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Type
All Combat Bomber Helicopter Training Transport UAV Special
69 aircraft
Combat · Dassault · 1954

Mystère IV

 Speed1,120 km/h Built411 Range915 km Helicopter · NHIndustries · 2004

NH90 / Caiman

 Speed300 km/h Built471 Range880 km Transport · Nord · 1953

Noratlas

 Speed440 km/h Built425 Range2,500 km Transport · Nord · 1959

Nord 3400

 Speed235 km/h Built152 Range1,000 km Combat · Dassault · 2001

Rafale

 Speed1,912 km/h Built316 Range3,700 km Helicopter · Aérospatiale · 1971

SA 315B Lama

 Speed192 km/h Built400 Range515 km Helicopter · Sud Aviation · 1957

SA315 Alouette II

 Speed192 km/h Built1,300 Range565 km Helicopter · Sud Aviation · 1961

SA316 Alouette III

 Speed210 km/h Built2,000 Range540 km Helicopter · Aérospatiale · 1966

SA321 Super Frelon

 Speed275 km/h Built110 Range1,020 km Helicopter · Aérospatiale · 1968

SA330 Puma

 Speed257 km/h Built697 Range580 km Helicopter · Aérospatiale · 1971

SA340 Gazelle

 Speed310 km/h Built1,775 Range361 km Combat · Sud Aviation · 1956

SO 4050 Vautour

 Speed1,106 km/h Built149 Range5,400 km UAV · Safran · 2023

Safran Patroller

 Speed314 km/h Built— Range200 km Transport · Socata · 1990

Socata TBM

 Speed555 km/h Built1,000 Range3,304 km UAV · Sagem

Sperwer

 Speed— Built— Range150 km Combat · Dassault-Breguet · 1978

Super Etendard

 Speed1,180 km/h Built85 Range1,820 km Combat · Dassault · 1958

Super Mystère B2

 Speed1,195 km/h Built180 Range1,175 km Training · Socata · 1984

TB-30 Epsilon

 Speed356 km/h Built19 Range1,300 km Helicopter · Airbus Helicopters · 2007

UH-72 Lakota

 Speed268 km/h Built463 Range685 km UAV · Dassault

nEUROn

 Speed980 km/h Built1 Range1,852 km Combat · Dassault · 1962

Étendard IVM

 Speed1,099 km/h Built90 Range3,300 km
Aircraft Type Origin Speed Range Built In service
Mystère IV Dassault Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,120 km/h 915 km 411 1954
NH90 / Caiman NHIndustries Helicopter 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 300 km/h 880 km 471 2004
Noratlas Nord Transport 🇫🇷 France 440 km/h 2,500 km 425 1953
Nord 3400 Nord Transport 🇫🇷 France 235 km/h 1,000 km 152 1959
Rafale Dassault Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,912 km/h 3,700 km 316 2001
SA 315B Lama Aérospatiale Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 192 km/h 515 km 400 1971
SA315 Alouette II Sud Aviation Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 192 km/h 565 km 1,300 1957
SA316 Alouette III Sud Aviation Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 210 km/h 540 km 2,000 1961
SA321 Super Frelon Aérospatiale Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 275 km/h 1,020 km 110 1966
SA330 Puma Aérospatiale Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 257 km/h 580 km 697 1968
SA340 Gazelle Aérospatiale Helicopter 🇫🇷 France 310 km/h 361 km 1,775 1971
SO 4050 Vautour Sud Aviation Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,106 km/h 5,400 km 149 1956
Safran Patroller Safran UAV 🇫🇷 France 314 km/h 200 km — 2023
Socata TBM Socata Transport 🇫🇷 France 555 km/h 3,304 km 1,000 1990
Sperwer Sagem UAV 🇫🇷 France — 150 km — —
Super Etendard Dassault-Breguet Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,180 km/h 1,820 km 85 1978
Super Mystère B2 Dassault Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,195 km/h 1,175 km 180 1958
TB-30 Epsilon Socata Training 🇫🇷 France 356 km/h 1,300 km 19 1984
UH-72 Lakota Airbus Helicopters Helicopter 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 268 km/h 685 km 463 2007
nEUROn Dassault UAV 🇫🇷 France 980 km/h 1,852 km 1 —
Étendard IVM Dassault Combat 🇫🇷 France 1,099 km/h 3,300 km 90 1962

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