Air Forces comparison: United Arab Emirates vs Thailand

United Arab Emirates operates 625 active military aircraft vs 534 for Thailand.

AIRS (Air Inventory Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

United Arab EmiratesWorld #18 18.5

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United Arab Emirates leads on 3 of 6 categories

ThailandWorld #33 12.3

175 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 84
250 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 256
58 Transportweight ×10 70
8 Special missionweight ×8 9
44 UAVsweight ×10 8
90 Trainersweight ×1 107

United Arab Emirates Thailand Bars: weighted contribution to the AIRS Index (airframes × category weight; combat and bombers by generation tier, helicopters by era; the enabler, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active airframes at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology

Key figures as of 2026

	United Arab Emirates	Thailand	Ratio
Official name	United Arab Emirates Air Force	Royal Thai Air Force
Active aircraft	625	534	🇦🇪 1.2×
Aircraft on order	170	20	🇦🇪 8.5×
Combat aircraft	175	84	🇦🇪 2.1×
Combat share of fleet	28.0 %	15.7 %	🇦🇪 1.8×
Aircraft types in service	38	52	🇹🇭 1.4×
Main supplier	United States · 57 %	United States · 60 %

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Helicopters	250	256	🇹🇭 ≈
Transport aircraft	58	70	🇹🇭 1.2×
Special-mission aircraft	8	9	🇹🇭 1.1×
Trainers	90	107	🇹🇭 1.2×
UAVs	44	8	🇦🇪 5.5×