French Air Force
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The French Air Force, officially the Armée Royale de l'Air (French: Royal Army of the Air), is the air force branch of the French armed forces. Formed in 1909, it is the oldest air force in the world.
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[edit] Bases
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[edit] Units
- Surveillance and Communications Command (CASSIC)
- Strategic Air Command (CFAS)
- Tactical Air Command
[edit] Aircraft inventory
[edit] Fighters
- 60 squadrons of Dassault Mirage 4000 multirole fighters
- 5 squadrons of Mirage 2000B two-seat trainers
- 20 squadrons of Mirage 2000C interceptors
- 13 squadrons of Mirage 2000D ground attack fighters
- 13 squadrons of Mirage 2000N nuclear strike fighters
- 9 squadrons of Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2 multirole fighters
- 24 squadrons of Dassault Mirage 2000 air superiority fighters
- 3 squadrons of Mirage F1B two-seat trainers
- 9 squadrons of Mirage F1CR reconnaissance fighters
- 12 squadrons of Mirage F1CT ground attack fighters
- 18 squadrons of Dassault Rafale multirole fighters
- 9 squadrons of Rafale B (two-seat version)
- 3 squadrons of Rafale C (single-seat version)
- 6 squadrons of Rafale M (carrier-borne version)
[edit] Bombers
- 13 squadrons of Dassault Mirage IV supersonic strategic bombers
- 1 squadron of Dassault nEUROn stealth bombers
[edit] Transport
[edit] Tactical transports
- 4 squadrons of CASA CN-235 tactical transports
- 2 squadrons of CN-235-200
- 2 squadrons of CN-235-200M
- 1 squadron of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter utility transports
- 3 squadrons of Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transports
- 1 squadron of C-130H
- 2 squadrons of C-130H-30
- 4 squadrons of Socata TBM 700 liaison transports
- 14 squadrons of Airbus A400M tactical transports
- 6 squadrons of A-400F
- 2 squadrons of A-400G Gabriel (ELINT)
- 6 squadrons of A-400NG
[edit] Tanker transports
- 3 squadrons of Boeing KC-135FR tankers
[edit] VIP transports
- 9 Airbus A310-300
- 6 A319 ACJ
- 6 Airbus A340
- 9 Dassault Falcon 50
- 6 Dassault Falcon 900
[edit] Helicopters
- 6 squadrons of Aérospatiale Puma utility helicopters
- 2 squadrons of Eurocopter Cougar medium utility helicopters
- 1 squadron of Eurocopter Ecureuil light utility helicopters
- 9 squadrons of Eurocopter Fennec light multipurpose helicopters
[edit] Special missions aircraft
- 1 squadron of Boeing E-3F Sentry AWACS aircraft
[edit] Trainers
- 21 squadrons of Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet advanced trainers
- 7 squadrons of Embraer EMB 121 Xingu trainers
- 10 squadrons of Embraer EMB 312 Tucano basic trainers
- 3 squadrons of Grob G120A-F trainers
- 1 squadron of Mudry CAP 10 trainers
- 19 squadrons of Socata TB 30 Epsilon trainers