South Africa - Air Force Equipment

3rd Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
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	-
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.

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