Kuwait Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Active | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Attack | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | ||||
| Hawk 64 | UK | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | |||
| Fighter | 18 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 76 | 76 | ||||
| 5th Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 0 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4th Generation | .. | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Typhoon | Eurofighter | EU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||
| F/A-18C | Hornet | US | -- | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
| 3rd Generation | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Mirage F1CK1 | FRA | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Tanker | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| KC-130J | Hercules | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Transport | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Heavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| C-17 | Globemaster III | US | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Medium | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| L-100-30 | Hercules | US | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Light | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| DHC-4 | Caribou | CAN | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Passenger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| B737-200 | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| DC-9 | US | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| TRAINING | 5 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Jet - Advanced | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| F/A-18D | Hornet | US | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Mirage F1BK1 | FRA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Piston | .. | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| T-52 | Tucano | UK | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
Helicopter |
GTOW | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |||
| Attack | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| AH-64D | Longbow | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
| SA-342L | Gazelle | FRA | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Transport - Intermediate | 10-ton | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 30 | |||
| EC725 / H225M | Caracal | FR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | 30 | ||
| AS-332 / B | Super Puma | FRA | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Transport - Medium | 5-ton | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
| S-330 | Puma | FRA | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Light / Utility | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| SA-342 | Gazelle | FRA | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Air Defense |
.. | 24 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |||
| SAM | 24 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Aspide / Aspide-20002 | ITA | -- | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||
| MIM-23B | I-HAWK | US | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft | .. | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 35mm | Oerlikon GDF2 | EGY | -- | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
Missile Defense |
.. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5+ | 5+ | 5+ | 5+ | 5+ | |||
| MIM-104E GEM-T | Patriot | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| MIM-104C PAC-2 | Patriot | US | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
Notes
1 - These aircraft were said to be non-operational by 2005.
2 - Components of the Amoun air defense system, a variant of the Skyguard air defense system, produced in Egypt.
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