The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) is the air force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its predecessor was established in 1968, when the Emirates were still under British rule. Since then, it has undergone a continual reorganization and expansion in terms of both capability and numbers of aircraft. Currently, the UAEAF has around 4,000 personnel and operates approximately 545 fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Aircraft Inventory[]
Fighters[]
- Dassault Mirage 2000 x 68 (Multirole Fighter)
- Fort Worth AF F-16/07E x 80 (Multirole Fighter) - another 32 on order
- Dassault Rafale F4 x 0 (Multirole Fighter) - 80 aircraft on order
AWACS Aircraft[]
- Canadair-Saab GlobalEye x 3 (AWACS Aircraft)
Reconnaissance Aircraft[]
- Canadair Global 6000 x 2 (Reconnaissance/ISTAR Aircraft)
Maritime Patrol Aircraft[]
- Canadair Challenger 650 MSA x 2 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- De Havilland Canada MPA-D8 x 2 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
Transport Aircraft[]
- Airbus KC-30 Voyager x 4 (Aerial Tanker) - 2 more on order
- Bethpage AF C-130/64 x 10 (Tactical Transport)
- CASA CN-235-100 x 7 (Tactical Transport)
- Canadair CC-177 Stingray x 8 (Strategic Airlifter)
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter x 8 (Utility Transport)
- Long Beach AF C-17/91 x 6 (Strategic Airlifter)
- Piaggio P.180 Avanti x 2 (Utility/VIP/Medevac)
Trainer Aircraft[]
- Aermacchi MB-339 x 12
- Fort Worth AF FW407 x 14
- Fort Worth AF F-16/07F x 22 (Conversion Trainer)
- Grob G 115 x 12
- Hawker Hawk x 12
- Pilatus PC-7 x 32
- Pilatus PC-21 x 26
Helicopters[]
- Agusta-Westland AW139 x 6 (Search and Rescue Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil x 16 (Utility/Rotorcraft Trainer)
- Eurocopter AS565 Panther x 12 (Utility/SAR Helicopter)
- Fort Worth AF FW407 x 30 (Light Utility Helicopter)
- Seattle HF CH-47/61 x 28 (Heavy Lift Transport Helicopter)
- Westland Worcester x 30 (Attack Helicopter) - 10 more on order
- Westland Wyvern x 80 (Utility Helicopter)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles[]
- Baykar Bayraktar TB2
- CAMCO GJ-2
- Denel Dynamics Seeker x 12 (Reconnaissance UAV)
- Long Beach AF MQ-1/95 x 16 (Reconnaissance UAV) - currently on order