Training Aircraft by Country

Overview

Training aircraft are essential for developing the next generation of military pilots. A robust trainer fleet indicates sustained investment in pilot development and air force modernization. This ranking compares countries by their inventory of jet trainers, turboprop trainers, and advanced lead-in fighter trainers used to prepare pilots for combat aircraft.

World Air Forces

Aircraft Database

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7,236

Total

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🇺🇸 United States

Leading Country (1,566)

📊

116

Countries

🔝

41.3%

Top 5 Share

Military Rankings

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

#	Country	Total
1	🇺🇸 United States	1,566
2	🇷🇺 Russia	442
3	🇵🇰 Pakistan	380
4	🇯🇵 Japan	307
5	🇮🇳 India	290
6	🇰🇷 South Korea	271
7	🇲🇽 Mexico	199
8	🇹🇷 Turkey	163
9	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	156
10	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	156
11	🇪🇬 Egypt	128
12	🇧🇷 Brazil	125
13	🇮🇹 Italy	123
14	🇮🇷 Iran	116
15	🇮🇶 Iraq	99
16	🇵🇱 Poland	98
17	🇮🇩 Indonesia	88
18	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	86
19	🇹🇭 Thailand	82
20	🇹🇼 Taiwan	80
21	🇦🇺 Australia	78
22	🇿🇦 South Africa	78
23	🇱🇾 Libya	71
24	🇦🇷 Argentina	70
25	🇩🇿 Algeria	70
26	🇮🇱 Israel	69
27	🇲🇲 Myanmar	69
28	🇪🇸 Spain	68
29	🇨🇱 Chile	65
30	🇫🇮 Finland	63
31	🇵🇪 Peru	59
32	🇻🇳 Vietnam	55
33	🇦🇴 Angola	54
34	🇶🇦 Qatar	48
35	🇻🇪 Venezuela	48
36	🇨🇴 Colombia	46
37	🇫🇷 France	44
38	🇺🇦 Ukraine	42
39	🇳🇬 Nigeria	41
40	🇨🇦 Canada	40
41	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40
42	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	39
43	🇵🇭 Philippines	39
44	🇲🇾 Malaysia	36
45	🇨🇭 Switzerland	35
46	🇸🇬 Singapore	35
47	🇷🇴 Romania	33
48	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	31
49	🇸🇾 Syria	29
50	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	28
51	🇪🇨 Ecuador	28
52	🇰🇪 Kenya	28
53	🇾🇪 Yemen	28
54	🇧🇪 Belgium	27
55	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	27
56	🇩🇰 Denmark	25
57	🇬🇷 Greece	25
58	🇹🇳 Tunisia	25
59	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	24
60	🇲🇦 Morocco	24
61	🇧🇾 Belarus	21
62	🇵🇾 Paraguay	21
63	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	20
64	🇸🇮 Slovenia	19
65	🇿🇲 Zambia	19
66	🇦🇹 Austria	18
67	🇨🇳 China	18
68	🇭🇷 Croatia	18
69	🇲🇱 Mali	16
70	🇧🇴 Bolivia	15
71	🇱🇧 Lebanon	15
72	🇳🇴 Norway	15
73	🇯🇴 Jordan	14
74	🇸🇳 Senegal	14
75	🇷🇸 Serbia	14
76	🇺🇾 Uruguay	14
77	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	13
78	🇳🇱 Netherlands	13
79	🇺🇬 Uganda	12
80	🇲🇷 Mauritania	11
81	🇳🇿 New Zealand	11
82	🇵🇹 Portugal	11
83	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	11
84	🇦🇲 Armenia	10
85	🇴🇲 Oman	10
86	🇸🇪 Sweden	10
87	🇧🇭 Bahrain	9
88	🇬🇪 Georgia	8
89	🇭🇺 Hungary	8
90	🇮🇪 Ireland	8
91	🇨🇫 Central African Republic	6
92	🇰🇼 Kuwait	6
93	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	6
94	🇸🇩 Sudan	6
95	🇧🇼 Botswana	5
96	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	4
97	🇧🇳 Brunei	4
98	🇱🇦 Laos	4
99	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	4
100	🇨🇺 Cuba	3
101	🇪🇪 Estonia	3
102	🇬🇭 Ghana	3
103	🇸🇻 El Salvador	3
104	🇹🇩 Chad	3
105	🇦🇫 Afghanistan	2
106	🇩🇪 Germany	2
107	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	2
108	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2
109	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2
110	🇳🇪 Niger	2
111	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2
112	🇹🇬 Togo	2
113	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	2
114	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1
115	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1
116	🇵🇦 Panama	1

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