List of active Menghean military aircraft
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The following is a list of active military aircraft in the Menghean Armed Forces. Note that as Menghe lacks an independent air force, its fixed-wing aircraft are split between the Menghean Army (Army Aviation) and Menghean Navy (Naval Aviation).
Menghean Army Aviation
Fixed-wing aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Songrim SR-8 | Menghe/Tír Glas | fighter and attack aircraft | SR-8G SR-8N SR-8D SR-8R |
77 74 59 37 |
License-built derivative of the Glasic International Aircraft Eagle. Still in production, with deliveries expected to continue until at least 2025. | |
Daesŭngri DS-9 | Menghe | fighter | DS-9G DS-9N DS-9D DS-9R |
115 135 87 92 |
Still in production, with no end point for procurement yet announced. | |
Songrim SR-7 | DPRM | interceptor | SR-7R | 71 | Up to 140 SR-7G and GSs models may be held in reserve. | |
Daesŭngri DS-5 | DPRM | multirole (R, M, MSs) and attack aircraft (D, DSs) | DS-5R DS-5NSs DS-5M DS-5MSs DS-5D DS-5DSs |
90 15 215 33 33 6 |
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Songrim SR-6 | DPRM/Letnia | tactical bomber | SR-6D | 101 | Up to 90 SR-6N models may be held in reserve. | |
Songrim SR-3 | DPRM/Letnia | attack | SR-3D SR-3DSs |
113 19 |
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Daesŭngri DS-2 | DPRM | fighter | DS-2N | 12 | Used in the "golden arrows" aerobatics team | |
AEW&C | ||||||
Beriev A-50 | FSR | AEW&C | A-50U | 6 | being phased out in favor of the M400GJG | |
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | AEW&C | M400GJG | 18 | six more awaiting delivery | |
Reconnaissance | ||||||
Daesŭngri DS-5 | DPRM | reconnaissance aircraft | DS-5JCh | 58 | ||
Songrim SR-7 | DPRM | reconnaissance aircraft | SR-7D | 26 | ||
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | SIGINT | M200SJ | 12 | ||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | SIGINT | M400SJ | 4 | ||
Electronic Warfare | ||||||
Songrim SR-6 | Menghe/Letnia | radar jamming and SEAD | SR-6JJ | 37 | ||
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | radar jamming | M200JJ | 12 | ||
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | signals jamming | M200JB | 24 | ||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | signals jamming | M400JB | 6 | ||
Tanker | ||||||
Il-78 | FSR | tanker | IL-78M | 8 | ||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | signals jamming | M400GG | 16 | ||
Transport | ||||||
Mengjin M2000 | Menghe | VIP transport | M2112 | 1 | Personal transport for Choe Sŭng-min | |
Mengjin M1000 | Menghe | VIP transport | 1 | |||
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | liaison aircraft | 10 | |||
An-22 | FSR | strategic airlifter | An-22A | 48 | ||
Mengjin M600 | Menghe | strategic airlifter | 144 | cargo capacity of 60,000 kg | ||
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | transport | 36 | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Samsan SS-17D | Menghe | ab initio trainer | 200+ | |||
Daesŭngri Hubosaeng | DPRM | basic trainer | 112 | old-model propeller trainer from the 1970s | ||
Songrim SR-200 | Menghe | basic trainer | 200 | |||
TAE Hawk | Tyran | advanced trainer | Hawk T1 | 36 | [pending revision] | |
Daesŭngri DS-10 | Menghe | advanced trainer | DS-11G | 268 | Capable of being pressed into service as an attack aircraft in wartime. | |
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | multi-engine trainer | M-200HB | 108 | used for training tanker, transport, and SIGINT pilots | |
UAV | ||||||
MI-17 | Menghe | reconnaissance | 36 |
Helicopters
Land-based aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Songrim SR-8 | Menghe/Tír Glas | fighter | SL-8G, SL-8N, SL-8D | 180 | ||
Songrim SR-6 | DPRM | tactical bomber | SR-6HN | 120 | ||
Songrim SR-9 | Menghe | tactical bomber | 36 | |||
Yŏng'an Y-4 | Menghe | Maritime strike bomber | Y-4HR | 168 | ||
Maritime Patrol Aircraft | ||||||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | AEW&C | M400GJG | 36 | ||
P-8 Poseidon | Tír Glas | Maritime patrol aircraft | P-8M | 48 | ||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | SIGINT | M400SJ | 6 | ||
Tanker | ||||||
Mengjin M400 | Menghe | signals jamming | M400GG | 16 | ||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Samsan SS-17D | Menghe | ab initio trainer | 150+ | |||
Songrim SR-200 | Menghe | basic trainer | 200 | |||
Daesŭngri DS-11 | Menghe | advanced trainer | DS-11G | 96 | ||
Songrim SR-8 | Menghe | operational conversion | SL-8HR | 36 | 1-2 included in each operational SL-8 squadron | |
Mengjin M200 | Menghe | multi-engine trainer | M-200HB | 108 | used for training tanker, bomber, and SIGINT pilots |