Emirati Air Force
| |
| Aircraft |
Source |
Inventory |
| 1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2013 |
2015 |
2020 |
2025 |
2030 |
| Personnel (In Thousands) |
|
2.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Active |
|
2.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Reserve |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Attack |
35 |
55 |
54 |
35 |
35 |
47 |
53 |
77 |
77 |
77 |
| Super-Tucano |
|
BR |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
24 |
24 |
| Hawk 102 |
|
UK |
-- |
18 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Hawk 61 / 63 |
|
UK |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| MB-339A |
|
IT |
5 |
7 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MB-326KD / L / LD |
|
IT |
8 |
8 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| AT-802U |
|
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
15 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
| Fighters |
39 |
24 |
24 |
111 |
142 |
142 |
141 |
171 |
199 |
229 |
| 5th Generation
|
..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
|
.. |
.. |
30 |
60 |
| Joint Light Fighter |
LMFS |
RU |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
60 |
| F-35 JSF |
|
US |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
50 |
| 4th Generation
|
12 |
24 |
24 |
111 |
142 |
142 |
141 |
141 |
139 |
189
|
| Rafale |
|
FR |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-? |
30 |
80 |
| Su-35 |
Su-35 |
RU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
- |
0! |
0! |
0! |
| F-16E / F |
Desert Falcon |
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
57 |
80 |
80 |
79 |
109 |
109 |
109 |
| Mirage 2000-9 |
|
FR |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
32 |
-- |
-- |
| Mirage 2000EAD |
|
FR |
12 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3rd Generation
|
27 |
..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
|
| Mirage 5EAD |
|
FR |
15 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Mirage 5AD |
|
FR |
12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Recon |
5 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Mirage 2000RAD |
|
FR |
3 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Mirage 5RAD |
|
FR |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Early Warning |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Saab Erieye |
|
SE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Maritime Patrol |
4 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| DHC-8 |
Dash-8 |
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| DHC-6-400 |
Guardian 400 |
CAN |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| CN-235M-100 |
|
INDO |
-- |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| C-212-200 |
|
SPA |
4 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Transport |
1 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
| Heavy | ..
|
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| C-17 |
Globemaster III |
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| An-1241 |
Condor |
RU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Il-761 |
Candid |
RU |
-- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Medium |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| C-130H / L100-30 |
Hercules |
US |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Light |
1 |
..
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| G.222 |
|
IT |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| DHC-6-300 |
|
CAN |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| King Air 350 |
|
US |
-- |
-- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| TRAINING |
37 |
23 |
45 |
40 |
36 |
61 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| Jet - Advanced
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
| ..
|
| L-15 |
|
PRC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
36 |
| M-346 |
|
IT |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
?? |
?? |
?? |
| Mirage 2000DAD |
|
FR |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Mirage 5DAD |
|
FR |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Piston
|
30 |
29 |
41 |
36 |
36 |
61 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| PC-21 |
|
CH |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
| G-115TA |
|
DE |
-- |
-- |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| PC-7 |
Turbo Trainer |
CH |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| SF-260TP / W |
|
IT |
6 |
5 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
GTOW |
38 |
50 |
52 |
39 |
39 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
| Transport - Medium |
5-ton
|
24 |
36 |
36 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
| SA-330 / IAR-330 |
Puma |
FR / RO |
11 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| Bell 412SP / AB-412 |
Twin Huey |
US / IT |
3 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| Bell 214B |
BigLifter |
US |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Bell 205 |
Iroquois |
US |
6 |
8 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| AW139 |
|
IT |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Light / Utility |
|
14 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| A-109K2 |
|
IT |
-- |
-- |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| AS-350 / B3 |
Ecureuil |
FR / UK |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Bell 206A / B / AB-206 |
JetRanger |
US / IT |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Bo-105CBS |
|
DE |
3 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| UAV |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
| Predator XP |
|
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Air Defense |
.. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| 96K9 |
Pantsyr-S1 |
RU |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
+? |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| MIM-23B |
I-HAWK |
US |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Crotale |
|
FR |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Rapier |
|
UK |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| SA-18 |
Igla |
RU |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Mistral |
|
FR |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| THAAD |
|
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| MIM-104 / PAC-3 |
Patriot |
US |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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