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]
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]
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service [3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| Dassault Rafale | France | Multirole | M | 41 [3] | |
| AWACS | |||||
| Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW&C | 3 [3] | ||
| Maritime patrol | |||||
| Bréguet 1150 Atlantic | France | ASW / Patrol | 22 [3] | ||
| Dassault Falcon 2000 Albatros | France | Maritime surveillance and intervention | 0 | 7 on order and 5 additional units planned | |
| Dassault Falcon 200 Gardian | France | Maritime surveillance | 5 [3] | ||
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France | Maritime surveillance | 8 [3] | ||
| Transport | |||||
| Embraer EMB 121 Xingu | Brazil | Transport | 10 [3] | ||
| Dassault Falcon 10 | France | Transport | 6 [3] | ||
| Helicopter | |||||
| NHIndustries NH90 Caïman Marine | Europe | ASW / SAR | NFH | 27 [3] | |
| Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | ASuW / SAR | 0 | 49 units on order | |
| Airbus Helicopters H160 | Europe | SAR | 6 [3] | 6 delivered in total on a lease purchase contract as an interim solution pending delivery of the Guépard | |
| Eurocopter AS565 Panther | Europe | Utility | 16 | ||
| Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Europe | Utility | 20 | ||
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | Utility | 22 [3] | ||
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service [3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicopter | |||||
| Eurocopter Tiger | Europe | Attack | 67 | ||
| NHIndustries NH90 Caïman | Europe | Utility | TTH | 46 [3] | 27 additional units on order [3] |
| Airbus H225M Caracal | Europe | Utility | 8 [3] | To be transferred to the Air Force | |
| Airbus H160M Guépard | Europe | Utility | 0 [3] | 80 units on order [3] | |
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | Europe | Utility | 25 [3] | ||
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France | Utility | 17 [3] | ||
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | France | Utility | 109 [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] | ||
The Niger Armed Forces includes military armed force service branches, paramilitary services branches and the National Police of Niger. The Army, Air Force and the National Gendarmerie are under the Ministry of Defense whereas the National Guard and the National Police fall under the command of the Ministry of Interior. With the exception of the National Police, all military and paramilitary forces are trained in military fashion. The President of Niger is the supreme commander of the entire armed forces. The National Assembly of Niger passed a statute for the Army of Niger in November 2020, planning for the army's size to increase from 25,000 personnel in 2020, to 50,000 in 2025 and finally 100,000 in 2030.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international freight and former passenger airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, a northern suburb of Dakar. It was known as Dakar-Yoff International Airport until 9 October 1996, when it was renamed in honor of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal.
The French Air and Space Force is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. Formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, it became an independent military branch in 1934 as the French Air Force. On 10 September 2020, it assumed its current name, the French Air and Space Force, to reflect an "evolution of its mission" into the area of outer space.
The French Navy's modernization, as is the case with the Army and Air and Space Force, is pursued on the basis of successive 7-year Military Planning Laws. The latest LPM covers the 2024-2030 period and is tailored around four strategic priorities: the strengthening of deterrence assets; preparation for high-intensity warfare; protecting national interests in all French territories, shared spaces and key domains ; and finally, the strengthening of international partnerships.
The Algerian Naval Force is the naval branch of the Algerian military. The naval force operates from multiple bases along the country's nearly 1,440 km (890 mi) coastline, fulfilling its primary role of monitoring and defending Algeria's territorial waters against all foreign military or economic intrusion. Additional missions include coast guard and maritime safety missions as well a projection of marine forces. Algerian forces are an important player in the Western Mediterranean.
The Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie or CAESAR is a French 155 mm, 52-caliber self-propelled howitzer that can fire 39/52 caliber NATO-standard shells. It is installed on a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. Equipped with an autonomous weapon network incorporating an inertial navigation system and ballistic computer, the CAESAR can accurately strike targets more than 40 kilometres (25 mi) away using "Extended Range, Full Bore" (ERFB) ammunition with base bleed, or targets over 55 kilometres (34 mi) away using rocket-assisted or smart ammunition.
Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French Revolutionary System, and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general, and normally below an army corps general.
The National Gendarmerie is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police. The Gendarmerie is a branch of the French Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, with additional duties from the Ministry of Armed Forces. Its responsibilities include policing smaller towns, suburbs and rural areas, crowd and riot control, criminal investigation, including cybercrime. By contrast, the National Police is a civilian law enforcement agency that is in charge of policing cities and larger towns. Because of its military status, the Gendarmerie also fulfills a range of military and defence missions. The Gendarmerie has a strength of around 102,269 people.
A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO's standard rank scale it is designated by the code OF-10. Not all armed forces have such a rank, and in those that do the actual insignia of the five-star ranks may not contain five stars. For example: the insignia for the French OF-10 rank maréchal de France contains seven stars; the insignia for the Portuguese marechal contains four gold stars. The stars used on the various Commonwealth of Nations rank insignias are sometimes colloquially referred to as pips, but in fact either are stars of the orders of the Garter, Thistle or Bath or are Eversleigh stars, depending on the wearer's original regiment or corps, and are used in combination with other heraldic items, such as batons, crowns, swords or maple leaves.
Opération Chammal is a French military operation in Iraq and Syria launched to help curtail the expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to support the Iraqi Army. Its name comes from the Shamal, a northwesterly wind that blows over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states.
The Territorial Air Defence Force abbreviated as DAT) is an armed service/branch of the Algerian People's National Army, the armed forces of Algeria. It is one of the four service branches of the Algerian Armed Forces, along with the army, navy, and air force. It is tasked with the Algerian airspace protection mission. Its current commander is Major-General Amer Amrani.
This is a rank comparison chart of air force officer ranks of African states.
The Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle Griffon or VBMR Griffon is a French six-wheel multi-purpose armoured personnel carrier developed and manufactured by Nexter, Arquus and Thales. The vehicle entered operational service in 2019 and is, alongside the four-wheel VBMR-L Serval co-developed by Nexter and Texelis, the successor of the Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB).
Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.
The ACMAT Bastion is a modern French armoured personnel carrier, manufactured by ACMAT.
The French forces in Djibouti (FFDj) (French: Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti, lit. 'The French forces stationed in Djibouti') is a French overseas military base. It constitutes one of the larger French military contingents outside France. The French military has remained present in Djibouti since the territory's independence. Starting June 1977 the conditions of the French forces were set by the framework of a provisional protocol (equivalent to a defense agreement). A new agreement has been in force since 2014. In December 2023, a new defense cooperation treaty is under discussion for renewal.
Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Francophone states.
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