South African Air Force Equipment							Modernization
Aircraft	Inventory
	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2012	2015	2020	2025	2030
Personnel ,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Active	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Reserve	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Attack	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneer S-50	5	---	---	---	---	---
Fighter, Ground-Attack	130	115	48	24	12	-
3rd Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Atlas FCA-1 Carver	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cheetah E	---	11¹	---	---	---	---
Mirage F1AZ	29	29	---	---	---	---
Mirage II EZ	9	---	---	---	---	---
2nd Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Impala I/II	92	75	48	24	12	---
Fighter, Air Superiority	43	~	38	26	21	28
4th Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gripen	---	---	---	---	9	28
3rd Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cheetah C/D	13	~¹	38²	26	12	---
Mirage F-1CZ	14	11³	---	---	---	---
Mirage III CZ	14	---	---	---	---	---
Mirage III BZ	2	---	---	---	---	---
Reconnaissance	7	0	0	0	0	0
Mirage III RZ	4	---	---	---	---	---
Mirage R2Z	3	---	---	---	---	---
Electronic Warfare	4	4	5	3	3	3
Boeing 707-320 (ELINT/tkr)	4	4	5	3	3	3
Maritime Reconnaissance	8	13	9	10	10	10
C-47	8	8	6	6	6	6
CASA-212	---	5	4	4	4	4
Anti-Submarine	6	~	~	~	~	~
SA-316	6	~‡	~	~	~	~
Transports	47	56	42	37	37	37
Medium	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
C-130	7	7	12	9	9	9
C-47	19	19	5	5	5	5
DC-4	4	---	---	---	---	---
Light	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
AM-3C	34	---	---	---	---	---
C-4M	24	---	---	---	---	---
Cessna 185	10	24	11	13	13	13
C-160Z	9	---	---	---	---	---
CASA-235	---	---	1	1	1	1
King Air 200	---	2	3	3	3	3
King Air 300	---	---	1	1	1	1
Cessna 208 Caravan	---	20	13	11	11	11
PC-12	---	---	1	1	1	1
Citation II	---	2	2	2	2	2
Falcon 50	---	2	2	2	2	2
Falcon 900	---	1	1	1	1	1
Passenger	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Boeing 737 Business Jet	---	---	1	1	1	1
HS-125	7	3	---	---	---	---
Viscount 781	1	---	---	---	---	---
Aircraft, Training	271	255	58	57	57	57
Jet - Advanced	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Hawk	---	---	---	---	24	24
Cheetah	14	14†	---	---	---	---
Jet - Intermediate	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Impala I/II	115	114	---	---	---	---
Piston	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
C-47	12	12	1	---	---	---
T-6G Harvard IIA/III	130	55	---	---	---	---
PC-7	---	60	57	57	57	57
Helicopter	120	136	91	75	101	75	..	..	..	..
Attack	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
CSH-2 Rooivalk	---	---	7	12	11	12
Light / Utility	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
A109 LUH	---	---	---	---	30	30
SA-316/-319	57	63‡	30	15	---	---
SA-330 Oryx	63	63	44	40	39	25
BK117	---	10	10	8	8	8
Helicopters, Training	37	37	30	16	---	---
SE-3130	30°	---	---	---	---	---
SA-316/-319 / SA-330	7	37*	30	12	---	---
Oryx	---	---	---	4	--	--
Missiles
Air-To-Surface Missiles
AS-11/-20/-30	~	~	---	---	---	---
Raptor	---	---	~	~	~	~
ZT-3	---	---	~	~	~	~
Mokopa ZT-6	---	---	~	~	~	~
Mupsow	---	---	~	~	~	~
Air-To-Air Missiles
R-530	~	~	---	---	---	---
R-550 Magic	~	~	---	---	---	---
AIM-9 Sidewinder	~	~	---	---	---	---
Kukri V-3	~	~	---	---	---	---
V-3C Darter	---	~	~	~	~	~
V4	---	---	~	~	~	~
UAV
Seeker	---	---	3	3	3	3

¹ These Cheetah C/D aircraft were assigned to a ground-attack role and redesignated "E". After 1995, all Cheetah aircraft were redesignated to the C/D air superiority variant.

² All Cheetah aircraft were moved from training and ground attack roles to the air superiority role and redesignated C/D.

³ Indicates equipment is in storage.

† After 1995 all Cheetah aircraft were redesignated to the C/D air superiority variant.

‡ After 1990 all ASW SA-316 were lumped into the SA-316 helicopter category.

° These aircraft were modified, redesignated SA-316, and placed in a training role.

* This number includes modified SE-3130s that have been redesignated SA-316.