Air Forces comparison: United Kingdom vs Greece

United Kingdom operates 711 active military aircraft vs 756 for Greece.

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United KingdomWorld #13 23.0

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United Kingdom leads on 5 of 6 categories

GreeceWorld #17 19.0

158 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · generation 214
254 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 324
51 Transportweight ×10 66
22 Special missionweight ×8 11
53 UAVsweight ×10 74
173 Trainersweight ×1 67

United Kingdom Greece 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 Kingdom	Greece	Ratio
Official name	Royal Air Force	Hellenic Air Force
Active aircraft	711	756	🇬🇷 1.1×
Aircraft on order	74	91	🇬🇷 1.2×
Combat aircraft	158	214	🇬🇷 1.4×
Combat share of fleet	22.2 %	28.3 %	🇬🇷 1.3×
Aircraft types in service	23	38	🇬🇷 1.7×
Main supplier	United Kingdom · 28 %	United States · 69 %

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Helicopters	254	324	🇬🇷 1.3×
Transport aircraft	51	66	🇬🇷 1.3×
Special-mission aircraft	22	11	🇬🇧 2.0×
Trainers	173	67	🇬🇧 2.6×
UAVs	53	74	🇬🇷 1.4×