This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service noted.
Designation | Number Used | Year Entered Service | Info |
Fästningsballong 1898 | 1 | 1898 | First Swedish military aircraft |
Drakballong m/09 | 5 | 1909 | - |
Kronan 1909 | 1 | 1909 | – |
Drakballong typ Ä | 1 | – | - |
Fältballong m/23 | 1 | 1923 | - |
Kulballong m/23 | 1 | 1923 | - |
Fältballong 1926 | 1 | 1926 | - |
(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)
Aircraft | # Used | Year |
Nyrop 2 (Bleriot XI) (N:r 1) | 1 | 1911–1913, 1916 |
Nieuport IV.M | 1 | 1913–1918 |
Donnet-Leveque | 2 | 1913–1918 |
Farman HF.23 | 2 | 1913–1917 |
SW 11 (Farman HF 23) | 7 | 1914–1920 |
Thulin B | 2 | 1915–1917 |
TDS Farman HF 23 | 2 | 1917–1920 |
Thulin G | 5 | 1917–1922 |
SW 17 (SAF H-2) | 4, did not enter service | |
Thulin GA | 2 | 1919–1921 |
Friedrichshafen FF.33L | 2 | 1918–1920 |
Friedrichshafen FF.33E | 3 | 1918–1929 |
Friedrichshafen FF.49C | 2 | 1919–1924 |
Sablatnig FF.49C | 2 | 1919–1926 |
TDS Friedrichshafen FF.33 | 5 | 1921–1929 |
Macchi M.8 | 1 | 1919–1922 |
Savoia S.13 | 4 | 1919–1924 |
Supermarine Channel II | 1 | 1921–1922 |
Fairey IIID | 1 | 1924–1925 |
Caspar S.I (Heinkel HE 1) | 4 | 1921–1929 |
Heinkel HE 1 | 8 | 1923–1929 |
Heinkel S.II | 5 | 1924–1934 |
Heinkel HE 4 | 1 | 1926–1931 |
Heinkel HD 14 | did not enter service | |
Albatros B.IIa | 5 | 1920–1929 |
Avro 504K | 5 | 1924–1928 |
LVG C.VI | 2 | 1921–1923 |
Heinkel HE 3 | 2 | 1925–1927 |
(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year |
- | Nieuport IV.G | 2 | 1912–1918 |
- | Bleriot XI | 6 | 1914–1916 |
- | Morane-Saulnier MS.3 | 1 | 1914–1918 |
- | Fjällbäck Bastarden | 1 | 1914–1916 |
- | Thulin D | 2 | 1915–1918 |
- | Thulin K | 2 | 1917–1919 |
- | SW 15 | 3 | 1917–1921 |
B 1 | Breguet C.U-1 | 1 | 1912–1916 |
B 2 | Farman HF.20 | 1 | 1913–1915 |
- | Farman HF 22/SW 10 | 4 | 1914–1916 |
Ö 2 | Albatros B.II/SW 12/SAF 3/NAB 9 | 29 | 1914–1929 |
- | Thulin E | 5 | 1916–1920 |
- | Thulin L | 9 | 1916–1920 |
- | Thulin FA | 7 | 1918–1921 |
- | FVM/SW SW 16 | 1 | 1918–1919 |
S 18 | FVM S 18 | 15 | 1919–1925 |
- | Breguet 14 | 1 | 1919–1922 |
- | Phönix C.I Dront | 27 | 1919–1932 |
- | FVM Albatros 120 | 10 | 1920–1929 |
- | FVM Albatros 160 | 12 | 1928–1935 |
S 21 | FVM S 21 | 10 | 1922–1932 |
- | Bristol F.2 Fighter | 1 | 1924–1930 |
- | Fiat BR | 2 | 1924–1932 |
- | Fiat BR.I | 3 | 1925–1937 |
- | AEG G.V | 6 | 1918–1922 |
– | Gloster Grouse | 1 | 1926–1929 |
– | Avro 504N | 1 | 1926–1928 |
– | Heinkel HD 35 | 1 | 1926–1929 |
– | Fokker D.IV | 4 | 1918–1922 |
– | FVM Triplanet | 1 | 1918–1919 |
- | FVM Tummelisa | 16 | 1918–1935 |
- | Phönix D.II | 30 | 1920-193? |
- | Phönix D.III | 1 | 1920–1921 |
- | Fokker D.VII | 1 | 1920–1922 |
- | Macchi M.7 | 4 | 1921–1927 |
J 23 | FVM J 23 | 5 | 1923–1926 |
J 24 | FVM J 24 | 1 | 1925–1931 |
- | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin | 1 | 1925–1926 |
- | Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 C.1 | 10 | 1926–1930 |
Created in July of 1926.
Designations Key | ||
Abbrev. Designation | Name | Translation |
J | Jakt | Fighter |
A | Attack | Ground attack |
B | Bomb | Bomber |
T | Torped | Torpedo bomber |
S | Spaning | Reconnaissance |
Sk | Skol | Trainer |
Ö | Övning | Advanced trainer |
Tp | Transport | Transport |
Hkp | Helikopter | Helicopter |
P | Prov | Experimental/prototype |
Fpl | Flygplan | Airplane |
Later XX implies later redesignation.
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
Bristol Bulldog II/IIA | J 7 | fighter | 11 | 1930–1940 | 1939, two to Finland |
Fiat CR.42bis Falco | J 11 | fighter | 72 | 1940–1945 (1946) | - |
Fokker C.Vd | J 3 | fighter | 15 | 1927–1946 | S 6 after 1931, some built by CFM |
Gloster Gladiator I & II | J 8 | fighter | 55 | 1937–1945 | some used in Finland |
Heinkel HD 19 | J 4 | fighter | 6 | 1928–1937 | built by Svenska Aero |
Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 C.1 | J 2 | fighter | 10 | 1925–1930 | |
Phönix D.III | J 1 | fighter | 12 | 1919–1933 | Some built by FMV |
Reggiane Re.2000 | J 12 | fighter | 60 | 1941–1946 | later J20 |
Seversky/Republic EP-1 | J 9 | fighter | 60 | 1940–1951 | some modified |
Svenska Aero Jaktfalken | J 5 | fighter | 1 | 1930–1933 | |
Svenska Aero Jaktfalk I & II | J 6 | fighter | 17 | 1930–1941 | three to Finland |
Vultee V-49C Vanguard | J 10 | fighter | - | - | did not enter service |
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
Fiat B.R. | B 1 | bomber | 3 | 1924–1932 | |
Fiat B.R.I | B 2 | bomber | 2 | 1925–1937 | |
Fokker G.Ib | B 7 | bomber | - | - | did not enter service |
Hawker Hart | B 4 | bomber | 45 | 1936–1947 | formerly S 7, many built by ASJA/CVM/Götaverken, 5 used in Finland |
Heinkel HD 16 | T 1 | torpedo bomber | 2 | 1928–1939 | - |
Heinkel He 115A-2 | T 2 | torpedo bomber | 12 | 1939–1948 | - |
Junkers Ju 86K | B 3 | bomber | 87 | 1936–1958 | Some used as torpedo bombers, some built by SAAB |
Northrop 8A-1 | B 5 | bomber | 103 | 1938–1950 | most built by SAAB |
FMV/Phoenix C.I | A 1 | attack | 11 | 1921–1935 | 2 ex army |
Republic 2PA | B 6 | bomber | 2 | 1940–1953 | orders not received |
SAAB L 10 | B 8 | bomber | - | - | redesignated B 17 |
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
Breguet 694 | S 10 | reconnaissance | - | - | did not enter service |
Centrala Verkstaden Malmslätt S 21/S 25 | S 1 | reconnaissance | 16 | 1925–1932 | formerly army air. |
Dornier Do 215 | S 11 | reconnaissance | - | - | did not enter service |
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch | S 14 | reconnaissance | 26 | 1938–1960 | 6 added in 1948 |
Fokker C.VD & E | S 6 | reconnaissance | 48 | 1927–1945 | formerly J 3s, built by CVM. |
Fokker G.I | S 13 | reconnaissance | - | - | did not enter service |
Hawker Hart | S 7 | reconnaissance | 10 | 1934–1937 | redesignated B 4 in 1937, some built by ASJA and CVM |
Hawker Osprey | S 9 | reconnaissance | 6 | 1934–1945 | - |
Heinkel He 4 | S 4 | reconnaissance | 1 | 1925–1931 | formerly navy air. |
Heinkel He 5 | S 5 | reconnaissance | 40 | 1927–1945 | some built by Svenska Aero/CFV/CVV |
Heinkel S.I | S 2 | reconnaissance | 8 | 1923–1929 | formerly navy air, built by Caspar, Svenska Aero and TDS |
Heinkel S.II | S 3 | reconnaissance | 6 | 1924–1934 | formerly navy air, built by Svenska Aero and CFS |
Heinkel He 114B-1 | S 12 | reconnaissance | 12 | 1941–1947 | - |
Saab 17 | S 15 | reconnaissance | - | - | redesignated S 17 |
Svenska Aero SA-15 | S 8 | reconnaissance | - | - | did not enter service |
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
Junkers F.13fe/F.13de | Trp 1 | transport | 3 | 1928–1946 | built by Junkers' Sweden subsidiary Flygindustri |
Junkers W.33g | Trp 2 | transport | 1 | 1933–1935 | built by Flygindustri |
Junkers W.34h | Trp 2A | transport | 2 | 1933–1945 | - |
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly | Trp 3 | transport | 1 | 1936–1942 | - |
Beechcraft Model 18R | Trp 4 | transport | 1 | 1940–1953 | - |
Junkers Ju 52/3m ci & Ju 52/3m vai | Tp 5 | transport | 5 | 1940–1945 | leased |
Fairchild 24 | Tp 6 | transport | 1 | 1940–1941 | leased |
Miles M 3A Falcon Major | Tp 7 | transport | 1 | 1940–1944 | |
Waco UIC | Tp 8 | transport | 3 | 1940-1940 | leased |
Waco ZQC-6 | Tp 8A | transport | 1 | 1940–? | - |
ASJA Viking II | Trp 9 | transport | - | - | did not enter service |
Junkers Ju 86Z-7 | Tp 9 | transport | 1 | 1940–? | - |
Fokker F.VIII | Tp 10 | transport | 1 | 1942–1944 | - |
Götaverken GV 38 | n/a | transport | 6 | 1941–1945 | leased |
RWD 13 | Tp 11 | transport | 1 | 1939–1951 |
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
Albatros B.II/ B.IIa/160 | Sk 1 & Ö 2 | trainer | 23 | 1920–1935 | ex army and ex navy, some built by FVM |
ASJA L2 | Ö 9 | trainer (advanced) | 2 | 1932–1940 | - |
Avro 504K | Sk 3 | trainer | 5 | 1924–1928 | ex navy |
Bristol F.2B | Ö 6 | trainer (advanced) | 1 | 1924–1934 | ex army |
de Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer | Sk 9 | trainer | 10 | 1931–1936 | - |
de Havilland DH.60X/M Cirrus/Gipsy Moth | Sk 7 | trainer | 2 | 1928–1936 | - |
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | Sk 11 | trainer | 36 | 1932–1952 | some built by ASJA |
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz | Sk 12 | trainer | 85 | 1936–1946 | some built by ASJA/CVV |
Friedrichshafen FF 33J | Sk 2 | trainer | 4 | 1918–1929 | ex navy, built by TDS |
FVM Ö1 Tummelisa | Ö 1 | trainer (advanced) | 24 | 1919–1935 | ex army |
Gloster Grouse Mk II | Ö 3 | trainer (advanced) | 1 | 1926–1929 | ex army |
Heinkel HD 24 | Sk 4 | trainer | 9 | 1926–1939 | most built by Svenska Aero |
Heinkel HD 35 | Sk 5 | trainer | 1 | 1925–1929 | ex army |
Heinkel HD 36 | Sk 6 | trainer | 21 | 1927–1943 | most built by CFM |
Klemm Kl 35 | Sk 15 | trainer | 101 | 1939–1944 | 27 leased |
North American NA-16-4M | Sk 14 | trainer | 137 | 1937–1949 | Some built by Saab, 3 modified with tricycle gear |
Phönix C.I Dront | Ö 4 & Ö 5 | trainer (advanced) | 18 | 1928–1932 | 16 ex army, built by FVM |
Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Tigerschwalbe | Sk 10 | trainer | 25 | 1932–1942, 1945 | built by ASJA |
Svenska Aero SA-10 Piraten | Ö 7 | trainer (advanced) | 1 | 1928–1937 | |
Svenska Aero SA-12 Skolfalken | Sk 8 | trainer | 1 | 1929–1938 | - |
Svenska Aero SA-13 Övningsfalken | Ö 8 | trainer (advanced) | 1 | 1930–1937 | |
TB | Ö 10 | trainer (advanced) | - | - | - |
Aircraft | Des. | Role | # Used | Year | Notes |
P 1 | Sparmann S-1A | prototype | 10 | 1934–1945 | - |
P 2 | Focke-Wulf Fw 44 | trainer | 2 | 1936–?? | redesignated Sk 12 in 1937 |
P 3 | Sparmann E4 | prototype fighter | - | - | did not enter service |
P 4 | Fieseler Fi 156K-1 | reconnaissance | 2 | 1938-19?? | redesignated S 14 in 1940 |
P 5 | Handley Page Hampden Mk.I | bomber | 1 | 1938–1945 | – |
P 6 | Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe | trainer | 4 | 1938–1949, 1957 | mapping agency aircraft, AF use until 1944 |
P 7 | Saab L 10 (Saab B 17) | bomber prototype | 2 | 1943–1944 | |
P 8 | Saab L 11 (Saab B 18) | bomber prototype | 2 | 1943–45 | |
P 8A | ASJA G.1 | bomber project | - | - | |
P 8B | Götaverken GP.8 | - | - | ||
P 9A | Saab J 19/L 12 | fighter project | - | - | not built |
P 9B | Götaverken GP.9 | fighter project | - | - | - |
Not used by air force
Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
FVM J 24B | 1 | 1925–31 | Ex army |
Heinkel He 3 | 1 | 1925–27 | Ex navy |
Macchi M.7 | 1 | 1921–27 | Ex army |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIA | 1 | 1925–26 | Ex army |
Avro 504N | 1 | 19??–27 | Ex army |
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
G 101 | AB Flygindustri Zögling SG-38 | 40 | 1942–53 | - |
Se 102 | AB Flygplan Schneider Grunau Baby IIB-2 | 31 | 1942–61 | - |
Se 103 | AB Flygplan DFS Kranich B-1 | 30 | 1943–52 | - |
Se 104 | AB Flygindustri DFS Weihe | 19 | 1943–54 | - |
Lg 105 | AB Flygindustri Fi 3 | 6 | 1944–44 | - |
(Aircraft still in service have a light green background.)
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
S 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 66 | 1940–1945 | - |
Tp 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 2 | 1941–1946 | - |
B 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 30 | 1940–1943 | - |
T 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 14 | 1941–1942 | - |
S 16B | Caproni Ca.313 | 14 | 1942–1945 | - |
B 17A | Saab 17 | 132 | 1943–1948 | - |
B 17B | Saab 17 | 54 | 1942–1945 | - |
S 17BL | Saab 17 | 64 | 1942–1949 | - |
S 17BS | Saab 17 | 56 | 1942–1949 | - |
B 17C | Saab 17 | 77 | 1943–1947 | - |
B 18A | Saab 18 | 62 | 1944–1947 | - |
S 18A | Saab 18 | 55 | 1946–1959 | - |
B 18B | Saab 18 | 120 | 1945–1958 | - |
T 18B | Saab 18 | 62 | 1947–1957 | - |
J 19 | Saab L 12 | – | – | - |
J 20 | Reggiane Re.2000 | 60 | 1941–1945 | - |
J 21A-1 | Saab 21 | 54 | 1946–1949 | - |
J 21A-2 | Saab 21 | 124 | 1946–1953 | - |
J 21B | Saab 21 | – | – | RR Griffon variant |
A 21A-3 | Saab 21 | 119 | 1947–1954 | - |
A 21RA | Saab 21R | 29 | 1949–1953 | J 21R first year |
A 21RB | Saab 21R | 30 | 1950–1956 | - |
P 22 | FFVS 22 | 2 | 1942–1943 | Prototypes |
J 22-1 | FFVS 22 | 120 | 1943–1952 | - |
J 22-2 | FFVS 22 | 78 | 1945–1952 | - |
S 22-3 | FFVS 22 | 9 | 1946–1947 | - |
J 23 | Saab L 23 | - | – | alt proj. for J 21 |
J 24 | Saab L 24 (Also B 24) | – | - | - |
Tp 24 | Dornier 24T-1 | 1 | 1945–1951 | - |
Sk 25 | Bücker Bü 181B Bestmann | 121 | 1945–1952 | - |
Sk 26 | Saab 26 | – | – | upgraded Sk 14 |
S/B 26 | See B 7 and S 13 | – | – | Type 26 left for Mustang |
J 26 | North American P-51D Mustang | 161 | 1945–1954 | 2 P-51B's |
S 26 | P-51D Mustang | 17 | 1949–1954 | All of them modified J 26 |
J 27 | Saab L 27 | – | – | – |
Sk 16A | North American Harvard IIb | 145 | 1947–1972 | - |
Sk 16B | North American T-6A, T-6B, SNJ-3, SNJ-4 | 106 | 1952–1958 | – |
Sk 16C | SNJ-2 | 6 | 1952–1958 | - |
Tp 45 | Beechcraft 18S, C-45A | 1 | 1948–1956 | - |
Tp 45A | Beechcraft 18S, C-45B | 1 | 1948–1958 | - |
Tp 46 | de Havilland DH.104 Dove | 1 | 1948–1966 | - |
Tp 47 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | 3 | 1947–1966 | - |
J 28A | de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Mk 1 | 70 | 1946–1955 | |
J 28B | de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB 50 | 310 | 1949–1967 | |
J 28C, C-2, C-3 | de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T 55 Trainer | 57 | 1953–1968 | - |
Tp 78 | Noorduyn Norseman | 3 | 1949–1959 | - |
Tp 79 | Douglas DC-3 | 8 | 1949–1983 | - |
Tp 80 | Avro Lancaster | 1 | 1950–1956 | Jet engine test platform |
Tp 81 | Grumman Goose | 1 | 1951–1962 | - |
Tp 82 | Vickers Varsity | 1 | 1953–1973 | Developed from the Vickers VC.1 Viking |
Tp 83 | Percival Pembroke | 18 | 1954–1976 | - |
Tp 91 | Saab 91A Safir | 10 | 1947–1960 | - |
Sk 50B | Saab 91B Safir | 76 | 1952–1990 | Only 75 into active service |
Sk 50C | Saab 91C Safir | 14 | 1960–1992 | - |
Tp 52 | English Electric Canberra | 2 | 1959–1974 | Elint/Radar development |
Tp 55 | de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou | 1 | 1964–1965 | evaluation only, leased. |
J 29A | Saab Tunnan | 224 | 1951–1963, 1965 | - |
J 29B | Saab Tunnan | 361 | 1953–1957 | Also known as A 29B |
S 29C | Saab Tunnan- | 76 | 1954–1970 | rebuilt to -E's wing 1955–1956 |
J 29E | Saab Tunnan | 29 | 1954–1958 | Saab 29B's rebuilt into 29Fs |
J 29F | Saab Tunnan | 308 | 1955–1976 | (ex J29B and J29F) |
J 30 | de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk 19 | 60 | 1948–1953 | Night fighter |
S 31 | Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.19 | 50 | 1948–1955 | - |
A 32A | Saab Lansen | 287 | 1955–1978 | - |
J 32B | Saab Lansen | 118 | 1958–1973 | 1997 reused, see below |
J 32B | Saab Lansen | 8 | 1997–1999 | - |
S 32C | Saab Lansen | 44 | 1958–1978 | - |
J 32D | Saab Lansen | 6 | 1972–1997 | Target towing, ex J 32B |
J 32E | Saab Lansen | 15 | 1972–1997 | ECM |
J 33 | de Havilland Venom DH.112 Venom | 60 | 1953–1960 | Night fighter |
J 34 | Hawker Hunter Mk 50 | 120 | 1955–1969 | - |
J 35A | Saab 35 Draken | 90 | 1960–1976 | – |
J 35B | Saab 35 Draken | 73 | 1962–1973 | - |
Sk 35C | Saab 35 Draken | 25 | 1962–1998 | Rebuilt J 35A fighters |
J 35D | Saab 35 Draken | 120 | 1964–1984 | – |
S 35E | Saab 35 Draken | 59 | 1965–1979 | (28 were rebuilt J 35D:s) |
J 35F | Saab 35 Draken | 230 | 1969–1989 | F1 w/o IRST, F2 with IRST |
J 35J | Saab 35 Draken | 66 | 1987–1998 | Rebuilt F:s |
FPL 801 | Malmö MFI-9B Mil-trainer | 10 | 1966–68 | evaluation only, leased. |
A 36 | Saab 36 | – | 1950s | planned nuclear bomber |
SK 60A | Saab 105 | 150 | 1967– | – |
SK 60B | Saab 105 | 46 | 1970– | Rebuilt SK 60A |
SK 60C | Saab 105 | 30 | 1970– | Rebuilt SK 60B |
SK 60D | Saab 105 | – | – | Rebuilt, civilian radio/nav |
SK 60E | Saab 105 | - | - | Rebuilt, civilian radio/nav |
SK 61A | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | 52 | 1972–2001 | |
SK 61B | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | 6 | - | - |
SK 61C | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | 20 | - | Army FPL 61C transferred to Air Force |
SK 61D | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | - | - | - |
SK 61E | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | - | - | - |
TP 84A | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 1 | 1965– | C-130E upgraded to -H |
TP 84B | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 1 | - | C-130E upgraded to -H |
TP 84C | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 1 | - | - |
TP 84D | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 5 | - | - |
TP 85 | Sud Aviation Caravelle | 2 | 1971–1998 | ELINT |
AJ 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 108 | 1971–1998 | - |
SK 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 17 | 1973–2005 | - |
SK 37E | Saab 37 Viggen | 10 | 1999–2005 | 10 SK 37 converted to ECM/training |
SH 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 27 | 1975–1998 | maritime surveillance |
SF 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 28 | 1977–2003 | photo reconnaissance |
JA 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 149 | 1979–2005 | - |
AJS 37 | Saab AJ 37 Viggen | 115 | 1992–2000 | Modified AJ/SH/SF's |
AJSH 37 | Saab SH 37 Viggen | – | 1992–2005 | - |
AJSF 37 | Saab SF 37 Viggen | – | 1992–2005 | - |
A 38/SK 38 | Saab 38 | – | – | Cancelled |
TP 86 | North American Sabreliner | 2 | 1981– | system trials |
TP 87 | Cessna 404 | 3 | 1982–1989 | VIP |
TP 88 | Fairchild Swearingen Metro III | 1 | 1984–1986 | VIP |
TP 88B | Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin IV C | 1 | 1986–1993 | VIP |
TP 88C | Fairchild Swearingen Metro III | 1 | 1987– | Erieye/FS-890 AEW trials |
TP 101 | Beech 200 Super King Air | 3 | 1988– | - |
TP 101B | Beech 200 Super King Air | 1 | - | - |
TP 100A | Saab 340B | 1 | 1990– | VIP, Open Skies |
S 100B | Saab 340 AEW Argus | 6 | 1994– | AEW |
TP 100C | Saab 340B | 2 | - | Transport |
S 100D | Saab 340 AEW Argus | 2 | - | AEW&C, rebuilt S 100B |
TP 102A | Gulfstream IV | 1 | 1992– | VIP |
S 102B | Gulfstream IV-SP Korpen | 2 | 1995– | ELINT, Hugin, Munin |
TP 102C | Gulfstream IV-SP | 1 | 2000– | VIP |
TP 102D | Gulfstream G550 | 1 | 2011– | VIP |
TP 54 | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo | 1 | 1993– | – |
JAS 39A | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 106 | 1996– | - |
JAS 39B | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 14 | 1998– | Two-seater |
JAS 39C | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 70 | 2002– | – |
JAS 39D | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 14 | 2003– | Two-seater |
JAS 39E | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 1 | 2019– | - |
JAS 39F | Saab JAS 39 Gripen | 0 | ?– | Two-seater |
TP 103 | Cessna Citation II | 2 | 1998– | VIP |
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
Hkp 1 | Vertol 44 | 2 | 1962–1964 | - |
Hkp 2 | Alouette II | 8 | 1956–1986 | - |
Hkp 3B | Agusta Bell 204B | 6 | 1962–1998 | - |
Hkp 4A | Vertol 107-II | 9 | 1964–1992 | Four Hkp 4A rebuilt to Hkp 4D SAR/ASW standard, used as such by the Air Force for land based ASW operations. |
HKP 6C | AB-206A JetRanger | 1 | – | – |
HKP 9B | MBB Bo 105CBS | 4 | 1985–1993 | - |
HKP 10 | Eurocopter Super Puma | 12 | 1988– | SAR |
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
Hkp 1 | Vertol 44 | 11 | 1958–1971 | (2 transferred from Air Force) |
Hkp 4B | Vertol 107-II-15 | 4 | 1964–2011 | Built by Kawasaki |
HKP 4C | Vertol 107-II-16 | 8 | 1973–2011 | ASW, Built by Kawasaki |
HKP 4D | Vertol 107-II-25 | 4 | 1991–2011 | ASW, Built by Kawasaki |
HKP 6B | Agusta-Bell AB 206A JetRanger | 11 | 1970–2002 | Utility & Training |
TP 54B | PA-31-350 Chieftain | 5 | 1989–1997 | IFR training [1] |
SH 89 | CASA C.212 Aviocar | 1 | 1986–2005 | ASW/Maritime surveillance |
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
Hkp 3C | Agusta Bell 204B | 19 | 1963–2000 | Some are modified Hkp 3A/B |
Hkp 5 | Hughes 269A | 2 | 1962–1969 | – |
HKP 5B | Schweizer 300C | 28 | 1980–2002 | Training, artillery spotting |
HKP 6A | Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger | 22 | 1968–2002 | – |
HKP 9A | MBB Bo 105CB-3 | 21 | 1987–2010 | Anti-armour. After 1999 only used for transport and training. |
HKP 11 | Agusta-Bell AB 412 | 5 | 1994–2005 | – |
Fixed Wing | ||||
Fpl 51A | Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 6 | – | 1958–1974 | - |
Fpl 51B | Piper PA-18-150 L-21B | 24 | 1958–1974 | - |
Fpl 53 | Dornier Do 27 | 5 | 1962–1991 | - |
Fpl 54 | MFI 10 Vipan | 2 | 1963–1964 | (evaluation only) |
FPL 61C | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | 20 | 1972–1989 | Transferred to the Air Force in 1989 as SK 61C |
Helicopters that entered after a 1998 re-organisation/merger.
All the above active helicopters that were active were merged into this service.
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
HKP 14 | NH Industries NH 90 | 18 | 2007– | In service from 2011. Fully operational from 2016/2020. To be replaced with S-70 (H-60) variants. [2] |
HKP 15 | Agusta A109 Military | 20 | 2006– | 12 Land Based and 8 Sea Based. |
HKP 16 | Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | 15 | 2011– | Operational from 2013. |
Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
RB01 | GAF Jindivik 2 | 10 | 1957–64 | Target drone, 104 missions. |
RB02 | Nord Aviation CT20 | – | 1964–79 | Jet powered target drone. |
RB03 | Northrop KD2R-5 ”Humlan” | – | 1967–2000 | Piston powered target drone. |
RB06A | Beech Aircraft Raytheon MQM-107A | – | 1977– | Target drone. |
RB06B | Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker | – | 1986– | Target drone. |
* | EADS 3 Sigma IrisJet | – | - | Turbojet powered aerial target. |
UAV 01 | SAGEM Sperwer ”Ugglan” | 3 | 1999–2010 | UAV |
UAV 02 | Elbit Skylark "Falken" | 48 | 2007– | UAV |
UAV 03 | AAI RQ-7 Shadow 200 ”Örnen” | 8 | 2011– | UAV |
UAV 04 | AeroVironment Wasp III "Svalan" | – | 2010–2013 | UAV |
UAV 05A | AeroVironment Wasp III "Svalan" | * | 2012– | UAV |
UAV 05B | AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma "Korpen" | 12 | 2012– | UAV *12 systems total A+B versions. |
The Army Air Corps (AAC) is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 during the Second World War by grouping the various airborne units of the British Army. Today, there are eight regiments of the AAC as well as four Independent Flights and two Independent Squadrons deployed in support of British Army operations around the world. Regiments and flights are located in the United Kingdom, Brunei, Canada, and Germany. Some AAC squadrons provide the air assault elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade through Joint Helicopter Command.
In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command. In most military aviation services, a wing is a relatively large formation of planes. In Commonwealth countries a wing usually comprises three squadrons, with several wings forming a group. Each squadron will contain around 20 planes.
The title flight officer was a military rank used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and also an air force rank in several Commonwealth countries, where it was used for female officers and was equivalent to the rank of flight lieutenant. The term flight officer is sometimes used today to describe job title positions as aircrew members.
Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft—such as the helicopter—to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind enemy lines. In addition to regular infantry training, air-assault units usually receive training in rappelling, fast-rope techniques and air transportation, and their equipment is sometimes designed or field-modified to allow better transportation within aircraft.
The Ukrainian Air Force is the air force of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its headquarters are in the city of Vinnytsia. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, many aircraft were left in Ukrainian territory. Ever since, the Ukrainian Air Force has been downsizing and upgrading its forces. The main inventory of the air force still consists of Soviet-made aircraft. As of 2007, 36,300 personnel and 225 aircraft were in service in the Ukrainian Air Force and Air Defense forces.
An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, sometimes described as an air corps. These units are generally separate from a nation's dedicated air force, and usually comprise helicopters and light support fixed-wing aircraft. Prior to the establishment of separate national air forces, many armies had military aviation units, which as the importance of aviation increased, were spun off into independent services. As the separation between a nation's army and air force led to a divergence of priorities, many armies sought to re-establish their own aviation branches to best serve their own organic tactical needs.
Military gliders have been used by the militaries of various countries for carrying troops and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes, e.g., C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, or bombers relegated to secondary activities, e.g., Short Stirling. Most military gliders do not soar, although there were attempts to build military sailplanes as well, such as the DFS 228.
The Portuguese Air Force is the aerial warfare force of Portugal. Locally it is referred to by the acronym FAP but internationally is often referred to by the acronym PRTAF. It is the youngest of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
The Hungarian Air Force, is the air force branch of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
The Air Force and Air Defence, was one of three branches of the Yugoslav People's Army, the Yugoslav military. Commonly referred-to as the Yugoslav Air Force, at its height it was among the largest in Europe. The branch was disbanded in 1992 after the Breakup of Yugoslavia. In the year 1990, the Air Force had more than 32,000 personnel, but as a result of its more technical requirements, the Air Force had less than 4,000 conscripts.
The Lithuanian Air Force or LAF is the military aviation branch of the Lithuanian armed forces. It is formed from professional military servicemen and non-military personnel. Units are located at Zokniai Air Base near the city Šiauliai, at Radviliškis and Kaunas.
Bellows Air Force Station is a United States military reservation located in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Once an important air field during World War II, the reservation now serves as a military training area and recreation area for active and retired military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Bellows AFS is operated by Detachment 2, 18th Force Support Squadron of the 18th Mission Support Group based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Located on the opposite side of Oahu is the similar Pililaau Army Recreation Center, part of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers system.
The Bulgarian Air Force is one of the three branches of the Military of Bulgaria, the other two being the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian land forces. Its mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Bulgarian airspace, and jointly with the other branches, to protect territorial integrity. The Bulgarian Air Force is one of the oldest air forces in Europe and the world. In recent times it has been actively taking part in numerous NATO missions and exercises in Europe.
The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning and configuration for all army aviation units.
United States Marine Corps Aviation (USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps. Aviation units within the Marine Corps are assigned to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, as the aviation combat element, by providing six functions: assault support, antiair warfare, close air support, electronic warfare, control of aircraft and missiles, and aerial reconnaissance. The Corps operates rotary-wing, tiltrotor, and fixed-wing aircraft mainly to provide transport and close air support to its ground forces. Other aircraft types are also used in a variety of support and special-purpose roles. All Marine Corps aviation falls under the influence of the Deputy Commandant for Aviation, whose job is to advise the Commandant of the Marine Corps in all matters relating to aviation, especially acquisition of new assets, conversions of current aircraft, maintenance, operation, and command.
A squadron in air force, or naval aviation is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force. Army aviation does not use air terminology for its command structure. Army squadrons are cavalry squadrons, a different meaning refering to reconnaissance and security units that use land combat vehicles, Army aircraft, or both together. Other land-based squadrons equipped with heavier type aircraft such as long-range bombers, cargo aircraft, or air refueling tankers have around 12 aircraft as a typical authorization, while most land-based fighter equipped units have an authorized number of 18 to 24 aircraft.
The Pakistan Army Aviation Corps, abbreviated as Avn, is the aviation corps of the Pakistan Army, tasked with providing close aerial combat support and aerial logistics for the Pakistan Army.