List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces

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

Rafale B

Mirage 2000D

E-3F Sentry

A330 MRTT

Aircraft	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	65 [3] 26 [3]
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		12 [4]	3 on order
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-130 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]
Helicopter
Airbus H225M Caracal	Europe	Transport / CSAR		13 [3]	9 on order [3]
Airbus H160M Guépard	Europe	Utility		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		6 [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	United States	Basic trainer		16 [3]
Cirrus SR22	United States	Basic trainer		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]

Navy

Main article: French Navy

See also: French Naval Aviation

Rafale M

NH90

Dassault Falcon 50

Aircraft	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]
Transport
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu	Brazil	Transport		10 [3]
Dassault Falcon 10	France	Transport		6 [3]
Helicopter
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]

Army

Main article: French Army

Eurocopter Tiger

NH90

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	In service [3]	Notes
Helicopter
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]

References

• France portal

1. "PROJET DE LOI relatif à la programmation militaire pour les années 2024 à 2030 et portant diverses dispositions intéressant la défense" (PDF). 10 July 2023.
2. "Chiffres clés de la Défense 2021" (PDF). January 2022.
3. "World Air Forces 2024". Flightglobal. 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
4. "France takes 12th A330 Phenix tanker, as extra trio await MRTT conversion". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. "France Accepts 24th Atlas Cargo Aircraft From Airbus". thedefensepost.com. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. "Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal". BBC News. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
7. "Pentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy" Archived 4 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Flightglobal.com, 28 June 2013
8. Felstead, Peter (7 February 2025). "French Army receives final NH90 TTH Standard 1 helicopter". ESD European Security & Defence. Retrieved 8 February 2025.