Air Forces

Overview

Repository featuring the Air Forces of countries, complete with current inventories as of 2026. Each country’s entry provides a detailed overview of its Air Force, including the number and types of aircraft, missiles, and other aerial assets in service. To ensure accuracy, the inventories are regularly updated to reflect new acquisitions, retirements, and modifications.

Latest Air Forces inventory updates (see all)

Date Country Aircraft Context
29 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand -1 AT-6 Crashed during combat SAR training in Chom Thong, Chiang Mai; both pilots killed.
29 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia -1 Su-27/30 Su-30SM reportedly shot down over Black Sea; crew did not survive (Ukrainian claim, unverified).
23 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia +6 Yak-130 First 6 Yak-130s displayed at Aviation Expo 2026, Bishoftu AB; part of possible 10-aircraft order from Russia.
21 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India -1 Pipistrel Virus SW80 Microlight crashed into pond near KP College, Prayagraj during training; both crew rescued safely.
20 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland +1 F-35A First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026.

Active aircraft by country

Top aircraft in active service in the world

Aircraft Active
UH-60 Black Hawk
3978
F-16 Fighting Falcon
2730
Mi-8 Hip
2014
UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"
1880
AH-64 Apache
1225
F-15E Strike Eagle
1022
T-6 Texan II
978
CH-47 Chinook
942
F-35 Lightning II
942
C-130 Hercules
925

World Air Forces Inventories

# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States Air Force
100.0
13043
-166
3308
2 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Air Force
65.1
4290
-131
1519
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณPeople's Liberation Army Air Force
60.4
3144
+5
1705
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndian Air Force
42.8
2229
-75
704
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตKorean People's Army Air Force
37.3
861
-90
575
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea Air Force
34.9
1592
+16
433
7 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan Air Force
34.8
1396
-38
562
8 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgyptian Air Force
34.1
1089
+5
545
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan Air Self-Defense Force
30.8
1443
-16
322
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆRoyal Saudi Air Force
29.2
917
+3
385
11 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkish Air Force
29.1
1098
+30
304
12 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrench Air and Space Force
28.3
976
+4
286
13 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผTaiwanese Air Force
28.3
732
-18
379
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsraeli Air Force
26.5
613
+1
348
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIslamic Republic of Iran Air Force
23.8
640
+89
253
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทHellenic Air Force
23.7
593
-39
217
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGerman Air Force
23.6
584
-37
215
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItalian Air Force
23.1
726
-74
178
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Air Force
21.8
414
-38
225
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgerian Air Force
21.1
602
+3
145
21 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpanish Air and Space Force
20.6
469
-45
181
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates Air Force
20.5
551
-9
151
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งRoyal Air Force
20.4
631
-33
144
24 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญRoyal Thai Air Force
18.5
497
-3
109
25 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPolish Air Force
18.1
479
+11
108
26 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine Air Force
17.9
341
+20
136
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar/ Burma Air Force
16.6
317
+24
125
28 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazilian Air Force
16.4
528
-116
63
29 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆRoyal Canadian Air Force
16.2
351
-27
92
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆRoyal Moroccan Air Force
16.1
260
+5
117
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บRoyal Australian Air Force
15.6
327
+2
99
32 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar Emiri Air Force
15.5
251
+23
111
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดNational Air Force of Angola
15.5
299
0
95
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesian Air Force
15.3
446
-20
48
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraqi Air Force
15.1
391
+20
64
36 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌRepublic of Singapore Air Force
14.9
230
-17
100
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombian Air Force
14.4
434
0
19
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakh Air Defense Forces
14.3
198
-45
94
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดRoyal Jordanian Air Force
14.2
246
-18
69
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พAir Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus
14.0
184
+1
91
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSwedish Air Force
14.0
168
-43
94
42 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณVietnam People's Air Force
14.0
246
+23
78
43 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh Air Force
13.8
215
-1
82
44 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
13.8
191
0
76
45 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudanese Air Force
13.5
165
-5
82
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChilean Air Force
13.1
277
+11
59
47 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemeni Air Force
13.0
168
-9
78
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeruvian Air Force
12.3
253
-5
47
49 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuelan Air Force
12.3
228
-21
54
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐRoyal Danish Air Force
11.4
128
+9
62
51 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinnish Air Force
11.3
163
-1
61
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait Air Force
11.1
128
+14
50
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexican Air Force
11.1
433
-29
4
54 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwiss Air Force
11.0
146
-1
53
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentine Air Force
10.6
238
+14
26
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญRoyal Bahraini Air Force
10.6
132
+12
40
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijani Air Force
10.5
154
+9
34
58 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑRoyal Netherlands Air Force
10.2
120
-23
40
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgian Air Component
10.2
108
-2
51
60 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmen Air Force
10.1
91
+1
49
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigerian Air Force
9.6
167
+20
26
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya Air Force
9.6
154
-2
23
63 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดRoyal Norwegian Air Force
9.5
97
-11
40
64 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomanian Air Force
9.3
142
+11
26
65 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒRoyal Air Force of Oman
9.3
94
-30
35
66 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippine Air Force
9.2
191
-4
7
67 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisian Air Force
9.0
153
+4
13
68 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbian Air Force and Air Defence
9.0
110
-2
31
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พRoyal Malaysian Air Force
8.9
134
-6
26
70 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopian Air Force
8.8
103
+12
32
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibyan Air Force
8.1
141
+11
23
72 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortuguese Air Force
7.9
79
+3
25
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgarian Air Force
7.8
71
+6
25
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผAir Force of Zimbabwe
7.7
104
+14
22
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenian Air Force
7.6
71
+7
21
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka Air Force
7.5
84
-34
13
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustrian Air Force
7.2
85
-19
15
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzech Air Force
7.2
99
+11
14
79 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungarian Air Force
7.0
69
+7
14
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambian Air Force
6.9
77
-22
15
81 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibian Air Force
6.8
34
+2
24
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปAir Force of El Salvador
6.6
52
+3
15
83 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatian Air Force and Air Defense
6.4
67
-14
12
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth African Air Force
6.2
139
-11
5
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswanan Air Force
6.2
45
-1
15
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgian Air Force
6.0
61
+9
7
87 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuadorian Air Force
5.9
103
-7
0
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanese Air Force
5.8
80
-1
0
89 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉAir Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.8
54
+9
6
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuban Revolutionary Air Force
5.7
34
-47
14
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
91 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda Air Force
5.3
51
-4
6
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzania Air Force Command
5.2
22
-17
14
93 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivian Air Force
5.2
63
0
4
94 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChadian Air Force
5.2
35
-4
9
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Air Force
5.1
79
+10
0
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMalian Air Force
4.9
43
+1
9
97 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguayan Air Force
4.6
43
0
6
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemalan Air Force
4.5
36
+2
3
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Liberation Army Air Force
4.5
33
-1
4
100 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduran Air Force
4.4
12
-32
11
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabonese Air Force
4.4
24
+3
6
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique Air Force
4.4
21
+1
8
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovak Air Force
4.2
32
-7
2
104 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanamanian National Aeronaval Service
4.1
38
0
0
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟRoyal New Zealand Air Force
3.8
42
-3
0
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
106 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogolese Air Force
3.8
18
+5
5
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhanaian Air Force
3.6
19
-1
4
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegalese Air Force
3.6
40
+1
0
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghan Air Force
3.6
29
+12
0
110 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNigerien Air Force
3.6
24
+2
2
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญRoyal Cambodian Air Force
3.5
25
+1
0
112 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroonian Air Force
3.5
26
-9
0
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆAir Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.4
22
-2
0
114 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguayan Air Force
3.4
45
+4
0
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea Air Force
3.4
20
+3
2
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณRoyal Brunei Air Force
3.3
26
+6
0
117 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎIvorian Air Force
3.3
19
+10
2
118 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajik Air Force
3.3
25
0
0
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso Air Force
3.2
25
+4
0
120 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenian Air Force and Air Defence
3.2
39
+1
0
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrean Air Force
3.2
19
0
1
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbanian Air Force
3.2
19
0
0
123 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwandan Air Force
3.1
21
-2
0
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan Air Force
3.1
20
+4
0
125 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌAir Force of the Republic of Congo
3.0
14
0
2
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica Defence Force
2.9
18
0
0
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti Air Force
2.8
17
+2
0
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐAir Force of North Macedonia
2.7
20
0
0
129 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaraguan Army Air Force
2.7
17
0
0
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIrish Air Corps
2.7
24
-2
0
131 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepalese Army Air Service
2.6
15
+1
0
132 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundian Air Force
2.5
12
0
0
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegrin Air Force
2.4
11
0
0
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolian Air Force
2.4
7
-4
2
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania Islamic Air Force
2.3
24
0
0
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawian Air Force
2.2
10
-2
0
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho Defence Force โ€“ Air Squadron
2.0
9
0
0
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuanian Air Force
2.0
9
0
0
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นAir Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta
2.0
9
-1
0
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พAir Command of Cyprus
1.9
7
-3
0
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinean Air Force
1.9
7
0
0
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyz Air Force
1.9
7
+1
0
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBeninese Air Force
1.6
5
+2
0
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvian Air Force
1.6
6
0
0
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟMilitary of Eswatini Air Wing
1.6
5
0
0
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMalagasy Air Force
1.4
4
0
0
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana Defence Force Air Command
1.3
4
-2
0
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปCoast Guard Aviation Squadron
1.3
4
0
0
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSurinamese Air Force
1.3
3
0
0
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉMoldovan Air Force
1.2
3
0
0
# Country Global Air Force Index All aircraft ๐šซ YoY Combat
151 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize Defence Force Air Wing
1.1
3
0
0
152 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutanese Air Force
1.0
2
0
0
153 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea Air Wing
1.0
3
0
0
154 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonian Air Force
0.9
5
-2
0
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธRoyal Bahamas Defence Force Air Wing
0.8
2
0
0
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles People's Defence Force Air Wing
0.8
2
-1
0
157 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago Defence Force Air Guard
0.8
2
0
0
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone Defence Force Air Force
0.7
1
-3
0
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua andย Barbuda Air Force
0.6
1
0
0
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg Army Aviation
0.6
1
0
0
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic Air Force
0.5
6
0
0
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