| World Air Forces |
United Kingdom
Air Force
Royal Air Force
Current Service Types:
| Aircraft Type | Total Del'd |
Total Now |
Role | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A400M | 25* | - | Transport | Spain |
| BAC Canberra PR.9/T.4 | 24/52 | 4/1 | Recce./Training | local |
| BAe 125 CC.3 | 6 | 6 | VVIP Transport | local |
| BAe 146-100 CC.2 | 3 | 2 | VVIP Transport | local |
| BAe Dominie T.1 | 20 | 11 | Nav. Training | local |
| BAe Harrier GR.7/7A | 79 | 54 | Attack/Interdiction | local |
| BAe Harrier GR.9/9A | 41/20 & | 41/20 & | Attack/Interdiction | local |
| BAe Harrier T.10 | 13 | 8 | Training | local |
| BAe Harrier T.12 | 9 && | 9 && | Training | local |
| BAe Hawk T.1/T.1A/T.1W | 176 | 85 | Training | local |
| BAe Hawk T.1A | 12 | 12 | Target Tug | local |
| BAe Nimrod MR.2 | 34 | 21 | Maritime Recce./SAR | local |
| BAe Nimrod R.1P | 4 | 3 | ELINT | local |
| BAe VC-10 C.1K | 14 | 10 | Tanker/Transport | local |
| BAe VC-10 K.3/K.4 | 4/5 | 4/4 | Tanker | local |
| BAE SYSTEMS Hawk Mk.128 | 20* | - | Training | local |
| BAE SYSTEMS Nimrod MRA.4 | 12* | - | Maritime Recce./SAR/Attack | local |
| Beech Super King Air 200 | 7 | 7 | Training | USA (c) |
| Bell 412EP Griffin HT.1/HAR.2 | 11/4 | 11/4 | Training/SAR | USA (c) |
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | 4 | 4 | Transport | USA |
| Boeing Chinook HC.2/2A | 41 | 30 | Transport | USA |
| Boeing Chinook HC.3 | (8) | (8) | Assault/CSAR | USA |
| Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 | 7 | 7 | AEW | USA |
| Bombardier Sentinel R.1 | 5 # | 5 # | ASTOR | USA |
| EHI Merlin HC.3 | 22 | 22 | Transport | local |
| Eurocopter Squirrel HT.1/HT.2 | 26/12 | 25/12 | Training | France (c) |
| Eurocopter Twin Squirrel HCC.1 | 3 | 3 | VVIP Transport | France (c) |
| Eurofighter Typhoon T.1/F.2 | 120/24 # | 120/24 # | Interception/Attack | local |
| Grob G.109B Vigilant T.1 | 66 | 64 | Training | Germany |
| Grob G.115E Tutor % | 100 | 99 | Training | Germany |
| Lockheed Hercules C.1/3 | 65 | 25 | Transport | USA |
| Lockheed Hercules C.4/C.5 | 15/10 | 15/10 | Transport | USA |
| Lockheed TriStar K.1/KC.1/K.2 | 9 | 9 | Tanker/Transport | British Airways |
| Panavia Tornado F.3 | 152 | 94 | Interception | local |
| Panavia Tornado GR.4/4A | 142 | 140 | Strike/Recce. | local |
| PBN BN-2T Islander CC.2/2A | 1/1 | 2 | Liaison/Photo Survey | local |
| SEPECAT Jaguar GR.3A/T.4 | 46/11 | 33/6 | Strike/Recce. | local |
| Shorts Tucano T.1 | 130 | 84 | Training | local |
| Slingsby Viking T.1 | 100 | 86 | Gliding | local |
| Westland Puma HC.1 | 49/6 # | 34/6 # | Transport | local/South Africa |
| Westland Sea King HAR.3 | 19 | 19 | SAR | local |
| Westland Sea King HAR.3A | 6 | 6 | SAR | local |
# = on delivery.
(c) = Operated by civilian contractor.
() = Delivered but not accepted, in store.
& = Converted from GR.7/7A - on delivery.
&& = Converted from T.10 - on delivery.
ASTOR = Airborne STand-Off Radar.
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