The Royal Bahraini Air Force (abbreviated as RBAF, formerly known as Bahrain Amiri Air Force) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bahrain Defense Force. The air force had 650 personnel in 1992 and 1,500 in 2009.
Aircraft Inventory[]
Fighters[]
- Hawthorne AF F-5/75E x 8 (Fighter)
- Fort Worth AF F-16/88C Blk.40 x 18 (Multirole Fighter)
Helicopters[]
- Fort Worth HF AH-1EF x 22 (Attack Helicopter)
- Fort Worth HF UH-1/70N x 18 (Utility Helicopter)
- Stratford UH-60/06M x 8 (Utility Helicopter)
Trainer Aircraft[]
- Fort Worth HF AH-1P x 8 (Training Helicopter)
- Fort Worth AF F-16/88D Blk.40 x 4 (Conversion Trainer)
- Hawthorne AF F-5/75F x 4 (Conversion Trainer)
- Hawker Hawk Mk.129 x 6 (Primary Trainer)
- MBB Bo105 x 4 (Training Helicopter)
- Slingsby T67-M260 Firefly x 3 (Basic Trainer)