Military Helicopters by Country

Overview

Military helicopters provide essential capabilities for troop transport, close air support, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue operations. This ranking compares nations by their total rotary-wing inventory, including attack helicopters like the AH-64 Apache and transport aircraft like the CH-47 Chinook. Helicopter fleets are crucial for rapid deployment and battlefield mobility.

World Air Forces

Aircraft Database

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21,152

Total

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🇺🇸 United States

Leading Country (5,496)

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151

Countries

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46.4%

Top 5 Share

Military Rankings

✈️ Category	Combat Aircraft • Helicopters • Bombers • Transports • Trainers
🌎 Region	All • Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania

#	Country	Total
1	🇺🇸 United States	5,496
2	🇷🇺 Russia	1,604
3	🇨🇳 China	1,017
4	🇮🇳 India	899
5	🇰🇷 South Korea	807
6	🇯🇵 Japan	579
7	🇹🇷 Turkey	520
8	🇫🇷 France	448
9	🇮🇹 Italy	390
10	🇵🇰 Pakistan	362
11	🇪🇬 Egypt	348
12	🇬🇷 Greece	328
13	🇩🇿 Algeria	315
14	🇩🇪 Germany	309
15	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	266
16	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	264
17	🇨🇴 Colombia	257
18	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	247
19	🇹🇭 Thailand	240
20	🇹🇼 Taiwan	236
21	🇮🇩 Indonesia	220
22	🇵🇱 Poland	213
23	🇧🇷 Brazil	206
24	🇰🇵 North Korea	205
25	🇮🇶 Iraq	197
26	🇲🇽 Mexico	168
27	🇪🇸 Spain	160
28	🇸🇾 Syria	153
29	🇮🇱 Israel	147
30	🇨🇦 Canada	145
31	🇮🇷 Iran	145
32	🇯🇴 Jordan	142
33	🇺🇦 Ukraine	136
34	🇦🇴 Angola	116
35	🇵🇭 Philippines	115
36	🇹🇳 Tunisia	101
37	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	101
38	🇻🇳 Vietnam	101
39	🇦🇷 Argentina	99
40	🇵🇪 Peru	99
41	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	93
42	🇨🇱 Chile	87
43	🇰🇪 Kenya	85
44	🇦🇺 Australia	84
45	🇲🇲 Myanmar	83
46	🇧🇭 Bahrain	80
47	🇶🇦 Qatar	80
48	🇲🇦 Morocco	78
49	🇻🇪 Venezuela	74
50	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	73
51	🇸🇬 Singapore	70
52	🇧🇾 Belarus	68
53	🇰🇼 Kuwait	67
54	🇷🇴 Romania	67
55	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	65
56	🇳🇬 Nigeria	65
57	🇸🇩 Sudan	64
58	🇳🇱 Netherlands	63
59	🇱🇧 Lebanon	62
60	🇾🇪 Yemen	59
61	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	55
62	🇸🇪 Sweden	53
63	🇪🇨 Ecuador	46
64	🇷🇸 Serbia	46
65	🇲🇾 Malaysia	45
66	🇬🇪 Georgia	44
67	🇭🇺 Hungary	44
68	🇿🇦 South Africa	44
69	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	42
70	🇦🇹 Austria	41
71	🇨🇭 Switzerland	40
72	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40
73	🇴🇲 Oman	40
74	🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic	38
75	🇦🇲 Armenia	37
76	🇭🇷 Croatia	37
77	🇩🇰 Denmark	34
78	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	33
79	🇱🇾 Libya	33
80	🇳🇴 Norway	33
81	🇺🇬 Uganda	30
82	🇿🇲 Zambia	30
83	🇸🇻 El Salvador	28
84	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	28
85	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	27
86	🇧🇴 Bolivia	27
87	🇫🇮 Finland	27
88	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	26
89	🇧🇪 Belgium	23
90	🇱🇦 Laos	23
91	🇵🇦 Panama	23
92	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	22
93	🇵🇹 Portugal	22
94	🇸🇰 Slovakia	22
95	🇬🇹 Guatemala	21
96	🇰🇭 Cambodia	21
97	🇳🇿 New Zealand	21
98	🇸🇳 Senegal	20
99	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	20
100	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	19
101	🇦🇱 Albania	19
102	🇧🇳 Brunei	19
103	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	18
104	🇨🇲 Cameroon	18
105	🇷🇼 Rwanda	17
106	🇧🇼 Botswana	16
107	🇸🇮 Slovenia	16
108	🇹🇩 Chad	16
109	🇬🇦 Gabon	15
110	🇯🇲 Jamaica	15
111	🇸🇸 South Sudan	15
112	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	14
113	🇵🇾 Paraguay	14
114	🇨🇺 Cuba	13
115	🇪🇷 Eritrea	13
116	🇳🇪 Niger	13
117	🇧🇮 Burundi	12
118	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	12
119	🇺🇾 Uruguay	12
120	🇲🇪 Montenegro	11
121	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	11
122	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	10
123	🇩🇯 Djibouti	10
124	🇬🇭 Ghana	10
125	🇲🇱 Mali	10
126	🇳🇵 Nepal	10
127	🇹🇬 Togo	10
128	🇨🇬 Congo	8
129	🇮🇪 Ireland	8
130	🇲🇿 Mozambique	8
131	🇨🇾 Cyprus	7
132	🇬🇳 Guinea	7
133	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	7
134	🇲🇼 Malawi	7
135	🇳🇦 Namibia	7
136	🇱🇸 Lesotho	6
137	🇧🇯 Benin	5
138	🇲🇹 Malta	5
139	🇸🇿 Eswatini	5
140	🇱🇹 Lithuania	4
141	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4
142	🇲🇷 Mauritania	4
143	🇱🇻 Latvia	3
144	🇸🇷 Suriname	3
145	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2
146	🇬🇾 Guyana	2
147	🇲🇩 Moldova	2
148	🇲🇻 Maldives	2
149	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2
150	🇧🇿 Belize	1
151	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1

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