] |
Eurofighter Typhoon | UK | Jet | Multi-role | 2007 | 141 | 141 | [4][2] |
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | USA | UAV | ISR / attack | 2007 | 10 | 10 | [1] |
Grob G115E Tutor | Germany | Propeller | Trainer | 1999 | 119 | [1] | |
Grob Vigilant | Germany | Glider | Trainer | 1991 | 15 | [1] | |
Grob Viking | Germany | Glider | Trainer | 1990 | 73 | [1] | |
Lockheed C‑130J Hercules | USA | Propeller | Transport | 2000 | 24 | 25 | [1] |
Lockheed Martin F‑35B Lightning II | USA | Jet | Multi-role | 2013 | 8 | 8 | [5] Joint operated with Fleet Air Arm |
Panavia Tornado GR4 | UK | Jet | Attack | 1979 | 81 | 81 | [1][6] |
Raytheon Sentinel | Canada / USA | Jet | ISTAR | 2008 | 5 | 5 | [1] |
Short Tucano | UK | Propeller | Trainer | 1989 | 81 | 81 | [1] |
Westland Puma | France / UK | Rotorcraft | Transport | 1971 | 23 | [1] |
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Avro Lancaster (PA474) | UK | Propeller | Bomber | 1942 | 1 | 1 B.I | |
De Havilland Canada Chipmunk | UK | Propeller | Trainer | 1946 | 2 | 1 T.10 | |
Douglas Dakota | USA | Propeller | Transport | 1942 | 1 | 1 C.3 | |
Hawker Hurricane | UK | Propeller | Fighter | 1937 | 2 | 2 Mk IIc | |
Supermarine Spitfire | UK | Propeller | Fighter | 1938 | 7 | 1 Mk IIa, 1 Mk Vb, 1 LF.IXe, 1 LF.XVIe, 2 PR.XIX |
Fleet Air Arm
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat | UK | Rotorcraft | Attack | 2014 | 28 | 28 | [1] |
Beechcraft Avenger | USA | Propeller | Trainer | 2011 | 4 | 4 | [1] |
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | USA | UAV | ISR | 2014 | 3 | 3 | [7] |
British Aerospace Hawk | UK | Jet | Trainer | 1994 | 17 | 17 | [1] |
EH Industries EH101 Merlin | UK | Rotorcraft | Attack / transport | 2000 | 55 | 71 | [1] |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II | France | Rotorcraft | Utility | 1999 | 2 | 2 | [1] |
Grob G115E Tutor | Germany | Propeller | Trainer | 2002 | 5 | 5 | [1] |
Lockheed Martin F‑35B Lightning II | USA | Jet | Multi-role | 2013 | 8 | 8 | [8] Joint operated with Royal Air Force |
Westland Sea King | UK | Rotorcraft | AEW / transport | 1979 | 11 | 149 | [1] |
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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de Havilland Chipmunk | UK | Propeller | Trainer | 1946 | 1 | 1 T10 | |
Fairey Swordfish | UK | Propeller | Torpedo-bomber | 1936 | 2 | 2 Mk.I/II | |
Hawker Sea Fury | UK | Propeller | Fighter-bomber | 1945 | 1 | 1 FB11 | |
Hawker Sea Hawk | UK | Jet | Fighter-bomber | 1953 | 1 | 1 FGA6 |
Army Air Corps
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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AgustaWestland Apache | UK | Rotorcraft | Attack | 2004 | 50 | 67 | [1] |
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat | UK | Rotorcraft | Attack | 2014 | 30 | 30 | [1] |
Bell 212 | Canada | Rotorcraft | Attack | 5 | [1] | ||
Britten-Norman Defender | UK | Propeller | Patrol | 2003 | 9 | 9 | [1] |
Britten-Norman Islander | UK | Propeller | Patrol | 1997 | 3 | 7 | [1] |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II | France | Rotorcraft | SAS | 2009 | 5 | 5 | |
Thales Watchkeeper WK450 | UK | UAV | ISR | 2014 | 52 | 52 | [1] |
Westland Gazelle | UK | Rotorcraft | Patrol | 1974 | 34 | [1] | |
Westland Lynx | UK | Rotorcraft | Attack | 1979 | 21 | [1] OSD 2019 |
Defence Helicopter Flying School
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Bell Griffin | Canada | Rotorcraft | Trainer | 1997 | 11 | 11 | [1] |
Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel | France | Rotorcraft | Trainer | 1997 | 34 | [1] |
Empire Test Pilots' School
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Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | No. | Notes |
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Agusta A109 | Italy | Rotorcraft | Utility | 2 | [9] | ||
Avro RJ | UK | Jet | Transport | 2 | [9] | ||
British Aerospace Hawk | UK | Jet | Trainer / experimental | 3 | [9] | ||
Saab JAS 39 Gripen | Sweden | Jet | Multi-role | 1999 | 1 | 1 | [9] |
Short Tucano | UK | Propeller | Trainer | 2 | |||
Westland Gazelle | UK | Rotorcraft | Utility | 3 | [10] |
Ministry of Defence
As well as the military services a number of defence contractors operate military aircraft on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Agusta AW109 | Italy | Rotorcraft | Utility | 1 | QinetiQ Boscombe Down. | ||
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet | Germany | Jet | Trainer | 4 | QinetiQ, Boscombe Down. | ||
Eurofighter Typhoon | UK | Jet | Multi-role | 2 | BAE Systems, Warton. | ||
Hawker Hunter | UK | Jet | Fighter | 3 | Hawker Hunter Aviation. | ||
Panavia Tornado | UK | Jet | Attack | 2 | BAE Systems, Warton. | ||
Westland Sea King | UK | Rotorcraft | Utility | 1 | QinetiQ Boscombe Down. |
Ascent Flight Training
The contractor providing the new UK Military Flying Training System will eventually operate 38 fixed wing aircraft and 32 helicopters on the military register, but the aircraft are initially civilian-registered.
Type | Origin | Class | Role | Introduced | In service | Total | Notes |
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Grob G 120TP | Germany | Propellor | Basic Trainer | 2016 | 2 | ||
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | USA | Propellor | Trainer | 2016 | 4 | ||
Embraer Phenom 100 | Brazil | Jet | Trainer | 2016 | 1 | ||
H135 Juno | Germany | Rotorcraft | Trainer | 2016 | 3 | ||
H145 Jupiter | Germany | Rotorcraft | Trainer | 2016 | 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Airbus Orders, Deliveries, In Operation Military aircraft by Country - Worldwide, Summary to 30th June 2016
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016-12_mrs_gen_ord-deliv-by-country.pdf
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592231/Vehicle___Aircraft_Holdings_within_the_scope_of_the_Conventional_Armed_Forces_in_Europe_Treaty_2017.pdf
- ↑ X-men take to the Cornish skies, Royal Navy, 25 November 2014
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Empire Test Pilots' School - Our Fleet and Facilities, etps.qinetiq.com
- ↑ Royal Air Force - Gazelle, touchdown-aviation.com
External links
- United Kingdom Defence Statistics - 2014 (gov.uk)
- United Kingdom Defence Statistics - 2013 (dasa.mod.uk)