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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Contents 1 Bases 2 Units 3 Aircraft inventory 3.1 Fighters 3.2 Bombers 3.3 Transport 3.3.1 Tactical transports 3.3.2 Tanker transports 3.3.3 VIP transports 3.4 Helicopters 3.5 Special missions aircraft 3.6 Trainers

[edit] Bases

[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