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.

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🇺🇸 United States

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154

Countries

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Military Rankings

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

#	Country	Total
1	🇺🇸 United States	5,442
2	🇷🇺 Russia	1,604
3	🇨🇳 China	1,019
4	🇮🇳 India	993
5	🇰🇷 South Korea	856
6	🇯🇵 Japan	533
7	🇹🇷 Turkey	458
8	🇫🇷 France	454
9	🇮🇹 Italy	387
10	🇵🇰 Pakistan	355
11	🇪🇬 Egypt	348
12	🇩🇿 Algeria	315
13	🇬🇷 Greece	300
14	🇩🇪 Germany	290
15	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	264

#	Country	Total
16	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	262
17	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	259
18	🇨🇴 Colombia	257
19	🇹🇭 Thailand	247
20	🇹🇼 Taiwan	239
21	🇮🇩 Indonesia	220
22	🇵🇱 Poland	216
23	🇮🇶 Iraq	213
24	🇰🇵 North Korea	205
25	🇧🇷 Brazil	188
26	🇪🇸 Spain	178
27	🇲🇽 Mexico	168
28	🇮🇷 Iran	160
29	🇸🇾 Syria	153
30	🇵🇭 Philippines	152

#	Country	Total
31	🇨🇦 Canada	146
32	🇺🇦 Ukraine	136
33	🇮🇱 Israel	130
34	🇯🇴 Jordan	120
35	🇹🇳 Tunisia	116
36	🇦🇴 Angola	115
37	🇵🇪 Peru	106
38	🇦🇷 Argentina	101
39	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	101
40	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	101
41	🇲🇦 Morocco	100
42	🇦🇺 Australia	95
43	🇲🇲 Myanmar	89
44	🇨🇱 Chile	87
45	🇶🇦 Qatar	86

#	Country	Total
46	🇿🇦 South Africa	84
47	🇧🇭 Bahrain	80
48	🇧🇾 Belarus	80
49	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	75
50	🇻🇪 Venezuela	74
51	🇳🇬 Nigeria	73
52	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	72
53	🇸🇬 Singapore	71
54	🇰🇼 Kuwait	70
55	🇸🇩 Sudan	70
56	🇳🇱 Netherlands	67
57	🇷🇴 Romania	64
58	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	62
59	🇷🇸 Serbia	61
60	🇲🇾 Malaysia	54

#	Country	Total
61	🇸🇪 Sweden	53
62	🇭🇺 Hungary	50
63	🇱🇧 Lebanon	47
64	🇪🇨 Ecuador	46
65	🇰🇪 Kenya	45
66	🇨🇭 Switzerland	42
67	🇬🇪 Georgia	42
68	🇻🇳 Vietnam	42
69	🇦🇹 Austria	41
70	🇨🇿 Czechia	40
71	🇴🇲 Oman	40
72	🇾🇪 Yemen	40
73	🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic	38
74	🇦🇲 Armenia	37
75	🇭🇷 Croatia	37

#	Country	Total
76	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	36
77	🇩🇰 Denmark	34
78	🇳🇴 Norway	34
79	🇿🇲 Zambia	33
80	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	31
81	🇺🇬 Uganda	30
82	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	29
83	🇧🇴 Bolivia	28
84	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	28
85	🇫🇮 Finland	27
86	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	26
87	🇵🇦 Panama	25
88	🇸🇻 El Salvador	25
89	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	23
90	🇱🇦 Laos	23

#	Country	Total
91	🇵🇹 Portugal	22
92	🇨🇲 Cameroon	21
93	🇰🇭 Cambodia	21
94	🇳🇿 New Zealand	21
95	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20
96	🇸🇳 Senegal	20
97	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	20
98	🇦🇱 Albania	19
99	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	19
100	🇧🇳 Brunei	19
101	🇸🇰 Slovakia	19
102	🇱🇾 Libya	17
103	🇵🇾 Paraguay	17
104	🇷🇼 Rwanda	17
105	🇧🇼 Botswana	16

#	Country	Total
106	🇬🇦 Gabon	16
107	🇸🇮 Slovenia	16
108	🇹🇩 Chad	16
109	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	15
110	🇭🇳 Honduras	15
111	🇳🇵 Nepal	15
112	🇸🇸 South Sudan	15
113	🇹🇿 Tanzania	15
114	🇺🇾 Uruguay	15
115	🇧🇪 Belgium	14
116	🇯🇲 Jamaica	14
117	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	14
118	🇧🇮 Burundi	13
119	🇨🇺 Cuba	13
120	🇨🇾 Cyprus	13

#	Country	Total
121	🇪🇷 Eritrea	13
122	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	13
123	🇳🇪 Niger	12
124	🇲🇪 Montenegro	11
125	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	11
126	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	10
127	🇩🇯 Djibouti	10
128	🇮🇪 Ireland	10
129	🇲🇱 Mali	10
130	🇹🇬 Togo	10
131	🇧🇯 Benin	9
132	🇳🇦 Namibia	9
133	🇨🇬 Congo	8
134	🇲🇿 Mozambique	8
135	🇲🇼 Malawi	8

#	Country	Total
136	🇬🇳 Guinea	7
137	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	7
138	🇱🇸 Lesotho	6
139	🇱🇹 Lithuania	6
140	🇲🇳 Mongolia	6
141	🇸🇿 Eswatini	5
142	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4
143	🇲🇷 Mauritania	4
144	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	4
145	🇬🇾 Guyana	3
146	🇱🇻 Latvia	3
147	🇲🇹 Malta	3
148	🇸🇷 Suriname	3
149	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2
150	🇲🇩 Moldova	2
151	🇲🇻 Maldives	2
152	🇧🇿 Belize	1
153	🇬🇭 Ghana	1
154	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1

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