French Air Force

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Revision as of 19:33, 14 August 2007

Contents 1 Fighters 2 Transport aircraft 3 Helicopters 4 Special mission aircraft 5 Training aircraft

Fighters

• 10 squadrons of Dassault Mirage 4000 multirole fighters
  • 6 squadrons of Mirage 4000B interceptors
  • 2 squadrons of Mirage 4000E two-seat conventional strike fighters
  • 2 squadron of Mirage 4000N nuclear strike fighters
• 7 squadrons of Dassault Mirage F1 fighters
  • 3 squadrons of Mirage F-1A ground attack fighters
  • 1 squadron of Mirage F-1E all-weather multirole fighters
  • 2 squadrons of Mirage F1CR reconnaissance aircraft
  • 1 squadron of Mirage F1CT tactical ground attack fighters
• 8 squadrons of Dassault Rafale multirole fighters
  • 6 squadrons of Rafale C single-seat fighters
  • 2 squadrons of Rafale B two-seat fighters
• 4 squadrons of Dassault Mirage 4000C interceptors

Transport aircraft

• 2 squadrons of C-135 Stratolifter tanker transports
• 7 squadrons of CASA CN-235 medium-range transports
• 1 squadron of Airbus A310 strategic transports
• 1 squadron of Airbus A340 strategic transports
• 1 squadron of Airbus A400M long-range military transports
• 5 squadrons of C-130B Hercules transports
• 2 squadrons of C-130J Super Hercules transports
• 3 squadrons of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter utility transports
• 2 squadrons of Socata TBM liaison transports
• 9 squadrons of Transall C-160 tactical transports
• 1 VIP squadron
  • 4 Dassault 50 business jets
  • 7 Dassault Falcon 900B business jets
  • 3 Airbus A340 airliners

Helicopters

• 5 squadrons of Aérospatiale Puma utility helicopters
• 3 squadrons of Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar medium utility helicopters
• 4 squadrons of Aérospatiale Alouette III light utility helicopters
• 4 squadrons of Eurocopter Ecureuil light utility helicopters
• 6 squadrons of Eurocopter Fennec light multipurpose helicopters
• 20 flights of Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters

Special mission aircraft

• 4 flights of E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft
• 6 flights of C-160G Gabriel electronic surveillance aircraft
• 2 squadrons of B-4 Aiglon bombers

Training aircraft

• 150 Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet advanced trainers
• 45 Embraer EMB 121 Xingu trainers
• 57 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano trainers
• 28 Grob G120 trainers
• 17 Mudry CAP 10 trainers
• 100 Socata TB trainers