List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces

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The following is a list of military aircraft currently in service in the three main branches of the French Armed Forces: French Army, French Navy, and French Air and Space Force.[1][2]

Air Force

Main article: French Air and Space Force
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Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Combat aircraft
Dassault Rafale  France Multirole B / C 95[3] 117 on order[3]
Dassault Mirage 2000  France Multirole 2000D
2000-5F		 50[3]
23[3]
  • 50 Mirage 2000D RMV in service
  • 3 Mirage 2000-5F given to Ukraine in 2025, one lost
AWACS
Boeing E-3 Sentry  United States AEW&C E-3F 4[3]
Reconnaissance
Dassault Falcon 8X  France SIGINT / ELINT 0[3] 3 on order[3]
Beechcraft Super King Air  United States ISTAR / SIGINT 2[3] 3 on order[3]
Tanker
Airbus A330 MRTT  Europe Aerial refueling / Transport 13[4] 2 waiting for transformation
Lockheed KC-130J  United States Aerial refueling / Transport 2[3]
Transport
Airbus A330-200  Europe VIP transport 5[3]
Airbus A400M Atlas  Europe Tactical airlifter 24[5] 26 on order[3]
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules  United States Tactical airlifter 2[3]
Lockheed C-130H Hercules  United States Tactical airlifter 14[3]
CASA CN235  Spain Tactical airlifter 27[3]
Socata TBM 700  France Liaison 15[3]
DHC-6 Twin Otter  Canada Liaison 5[3]
Helicopters
Airbus H225M Caracal  Europe Transport / CSAR 13[3] 9 on order[3]
Airbus H160M Guépard  Europe Utility / Attack 0[3] 40 on order[3]
Airbus H215 Super Puma  France VIP transport 3[3]
Aérospatiale SA330 Puma  France Utility 21[3]
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec  Europe Utility 40[3]
Trainer
Dassault Mirage 2000  France Conversion trainer 7[3]
Pilatus PC-21  Switzerland Advanced trainer 26[3]
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu  Brazil Trainer 17[3]
Beechcraft Super King Air 350  United States Trainer 1[3]
Grob 120A-F  Germany Basic trainer 18[3]
Cirrus SR20 / SR22  United States Basic trainer SR20
SR22		 16[3]
9[3]
Airbus H225M  Europe Rotorcraft trainer 1[3]
Alpha Jet  France Jet trainer 25[3] 2 lost in 2025[6]
UAVs
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper  United States ISTAR / UCAV 16[7]
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Navy

Main article: French Navy
See also: French Naval Aviation
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Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Combat aircraft
Dassault Rafale France Multirole Rafale M 41[3] 12 on order[3]
AWACS
Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye United States AEW&C E-2C 3[3] 3 on order[3]
Maritime patrol
Bréguet 1150 Atlantic France ASW / Maritime patrol 22[3]
Dassault Falcon 20 France Maritime patrol 5[3]
Dassault Falcon 50 France Maritime patrol 8[3]
Dassault Falcon 2000 France Maritime patrol 12 on order[3]
Pilatus PC-24 Switzerland Maritime patrol 1 2 on order
Transport
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu Brazil Transport 10[3]
Dassault Falcon 10 France Transport 6[3]
Helicopters
NHIndustries NH90 Europe ASW / SAR 27[3]
Airbus H160M Guépard Europe ASuW / SAR 4[3] 49 on order[3]
Eurocopter AS565 Panther Europe Utility 38[3]
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Army

Main article: French Army
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Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service[3] Notes
Helicopters
Eurocopter Tiger Europe Attack 69[3]
NHIndustries NH90 Europe Utility 63 The total of 63 NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) Standard 1 helicopters delivered in February 2025. Another 18 NH90 TTH Standard 2 helicopters on order.[8]
Airbus H225M Europe Utility 8[3]
Airbus Helicopters H160 Europe Utility 0[3] 80 on order[3]
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Europe Utility 25[3]
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma France Utility 17[3]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility 106[3]
Transport
Pilatus PC-6 Porter Switzerland Transport 5[3]
Socata TBM 700 France Transport 9[3]
Trainer aircraft
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec Europe Rotorcraft trainer 17[3]
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